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Thomas Bell is a seasoned librarian and technical expert with 20+ years of experience in library services, technical writing, and information management. He has worked in various roles, including Medical Librarian, Technical Writer, Classifier, and Reference Librarian, and has expertise in technical writing, information architecture, and publishing. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Library Science degree from Northern Illinois University.

Experience

  • Ochsner Health System
    • Greater New Orleans Area
    • Medical Librarian
      • 2013 - Present
      • Greater New Orleans Area

      All phases of library service in a major metropolitan academic medical center.

  • [self-employed]
    • Chicago; New Orleans
    • Technical Writer
      • 2003 - 2013
      • Chicago; New Orleans

      • Software specification and documentation• Data modeling• Relational database design

    • Classifier
      • 1997 - 2003
      • Chicago

      • Responsible for the Encyclopædia Britannica Thesaurus Classification, a semantic taxonomy of 250,000 subject headings used as the basis for Encyclopædia Britannica’s information architecture.• Designed Britannica’s Knowledge Navigator, the subject browser for Britannica’s DVD/CD-ROM editions.• Designed Britannica’s bibliography database.• Developed specifications and standards for Britannica’s proprietary Information Management and Retrieval System (IMARS), and comprehensively analyzed its interoperability with external standards.• Wrote the Encyclopædia Britannica Thesaurus Classification Guide, documenting Britannica’s philosophy and methods of knowledge management.• Wrote articles for Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica.com and Britannica Book of the Year.

  • Hinsdale Public Library
    • Hinsdale, Illinois (Greater Chicago Area)
    • Reference Librarian
      • 1991 - 1997
      • Hinsdale, Illinois (Greater Chicago Area)

      • Online searcher (including DIALOG and other fee-based services).• Collection developer for books in the DDC 700s (the arts) and 800s (literature), and for music recordings.• Bibliographic instruction coordinator for OPAC and LAN implementations.• Classification developer and cataloger of vertical file collection (7500+ items, 1500+ subject headings).• Member, Metropolitan Library System’s SWAN (OPAC) and MARC Advisory Committees.• Supervisor and trainer of part-time librarians and paraprofessionals.

Education

  • 1983 - 1987
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), English
  • 1990 - 1991
    Northern Illinois University
    MLS, Library and Information Science

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