Cataloguing Technician at Kwantlen University College Library
Vancouver, Canada Area
- Current
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- Cataloguing Technician at Kwantlen University College Library
- Auxiliary Library Technician at Vancouver Public Library
- Past
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- Contract Library Technician at Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Library
- Education
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- Langara College
- The University of British Columbia
- University of Victoria
- Connections
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John Alexander’s Summary
Library Technician with experience in cataloguing and reference in a variety of different library settings such as Federal Government, Public libraries and Academic institutions. Volunteer with the Library Technician and Assistants Interest Group (LTAIG) Committee.
John Alexander’s Experience
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Cataloguing Technician
Kwantlen University College Library
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Libraries industry)
November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Original and derived cataloguing of print and non-print materials.
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Auxiliary Library Technician
Vancouver Public Library
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Libraries industry)
September 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)
•Acquired skills in using Horizon Integrated Library software, maintaining patron records and circulation procedures.
•Performed reference services in the Special Collections Department which included assisting patrons in using the Northwest History Index, Historical Photograph Collection and Microfilm/Microfiche readers and printers.
•Gained experience in digitizing historical photographs using Adobe Photoshop and Microtek ScanMaker III.
•Learned indexing procedures for both the British Columbia Index and the Historical Photograph Collection using Inmagic DB\Textworks 6.01. -
Contract Library Technician
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Library
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Libraries industry)
June 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 10 months)
•Obtained skills in using TechLib Plus Library software, original cataloguing, copy cataloguing, serials and book processing, and shelving.
•Acted in the position of the Library Technician (during extended leave of absence) and managed all aspects of this position including literature searches for staff, book purchasing, answering reference queries from staff and the public and controlled Interlibrary loan requests.
•Performed circulation tasks and informed clients about library services and trained staff in the use of the library catalogue.
•Gained experience in designing web pages for the library intranet page using Microsoft Frontpage.
•Organized and arranged a special collection of aerial topographic maps indices.
John Alexander’s Education
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Langara College
Diploma , Library Technician , 2001 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- •Learned the principles of cataloguing using the AACR2R and MARC coding.
•Possess skills in database creation and online searching.
•Acquired experience in Children’s programming and reader services through coursework and assignments.
•Obtained basic networking fundamentals and troubleshooting skills through coursework.
•Learned the principles of Privacy legislation and basic Records Management methods.
•Experienced in using Microsoft Office applications.
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The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts , History , 1998 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Volunteered for the Ubyssey Newspaper in 1998-1999. Served on the Ubyssey Board from 1999-2000.
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University of Victoria
History 1995 — 1996
Additional Information
John Alexander’s Websites:
John Alexander’s Interests:
Playing Ultimate Frisbee, cycling, walking, tennis, reading, writing, following current events and blogging.
John Alexander’s Groups:
Library Technician and Assistant Interest Group (LTAIG)
British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
John Alexander’s Honors:
Service Award, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2003.
Service Award, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2005.
John Alexander’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
