David Andrew Dougherty
dave@daviddougherty.net
http://www.daviddougherty.net
EXPERIENCE
Montgomery County Public Libraries,
Montgomery County, Maryland
December 2005 to Present
Library Desk Assistant Substitute
- Register
new patrons and explain library policies and procedures.
- Check
books and other materials in and out on the library computer system
(SIRSI).
- Inform
patrons about their accounts, and accept payment of fines for late and
lost materials.
- Sort
returned books for shelving.
- Find
materials that patrons have put on hold, and sort them for distribution
throughout the county library system, logging them into SIRSI for
tracking.
- Prepare
new materials for circulation in each branch.
- Delete
outdated materials from the collections of each branch.
- Have
also performed special tasks on the circulation desk at Special Needs
Library.
While working in this position, also trained and worked as
a Substitute in the following other areas of the same library system:
Montgomery County Public Libraries,
Montgomery County, Maryland
March 2006 to May 2006 (as of this writing – will continue
to work intermittently as needed)
Processing Substitute (Technical Services)
- Place
stickers, labels, and bar codes onto books, CDs, videotapes, DVDs, audio
books, etc.
- Stamp
branch names onto Date Due labels and affix them to materials.
- Scan
the materials into the SIRSI online catalog, assigning them to the various
branches and collections.
- Check
the materials against the online bibliographic records created for them to
ensure accuracy.
Montgomery County Public Libraries,
Montgomery County, Maryland
April 2006 to May 2006 (as of this writing – will continue
to work intermittently as needed)
Library Tech/Cataloging Substitute (Cataloging)
- Check
the distribution lists and catalog records against each other, and decide
which materials should be added to existing records and which need new
records.
- Print
call number labels and note important information for each distribution
list to facilitate processing of the materials.
Montgomery County Public Libraries,
Montgomery County, Maryland
April 2006 to Present (intermittent)
Public Services Administration Substitute
- Answer
and transfer telephone calls for the Administrative Offices of the
Montgomery County Public Library System.
- Process
and fill incoming requests for Information and Circulation Substitutes,
updating records for each Substitute, Branch, and assignment.
Montgomery County Public Libraries, Aspen Hill Branch,
Rockville, Maryland
May 2005 to December 2005
Library Page (part-time)
- Sorted
and re-shelved both Fiction and Non-Fiction books, in both the Juvenile
and Adult sections, with a strong emphasis on the Juvenile section.
- Occasionally
assisted in events for children, i.e. launching the summer reading program
and introducing children to the library.
- Pulled
holds from the shelf, logged them into SIRSI for tracking, and labeled
them for distribution to various branches and patrons.
Kashiwazaki
City Board of Education, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Pref., Japan
August 2001 to August 2004
Assistant Language Teacher (placed through the JET Program)
- Team-taught
English with Japanese faculty in elementary and junior high schools.
- Prepared
supplementary teaching materials using handbooks and the Internet.
- Developed
and proctored English listening examinations.
- Evaluated
student assignments.
- Participated
in regional and national conferences.
- Co-conducted
English conversation seminars for Japanese faculty.
Editorial
Projects in Education, Bethesda, Maryland
October 1998 to August 2001
Photo Assistant for Education Week newspaper
- Coordinated
photographic requirements with editors, reporters, and designers.
- Researched
photographs via on-line services, libraries, newspapers, and image
archives.
- Scanned,
sized, and color-corrected photographs for newspaper and Internet
reproduction.
- Assigned
photo shoots to freelance photographers and negotiated payment rates.
- Maintained
photo archive and freelance photographer database.
SKILLS
- Foreign
languages: German (fluent), French (highly proficient), Japanese (advanced
conversational). Have studied
several others, including Spanish.
- Adobe
Photoshop.
- Flatbed
and negative scanner use for photographic pre-press and Internet.
- MS
Word and Access for Windows, Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP, Unix, HTML,
Internet Search Engines, SIRSI.
EDUCATION
- University
of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Bachelor of Arts – Germanic
Languages and Literature, 1998.
- Exchange
Student – University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 1995-1996.
- Delta
Phi Alpha German Honorary Society (Alumnus).
- Alpha
Phi Omega Coeducational Community Service Fraternity (Alumnus).
References will be furnished upon request.