Library Director at Manor College
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Library Director and Full-time Faculty Member at Manor College
- Adjunct Faculty at Bucks County Community College
- Past
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- Rare Books Cataloger at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
- Medical Librarian at Beacon Bioscience
- Assistant Librarian at Spruance Library
- Extension Services Librarian at Bucks County Community College
- Research Librarian at David Library of the American Revolution
- Cataloging Librarian at Franklin Book Company, Inc.
- Education
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- Drexel University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Bucks County Community College
- Northeast High School
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Diana Loreman’s Summary
Librarian experienced in both academic libraries and special collections. Specializing in information literacy, collection development, and library management. Several years of experience teaching college courses in history and integration of knowledge.
Diana Loreman’s Specialties:
Information literacy, collection development, library management, and special collections.
Diana Loreman’s Experience
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Library Director and Full-time Faculty Member
Manor College
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
* Maintain and build the Library's book collection.
* Compile and disseminate information on new holdings.
* Collate and distribute responses to annual survey on library usage by faculty and students.
* Select and manage serials collection.
* Provide audio/visual materials to support and enrich instruction.
* Provide bibliographic instruction.
* Lead the Library Committee, consisting of full-time Faculty members.
* Provide reference services to the College community.
* Assist the Faculty in implements information literacy into the curricula.
* Provide information literacy instruction to students via formal orientation sessions and as needed.
* Act as a Faculty liaison to the Library
* Participate in full-time Faculty activities and committees.
* Supervise part-time librarians, day and evening Library staff, and student workers. -
Adjunct Faculty
Bucks County Community College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2002 — Present (6 years 7 months)
Instructor, Part-Time
• INTG 285 Creativity (distance learning)
• INTG 299 Current Controversies -
Rare Books Cataloger
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
• Catalog a large collection of 19th century literature in RLIN
• Research and respond to reference inquiries
• Remove de-accessioned items from the catalog
• Process de-accessioned items for physical removal -
Medical Librarian
Beacon Bioscience
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
• Charged with implementing a small supporting medical library
• Manage the regulatory files for clinical trials
• Supervise the flow of clinical data in and out of the company
• Answer research requests by executive staff
• Manage the archiving of all digital media retained by the company
• Preparing the media archive and regulatory files for regular FDA and client audits. -
Assistant Librarian
Spruance Library
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
• Accession all new donations and purchases to the collection
• Catalog acquisitions in MARC format
• Arrange, describe and catalog manuscript collection
• Develop and oversee projects related to collections management
• Provide reference services in the reading room
• Supervise volunteers
• Compile and report library-related statistics
• Supervise the library in the absence of the director -
Extension Services Librarian
Bucks County Community College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 1 month)
• Plan and develop library services to evening, off-campus, and distance learning students
• Train and supervise technical assistants and student assistants associated with extension services
• Provide bibliographic instruction to faculty and students
• Act as liaison between library and Arts/Communications faculty and extension sites faculty
• Participate in collection development, primarily in the arts, communication and Italian studies areas
• Plan and carry out staff and faculty development training
• Provide reference services to extension sites -
Research Librarian
David Library of the American Revolution
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Libraries industry)
May 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 2 months)
• Assist patrons in person and through our email reference service
• Instruct library users on utilizing print, microfilm and electronic resources
• Collection development and assessment
• Manage acquisitions -- purchase books for the library’s collection
• Co-edit library publications with the director
• Maintain the Libraries’ Website, network, and automation system
• Write interim and annual reports for the board of trustees
• Supervise and orient interns and fellows
• Operate the library in the absence of the director -
Cataloging Librarian
Franklin Book Company, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)
August 1999 — May 2000 (10 months)
• Create MARC records in accordance with AACR2 and LCSH
• Copy catalog in OCLC
• Perform online searching for hard-to-find books and related information
• Present cataloging services to potential clients
• Manage EDI transfer of information to clients
Diana Loreman’s Education
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Drexel University
MS, Library and Information Science, 1999 — 2000
4.0 GPA
- Activities and Societies:
- Beta Phi Mu
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University of Pennsylvania
Classical Studies 1997 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Translating Latin and Greek
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
BA, History, 1994 — 1997
Interned at the University Archives and the Indiana County Historical Society
- Activities and Societies:
- Sutton Society, Mortar Board, Phi Alpha Theta, The Fencing Team, SCA
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Bucks County Community College
Education 1992 — 1993
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Northeast High School
Additional Information
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Diana Loreman’s Interests:
Information literacy, collection development, library management, special collections, classical studies, U.S. history.
Diana Loreman’s Groups:
ALA, ACRL, LITA, TCLC
Diana Loreman’s Honors:
Beta Phi Mu
Diana Loreman’s Contact Settings
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