T Peter Ramsey

Current

Reference and Instruction Librarian at PSU - Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Past

Contract Worker on Access Database at Wake County Public School System - School & Community Helping Hands Mentoring Program
Library Reference Associate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Electronic Resources Specialist at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Serials Receipt Assistant at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Editorial Assistant at Pearson Education

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Messiah College

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T Peter Ramsey’s Summary

I am an academic librarian focusing on reference and instruction services with experience providing research assistance and managing electronic resources.

I am a strong believer in establishing deliberate professional relationships with all the stakeholders of my work. This means understanding and carefully assessing how my work-life affects and is affected by the work-lives of others.

T Peter Ramsey’s Specialties:

General and specialized reference services, instruction, instructional design, electronic resources management, collaborative communication, staff development, Web 2.0 and library 2.0 dialogue

T Peter Ramsey’s Experience

Reference and Instruction Librarian

PSU - Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

February 2009 — Present (10 months)

- Reference services to graduate professional students
- In-class instruction and library orientation
- Emerging technology outreach
- Other duties as assigned :-)
Contract Worker on Access Database

Wake County Public School System - School & Community Helping Hands Mentoring Program

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)

- Advising on creation of Access database to migrate data from an Excel-based information management structure
- Supporting data cleanup and data collection during migration
- Training staff on using Access database in a shared environment
Library Reference Associate

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2006 — August 2008 (2 years )

Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Regular hours at busy reference desk in research library
• Interacted with patrons face-to-face, via chat/IM, and by phone
• Provided reference services primarily in social sciences, humanities, business, & documents
• Completed collection management projects
• Member of a team developing subject and course guide websites
• Prepared procedures manual for serial shelf-marking and binding
Electronic Resources Specialist

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Maintained 24,000+ current e-subscriptions
• First-contact for e-resources troubleshooting for patrons, vendors, and staff
• Prepared statistical reports on e-resources use
• Drafted procedures manual for section work-flows
Serials Receipt Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Processed check-in and claimed missed issues for 3,600+ print subscriptions
• Worked daily in INNOPAC and Millennium Silver Integrated Library Systems
• Supervised two check-in assistants for six months
• Updated procedures for check-in and claiming functions
• Provided staff training in check-in and claiming during migration to new ILS
Editorial Assistant

Pearson Education

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PSO; Publishing industry)

September 2002 — August 2004 (2 years )

World Languages Department
• Worked with various editorial teams to acquire, develop, produce, and market top college Spanish textbooks
• First point of contact for authors, sales representatives, and book reviewers

T Peter Ramsey’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MS , Library Science , 2005 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

President of the Student Chapter of the American Library Association, Full scholarship as a Carolina Academic Library Associate, Focus on Academic Librarianship
Messiah College

BA , English , 1998 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Magna Cum Laude, Emerging Leaders Program, Track and Field, Spanish Minor, Psychology Minor, Dean's List, Merit-Based Scholarships, Black Market Theatre Company

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T Peter Ramsey’s Interests:

Spanish and Romance Languages, Library Reference and User Services, Web Design

T Peter Ramsey’s Groups:

American Library Association, North Carolina Library Association, Librarians Association of UNC Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information Science at UNC-CH, Focus