Experience

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  Convent of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters

  • Techny, IL

  • Receptionist

    • Mar 2013 - Present
    • Techny, IL

    This is a part-time on-call position at the Convent. The receptionist answers the phone, directs people to various offices, produces a daily transportation record, and other duties as needed.

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  Advocate Health Care

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Reference Services Librarian

    • 2003 - 2012
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Provided manual and on-line reference service for the medical staff, residents, nurses and associates at the 13 Advocate hospitals.• Edited copy cataloging and created original cataloging using OCLC• Verified interlibrary loan (ILL) requests• Helped maintain the data integrity of the Voyager integrated library system• Provided one-on-one training on how to use various databases to hospital staff and community on a daily basis

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  C. Berger Group, Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Information Specialist

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Cataloged material in the SIRSI integrated library system.• Populated the NOTEbookS database five library location holdings.• Acted as lead person for the MARC holdings project in a team of 4, included entering library locations in MARC format to the serial module in the SIRSI integrated library system.• Weeded and inventoried an education library using the FileMaker Pro program.• Provided manual and on-line searching using DIALOG, FirstSearch, OVID, and the National Library of Medicine Systems.• Verified ILL requests, did copy and original catalog using OCLC and used the circulation and serial subsets of DATA TREK as well as the Auto-Graphics SLIMS on-line catalog.• Taught on-line searching to library patrons one-on-one.

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  Ernst & Young

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • NOTEbookS Coordinator

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Completed copy and original cataloging using OCLC.• Teletrained new system users on the catalog, serial, and routing modules of the NOTEBookS integrated library system. At least 20 people were trained in 2-3 hour presentations.• Edited the Ernst & Young cataloging standards and indexed the manual.• Maintained NOTEbookS and escalated issues to the technical service staff as needed.• Established the data integrity of the system through standardization of field content and usage.

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  Login Brothers Book Company

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Medical Librarian

    • 1989 - 1995
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Informed library and hospital customers of new titles entered into inventory• Administered the continuations and standing order programs for library customers• Represented the company at state, regional and national library meetings• Wrote procedures for the departmentmanual

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  Suburban Library System

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Reference Librarian

    • 1985 - 1989
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • SLS provided back-up reference for over 300 public, academic, school and special libraries in the south and western suburbs of Chicago. The reference team consisted of 7 library subject specialists.• Answered medical and non-medical reference questions • Selected of medical, nursing, psychology, religion, and cookery materials• Taught formal and informal classes and workshop

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  Childrens Memorial Hospital

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Reference Librarian

    • 1977 - 1985
    • Greater Chicago Area

    • Performed manual and on-line reference services• Supervised interlibrary loan operations• Cataloged new material• Conducted new employee orientations• Assisted with preparation of department procedure manual