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Michele Ogle

Library Clerk - Circulation Services at Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Current
  • Library Clerk - Circulation Services at Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System
Past
  • Clerk at Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library
  • Computer Lab Assistant, University Computer Labs at Ball State University
  • Clerk at Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library
  • Clerk at Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library
Education
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • Ball State University
Industry
Libraries

Summary

I am a certified Public Librarian in North Carolina and Maryland with experience in public, academic, and special libraries.

Specialties:

Experienced with the following library tools and classification systems:
*OCLC Connexion
*OCLC GovDoc
*QuestionPoint
*WorldCat
*SIRSI Unicorn
*DIALOG
*MARC format
*Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
*Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Proficienct with the following software:
*Microsoft Office
*OpenOffice

Familiar with the following technology:
*HTML/XHTML
*CSS
*Perl
*PHP

Special skills:
*Online information retrieval


Experience

  • Library Clerk - Circulation Services

    Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System

    (Libraries industry)

    November 2009Present (5 months)

  • Librarian I, Periodicals Department

    Enoch Pratt Free Library

    (Libraries industry)

    July 2005June 2007 (2 years )

    *Answered reference questions over the telephone, in person, by correspondence, by email, and via chat interface.
    *Conducted research using microform, print materials, and databases.
    *Taught patrons how to access and use library materials.
    *Updated department website.
    *Wrote online subject guides.

  • Student Assistant, University Archives

    Indiana University Bloomington

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    October 2003May 2005 (1 year 8 months)

    *Preserved photographs and negatives.
    *Cataloged archival material.
    *Filed news clippings, photographs, and documents.

  • Student Assistant - Marcive Processor/Cataloger, Technical Services, Wells Library

    Indiana University Bloomington

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 2003January 2004 (5 months)

    *Cataloged government documents.

  • Clerk

    Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library

    (Libraries industry)

    May 2003August 2003 (4 months)

    *Checked library materials in and out.
    *Shelved library materials.
    *Answered reference questions.
    *Collected fines.
    *Registered new patrons.

  • Computer Lab Assistant, University Computer Labs

    Ball State University

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    August 2002May 2003 (10 months)

    *Provided software and hardware support for lab computers.
    *Cleaned lab computers.

  • Clerk

    Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library

    (Libraries industry)

    June 2002August 2002 (3 months)

    *Checked library materials in and out.
    *Shelved library materials.
    *Answered reference questions.
    *Collected fines.
    *Registered new patrons.

  • Clerk

    Montpelier-Harrison Twp. Public Library

    (Libraries industry)

    February 1998August 1999 (1 year 7 months)

    *Checked library materials in and out.
    *Shelved library materials.
    *Answered reference questions.
    *Collected fines.
    *Registered new patrons.


Education

  • Indiana University Bloomington

    MLS , Library Science , 20032005

    Course focus on Technology in Libraries

  • Ball State University

    BS , English , 19992003

    Minors in Biology and Computer Applications
    Honors Degree


Additional Information

Interests:

Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Gardening, History, Information Management, Reading, Science, Technology, Video Games, Website Design

Groups:

ALA

  •    Indiana University - Bloomington

References available upon request.