University of Washington , Seattle WA
B.A. in Geography, 1981
Concentration in Cartography, Computer Assisted Mapping

Employment Summary:

Cataloger Jan 2000 - Present
Maryville University Library: Technical Services
Responsible for original and adaptive cataloging in variety of formats in MOBIUS participating academic library, using Horizon (epixtech) integrated library system, OCLC, LCRIs, AACR2, MARC21, LCSH, and LC classification. Use Classification Plus (CD-ROM), and Bibliographic Formats & Standards Manual. Also devise training, supervise students, participate in candidate interviews and planning committees, and oversee book repair.
Continuing Education:SOLINET and MLNC workshops.
Cataloging Internet Resources, 3/00.
Advanced WorldCat Searching, 4/00.
Sleuthing Serials, 7/00. (U. NY at Buffalo online course)

Federal Documents / Reserves Assist. June 1997 - Jan 2000
Maryville University Library: Circulation
Assist patrons in performing online searches in Horizon integrated library system and electronic databases (FirstSearch, Lexis-Nexis, EbscoHost, others). Process federal government documents and maintain manual shelf list. Maintain library reserves collection using Microsoft Word and Horizon cataloging module. Assign accession numbers. Assist with overdues processing and compilation of circulation statistics. Assist with circulation duties. Supervise student workers. Published strategic planning article in Marketing Library Services. Drafted overdues and reserves procedural manuals, and submitted the adopted mission and vision statements.

Para-Pro Librarian June 1990 - May 1997
St. Louis County Library, Grand Glaize Branch
Circulation duties in busy public branch. Assisted patrons with ready reference. Demonstrated online catalog and database searching (IAC Infotrac, Seachbank, EbscoHost). Assisted with weekly story hours. Branch news columnist for Co-Lib Chronicle.

Field Operations Supervisor Temp., Jan 1990 - May 1990
U.S. Census Bureau
Selected, trained, and oversaw performance of 7 census chiefs and 50 census takers for South St Louis County region during the 1990 Census.

Cartographer Nov 1982 - Jan 1986
Defense Mapping Agency (Now called NIMA)
Compiled spatial data using analog and analytical stereoplotters. Applied statistical analysis to digitial data, and determined terrain elevations for various spatial imagery products, such as flight simulator software and topographic paper maps.

Head Librarian Volunteer, Jan 1994 - Sept 1996
First Evangelical Free Church Library
Managed budget, staffing, scheduling, training, acquisitions, and cataloging for fast growing church library. Created special collection, designed signage, negotiated with governing board, reclassed collections and implemented modified Dewey Decimal system.

Organizations:

American Library Association ALCTS, 1997 - Present

AUTOCAT Listserv subscriber, 1998 - Present

North American Serials Interest Group NASIG, 1998 - 2000

U.S. Army Veteran, Honorable Discharge

Activities:

Reviewer: Journal of Government Information. See 9/99 issue:
Vol 26, No.4, pg. 439-441.

Storyteller-Puppeteer: Parkway and Rockwood Schools. 1993-1997

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