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