Personable Librarian knowledgeable about library sciences, reference materials and literary collection management and development.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Research and Instructional Librarian
CSUMB Library
Monterey Bay, California
08.2024 - Current
Subject Liaison for Nursing, and Collaborative Health and Human Services departments.
Reference Desk, Student, and Faculty Support
Information Literacy instruction, including information on citations, relevant sources, and how to conduct a literature search.
Organized book displays and coordinated special tabling events.
Assisted patrons with locating information using online databases, search engines, websites and other research tools;.
Publicized and promoted library services, programs and collections.
Developed and maintained library collection by selecting, ordering, cataloguing, and classifying books and other materials;.
Library Service Specialist II- Circulation Supervisor & Reserve Specialist
CSUMB Library
Monterey Bay, California
08.2023 - 08.2024
Managing Course Reserves.
Imputing Data using ExLibris Alma LMS.
Maintaining book stacks, utilizing the LCC system.
Managing and maintaining the Course Reserves webpages.
Training and supervising student employees.
Providing customer service to library patrons.
Private Academic Tutor
Private Tutor
01.2018 - 05.2023
Private tutor for nursing school students.
Tutored two separate cohorts, groups of 4-6 students at a time.
Assisted with editing research papers, tutoring in citations, and writing for specialized audiences
Tutoring in nursing content and practical skills.
Licensed Vocational Nurse-Staff Nurse II
Hazel Hawkins Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2011
Medical/Surgical Floor Nurse: I coordinate the care of up to five patients, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, communicate effectively with other healthcare providers to ensure the best care possible for my patients, and provide care within my scope of practice.
Cross-trained in Pediatric, Neonate, Postpartum, and Maternal nursing.
Education
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) -
San José State University
San José, California
B.A. Social and Behavioral Science -
California State University Monterey Bay
Seaside, California
A.A. Licensed Vocational Nursing -
Hartnell College
Salinas, California
Skills
Subject Liaison
Reference and research help
Library Instruction
Collection development
Creating learning materials
Skilled in working with multidisciplinary teams
Able to multitask
Managing and maintaining the Course Reserves
ExLibris Alma LMS
GOBI EBSCO Library Solutions
LuxerOne Locker Systems
Springshare LibGuides
Zoom Conferencing
Affiliations
CSUMB Library Diversity Committee member
CSUMB Latinx Faculty and Staff Colectiva member
CSUMB MISO (Measuring Information Service Outcomes) Survey Team member