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- Education San Jose State University, San Jose, CA – MLIS, Fall 2011MLIS with an emphasis in reference and technology outreach and education, digital curation and preservation.San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA – BA, 2009BA with an emphasis in Art History
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA – AA, 2006
AA and certificate from the Library Technician vocational program
Professional Experience
Lead Librarian - The Center for Sex and Culture: CSC Library & Archive, 2011-present
- Collections management and development
- References services to researchers, scholars and community members
- Social media specialist and Website management/coordination
- Curation, preservation and archiving
- Cultural and educational event planning
- Internship site supervisor and mentor
- Grant writing
- Project development
Library Staff – The Louis R. Lurie Foundation Audiovisual Center, San Francisco Public Library, 1999-2001; 2005-present
- Reference and circulation services
- Collection maintenance of over 500,000 items in highest circulating department of San Francisco Public Libraries Main Library
- Computer and Social Media- lecture, training and instruction
- Event hosting and programming – Thursday Films @ noon series
- e-Resources committee
- Educating and tutorial of OPAC use; material location, articles and database searching technique, interlibrary loan, LINK+, and computer and material reservation
- Twitter Team
Library Staff – Technical Services Department, San Francisco Public Library, 2004-05
- Search and verification within the Millennium Client and Cataloging Module
- Technical processing and distribution of new material
Skills
- Excellant research and fact finding, adept in all databases; skilled in JSTOR, ARTstor, LexisNexis, EBSCO, Pro Quest, and Gale
- Exemplary customer service, public service and outreach
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Apple iWork suite, FileMaker Pro and entire Google suite
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative suite
- Fluent in all social networking, Web 2.0 and semantic web platforms
- Knowledge of of major Content Management Systems: Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace and WordPress
- Working knowledge of HTML/XHTML, CSS (minimal)
- Thrive under deadline, self-motivated and pro-active with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong writing and communication skill
Internships and Volunteer
The Poetry Center and American Poetry Archive, 2011
- Permissions, fair use and copyright research
- Social media specialist
The Tenderloin Tech Lab
- Basic computer use education
- One on one and group setting computer instruction
Presentations
- San Francisco Public Library: Brown Bag Lunch Lecture: Social Media Use
- East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest 2012 “Outside In: Bringing Zines into the Library”
Projects
- Historical Sexology: a visual database
- The CSC Library & Archive ‘Zineography
- Center for Sex & Culture Webmaster- redesign and social media campaign and development
- CSC Library & Archive online catalog, databases and website development
- CSC Library on Goodreads
- The Grace Alley Mural Project- Curator & Fundraiser
Honors and awards
- Soroptimist International Women’s Opportunity Award, 2007
- Angela Dunn Adventure Award, 2007
Professional affiliation and interests
- American Library Association
- The Society of American Archivists
- Society of California Archivists
- California Library Association
- The Northern California Chapter of Art Libraries Society of North America
- Baynet; Bay Area Library and Information Network
Online identity
