SUSANNE E. ZUMBRO
8325 WICKHAM ROAD -- SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA 22152
Telephone: (703) 569-2750 -- E-Mail: szumbro@rocketmail.com

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE (LIBRARY SCIENCE), Villanova University.

BACHELOR OF ARTS (ENGLISH), University of Pennsylvania.
Attended under full scholarship awarded as high-school valedictorian.

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL/LAW LIBRARIAN. August 1997 to January 2000.
Temporary law-librarian assignments and professional library consulting.

DEPARTMENT HEAD/LIBRARIAN. PIPER & MARBURY, Washington, D.C. August 1987 to July 1997.
Managed and supervised all aspects of information center providing legal and non-legal reference service to all office personnel. Hired, trained and supervised library staff. Provided research training for incoming paralegals and attorneys; conducted legal-research seminars for firm attorneys and paralegals in D.C. and branch offices. Analyzed library expenditures and authorized all purchases; prepared annual budget. Analyzed online research needs; provided support for LEXIS, WestLaw, LegiSlate, Dialog, Epic and the Internet. Monitored legislation and compiled legislative histories. Managed collection development; analyzed space needs, placement, cataloging and classification of incoming materials. Published bimonthly library newsletters. Participated in monthly department head meetings wherein firm/office policies were discussed. Provided professional expertise and supervision concerning the automation of library functions. Transformed unclassified and uninventoried collection into completely organized and cataloged library. Developed plan for, and supervised, the move and organization of library to current location.

HEAD LIBRARIAN. HAMEL & PARK, Washington, D.C. February 1985 to August 1987.
Provided reference support to all attorneys and paralegals; retrieved information and materials from special information sources, other libraries, community resources, and government agencies. Performed LEXIS-NEXIS, WestLaw & Dialog data base searches. Compiled and distributed newsletters and current awareness information on library procedures and acquisitions. Selected, purchased and maintained bookkeeping records for all library acquisitions; prepared annual budget. Cataloged and organized collection. Provided orientation for new attorneys and paralegals. Hired, trained, and supervised library assistants.

LIBRARIAN/ARCHIVIST. UNITED STATES SENATE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL, Washington, D.C. June 1982 to February 1985.
Collected, organized, abstracted, analyzed, and indexed court papers, legislative histories, and litigation materials from court proceedings of interest to Congress. Supervised conversion of materials onto microfiche. Assisted staff attorneys with legal research. Selected materials through Library of Congress Gift and Exchange Program. Examined materials in Congressional Committee files for ultimate inclusion in litigation collection. Worked with Senate Computer Center in developing online system for indexing materials. Performed LEXIS-NEXIS, LEGIS, and SCORPIO data base searches. Audited Congressional Procedure course at Georgetown University Law School to enhance professional knowledge.

HEAD LIBRARIAN. SCHNADER, HARRISON, SEGAL & LEWIS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 1976 to June 1982.
Managed home-office library supporting 150 attorneys and supervised library in Washington, D.C. branch office. Provided reference service to legal staff, retrieving information and materials as needed; performed online searches; compiled bibliographies and legislative histories. Provided orientation for incoming legal staff, including classes in legal research using self-developed curriculum. Initiated current awareness procedures for informing legal staff of recent developments in specialties of law. Had full responsibility for library acquisitions and preparation of library budget. Inventoried holdings and cataloged entire 25,000-volume collection. Researched, planned, and worked with architect and space planners in designing and building new libraries for both D.C. and Philadelphia offices of firm. Planned and supervised move of D.C. library.

REFERENCE/CIRCULATION LIBRARIAN. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Villanova, Pennsylvania. September 1973 to September 1976.
REFERENCE DUTIES: In charge of reference service for all professors, students, and other library patrons; answered queries on federal, state and international law; headed project involving organization of government documents in depository collection; responsible for weeding and organizing reference collection.
CIRCULATION DUTIES: Supervised circulation desk, establishing procedures and policies; hired, trained, supervised, evaluated, and scheduled approximately 20 student library assistants; developed guidelines and budget for use of work study funds for student assistants. Supervised annual inventory of collection.

INSTRUCTOR. INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 1972 to September 1973.
Taught business English to secretarial students in 2-year Associate Degree program. Developed course syllabus, emphasizing grammar, punctuation, composition, vocabulary, and English usage.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES
Chaired Newsletter Advisory Committee of Private Law Libraries' Special Interest Section (PLL/SIS), 1996-97. Chaired AALL Statistics Committee, 1995-96 & 1997-98. President of PLL/SIS, 1988-89. Chaired AALL Committee on Legislation and Legal Developments, 1984-86. Chaired registration for annual AALL convention, 1986. Member of 1984 Institute on Management Skills. Grant recipient, 1984. Certified Law Librarian.

LAW LIBRARIANS' SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
Member of Bylaws Committee. Past president of Private Law Libraries' Special Interest Section. Chaired Nominating Committee. Chaired Duplicates Exchange Committee.

GREATER PHILADELPHIA LAW LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Member of Executive Board, 1976-77. Chaired Scholarship and Duplicates Exchange Committees. Member of Speaker's Bureau and Library Consultant Committee. Instructor in "Short Course in Legal Research," open to community enrollment.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENDER BIAS IN THE COURTS
Sponsored by Women Judges Fund for Justice, 1993. Served as one of two librarian delegates.

PRACTISING LAW INSTITUTE
Chaired 1988 program, "Managing the Private Law Library."

WESTFIELDS CONFERENCE
Selected to serve on a six-member national planning board for, and participated in, the first Mead Data- sponsored conference, "Teaching Legal Research in the Private Law Library," 1990. This highly successful conference has become an annual event.