Monday, February 11, 2008

Senior Librarian Resume

Garry Foster
64 Castaway Drive
Somerset, NJ 08809
gfoster@email.com

Objective:

To obtain senior librarian position in an academic, college level setting.

Career Profile:

Experienced librarian specialist with extensive organization and management skills. Diverse exposure within my chosen field, including management of technical resource library, purchasing and organization of volumes for high school level libraries and web site development and management. Technically proficient with various Microsoft programs including Office Suite, FrontPage, and MS Publisher. Equally adept with Apple hardware and software application.

Experience:

Anderson University Library, Bound Brook, NJ January 2000 to Present
Reference Librarian

Provided reference, circulation, collection and media support as business librarian. Helped construct library web site: http://www.bookdot.edu/. Served as primary library liaison to Graduate School of Business. Managed library technical support services and various workshops for new student orientation.

Library of New Wakefield, New Wakefield, DE May 1998 to January 2000
Reference Librarian

Supervised library student workers. Provided reference / catalogue support. Technical support specialist for on line library resources. Maintained database of over 100,000 titles, including standard volumes, audio books, periodicals and articles. Assisted in purchasing decisions for new volumes. Responsible for opening and closing of library.

Livingston University, Piscataway, NJ April 1998 to May 2000
Academic Librarian


Head of Circulation in busy college library. Extensive use of campus-wide LAN, (Local Area Network). Supervised computer laboratory and trained co-workers in search techniques. Created campus library newsletter with weekly circulation of 1,500+. Assisted with retrospective conversion of 40,000-volume collection.

Education:

Master of Library Science, 1998
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Arts, English, 1995
Lafayette University, Pittsburgh, PA


Professional Affiliations:
  • American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
  • American Library Association
  • National Writers Union

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