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Jill Westover
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-w-602755b2/

Education

Simmons College, ​Boston, MA

Master of Science in Library and Information Sciences, August 2015

University of Massachusetts, ​Amherst, MA

Bachelor of Arts in Music and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2012

Employment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ​Worcester, MA October 2019-Present

Resource Sharing Team Lead
● Oversees daily operations of inter-library loan and document delivery services, using
resource-sharing techniques to provide exceptional customer service and efficient
delivery services.
● Collaborates and exchanges information with the Collection Assessment and
Development Librarian regarding patron resource sharing requests regarding purchasing
materials for the library’s collections.
● Assists in the development and implementation of policy, procedural and/or
technological improvements, including maintaining documentation for staff and student
workers and LibGuides or research material for WPI Library community
● Provide reference assistance as needed through library chat, email, or in person

Windward Community College, ​Kaneohe, HI January 2016 - September 2019

Circulation Manager
● Coordinated and supervised all student staff and library assistants
● Managed day to day operations such as circulation, reserves, intersystem loans, stack
maintenance, patron registration, public use equipment and ready reference questions
● Managed and executed daily monetary deposits and kept track of all revenue from
circulation such as fines, copying/printing, and other departmental special funds, serves
as Change Fund custodian
● Executed all cataloging and processing for course reserves
● Provided reference assistance in the absence of librarians

Anna Maria College, ​Paxton, MA September 2014 - August 2015

Reference Assistant (half time)
● Assisted students and faculty with research in all disciplines
● Managed all interlibrary loan duties
● Executed collection development, cataloguing, and processing projects
● Assisted in managing electronic resources such as database and journal subscriptions
● Managed and update subject LibGuides
● Created and publish library newsletters
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Worcester State University, ​Worcester, MA September 2014 - May 2015

Library Assistant (half time) (evenings)
● Executed daily circulation duties
● Assisted students with research in all disciplines
● Managed student workers
● Managed study room reservations
● Prepared circulation desk and building for closing

Recent Service & Professional Development

ARC Access Services IG - Present Member

Introduction to Cataloging - June 2020 (Library Juice Academy 4 week course)
Massachusetts Library System Executive Board Member - 3 year term begins 2021

Languages

Native: English
Basic: French (reading knowledge)
Basic: Spanish (reading and understanding knowledge)

More Experience/ Activities

University of Hawaii, Manoa Coursework

LIS686: Information Literacy
Spring 2017

University of Hawaii Summer Band Program

Instrumentalist
Honolulu, HI
July 2016

New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA
Original Cataloguing Intern for music scores
June 2015 - August 2015

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA
Cataloguing Intern
June 2014 - August 2014

London Summer Seminar

London, England
British Librarianship
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May 18 - June 1, 2014

Marching Band, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble, Commencement Band, Pit Orchestra
instrumentalist and/or student librarian
Amherst, MA
2008-2012