Education

• 2003
  Master of Library and Information Science
  University of South Carolina

• 2000
  Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, magna cum laude
  University of South Carolina Spartanburg (now USC Upstate)

Work Experience

• 2007-
  Western Wake Campus Librarian
  Western Wake Library, Wake Technical Community College, Cary, NC
• Serve as the primary contact person for all library services offered on the Western campus
• Answer patron reference questions
• Teach library instruction sessions at the request of faculty
• Manage and maintain the library collection by ordering, processing, and cataloging new items
• Serve as the library's Webmaster/designer

• 2003-
  Web Services Librarian
  Bruce I. Howell Library, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
• Served as the library's Webmaster/designer for http://library.waketech.edu
• Helped create online tutorials and subject guides for distance education students
• Created and maintained electronic course reserves
• Participated daily in reference and circulation desk duty
• Assisted with the interviewing, hiring, and supervision of work-study students
• Participated in various other library functions such as collection development and book repair
  

• 2003
  Reference Librarian (part time)
  University of South Carolina Upstate Library, Spartanburg, SC
• Answered patron questions at the reference desk
• Taught library instruction sessions to freshman English classes

• 2002-03
  Library Graduate Assistant
  University of South Carolina Spartanburg Library, Spartanburg, SC
• Answered patron questions at the reference desk
• Assisted with interlibrary loan
• Completed various library projects such as creating database training questions and compiling reference statistics

• 2001-02
  Administrative Assistant
  RestaurantInsights.com, Inc., Spartanburg, SC
• Assisted in market research projects by creating questionnaires using survey software, tabulating data from research studies, and creating PowerPoint presentations of research results

Skills & Knowledge

• Library-specific
• SIRSI/Dynix integrated library system
• Database searching using vendors such as EBSCOhost, JSTOR, ProQuest, and WilsonWeb

• Software Programs
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• MS Office
• Photoshop

• Web Design & Development
• HTML/XHTML
• CSS for formatting and layouts without tables
• Server Side Includes
• Principles of Web design, accessibility, and usability

Continuing Education/Professional Development

• Web development coursework
  Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
  • Flash: Basics & Intermediate (continuing education/non-credit)
  • Photoshop: Intermediate (continuing education/non-credit)
  • Introduction to Internet Databases (MySQL) (3 credit hrs.)
  • Introduction to Web Graphics (3 credit hrs.)
  • Web Markup and Scripting (JavaScript) (3 credit hrs.)
  • Web Site Management (3 credit hrs.)
    
    
• Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Certifications
  • CIW Associate (2005)
  • CIW Professional (2006)