Library Assistant/ Substitute Reference Librarian

The Daniel Library, The Citadel

​October 2018 - present

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• From August-October 2019, served as a substitute reference librarian while a permanent candidate was being selected. During this time, became the first point of contact for research questions, products development, technical support, and book request processing.

• Provide reference services to student, faculty, and individual researchers or groups, using ready reference and available platforms to patron needs, and methods of retrieval. This is done in person, over the telephone, or by written requests. Locates with patron materials found within the Daniel Library’s physical, or available databases via standard search procedures.

• Designed, created, and maintain two LibGuides on the Daniel Library’s website, entitled “Women’s Studies” and “Coeducation at The Citadel”. Both guides offer researchers introductory access to available sources, primary and secondary source information, history, and contact for further reference.

 

 

Graduate Research Assistant

University of South Carolina

January-May 2020

 

• Retrieved 105 articles using EBSCO Discovery Service, and accessible library science-directed databases within the University of South Carolina’s library system. Articles relate to diversity concerns in library employment, patterns of library employment throughout academic, public, school and non-traditional library settings, library job advertisements and equal opportunity, and application of federal law in job advertisements.

• Organized and presented all retrieved research articles in the reference management system Mendeley. Connected physical articles to online citations for efficient and consistent retrieval.

• Filed 685 job position postings and coded appropriately with Microsoft Excel. All positions were coded by relevance according to number of diversity initiatives, and effectiveness towards diversity in employment.

 

Research Intern

National Park Service/ American Conservation Experience

​June-August 2019

 

• Independently and under minimal supervision traveled to 30 sites within Richmond, Virginia and surrounding areas to research African American woman suffrage rights. Used on-site and online research guides to determine best channels to review documentation relating to desired themes and outcomes.

• Delivered two presentations regarding my research: a 15-minute project overview and 35-minute results presentation. Both were accompanied by power point slides for viewing.

• Arranged all research results, sources, and leads into a 30-page annotated bibliography, which will be used by the Maggie L. Walker Site to develop further research questions and directives.