| Melanie Wood, MLS | | Skype: Melaniewood8 | | | https://www.goodreads.com/melanielibrarian | | https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniewoodmls/ | | |
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| | Master of Library & Information Science | May 2001 – May
2003 | Long Island University | | | Brookville, NY | | | | | | Bachelor of Arts in Literature | | September 1997- May
2001 | State University of New York at Purchase | | | Purchase, NY | | |
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| Professional Experience American International School of Guangzhou | |
July 2022 - present | Secondary Librarian & Extended Essay Coordinator | | Guangzhou, China | | | · Maintain electronic resources and oversee an ¥800,000 resource budget. | ·
Deliver information literacy instruction to students. · Provide reference
and research support to faculty, staff, and students. | ·
Coordinate and supervise 50+ Extended Essay Projects for the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program ·
Utilize educational software such as ManageBac, MS Teams, Veracross,
and MyIB. | · Administrator for many learning resources, such as JSTOR, TurnItIn, Destiny, and more |
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August 2014- June 2022 | Instruction and Reference Librarian | | | Dubai,
UAE | | | ·
Deliver information literacy instruction to students. | ·
Provide reference service to faculty, students and staff. ·
Collection Development Council Chair, serving for three years. | ·
Develop and maintain online guides and website. LibGuide administrator. | ·
Coordinate and develop the Library’s online presence, including
social media. | · Market
the latest print and electronic resources to students, faculty, and staff. | ·
Works closely with fellow librarians, faculty and staff in the
implementation of library programs. | | Central
Piedmont Community College | |
September 2012- August 2014 | Campus Library Manager | | | Charlotte, NC | | | ·
Managed the operation of the Harris Campus Library, including
reference, instruction, and circulation services. | ·
Hired, scheduled, trained, and provided leadership to professional
librarians and staff, monitored performance, and reviewed completed assignments. | ·
Planned, organized, and managed projects. | ·
Promoted CPCC Library resources and services via social media
and other. | · Engaged in outreach to
students, faculty, staff, and community. | · Developed
displays and programming that created a welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and community. | ·
Gathered data and produced statistical reports. | ·
Engaged in troubleshooting software and hardware issues. | ·
Provided supplemental library instruction and basic computer
training through Library Labworks. | · Designed
print and web-based instructional resources including guides, handouts, web pages, and tutorials using a variety of tools
including course management software. | | University
of North Carolina at Pembroke | |
June 2010- September 2012 | Instruction and Reference Librarian | | | Pembroke,
NC | | | ·
Coordinated, assessed, and delivered information literacy and
library instruction sessions designed for freshman level through graduate courses, and community users. | ·
Liaison to School of Education, Psychology, Business, Communications,
English, Religion, History, and Chemistry. Duties included instruction, collection development, and support. | ·
Designed print and web-based instructional resources including
guides, handouts, web pages, and tutorials using a variety of tools, including course management software. | ·
Responsible for maintenance of electronic classroom. | ·
Participated in providing electronic resources training to library
staff. | | | | Johnson & Wales University | |
November 2008-June 2010 | Reference Librarian | | | Charlotte, NC | | | ·
Provided reference assistance for a unique academic body. | ·
Supervised student workers and advised interns; opening and closing
responsibilities. | · Conducted information
literacy training in a state-of-the-art learning lab. | ·
Contributed to the library’s online course and subject-related
information guides, LibGuides. | · Enhanced
and organized the menu collection of more than one hundred actual restaurant menus from around the world. | | Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | |
May 2004- April 2010 | Reference Librarian | | | Charlotte, NC | | | ·
Provided reference services including readers advisory to a large,
diverse community. | · Delivered
technology training to the public, including training in all Microsoft Office programs. | ·
Primary contact for several system-wide events such as The Big
Read and Teen Summer Reading | · Community
outreach delivering information sessions to groups. | ·
Coordinated use of a busy auditorium and community room. | ·
Served as interim head of reference, planning and carrying out
administrative duties including budget and finance, personnel, and maintenance of equipment and facility. | ·
Organized the successful murder-mystery fundraising event “Love
Your Library to Death.” | · Member
of the Teen Technology Team and the Teen Reads Team. | ·
Member of the Bizlink Team, which developed business information
programming for the public. |
| | | Professional Organizations | | | American
Library Assocation | | 2023- present | ACAMIS Association of China & Mongolia International Schools | | 2022- present | Modern
Language Association | | 2021-2022 | Middle East Librarians Network, Social Justice Committee | | 2020-2021 | Information
Literacy Network, Chair Board of Directors | | 2019-2020 | Information Literacy Network, Vice Chair Board
of Directors | | 2018-2019 | Information
Literacy Network, Communications Chair | | 2017-2018 | Information Literacy Network of the GCC | | 2014-2021 |
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| | University Service | | | Zayed University Web
Compliance Team | | 2015-2021 | Student Handbook Committee | | 2018-2021 | Central Piedmont Community College Annual Family Campaign Co-Captain | 2012-2013 | Club Advisor to Secular Student Association | 2011-2012 | Club
Advisor to Muslim Student Association | 2011-2012 | Club Advisor to Anime and Manga Club | | 2011-2012 | Faculty
Conciliator | | 2011-2012 | Academic Support Services Subcommittee | 2011-2012 | Diversity Committee | | 2010-2012 | |
| Library Service | | | Collection Development Committee, Chair | | 2017-2020 | Web
Services Team, permanent chair | | 2014-2022 | Information Literacy Committee | | 2014-2022 | Collection
Development Committee | | 2014-2022 | Library Faculty Council, Chair | | 2014-2015 | Strategic
Planning Committee | | 2014-2015 | CPCC Library Marketing Team | | 2012-2014 | CPCC
Library Leadership Team | | 2012-2014 | Chair of Social Concerns Committee at UNC
Pembroke | 2011-2012 | Staff Development Committee UNCP Library | 2011-2012 | Planning Committee UNCP Library | | 2010-2012 | Publications
Committee UNCP Library | | 2010-2011 | Teen Read Week Team and Teen Technology Team | 2009-2010 | Teen
Summer Reading Team and The Big Read Programming Team | 2008-2009 | Leader of Teen Outreach Team and Member of the Weeding
Team | 2008-2009 | Bizlink Team, Captain of the Company Research category | 2004-2007 | |
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| Academic Conference
Presentations | | | UAE Libraries Symposium | October 20,
2019 | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | | Presented
a paper titled: “Information Tolerance: Living Library to Promote Community Engagment.” | The International Congress on Historiography and Source Studies of Asia and Africa | June 19-21, 2019 | St. Petersburg, Russia | | Presented a paper titled: “Emirates Collections, overview of UAE resources.” | Information Literacy Network Gulf, Spring Symposium | April 24-25 2019 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | | Conference Organizing Committee | | Presented a poster title: “Living
Library UAE” | | Co-presented a paper titled: “Sustainble
Libraries Survey.” | Western Balkans Information Literacy Conference | June 21-22, 2018 | Bihac, Bosnia-Herzegovina | | Participation on the Scientific Committee | | Facilitated
a workshop on conducting a Living Library | | Presented a paper titled: “Information
Literacy Outside the Classroom.” | ILN Spring Symposium | March 1, 2018 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | | Coordinated a day long discussion of latest trends in Information Literacy | Presented an outline of my research on reading and research skills of university students in the Gulf
region | | | ILN Spring Symposium | March 8, 2018 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | | Coordinated a day-long discussion
of latest trends in Information Literacy Presented an outline of my preliminary research
on Library certificate programs in the United Arab Emirates | | | ManLibNet Management in Libraries | September 15-17, 2017 | New Delhi, India | | Presented a paper titled “Using LibGuides in the Classroom” |
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Development |
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Educational Technology Conference, EdTechGZ | January 20, 2024 | Science
Park, Guangzhou, China | | | Organizing Committee | | | International Baccalaureate Workshop, Librarians | June 20-23,
2023 | St. Petersburg Beach, Florida,
USA | | | Educational Technology Conference, EdTechGZ | June 20-23, 2022 | Ersha Island, Guangzhou, China Organizing
Committee | | | International Baccalaureate Workshop,
Librarians | June 20-23, 2023 | St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA | | | | | | Modern Language Association Convention | | January 6-7,
2022 | Washington, DC, USA | | | | | | North Carolina Library Association | | December 8, 2021 | Attended an online conference regarding supporting and developing entrepreneurship. | | | | Entrepreneurship
in Libraries | | November 12-13,
2020 | North Carolina Library
Association, United States | Attended
an online conference regarding supporting and developing entrepreneurship. | Bloomberg Market Concepts | | July,
2020 | New
York, United States | | | Earned a certificate for training on Bloomberg Terminal
Basics and financial market concepts. | | | | IFLA President’s Meeting | June 3-5, 2015 | Bilgi
University, Istanbul, Turkey | | | | | | American Libraries Association
Regional Conference | November 11-13, 2014 | Sharjah, UAE | | | | | | Our Library of the Future, Symposium | | September 12-13, 2013 | NC State University, Hunt Library, Raleigh NC | |
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