EILEEN LOWRY WHITTLE
151 Clarke Street
Manchester NH 03104
603 627-9654
OBJECTIVE
A senior level reference position providing application of experience, skill and education.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Coordinated library instruction classes, prepared advanced classes and conducted classes in online searching and database selection. Assisted faculty, students and college administration in advanced research. Developed training sessions for professional and support staff to provide basic reference services, conduct reference interviews and utilize electronic resources. Established a tiered reference service. Monitored the library web page and electronic mail reference service. Assisted in collection development at the Paul Harvey Library. Completed a sabbatical during the summer of 1995 in the Reference Department of the O’Neill Library of Boston College. Program presenter on the best access to consumer health information for the New Hampshire College and University Council’s Bibliographic Instruction Workshop 2000.
EXPERIENCE
Raymond High School, Raymond NH
Certified Library School Media Specialist Fall 2005- present
Administered the high school library. Heavily weeded the collection and purchased new fiction and non fiction for independent reading classes. Purchased online databases such as Britannica, Choices, Student Resource Center and Nettrekker. Assisted students with research projects.
Trinity High School, Manchester NH
Certified Library School Media Specialist Fall 2001- June 2005 Administered the high school library. Set up the book collection and moved the collection to a new building. Bar coded the entire collection. Purchased online databases such as e- books, encyclopedias and original sources. Conducted library instruction sessions for students in English, History, Science and Theology classes. Guided student book discussions. Taught a course in online searching and the internet.
Paul Harvey Library, Notre Dame College, Manchester NH
Public Services Librarian-September 1998 to 2001.
Managed the public services area of the college library, planning, evaluating, and implementing all policies and procedures relating to circulation, reference and interlibrary loans. Taught advanced library instruction sessions in Education, Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy and Theology.
Library, University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Manchester NH
Circulation and Reference Services Librarian- September 1997 to Spring of 2004.
Worked in a part time capacity and performed various library services for undergraduate and graduate students.
Geisel Library, Saint Anselm College, Manchester NH
Head of Reference Services-1993 to June 1997
Organized all activities in the Reference Department. Hired, trained and evaluated professional and support staff. Developed bibliographic aids to assist patrons in identifying, locating and using information resources.
Additional duties included desk coverage, library instruction and assisting users with electronic resources.
Assistant Reference Librarian- 1984 to 1993
Provided reference service to users. Furnished instruction in the use of the OPAC and other online reference resources. Developed an ability to handle complicated research questions.
Jefferson Market Branch, New York Public Library
Librarian 1-1984
Duties included general reference service to patrons in the Greenwich Village neighborhood branch library of the New York Public Library.
EDUCATION
Pursued an M.Ed. in Elementary/ Secondary Teaching
Notre Dame College, Manchester NH
Master’s of Library and Information Sciences- 1984
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
Bachelor of Arts, History-1981
Saint Anselm College, Manchester NH
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Past organizational affiliations have included American Library Association, American College and Research Libraries, New England Library Instruction Interest Group and New Hampshire Library Association. I am an active member of the NHHIGH Librarians group.
PUBLICATIONS
“Arledge Roone Pickney Jr.” in Sports Encyclopedia of North America. 1988.
History of the Geisel Library 1988.