Sarah Fay Philips

Current

• First Year Experience and Outreach Librarian at California State University, Bakersfield

Past

• Digital Services Librarian at National Agricultural Library
• Reference Assistant at Engineering and Physical Sciences Library
• Historical Researcher at Yale University

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Education

• University of Maryland College Park
• University of California, Davis
• East Bakersfield High School

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Connections

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Industry

Research

Websites

• Resume

Sarah Fay Philips’s Experience

• First Year Experience and Outreach Librarian

  California State University, Bakersfield

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

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

• Digital Services Librarian

  National Agricultural Library

  (Information Services industry)

  March 2007 — July 2007 (5 months)

  Research Librarian

• Reference Assistant

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Library

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

  April 2006 — January 2007 (10 months)

  Provide reference service to a diverse population of students, graduate researchers and faculty of premier science and engineering programs. Create user research guides in HTML and update pages on the library website. Responsible for in-person, e-mail and telephone information assistance regarding collections and online bibliographic resources. Facilitate library instruction classes to undergraduate students in print and electronic resources. Assist patrons at the information desk in the use of online catalogs, indexes, databases and print resources.

• Historical Researcher

  Yale University

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  September 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 4 months)

  Provided analytical and research support to a history professor and doctoral candidate. Utilized dozens of libraries and special collections in Connecticut, California and the DC metro area, increased familiarity with appropriate databases and catalogs. Developed skills as an editor in preparing texts and articles for publication.

Sarah Fay Philips’s Education

• University of Maryland College Park

  MLS , 2005 — 2006

• University of California, Davis

  B.A. , History and Jewish Studies , 2001 — 2004

• East Bakersfield High School

Additional Information

Sarah Fay Philips’s Websites:

• Resume

Sarah Fay Philips’s Groups:

Special Libraries Association, Association of College and Resrach Libraries, American Library Association

Sarah Fay Philips’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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