I'm a Library Technician who has a passion for outreach, excellent client assistance and equitable access to information. My ultimate goal in life is to empower and engage my community through information service. I've coordinated work placements for students, managed professional social media pages, created the Humber ELC Library catalogue & website and I'd love to work with you.
Alannah Metherel
Library Technician
Phone:
(519) 505-4736
Email:
Address:
Brantford ON
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EXPERIENCE
2018-present
Practicum Coordinator
Humber College
Conduct one-on-one meetings with students to determine placement needs and provide search terms and tips for finding own placement, liaise between Humber partners and students, represent Humber College at postgraduate fairs including creating table displays, Social Media management of two postgraduate programs.
2017-2018
Library Technician - Intern
Toronto Public Library
Provided children's programming including story time's and baby time, regular library programming, outreach services, circulation services, provided reference services, proficient with Symphony ILS
Toronto Public Health Library
Focused on weeding collection, collection maintenance and acquisitions, copy and original cataloguing and standardization of records in anticipation of new cloud based ILS Soutron to be implemented that year.
EDUCATION
2017-2018
Diploma - Accelerated
Seneca College
Library and Information Technology
Advanced Searching, Cataloguing with RDA, Reference Services, Library Acquisitions, Library prorams, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office Suite expertise, Circulation services, AODA, proficient with cloud-based ILS Alma, Social Media for libraries.
2012-2016
Honours Bachelor of Arts
York University
Linguistics
Advanced courses in Historical Linguisitcs, Phonetics, Phonology, Syntax, with a focus on Developmental Phychology and Language Acquisition
2008-2010
Diploma
Conestoga College
Broadcast - Radio
Double specialization in Production and News Casting, courses in Promotions, Audio production, Advanced training in Editing software Adobe Audition, Social Media for radio.
Recent Projects
A Special Library catalogue and website for a college level English Language Centre
Creating a social media presence for two graduate programs
Finding and maintaining various organizational partnerships across the GTA
Areasof Expertise
Library Programming
Outreach
Research and Reference services
Social Media Management
Presentations
Client Assistance
Library Philosophy
For me, the goal of Libraries is to expand access, create valuable experiences for lifelong connections to the library, as well as support the research, teaching and learning of the individual and the community at large.
Through increased discoverabiltiy, working with community partnerships to promote collections and services, as well as proactively expanding a library’s physical presence to your community and providing safe spaces that foster development and learning, can we achieve our goals.