Andrea Davis
Reference & Instruction Librarian at Naval Postgraduate School
- Location
- Greater Boston Area
- Industry
- Information Services
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Andrea Davis's Overview
- Current
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- Reference & Instruction Librarian at Naval Postgraduate School
- Interactive Speaker Assistant (ISA) at SXSW Interactive
- Active Leadership at Special Libraries Association
- Past
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- Research Assistant at Berkman Center for Internet & Society - Harvard University
- Library Reference Assistant at Wheelock College
- Research Specialist at Freelance
- Research Specialist at Essex Partners
- Audio Visual Department Reference at San Francisco Public Library
- Special Media Volunteer at Sonoma County Wine Library
- ESL Instructor at ACE English Academy
- Education
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- Simmons College
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Recommendations
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4 people have recommended Andrea
- Connections
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244 connections
- Websites
Andrea Davis's Summary
Andrea Davis = Information Enabler + Community Manager + Educator + Do'er
Andrea Davis's Experience
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Naval Postgraduate School
Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
2010 – Present (2 years)
In addition to reference duties and academic department liaising, I am responsible for exploring and sandboxing new technologies and tools which can be implemented to support the greater library and learning communities.
Interactive Speaker Assistant (ISA)
SXSW Interactive
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry
2009 – Present (3 years)
- Manage communication between speakers and the SXSW organizers.
- Support team for VIP speakers
- Volunteer at SF (http://sxsw.com/node/4058) & Boston (http://sxsw.com/node/4102) Mixers
Active Leadership
Special Libraries Association
Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry
2008 – Present (4 years)
- 2010-2013 Member of Professional Development Advisory Council
- 2010 Engineering Division Inspec Travel Award winner
- 2008-2010 SLA@Simmons Student Chapter President
- 2009-2010 Student Representative for Boston SLA Board
Research Assistant
Berkman Center for Internet & Society - Harvard University
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
2010 – 2010 (less than a year)
- Lead interviews, author case studies, conduct literature review on policies and implementation strategies for US municipal Broadband fiber-to-the-home research project
- Active team member for 2 award-winning videos of the "Born Digital" [http://borndigitalbook.com] multimedia project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNierqL5rGU
- Organize after-hours innovative events for interns & staff for community building opportunities
Library Reference Assistant
Wheelock College
Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry
2008 – 2010 (2 years)
- Conducted bibliographic instruction for individuals on library resources: digital & traditional print
- Proactively supported users via IM, screen capture, & wiki guides, troubleshoot online access, hardware, and recent migration Mac OS (http://www2.wheelock.edu/wheelock/Library/Find_Articles/InterLibrary_Loan/Full-Text_Journal_Finder.html)
- Experienced in Inter Library Loan across three consortiums using homegrown systems
Research Specialist
Essex Partners
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry
2008 – 2009 (1 year)
- Performed, analyzed and packaged time sensitive, targeted research for C-level executive clients
- Built homegrown value-added system for data collections resulting in significant time efficiency
Audio Visual Department Reference
San Francisco Public Library
Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Libraries industry
2007 – 2008 (1 year)
- 2008 Staff Excellence Award
- Provided reference services for multicultural patrons in highest circulating library department
- Arranged 4000+ multi-genre CD collection in monumental department relocation
Special Media Volunteer
Sonoma County Wine Library
2006 – June 2008 (2 years)
- Spearheaded the Wine Film Restoration Project, reviewing 60+ reels of damaged 16mm films and oversaw the professional conversion to digital format
- Presented project at the Wine Librarians Association Meeting, Ithica, NY – 2008 (http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=features&content=59873)
ESL Instructor
ACE English Academy
2004 – 2006 (2 years)
- Trained 4 new teachers, taught English reading, writing, and grammar to students of all ages and levels of proficiency
- Facilitated negotiations between native English teachers and Korean staff on cultural issues
- Developed curriculum and managed recording sessions for “Call Camp Korea” distance learning program
Andrea Davis's Education
Simmons College
MLIS, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
2008 – 2010
Activities and Societies: Student President of SLA@Simmons (http://gslis.simmons.edu/wikis/sla) Member of American Library Association Simmons College Member of Progressive Library Guild Event Organizing Team for Open Access Week, Usability Week, Dewey Quest(ions) & Dewey Decimated end-of-semester activities, Student Leader Roundtable
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Community Studies
1998 – 2002
Graduated with Honors from Oakes College & Community Studies Department
Activities and Societies: KZSC Radio, SCUBA club
Andrea Davis's Additional Information
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- Interests:
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new technology, information access, usability, wine librarianship, gastronomy/foodways, #SWSXi, scuba diving, exploring new ideas, extensive travelbug (Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Costa Rica, Corsica, England, France, Guatemala, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand)
- Groups and Associations:
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SLA, Wine Librarians Association, Radical Reference, PADI Scuba
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- Honors and Awards:
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2010 SLA Engineering Division Inspec Travel Stipend Award
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