Shari Laster

Current

• Government Documents/Reference Librarian at Bierce Library, The University of Akron

Past

• Graduate Assistant at Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Circulation Assistant at Fondren Library, Rice University
• Student Assistant at Fondren Library, Rice University

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Rice University

Connections

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Industry

Libraries

Shari Laster’s Summary

Library professional with significant experience in government documents and emerging technologies. Knowledgeable about and interested in issues affecting digital projects, depository libraries, and access to government information resources. Experience includes providing reference services for humanities, social sciences, business and government information topics; researching and interpreting Federal Depository Library Program policies; interpreting and implementing metadata standards; and developing website content.

Shari Laster’s Specialties:

Government information, reference services, microforms, Web 2.0, metadata, good design, open source movement, copyright, digital projects, open education

Shari Laster’s Experience

• Government Documents/Reference Librarian

  Bierce Library, The University of Akron

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2008 — Present (7 months)

• Graduate Assistant

  Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  (Educational Institution; Libraries industry)

  August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  Graduate assistant for Reference and the Documents Section.

• Circulation Assistant

  Fondren Library, Rice University

  (Educational Institution; Libraries industry)

  August 2004 — August 2006 (2 years 1 month)

  Circulation and reserves assistant for the Fine Arts library.

• Student Assistant

  Fondren Library, Rice University

  (Educational Institution; Libraries industry)

  September 2000 — August 2004 (4 years)

  Student assistant in the Government Publications department.

Shari Laster’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MSLS, Information and Library Science, 2006 — 2007

  Electives: metadata, digital preservation and access, government documents, legal information, business and statistical information, and user perspectives on information.
  
  Master's paper: Works Created Under Federal Contracts: Copyright and Digital Preservation

  Activities and Societies:

  Student chapter of SLA, Carolina Open Source Initiative (COSI), Community Workshop Series

• Rice University

  BA, Religious Studies, Philosophy, 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Leadership Rice, Rice Light Opera Society (RLOS), University Blue literary magazine

Shari Laster’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch