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Alyssa Zimko

Alyssa Zimko

Seminole,FL

Summary

Library professional specializing in information organization, digital cataloging, and reference services. Demonstrated success in team collaboration and adaptability to evolving requirements while meeting objectives. Skilled in collection management, research execution, and delivering outstanding user services. Committed to making a significant impact through reliability and flexibility.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Part-Time Librarian

ICF, Research Connections
02.2022 - Current
  • Indexing journal articles, gray literature, and other resources for the Research Connections database.
  • Fixing broken resource links for the Research Connections database.

Information Resources Librarian

St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs Campus
08.2014 - 04.2024
  • Providing out-of-classroom support for students through research assistance, citation help, and general information literacy needs.
  • Assisting in faculty collaboration, library instruction, and special projects as needed.
  • Helping students trouble-shoot printer, copier, and computer issues.

Librarian I

Clearwater East Community Library
07.2019 - 12.2020
  • Providing library support to public patrons through reference and circulation assistance at the desk, over the phone, and email.
  • Assist in planning, organizing, and running specialized adult programming within the library.
  • Collection development and weeding, prison letters program, and specialized projects.

Online Reference Librarian

Argosy University, Online
06.2017 - 02.2019
  • Providing library support to online students and faculty with research, information literacy, citation, and technology needs.
  • Cataloging and processing digital dissertations for Argosy doctoral students.
  • BrightSpace course evaluation and auditing of library resource accessibility.

Librarian, Learner Support Specialist

Argosy University, Tampa
08.2015 - 06.2017
  • Providing out-of-classroom support for students, faculty, and staff with research, information literacy, citation, and technology needs.
  • Assisting in faculty collaborative projects, library instruction, and special technology projects.
  • Supervising, scheduling, and training Federal Work Study student assistants in the library.

Librarian

CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Florida
05.2014 - 08.2015
  • Organizing, storing, cataloging, and maintaining data records for a variety of jobs in aircraft and security simulators.
  • Fulfilling data transfers and data requests for government contracted jobs.
  • Providing customer support to both internal and external customers through research assistance, locating library content, and teaching customers how to utilize library resources.

Education

Master of Arts - Library and Information Science

University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
05.2013

Bachelor of Arts - History, Anthropology

University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
12.2010

Associate of Arts - General Degree

St. Petersburg College
Seminole, Florida
05.2008

Skills

  • Library Technology: OCLC, MarcEdit, Aleph, Voyager, CCLA, Springshare LibGuide builder, eBooks, eReaders
  • Computer: Microsoft Office, Adobe, JING, Camtasia
  • Organizational skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Reference services
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Works well independently
  • Cataloging expertise
  • Skilled researcher
  • Reference support
  • Research support
  • Superb writer and editor
  • Experienced with SAGE, PubMed, MedlinePlus, EBSCO, ProQuest, JSTOR, Gale, Springer, and more databases
  • Social media including Twitter, Flickr, Instagram, Pinterest, & Facebook

Timeline

Part-Time Librarian

ICF, Research Connections
02.2022 - Current

Librarian I

Clearwater East Community Library
07.2019 - 12.2020

Online Reference Librarian

Argosy University, Online
06.2017 - 02.2019

Librarian, Learner Support Specialist

Argosy University, Tampa
08.2015 - 06.2017

Information Resources Librarian

St. Petersburg College, Tarpon Springs Campus
08.2014 - 04.2024

Librarian

CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Florida
05.2014 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Arts - History, Anthropology

University of South Florida

Associate of Arts - General Degree

St. Petersburg College

Master of Arts - Library and Information Science

University of South Florida
Alyssa Zimko