Experience

Jefferson Parish Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interlibrary Loan Librarian / Assistant Cataloging Librarian

  • Feb 1985 - Sep 2010

  * Worked in the Jefferson Parish Library System with over 25 years experience and.pioneered efforts to cataloging library materials in different formats (VHS, maps, DVD, CD formats) * Developed policies and procedures for interlibrary loans for in and out of state library materials using OCLC and state library databases * Established preliminary emergency… Show more * Worked in the Jefferson Parish Library System with over 25 years experience and.pioneered efforts to cataloging library materials in different formats (VHS, maps, DVD, CD formats) * Developed policies and procedures for interlibrary loans for in and out of state library materials using OCLC and state library databases * Established preliminary emergency evacuation plans for the main library branch that were later developed into comprehensive procedures * Trained numerous professional and para-professional staff on cataloging and interlibrary loan procedures and rules * Provided leadership to staff so staff could advance careers and work skills so para-professionals could attend post graduate school work * Worked to provide senior citizens and preschoolers with library service for 2 years * Served in US Navy * Volunteered to work in the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair at the Vatican Pavillion. Show less