Sara Marks

Current

Librarian at Fitchburg State College

Past

Reference and Bibliographic Assistant at Simmons College
GSLIS Technology Lab Teaching Assistant at Simmons College
Bibliographic Instruction Assistant at Florida International University

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Education

Simmons College
Florida International University
Florida State University

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Connections

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Industry

Higher Education

Websites

My Website

Sara Marks’s Experience

Librarian

Fitchburg State College

(Higher Education industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

Instruction Services and Reference Librarian
Reference and Bibliographic Assistant

Simmons College

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2003 — December 2003 (7 months)

• Provided Reference assistance to the Simmons Community at the Reference Desk and Virtual Reference at both the main Reference Desk and the GSLIS Reference Desk.
• Assisted Reference Librarians with projects.
• Instructed GSLIS students on research resources available in library.
• Created Web Tutorial for Simmons’ OPAC.
• Assisted with the Library orientation for the freshmen students participating in the “Multidisciplinary Core Course” requirement.
GSLIS Technology Lab Teaching Assistant

Simmons College

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 5 months)

• Created WebCT class for GSLIS Technology Orientation including quiz, grades, and other options.
• Provided software and hardware assistance to faculty, staff, and students.
• Maintained statistics on lab use and help requests.
• Maintained lab computer workstations and installed new software.
Bibliographic Instruction Assistant

Florida International University

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

September 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 1 month)

• Compiled data on student and staff satisfaction surveys
• Assisted Reference Librarians with Bibliographic Instruction
• Maintained computers and classrooms used for instruction classes
• Calculated and maintained monthly statistics

Sara Marks’s Education

Simmons College

MS , Library and Information Science , 2002 — 2003
Florida International University

BA , Religious Studies , 2000 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Golden Key
Florida State University

1994 — 1997

Took some time off before I transfered to FIU to complete my degree.

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Phi Omega

Additional Information

Sara Marks’s Websites:

My Website

Sara Marks’s Interests:

web 2.0, library 2.0, information literacy, information fluency, academic libraries, reference, knitting, brainstorming, toastmasters, public speaking, leadership