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EDUCATION, LIS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, & MCPS LIBRARIAN
Summary

I have spend the last nine years working in academic libraries. In doing so, my experience is rich in customer service and detail. At this point in my career, I am looking to change career paths and since I have worked with Human Resources departments closely throughout my career, it has made me feel confident that I could transition into this field smoothly.

Highlights
  • Interviewing experience
  • Team work
  • Attention to a detail oriented environment
  • Developing websites through wordpress
  • Researching and attention to detail
  • Working with diverse populations
  • Microsoft office
  • Able to work with both Macs and PCs
  • Using complex research Online resource databases
  • Social Media
Accomplishments

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), Priddy Library, Rockville, Maryland.

  • Center for Academic Success Search Committee Member (2013), The Universities at Shady Grove.Worked on the digital committee determining electronic resources for the USMAI (University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions) Maryland State Libraries' Resource Selection & Acquisition Subgroup (RSAS) (2014- 2015) ·
  • Desiderata Committee Member (2013), The University of Maryland, College Park.
  • Taught information literacy and library researching skills to undergraduate and graduate students at the USG campus.
  • Montgomery County Professional Library liaison at The Priddy Library who managed the collections both electronic, in print, and teaching.

The University Libraries, The University of Toledo (UT), Toledo,

  • Secretary of the Library Assessment Committee and Continuing Education Committee (2010-2011) [elected] · Secretary of the Continuing Education Committee (2010-2011) [elected].
  • Wad an information literacy lecturer at UT in drop in sessions.
Experience
Priddy Library/MCPS Professional LibraryOctober 2012 to July 2015Education, LIS, Psychology, Social Work, & MCPS Librarian
Rockville, Maryland
  • Provided information literacy instruction to all liaison departments with the nine institutions that all have satellite campuses at The Universities at Shady Grove.
  • Created LibGuides for both instructional purpose and informational uses.
  • Collaborated with faculty in order provide instructional sessions for their students.
  • Participated in the planning and implementation of the workshops being held for all USG students.
  • Reference.
  • Provided reference services at the reference desk on a rotating schedule and virtually through SpringShare products.
  • Provided research appointments to students and faculty in multiple disciplines.
  • Worked with Education, Library Science, Psychology, and Social Work professors to meet the needs of their students.
  • Collection Devolopment.
  • Met with faculty to determine needs of their faculty and students from the collection.
  • Selected materials for Education, Library and Information Science, Psychology, and Social Work.
  • Weeded the collection of materials deemed appropriate for removal.
Montgomery County Public Schools Professional Library at USGOctober 2012 to July 2015MCPS-Education Librarian
Rockville, MD
  • Instruction.
  • Provided individual instruction sessions to MCPS employees.
  • Taught professional development courses and needed library database instruction.
  • Reference and Research.
  • Virtually held appointments via LibChat, email, and chat for MCPS employees.
  • Originated and maintained a Professional Library Blog and twitter account about relevant and new information relevant to the MCPS professional library users.
  • Maintained the MCPS LibGuide for the MCPS Professional Library.
  • Supervised student assistants on MCPS projects.
  • Collection Development.
  • Monitored usage of current databases subscriptions and suggest new subscriptions to be added or canceled as needed.
  • Analyzed the usage statistics of the resources specifically used for MCPS.
  • Maintained communications with database vendors (EBSCOhost, Sage, Taylor and Francis, APA, and W.T.
  • Cox) to meet the online full- text needs of the MCPS Professional library.
  • Weeded the MCPS Professional Library Collection.
Carlson Library, University of ToledoJuly 2008 to October 2012Associate Information Literacy Lecturer and Reference Librarian
Toledo, Ohio
  • Taught information literacy classes to undergraduates in English, Composition, Education, Orientation to Nursing, Technical Writing of Business/Scientific, Business, Film, and Theatre.
  • Created LibGuides and pathfinders for each Information Literacy instruction sessions taught.
  • Reference and Research.
  • Conducted individual instruction sessions for undergraduate and graduate students including Education, English, etc.
  • Provided reference and research assistance in person and virtually (email and chat).
  • Collection Development.
  • Participated in collection development for the College of Psychology, Education, Film and Theatre, and Information Literacy.
Carlson Library, The University of ToledoAugust 2011 to January 2012Interim Education Liaison
Toledo, Ohio
  • Taught Master and Doctoral education courses.
  • Created LibGuides, online tutorials, and Blackboard components.
  • Reference and Research.
  • Conducted reference and individual instruction at the Carver Resource Center for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates.
  • Collection.
  • Provided collection development in the area of education.
Carlson Library, The University of ToledoSeptember 2007 to July 2008Visiting Information Literacy Instructor
Toledo, Ohio
  • Visiting Information Literacy Instructor and Reference Librarian · Instruction.
  • Taught Information Literacy sessions to freshman and sophomore students in the content areas of English, University Orientation, and Skills classes.
  • Worked with classes for web-assisted Composition classes on WebCT.
  • Updated the Information Literacy Post tests.
  • Reference and Research.
  • Provided reference and research assistance in person and virtually (email and chat).
  • Conducted individual Information Literacy instruction sessions.
  • Collection Development.
  • Participated in the fields of education, film, and information literacy.
Education
The University of Toledo2012Master: Educational PsychologyToledo, OH

Published Thesis:

2012. Critical Thinking or Learning to Copy Information Correctly: An Analysis. The University of Toledo.


Kent State University2006Master: Library and Information ScienceOH
Cleveland State University2004Bachelor of Science: Middle Childhood EducationCleveland, OhioGPA: Cum laude Golden Key International Honour Society

Education Cum laude Golden Key International Honour Society

Professional Affiliations
  • American Library Association (ALA) 2007-present ·
  • American College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2007-present ·
  • Member of ACRL Instruction section 2007-present ·
  • Member of ACRL EBSS section 2007-present
Publications

Published Thesis:

Feinberg, Daniel E. and Mary Ellen Edwards. (2012) Critical Thinking or Learning to Copy Information Correctly: An Analysis. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.


Papers:

Serving Tradition: Using Jewish Cookbooks and Jewish Websites to Preserve the Multifaceted Jewish Culture" at the 43rd Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, June 22-25, 2008. (peer reviewed)


Articles Feinberg, Daniel E. and Alice Crosetto. 2011. "Cookbooks: Preserving Jewish Tradition" Judaica Librarianship. 16/17,149-172 [Refereed]


Crosetto, Alice, Thomas Atwood, and Daniel E. Feinberg, 2009. "Does Out- of-Print Mean That It's Out-of-Play?" Against the Grain 21 (5): 28-30.


Feinberg, Daniel E., and Alice Crosetto, 2009. "Serving Tradition: Using Jewish Cookbooks and Jewish Websites to Preserve the Multifaceted Jewish Culture" in the Proceedings of the 43rd Association of Jewish Libraries.  


Presentations:


Faculty Connections: Collaborative Teaching in the Online Environment Designed to Develop Critical Thinking and Information Literacy" 2013


American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference (AESA 2013) Baltimore, Maryland, November 1, 2013.


RPC Program: Tackling Your First Research Project: Tips and Strategies For New Library Science Researchers" 2011


Association of College and Research Libraries, Ohio Division (ALAO) 37th Annual Conference, Toledo, Ohio, November 4, 2011.


Forming Trust to Facilitate Professional Relationships: Unwritten an Untaught Library Etiquette" 2010


Michigan Library Association's (MLA) Annual Conference Lansing, Michigan May 6, 2010. Breaking into the Pack: Librarians as Educators" 2009


Michigan Library Association's (MLA) Annual Conference Lansing, Michigan, November 4, 2009.


Roundtable Discussions:


The Librarian as Scholar" roundtable discussion at the 2013 ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) National Conference, April 10-13, 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana, with Alice Crosetto,


The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. Are You a Librarian or an Instructor, or Both?" roundtable discussion at the 2012 ALAO (Academic Library Association of Ohio) Conference, October 26, 2012, Wilmington, Ohio, with Alice Crosetto,


The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. Conferences


Attended: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 10-13, 2013


International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress, Helsinki, Finland, August 11-17, 2012


The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon, May 15 ­ 18, 2010 The 43rd Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, June 22-25, 2008

Skills
  • Expert in customer service, in person, phone, emails, and virtual
  • Experienced in interviewing candidates
  • Public Speaking
  • Teaching and leading workshops
  • Expert attention to detailed paperwork and electronic forms
  • Proficient in using Macs and PCs
  • Typing
  • Microsoft Office
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Priddy Library/MCPS Professional Library
  • Montgomery County Public Schools Professional Library at USG
  • Carlson Library, University of Toledo
  • Carlson Library, The University of Toledo

School Attended

  • The University of Toledo
  • Kent State University
  • Cleveland State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Education, LIS, Psychology, Social Work, & MCPS Librarian
  • MCPS-Education Librarian
  • Associate Information Literacy Lecturer and Reference Librarian
  • Interim Education Liaison
  • Visiting Information Literacy Instructor

Degrees

  • Master : Educational Psychology
    Master : Library and Information Science
    Bachelor of Science : Middle Childhood Education