Susan B. Priver

EXPERIENCE

Minuteman Library Network, Natick, MA
Assistant User Services Librarian, 6/2000-Present

  • Oversee maintenance and re-design of the Minuteman Library Network website which contains 4 major sections--3 web guides and a staff intranet.
  • Assist library staff members with the use of databases, various modules of the automated system, and other Minuteman supported technologies.
  • Participate and support committee work in reference, childrens, young adults, and internet committees.

Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA
Business Information Services Reference Assistant, 9/98-9/2000
Business Information Services Reference Librarian, 9/2000-Present

  • Assist patrons in person, by phone, and through e-mail with circulation needs and reference inquires.
  • Direct patrons with research by selecting appropriate electronic and print sources, and instruct them on how to efficiently use these resources.
  • Collaborate on research projects for professors with other reference librarians.

Ginn Library, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Evening Reference Librarian, 9/99-12/99

  • At the reference desk, assisted patrons in person, by phone, and through e-mail with reference inquires.
  • Taught students how to select and use the appropriate electronic databases for assignments.

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Library Intern, 5/99-8/99

  • Created an on-line resource guide in HTML with over 400 links for research on national security and international relations issues.
  • Designed, constructed, and maintained a library catalog, in FileMaker Pro, for materials in the library.
  • Weeded and physically organized the library collection, cataloged the remaining items (approx. 125 item records).

Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Learning Resource Center Assistant, 7/98-12/98

  • Aided patrons with all aspects of computer troubleshooting, from printing dilemmas to software problems.
  • Maintained computers for patrons, including loading software, running virus protection programs, and providing computer upkeep.

EDUCATION
Simmons College,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Boston, MA - May 2000
M.S., Library Science

University of Michigan,
Literature, Science & Arts Honors College
Ann Arbor, MI - Dec. 1996
B.A., Middle Eastern and North African Studies


FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
  • French
    • 2 years college equivalent
    • American Field Service (AFS) French Language Summer Program in Brussels, Belgium ('92)
  • Hebrew
    • 2 years college coursework
    • Eisendrath International Exchange (EIE) Semester in Israel (2/93-6/93)


COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
APPLICATIONS
Microsoft Office, WordPerfect Suite, FileMaker Pro, Homesite 4.5 (HTML Text Editor), Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Lotus Notes, WinFax PRO, and Eudora.


COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Multiple telnet and web-based library catalog and automation systems, HOLLIS, HOLLIS Plus, Dow Jones Interactive, DIALOG, Lexis-Nexis, Internet Searching, IAC/InfoTrac, ProQuest Research Library (Including ABI/Inform and other modules), OneSource, Global Access, Compact Disclosure/Worldscope, Investext, FirstCall, WSJ Interactive, CareerSearch, and familiarity with Bloomberg Financial Markets.


ACTIVITIES &
ASSOCIATIONS

REFERENCES
Available upon request

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