Michele Alaniz

Current

• Instruction and Web Services Librarian at College of San Mateo Library
• Librarian at San Mateo County Library

Past

• Technology Coordinator at Califa Library Group
• Librarian at De Anza Community College
• Web Programmer / Art Production at Savant Solutions

• DJ / Volunteer at KALX FM Radio

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Education

• San Jose State University
• University of California, Berkeley

Recommended

3 people have recommended Michele

Connections

44 connections

Industry

Libraries

Websites

• My Website

Michele Alaniz’s Summary

I have experience working in both public and academic libraries, as well as for a library consortium. Some of my duties included reference, instruction, cataloging, collection development, web development, management of digital collections, committee work, and troubleshooting.

Michele Alaniz’s Specialties:

Web development, information science

Michele Alaniz’s Experience

• Instruction and Web Services Librarian

  College of San Mateo Library

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Instruction, reference, web design, collection development, management of electronic resources, implementation of new technologies, committee participation

• Librarian

  San Mateo County Library

  (Government Agency; Libraries industry)

  December 2006 — Present (3 years )

  Extra-Help Cataloging and Public Services Librarian

• Technology Coordinator

  Califa Library Group

  (Libraries industry)

  May 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 5 months)

  Web development, project management, troubleshooting, problem solving, service to member libraries

• Librarian

  De Anza Community College

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

  January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)

  Reference Librarian

• Web Programmer / Art Production

  Savant Solutions

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 3 months)

• DJ / Volunteer

  KALX FM Radio

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1988 — September 1996 (8 years 9 months)

  DJ
  Public Affairs
  PRC Committee

Michele Alaniz’s Education

• San Jose State University

  MLIS , Library and Information Science , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  ALASC

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA , Art History , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  KALX Radio Berkeley 1988-1996

Additional Information

Michele Alaniz’s Websites:

• My Website

Michele Alaniz’s Interests:

Knitting, reading, crafting, gardening, snowboarding, rollerskating

Michele Alaniz’s Groups:

ALA, CARL, Reforma, CLA

•    Beta Phi Mu
•    American Library Association
•    CLA TSIG
•    ACRL
•    Beta Phi Mu - International Library Science Honor Society
•    Spanish Cataloging Interest Group
•    Chinese Cataloging Interest Group

Michele Alaniz’s Honors:

Beta Phi Mu Honor Society

ACRL 2009 Conference Scholarship recipient

ARL's Initiative to recruit a Diverse Workforce Scholar, 2004-2006

Michele Alaniz’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• reference requests
• getting back in touch