Experience

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  The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Project Officer - Sustainable Open Monographs

    • Apr 2024 - Present

    Phase 2 of the Bodleian's Open Monograph Project, a project focused on the emergent area of open monographs with a particular focus building future support for training, advocacy, guidance, and enquiry support.

  • Reader Services Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Present

    Supervising the reading rooms of the Bodleian Library at evenings and weekends.- Supervise library services, staff and premises out of core weekday hours.- Line manage reader services supervisors and active supervision of library assistants on duty.- Staffing the Bodleian's Main Enquiry Desk, providing a knowledgeable first contact point and enquiry service in person or by telephone. Responsibility for answering more complex queries.- Induct new readers on how to use the Bodleian Libraries.- Enforce library rules of conduct and library policy.- Opening and closing the libraries- Providing support for Sackler and Taylorian Libraries

  • Open Access and Repository Supervisor

    • Apr 2020 - Present

    Supporting Oxford University Academics, researchers and departments with the deposit of their publications/work into the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) and facilitating access to content produced by researchers at the UniversityProviding support with recent developments in Open Access, how this affects academics with regards to funders, impacts this has on the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and providing support for the reuse of third-party copyright content and due diligence towards sensitive material and its release via ORA to the Web.Supervising Open Access and Repository Assistants, Deliver training and guidance and monitoring workload, ensuring that work completed is done so in a timely and accurate manner.

  • Open Monographs Project Officer

    • Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

    Secondment in a new project focused on the emergent area of open monographs, with a particular focus building future support for training, advocacy, guidance, and enquiry support.Providing support for open access monographs at the University, with a focus on piloting new business models.Coordinating a dedicated project, acting as a central contact for a group tasked with scoping emergent monograph policies, funder requirements, publishing routes, and researching tools and processes.Assisting with coordinating internal and external training sessions.Collaborating with teams across the University to develop compliant and user-friendly publishing workflows.To build capacity in training-related events such as meetings, workshops, and presentations.

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  The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Assistant Duty Officer

    • Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

    Supervising the reading rooms of the Bodleian Library at evenings and weekends, acting as Duty Officer when required.- Help supervise library services, staff and premises out of core weekday hours.- Work at library enquiry and entry desks, providing a knowledgeable first contact point and enquiry service in person or by telephone. Responsibility for answering more complex queries.- Induct new readers on how to use the Bodleian Libraries.- Enforce library rules of conduct and library policy.

  • Research Archive Assistant

    • Oct 2014 - Apr 2020

    Supporting Oxford University Academics and departments with the deposit of their publications/work into the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA), assisting Oxford Graduates with the completion of the deposit of their thesis in compliance with graduation requirements.Providing support with recent developments in Open Access, how this affects academics with regards to funders, impacts this has on the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and providing support for the reuse of third-party content and due diligence towards sensitive material and its release via ORA to the Web.

  • Reading Room Invigilator

    • Jun 2013 - Apr 2019

    - Assisting users of the library in finding books and other enquiries.- On help desk, issuing and returning books, paying fines.- Shelving and shelf tidying.- Opening and closing the Lower Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link Libraries.

  • Metadata Assistant

    • Sep 2014 - Oct 2014

    Supporting Oxford University Academics and departments with the deposit of their publications/work into the Oxford University Research Archive (ORA). This includes providing support with the recent developments in Open Access, how this affects them with regards to their funder and what impacts this has on the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

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  Watson, Farley & Williams

  • United Kingdom
  • Law Practice
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Researcher

    • Apr 2012 - Sep 2014

    - Answering information enquiries, via phone, email and in person.- Varied research tasks using print and online resources including research databases.- Managing journal subscription.- Maintaining and updating ‘KnowHow’ database and online resources. - Cataloguing new books and other materials. - Maintaining good copyright practice in department and firm in general.- Library induction tours and training, training users in library resources including external databases.

  • Assistant

    • Aug 2010 - Apr 2012

    - Overseeing and maintaining main library and satellite libraries.- Assisting in research.- Checking in and circulating journals, looseleafs, and other library material.

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  Clyde & Co LLP

  • Information Assistant

    • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

    - Current awareness – daily newscuttings, daily aviation bulletin and newsletter.- Enquiries & Research. - Checking in and circulating journals, maintaining libraries.- Administering firm’s shipwatch service.- Maintaining and updating intranet.- Looseleafing.

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  Royal Holloway, University of London

  • Graduate Trainee

    • Aug 2006 - Jul 2007

    - Catalogued new books, theses, rare books etc to Dewey, AACR, Library of Congress standards.- Inducted students in library resources, online and physical.- On help desk issued and returned books, provided support for self-issuing machines and answered customer queries. - Shelving and shelf tidying.- Trained and managed temporary student workers in projects.