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Work Experience
Library Experience:
Library Media Specialist (6/2007-Present)
Northridge Middle School,
Crawfordsville, IN
- Managed library materials and services for approximately 500 middle
school students and 25 teachers
- Supervised media assistants at the elementary school level
- Collaborated with teachers to develop lessons targeting information
literacy skills
Director (1/2006-8/2006)
Brookston Prairie Township
Public Library, Brookston, IN
- Managed the budget and performed other administrative tasks, including
scheduling and supervising library employees
- Enhanced the collection by deselection and the addition of current
bestsellers, award winners and new relevant non-fiction titles
- Planned and promoted special events, including the summer reading
program
- Formed a teen advisory group that helped facilitate the redesign of
the teen area
Administrative Aide / Reference Aide (1/2004-1/2006 )
Tippecanoe County Public Library
– Lafayette, IN
- Directed library patrons to information sources
- Provided patrons and other staff members with technical support and instruction
on all microfilm machines and Internet access PCs
- Designed brochures and promotional flyers
- Processed all genealogy research requests and interlibrary loans
- Tracked library statistics
Graduate Assistant (8/2003-1/2004)
IUPUI University Library –
Indianapolis, IN
- Developed instructional handouts for classes
- Created and edited subject guide web pages
- Performed title searches for book order requests
Library
Leader Project Assistant (1/2002-5/2002)
Hicks Undergraduate Library, Purdue University – West Lafayette,
IN
- Produced an interactive CD-ROM geared towards educating incoming freshman
concerning effective Internet search strategies
- Determined the basic skill level of the students and created learning
objectives to meet their needs
- Developed methods for evaluating student progress
Circulation Clerk (8/1997-1/1999)
Hicks & Krannert Library,
Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN
- Organized library materials by reshelving items and shelf-reading
- Charged and discharged library materials
- Photocopied periodicals before being sent to the bindery
- Updated and archived journal articles
- Filed microfilm and microfiche
- Prepared new corporate annual reports for shelving
Teaching Experience:
Student Teacher, Library Media (9/2006-12/2006)
Tippecanoe School Corporation
– Lafayette, IN
Battle Ground Elementary
& East Tipp Middle
- Developed a media center website
- Helped manage book fairs and other reading promotions
- Designed a bibliographic worksheet to aid students in their research
Classroom Teacher Super Saturday Program, Web Design (8/2006-12/2006)
Purdue University Gifted Education
Resource Institute – West Lafayette, IN
- Instructed high ability fifth graders in web design
- Prepared exercises for differentiated learning experiences
- Designed methods to assess student progress
Teaching Assistant (8/2000-12/2001)
Purdue University School of Technology
- West Lafayette, IN
- CGT 211 - Introduction to Raster Imaging
- CGT 251 - Principles of Interactive and Dynamic Design
- Assessed student progress and prepared lab exercises
- Assisted in grading and recording
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