Experience

American International College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Information Literacy Librarian, Library Liaison to School of Health Sciences

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Responsible for all aspects of the library's information literacy across the curriculum program; including: instruction, tutorials, and assessment. Design and teach face-to-face library instruction classes that develop information literacy competencies in students. Library Liaison to the school of Health Sciences Provide research services to students, faculty and other patrons. Serve on General Education Curriculum Revision campus-wide committee. Serve on Learning Management System review campus-wide committee Develop research guides using LibGuides. Inter-library loan borrowing using OCLC Worldshare Management software. Manage and trouble-shoot electronic resources.



Hatfield Public Library

• Library Trustee

  • Sep 2010 - Oct 2014

  Recording Secretary for 2 years Recording Secretary for 2 years



Springfield Technical Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

  Teach one-credit 7-week course called Basic Research.

• Reference Librarian

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2014

  Instruct students in the use of library databases, the online catalog and Internet both one-to-one and in a classroom setting. Assist students and faculty in locating library materials. Assist students and public library users with computer skills.Participate in promoting the library through social media.Promote information literacy.Liaison to School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering Transfer. Edit, proofread and compile articles for twice yearly library newsletter. Develop online research guides using LibGuides.Prepare weekly reference desk staffing schedule.



Emily Williston Memorial Library

• Library Assistant

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  Check out/in library materials using Millennium Circulation. Issue new library cards to patrons. Process Inter-library loan materials. Sort/shelve library materials. Assist patrons in finding library materials. Check out/in library materials using Millennium Circulation. Issue new library cards to patrons. Process Inter-library loan materials. Sort/shelve library materials. Assist patrons in finding library materials.



University of Massachusetts Amherst

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science & Engineering Library Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Analysis of engineering reference collection to determine how well it supports the research and teaching of faculty in the School of Engineering; recommend material to be weeded or added to the collection. Analysis of engineering reference collection to determine how well it supports the research and teaching of faculty in the School of Engineering; recommend material to be weeded or added to the collection.



Hatfield Public Library

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  Working under the supervision of the director weeded and reclassified the biography collection. Working under the supervision of the director weeded and reclassified the biography collection.



Hatch Library, Bay Path College

• Reference Internship

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Provided reference services to students in person, via email, and phone. Worked circulation desk on as-needed basis. Reviewed databases under consideration for purchase. Collected materials for Inter-Library Loan. Provided reference services to students in person, via email, and phone. Worked circulation desk on as-needed basis. Reviewed databases under consideration for purchase. Collected materials for Inter-Library Loan.



Springfield City Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2009

  Gathered library materials for "Library-in-Your-Mailbox" clients. Provided Reader's Advisory service to "Library-in-Your-Mailbox" clients. Created fiction and non-fiction book displays. Search stacks for missing books. Gathered library materials for "Library-in-Your-Mailbox" clients. Provided Reader's Advisory service to "Library-in-Your-Mailbox" clients. Created fiction and non-fiction book displays. Search stacks for missing books.



Nourse Farms

• Supervisor

  • May 2003 - Feb 2008

  Managed daily operations of the strawberry and raspberry micro-propagation facility Scheduled and assigned daily tasks for staff of 8 technicians Directed and participated in production of multiplication media. Maintained supplies for efficient technician production. Trained and monitored technician performance on a continual basis. Managed daily operations of the strawberry and raspberry micro-propagation facility Scheduled and assigned daily tasks for staff of 8 technicians Directed and participated in production of multiplication media. Maintained supplies for efficient technician production. Trained and monitored technician performance on a continual basis.



Northampton High School

• Lab Technician

  • Sep 1999 - May 2003

  Prepared and set-up labs for the 8 science teachers, assisted in classrooms as needed Coordinated use and maintenance of all science equipment Ordered, received and distributed chemicals and supplies for department Prepared and set-up labs for the 8 science teachers, assisted in classrooms as needed Coordinated use and maintenance of all science equipment Ordered, received and distributed chemicals and supplies for department