Experience

Asst Prof, E-Learning Librarian @ Hodges University (July 2014-present)

• Project manager for upgrade to LibGuides 2.0, transforming the HU library website
• Built A-Z Database List of over 135 resources with metadata and classifications
• Working to render the HU library website mobile responsive and ADA compliant
• Developing research guides for Faculty Support, Copyright, Ebooks, & Library Services
• Coordinating instruction and collections with the School of Liberal Studies & ESL
• Providing reference assistance and technology support to faculty and students
• Coaching students in research, writing, and APA style as well as subject areas
• Monitoring study rooms and computer lab, opening and closing library
• Creating library orientation and other videos using Powtoon
• Fielding virtual reference queries through Ask a Librarian
• Collaborating and consulting closely with faculty peers

On-Call Librarian @ Hodges University (Nov 2013-July 2014)

• Provide research and technology assistance to faculty and students, monitor computer lab and study rooms, open and close library, circulate and shelve materials, write activity reports. Frequently working solo.

Circ/Ref Assistant @ Collier County Public Library (Nov 2010-July 2014)

• Circulate and shelve print and audio-visual materials, handle cash and check transactions, respond to telephone queries, register patrons for programs, set up and break down library programs (microphones, projector, etc.)

• Troubleshoot and correct computer errors, instruct patrons in library computer usage, and assist patrons to view or download e-resources onto portable devices

• Assist patrons to identify useful materials and research topics using online databases, print resources, and Sierra ILS while providing reader’s advisory

• Contribute engaging articles to library staff newsletter (“Accessorizing Your Inner Librarian,” “Blogging our Library Lives,” “Librarianship: A Study in Mastery,” et al.)

• Design posters and select materials to stock book displays

• Train and mentor new hires and volunteers

• Staff the Reference desk as needed

Research and Editorial Assistant @ FGCU (May 2012-Jan 2014)

• Copyedited and formatted 3 book chapters (78 pages) and created bibliography (54 pages) for Immigration and National Identities in Latin America (Nicola Foote, University Press of Florida, 2014). Also developed 5 research bibliographies totaling 70 pages

• Copyedited, formatted, and corrected 753 endnotes for a monograph under contract with the University of Nebraska Press, for Dr. Patrick Bottiger of Kenyon College