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Eleanor
Vance
Librarian
&
Information
Specialist
evance
@
library
.
org
(415) 555-0184
San
Francisco
,
CA
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.
com
/
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evance
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Dedicated
librarian
with
9
years
of
experience
in
public
and
academic
library
settings
,
specialising
in
reference
services
,
collection
development
,
and
digital
literacy
instruction
.
Committed
to
equitable
access
to
information
and
fostering
community
engagement
through
innovative
programming
.
Proven
track
record
of
leading
cross
-
functional
teams
,
managing
budgets
exceeding
$
180,000,
and
implementing
discovery
-
layer
systems
that
improved
catalogue
search
efficiency
by
34%.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Senior
Reference
Librarian
San
Francisco
Public
Library
—
Main
Branch
2019–
present
Lead
a
team
of
5
reference
librarians
and
2
paraprofessionals
across
the
general
reference
and
government
documents
desks
,
serving
an
average
of
420
patrons
per
day
.
Developed
and
launched
a
city
-
wide
digital
literacy
programme
that
reached
1,800+
adult
learners
in
its
first
year
,
resulting
in
a
28%
increase
in
public
computer
reservations
.
Managed
a
$
187,000
annual
collections
budget
for
the
reference
and
non
-
fiction
departments
,
achieving
a
92%
usage
rate
through
data
-
driven
weeding
and
targeted
acquisitions
.
Collaborated
with
IT
to
deploy
a
new
library
services
platform
(
Ex
Libris
Alma
),
leading
staff
training
and
creating
documentation
that
reduced
the
post
-
migration
help
-
desk
ticket
volume
by
41%.
Curated
themed
reading
lists
and
hosted
24
community
author
events
annually
,
with
an
average
attendance
of
85
participants
per
event
.
Instruction
&
Outreach
Librarian
Oakland
Public
Library
—
Rockridge
Branch
2015–2019
Designed
and
delivered
information
literacy
workshops
for
K
–12
students
,
adult
learners
,
and
senior
citizens
,
reaching
over
2,500
participants
annually
across
3
branch
locations
.
Secured
a
$
22,500
LSTA
grant
to
create
a
mobile
makerspace
program
,
purchasing
3
D
printers
,
circuit
kits
,
and
recording
equipment
that
circulated
to
14
underserved
neighbourhoods
.
Partnered
with
8
local
schools
to
provide
homework
help
,
library
card
sign
-
ups
,
and
summer
reading
programme
enrolment
,
increasing
youth
card
registration
by
33%
in
two
years
.
Managed
the
branch
'
s
social
media
presence
and
monthly
e
-
newsletter
,
growing
the
subscriber
base
from
900
to
3,400
and
achieving
an
average
open
rate
of
47%.
Library
Assistant
Berkeley
Public
Library
—
Central
Library
2013–2015
Provided
front
-
line
circulation
services
,
reader
'
s
advisory
,
and
basic
reference
assistance
at
a
busy
urban
library
serving
1,600+
daily
visitors
.
Processed
an
average
of
280
holds
and
150
interlibrary
loan
requests
per
week
,
maintaining
a
shelving
accuracy
rate
above
98%
during
quarterly
audits
.
Assisted
with
cataloguing
backlog
reduction
,
copy
-
cataloguing
40–60
items
per
day
using
RDA
standards
in
the
OCLC
Connexion
environment
.
EDUCATION
Master
of
Library
&
Information
Science
CERTIFICATIONS
California
Public
Librarian
Credential
—
Level
II
1 / 2
University
of
California
,
Los
Angeles
2013 ·
GPA
3.92
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
English
Literature
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
2010 ·
magna
cum
laude
Project
Management
for
Libraries
(
ALA
eLearning
,
2022)
Certified
Digital
Literacy
Instructor
(
NALA
, 2021)
Intro
to
RDA
&
Linked
Data
(
OCLC
, 2020)
KEY
SKILLS
Library
Operations
Reference
interview
techniques
·
Collection
development
&
weeding
·
ILS
administration
(
Alma
,
Sierra
,
Evergreen
) ·
Metadata
&
cataloguing
(
RDA
,
MARC
,
Dublin
Core
) ·
ILL
management
·
Serials
management
Instruction
&
Outreach
Information
literacy
curriculum
design
·
Adult
learning
theory
·
Workshop
facilitation
·
Community
needs
assessment
·
Grant
writing
·
Bilingual
instruction
(
Spanish
)
Technology
&
Data
Springshare
suite
(
LibGuides
,
LibCal
,
LibAnswers
) ·
Koha
·
Drupal
·
Tableau
·
Excel
(
pivot
tables
,
VLOOKUP
) ·
Basic
Python
&
SQL
for
data
cleaning
·
Web
archiving
(
Archive
-
It
)
Leadership
&
Management
Team
supervision
(5+
direct
reports
) ·
Budget
planning
&
reporting
·
Strategic
planning
·
Volunteer
coordination
·
Policy
development
·
DEI
initiatives
in
library
services
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
&
PRESENTATIONS
"
Bridging
the
Digital
Divide
:
A
Public
Library
Model
for
Adult
Digital
Literacy
"
California
Library
Association
Annual
Conference
,
Sacramento
, 2024 ·
Co
-
presenter
"
Weeding
Without
Fear
:
Data
-
Driven
Approaches
to
Collection
Management
"
Public
Library
Association
Conference
,
Portland
, 2023 ·
Workshop
facilitator
"
From
Desk
to
Community
:
Redefining
the
Reference
Librarian
'
s
Role
"
California
Library
Association
Magazine
,
Fall
2022 ·
Feature
article
,
pp
. 24–29
PROFESSIONAL
INVOLVEMENT
American
Library
Association
(
ALA
) —
Member
since
2013;
Reference
&
User
Services
Association
(
RUSA
)
committee
member
(2021–2023)
California
Library
Association
(
CLA
) —
Advocacy
Committee
member
;
co
-
chair
of
the
Public
Services
Interest
Group
(2023–2024)
Bay
Area
Library
Consortium
—
Steering
committee
representative
for
SFPL
(2022–
present
)
Volunteer
tutor
,
San
Francisco
Literacy
Fund
(2019–
present
)
References
available
upon
request
Updated
January
2026
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