Amy Donahue

Current

Associate Fellow at National Library of Medicine

Past

Content Indexer at MAQ Software
Library Intern - Contract/Temp position at Amgen, Inc.
Information Desk Staff Member at University of Washington Libraries

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Education

University of Washington
Grinnell College

Connections

88 connections

Industry

Libraries

Websites

Amy Donahue’s Summary

Library/information professional with education and experience in various aspects of information organization. High level of interest in information architecture and the field of medical and health information/libraries.

Amy Donahue’s Specialties:

indexing, cataloging, customer/user service, taxonomy maintenance.

also coaching (ultimate) at middle school, high school, and college levels.

Amy Donahue’s Experience

Associate Fellow

National Library of Medicine

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Libraries industry)

September 2008 — Present (2 months)

The National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program is a postgraduate training fellowship, designed to provide a broad foundation in health sciences information services, and to prepare librarians for future leadership roles in health sciences libraries and in health services research. The program provides an opportunity to:

* Gain exposure to and experience in many of the concepts, skills, and technologies that are shaping the future of the library and information fields.
* Explore the role of research and development activities in providing biomedical information services to the health professions.
* Examine current issues and trends affecting the library and information fields.
* Prepare for careers in traditional and nontraditional settings in the fields of librarianship and information science.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/proginfo.html
Content Indexer

MAQ Software

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 2 months)

* Classified items into a detailed hierarchical taxonomy for a large comparison-shopping portal.
* Performed quality control on database and classification mappings using SQL queries and spot checks.
* Managed and updated taxonomy as needed.
* Trained new employees on the use of proprietary and non-proprietary tools.
* Maintained communications with external team members concerning data feed issues.
Library Intern - Contract/Temp position

Amgen, Inc.

(Public Company; Biotechnology industry)

June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)
Information Desk Staff Member

University of Washington Libraries

(Libraries industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year)

Amy Donahue’s Education

University of Washington

MLIS, LIbrary and Information Science, 2005 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

UW Element (UW women's ultimate team), Association of Library and Information Science Students (treasurer)
Grinnell College

BA, Mathematics, Russian, 2001 — 2005