Pamela

R. Ruos
2201 Chestnut Avenue Glenview, Illinois 60026 (H) 847-657-8981 E-mail: ruospame@my.dom.edu

Education

Master of Library and Information Science, in progress. Expected completion December 2013. Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois. Bachelor of Arts, Major in English, May 1990. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Library and Archives Experience

Practicum / Internship, January 2013 May 2013, Webster Institute at Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, Illinois Processed Alvan Clark and Sons Collection of business and personal papers and photographs. Collection approximately 4 linear feet of materials. Preserved and arranged items. Created Finding Aid for collection. Digitized all materials in collection by scanning items using standards and parameters adapted from NARAs Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access. Created metadata for each scanned document and photo. Published Finding Aid on OCLC and Adler Planetarium website for research access. Library Volunteer Projects Volunteer synagogue library, new project in process, Temple Jeremiah, Northfield, Illinois. Member of new committee to expand, update and promote temple library. Volunteer grade school library, 2008 2010, Glen Grove Elementary, Glenview, Illinois. Worked on special projects, reading contests, shelving and weeding.

Work Experience

Senior Loan Officer, 1995 2006, Mortgage Funding Group, Chicago, Illinois Generated new residential mortgage loans and saw them from production through funding. Structured loans to fit particular borrowers situation. Possessed detailed knowledge of Federal as well as lender generated guidelines. Sales Agent, 1996 2006, Clayton Root Real Estate, Chicago, Illinois Represented buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. Generated market analysis for clients.

Pamela R. Ruos
2201 Chestnut Avenue Glenview, Illinois 60026 (H) 847-657-8981 E-mail: ruospame@my.dom.edu Loan Processor, 1992 1995, Mortgage Funding Group, Chicago, Illinois Processed residential mortgages. Responsible for implementation of automated processing software for office. Catalog Coordinator, 1990 1992, Nasco, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Oversaw production of educational materials catalogs.

Skills
Knowledge of Society of American Archivists standards and guidelines. Skilled at scanning technology as well as Adobe Acrobat Pro, Photoshop and Adobe Bridge. Experience with preservation and conservation of archival materials. Library Technology: OCLC WorldCat, LISTA, some work with librarything.com and Archivists Toolkit Programming: Worked with basic HTML, XML, CSS Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Drupal, VueScan, WordPress Social: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Professional Affiliations
American Library Association Illinois Library Association Glenview History Center, Historical Society and Library Past member, Association of Jewish Libraries