Experienced placing purchase orders with various vendors, processing invoices, and resolving invoice issues quickly and successfully.
Skills
Invoice reconciliation ensuring balanced accounts
Processed invoices from book and periodical vendors
Pricing negotiations with vendors
Customer service-oriented
Works well independently and on a team
Data analysis and skilled researcher
Excellent attention to detail
Data entry into automated purchasing system
Work History
Cataloging & Metadata Librarian, 03/2016 to Current College of William and Mary – Williamsburg, VA
Performs original and copy cataloging for print and electronic library resources.
Supports the access and discovery of print, digital and electronic resources, achieved through cataloging and link resolution maintenance.
Participates in cataloging clean-up projects.
Serves on library's diversity and web committees and collaborates with colleagues on cross departmental projects.
Download electronic theses and dissertations and edit bibliographic records.
Received and processed new acquisitions for the library daily.
Technical Services Librarian, 01/2013 to Current Petersburg Public Library – Petersburg, VA
Selected, ordered and received library materials in all formats from library vendors.
Ensured monthly reconciliation of all funds used for purchasing library materials.
Compiled and submitted monthly department statistics to Library Director.
Performed copy and original cataloging for all library materials.
Handled computer and library equipment issues; ran virus checks; recommended purchase of software and equipment as needed; assisted staff and public in the use of computer equipment and programs.
Chaired the library's collection development committee.
Updated department purchasing and gift policies.
Assisted with special projects for the Library Director.
Received and processed newly acquired library supplies and resources daily.
Supervised and directed the work of two library technicians.
Teacher Librarian, 08/2012 to 06/2013 Hampton City Schools – Hampton, VA
Received and processed newly acquired supplies and materials for the library.
Collaborated with classroom teachers as a partner in the instructional process.
Ordered resources appropriate to the curriculum, the students, and instructional strategies of the school community.
Provided daily library instruction that correlates with curriculum daily for students in grades Pre-K through 8.
Assisted with workstation and technology issues for both students and faculty.
Monitored library fund allocations for procuring library resources.
Compiled reports for classes taught and circulation statistics.
Evaluated, promoted and used existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning.
Promoted the ethical use of information in support of state curriculum requirements.
Cataloging Librarian, 01/2007 to 01/2012 NoveList – Durham, NC
Performed original and copy cataloging and classification for fiction, nonfiction print and audio titles.
Created author and series authority records for reader's advisory database.
Managed author web references database.
Imported new and future publication bibliographic records into library ILS.
Reported quarterly cataloging statistics.
Monitored and cataloged current awareness titles.
Mentored and trained newly hired catalogers.
Collaborated with colleagues on projects, workshops and staff training sessions.
Technical Services Assistant, 05/2001 to 06/2005 Virginia State University – Chesterfield, Virginia
Monitored library fund account with primary book
vendor
Performed technical services functions including:
pre-order title searching, electronic order placement, and receiving materials
Reported discrepancies in invoices for orders and maintained files and records
Performed original and copy cataloging and
classification for print and non-print materials
Provided patrons with excellent reference
service
Assisted patrons in locating materials and
using online library catalog for library resource searches
Performed physical processing for new acquired and older library
materials
Retrieved shelved materials for interlibrary loan
borrowing
Supervised student workers
Education
Master of Science: Library Science, 2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Education: 2005 Strayer University - Chesterfield, VA
Bachelor of Arts: 1999 Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA
