YOUR VIRTUAL LIBRARIAN
EDUCATION
Master of Library and Information Science, University of Denver
Bachelor of Arts Literature, University of Massachusetts
EMPLOYMENT
2004- Present Owner and Sole Proprietor, Your Virtual Librarian (www.yourvirtuallibrarian.com)
Home-based research and fact-checking service (also providing proofreading, editing, and indexing services)
CURRENT PROJECTS
Contributing Editor, Askquestions.org
Research and answer questions posed by media watchdog organization
Researcher/Writer, Northern Virginia Magazine
Write monthly column of topical statistics, contribute occasional articles, and provide other research as needed
Research Editor, Portovert LLC
Edit and research articles and other content for online environmentally and socially conscious lifestyle magazines (www.portovert.com and www.hauteidea.com), target businesses to be included in resource directory
Editor, Remilon LLC
Edit, research and write informative articles for education websites
Blogger, Recipefork.com
Contribute several posts per week on food and recipes
Real Estate Writer, A Plus Institute
Author short courses, e-books and exam preparation material on the real estate industry
Copywriter, Demand Studios
Provide search engine-oriented web content
Fact Checker, Encyclopedia Virginia and Publications International
Verify book content prior to publication
Computational Linguistics Consultant, Butler Hill Group
Analyze and rate web search results for content applicable to query terms
RECENT/PAST PROJECTS
Contributing Researcher/Author, Knock-Knock Press
Contributed informational sidebars, other content for two humorous nonfiction books
Blogger, Texas Realty Blog
Contributed several posts per week on newsworthy topics in Houston/Dallas area real estate
Real Estate Writer, Move.com
Wrote short articles on the real estate industry
Copywriter, InfoSearch Media and Pagewise
Provided search engine-oriented web content
Staff Reviewer, Shy Librarian
Wrote reviews of adult fiction titles
2005-2006 Library Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator, St. Anne’s Day School, Annapolis, MD
2004-2005 Outreach Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library, Washington, DC
2001-2004 Youth Services Librarian, Highlands Ranch Library, Highlands Ranch, CO
SKILLS
Writing: Articles, reports, web content, proposals, annotated bibliographies.
Research: Experience in use of online databases, CD-ROM databases, print resources, and obtaining original data through designing and conducting surveys.
Editing and proofreading
ACTIVITIES
Member, American Library Association (ALA)
Member, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Committee Member – YALSA Booklist Task Force 2005-Present
Member – Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Roundtable (EMIERT)