Experience

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  Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

  • New Zealand
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Senior Librarian - Collections

    • Mar 2021 - Present

    • Managing the database and ejournal subscriptions, including liaison with database vendors, arrangement of trials and subscriptions to new databases, and processing of invoices.• Management, troubleshooting and enhancing of the library platform (consisting of the library management system, discovery service and library webpages) in conjunction with the System & Serials Librarian.• Management of authentication and access to electronic resources via the library platform, in conjunction with the System & Serials Librarian. • Providing leadership in collection management to the library team, including overseeing the collection budget, and approving resource purchases.

  • Knowledge Services Team Leader

    • Dec 2017 - Mar 2021

    • Leading and managing a team of seven librarians covering a range of services including liaising with faculty, collection management, serials management, resource acquisition and cataloguing, • Managing the database and ejournal subscriptions, including liaison with database vendors, arrangement of trials and subscriptions to new databases, and processing of invoices.• Management, troubleshooting and enhancing of the library platform (consisting of the library management system, discovery service and library webpages) in conjunction with the System & Serials Librarian.• Management of authentication and access to electronic resources via the library platform, in conjunction with the System & Serials Librarian.

  • Technical Services Librarian

    • Oct 2013 - Dec 2018

    • Supporting the library team leader in managing the database subscriptions, including liaison with database vendors, arrangement of trials and subscriptions to new databases, and processing of invoices.• Management of authentication and access to electronic resources via the library webpages and the library’s discovery layer. • Management of the serials subscriptions.• Providing leadership to the technical services team, including training of new team members.• Acquisition of ejournals, ebooks and streaming videos.• Cataloguing of books, serials, streaming video, ebooks and ejournals.• Collation of usage statistics for electronic resources.

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  PwC New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Manager - Assurance

    • Aug 2010 - Sep 2013

    • Creation of analysis pieces on selected topics.• Provision of research services to the Assurance team within PwC.• Leadership of the research services team, including training of junior team members.• Liaison with database vendors, arrangement of trials and subscriptions to new databases, and processing of invoices.• Contributing to collection development for Advisory and Assurance departments within PwC.• Marketing and promotion of Research & Insights within PwC.

  • Research Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Jul 2010

    • Leadership of the research services team, including training and supervision of junior team members.• Leadership and co-ordination of research skills training services to PwC staff.• Contributing to collection development for Advisory and Assurance teams within PwC.• Creation of current awareness bulletins and production of a bulletin for PwC clients.• Upkeep of relevant pages on PwC’s intranet.• Liaison with PwC global network of firms on database procurement.• Liaison with database vendors and arrangement of trials and subscriptions to new databases.

  • Research Specialist - Advisory

    • Dec 1999 - Dec 2007

    • Provision of research and information services to the Advisory team within PwC, including extensive searching of online databases, such as IRG, Factiva, Bloomberg, Kompass.• Provision of research skills training services to the Advisory team within PwC.• Training of junior researchers in the provision of research services.• Updating of in-house knowledge management databases.• Identification of any gaps in database or collection resources.• Upkeep of relevant pages on PwC’s intranet.

  • Information Consultant

    • Jul 1998 - Nov 1999

    • Provision of administration duties for the library, such as issuing, returning and shelving books, circulating journals and loose-leaf filing.• Cataloguing and processing of new collection resources.• Provision of research and information services to staff within PwC.• Provision of research skills training services to staff within PwC.• Updating of in-house knowledge management databases.• Marketing and promotion of Knowledge Services within PwC.• Creation of current awareness bulletins.

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  Tauranga District Libraries

  • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

  • Library Assistant

    • Jul 1995 - Jun 1998
    • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

    • Provision of circulation services to patrons of Mt Maunganui Public Library, including issues, returns and shelving.• Provision of reference services as needed.• Presentation of the children’s storytime session once a week.