
reference librarian/reference team member at IUPUI
Indianapolis, Indiana Area

reference librarian/reference team member at IUPUI
Indianapolis, Indiana Area
I complete work course work and was awarded a Masters Degree in Library Science in August of 2007. I am currently working at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Plainfield, IN. I have worked for BN for almost 8 years and I truly like my job. I have however started the process of finding a position in my "field" of librarianship.
I enjoy reading, researching, movie watching. I enjoy learning new things. I am all about web 2.0 and hope to get more involved in it.
I have experience in classroom teaching. I enjoy training and teaching. I have no problems talking in front of people and, to some extent, quite enjoy it.
Training, teaching. Reference interview, booktalks.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Helping students, faculty, staff, and the public with reference needs and questions. Basic computer instruction. Database review.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BKS; Retail industry)
March 2002 — July 2008 (6 years 5 months)
(Libraries industry)
June 2005 — June 2008 (3 years 1 month)
Parttime circ assistant. I shelve book, fill copier machines, help patrons when I can, shelf read, you know, basic library grunt-work.
(Retail industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
MLS , LIbrary Science , 2005 — 2007
1996 — 1999
AA , LIberal Arts , 1992 — 1994
I enjoy reading, listening to Jazz and the blues, going to museums, i'm into self-education.
ALA (American Library Association)