Librarianship is the perfect career for somebody who wants to know a little bit about everything. Below, a CV of sorts.
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Academic Degrees
MLIS, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1999 (Sociology with a Minor in Women's Studies)
Professional Experience
July 2012 - Present
Head Librarian, LA Campus
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA
Responsible for leading and managing reference, circulation, and technical services. As a member of the senior staff team, responsible for assisting the Director with budgeting, planning, and assessment.
July 2006 – July 2012
Special Collections Librarian
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA
Acquired, processed, and maintained special collections for the library, in both physical and digital formats. Responsibilities included conducting special inventories, cataloging, preservation, and working with donors, as well as the implementation of the digital collections database.
May 2001 – July 2006
Head Librarian
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA
Directed and coordinated Technical Services activities and staff. Managed the library’s collection to ensure relevancy, currency, and usefulness in both print and non-print formats. Recommended, implemented, and maintained library technology.
March 2001 – May 2001
Intern, Oviatt Library
California State University, Northridge
Provided reference service and instructed patrons in the use of online databases and other library resources. Observed administration meetings and Bibliographic Instruction sessions.
February 2000 – February 2001
Intern, U.S. Library Program
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Visited public libraries throughout Southern California to ensure proper function of computer systems. Provided training to librarians and library staff.
October 1999 – May 2001
Library Assistant II, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
University of California, Los Angeles
Cataloged a special collection of books on fine printing and California history. Provided reader services as required.
March 1996 – July 1999
General Assistant II, Cataloging Department
University of California, Santa Barbara
Cataloged serial analytics, microfiche, and UCSB Dissertations. Reviewed and updated bibliographic records in the library catalog.
Professional Affiliations
Special Libraries Association, member since 2001
Social Media Manager, Leadership & Management Division, 2015-present
Social Media Manager, Southern California Chapter, 2014-present
President, Southern California Chapter, 2011
Sternheim Scholarship Committee Member, Southern California Chapter, 2005
Secretary, Southern California Chapter, 2003/2004
Newsletter Co-Editor, Southern California Chapter, 2002/2003
Art Libraries Society of North America, member 2008 - 2009; 2012
American Libraries Association, member 2001-2006
Costume Council, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2001-2006
Publications
“Frances Neel Cheney (1896-1996)," with John V. Richardson Jr. In Second Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Conference Attendance
June 2016
Special Libraries Association, Philadelphia, PA
March 2016
Art Libraries Society of North America, Seattle, WA
June 2015
Special Libraries Association, Boston, MA
Worked with the 2016 conference planning committee.
January 2015
Special Libraries Association Leadership Summit, Baltimore, MD
Worked with the 2016 conference planning committee.
June 2014
Special Libraries Association, Vancouver, BC
November 2013
TLC.U., Las Vegas, NV
October 2013
Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA
June 2013
Special Libraries Association, San Diego, CA
Presentation: participated in a group report on the progress of the SLA Loyalty Pilot Project.
April 2013
Art Libraries Society of North America, Pasadena, CA
January 2012
SLA Leadership Summit, Atlanta, GA
Presentation: participated in a group report on the progress of the SLA Loyalty Pilot Project.
October 2011
Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA
June 2011
Special Libraries Association, Philadelphia, PA
March 2011
ARLIS/VRA, Minneapolis, MN
Presentation: Trend Forecasting for Libraries
January 2011
SLA Leadership Summit, Washington DC
June 2010
Special Libraries Association, New Orleans
January 2010
SLA Leadership Summit, St. Louis
July 2009
American Libraries Association, Chicago
April 2008
Art Libraries Society of North America, Denver
April 2007
Art Libraries Society of North America, Atlanta
November 2005
California Library Association, Pasadena
November 2004
Internet Librarian, Monterey
August 2004
MAGIC, Las Vegas
November 2003
Internet Librarian, Monterey
June 2003
Special Libraries Association, New York City
November 2002
Internet Librarian, Palm Springs
June 2002
Special Libraries Association, Los Angeles (Hosted a tour of the FIDM Library for conference attendees.)
November 2001
Internet Librarian, Pasadena
Continuing Education and Professional Development
July 2013
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies, Simmons GSLIS CE
October 2010
Mock Interview and Resume Workshop, LA LISSA
September 2010
Career Agility, SLA-SCC
May 2009
Digital Directions, NEDCC
November 2004
Introduction to Authority Control, Tampa Bay Library Consortium
November 2004
Book Blitz I, OCLC Western
February 2004
The Essentials of Human Resources, National Seminars Group
September 2003
The Essentials of Communicating with Tact and Finesse, National Seminars Group
August, 2003
How to Better Manage Multiple Locations, National Seminars Group
November, 2002
How to Motivate, Manage, and Lead a Team, Padgett Thompson Seminars
September, 2002
Basic Supervision Seminar, Padgett Thompson Seminars
April, 2002
Edward Tufte, Visualizing Information
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"This is not a quiet library."
--Kaycee Hale, FIDM Library Director, from the beginning of time to 2003.
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