Brett Bonfield's Resume (Last updated December 1st 2008)

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Brett Bonfield
Collingswood, NJ 08108 USA
http://inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/authors/brett-bonfield/

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PUBLICATIONS
  • Skala, Matthew, Brett Bonfield, and Mary Fran Torpey. Enforcing Copyright. Library Journal. 15 February 2008.
  • Bonfield, Brett. LISNews Author. June 2007-October 2007.
  • Bonfield, Brett. "Info Intro: Microfinance." Business Information Alert. May 2007.

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PRESENTATIONS
  • Low-cost Merchandising, NJLA Annual Conference, April 27-29, 2009 (forthcoming)
  • ACRL ULS Current Topics Discussion Group, introduction for guest discussion group leader, Aaron Swartz, January 12, 2008

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • ACRL, 2006-2008
  • ULS Current Topics Discussion Group committee, 2007-2008
  • ULS Communications Committee, 2008

  • ACRL Delaware Valley Chapter, 2006-2008
  • Nominations Committee, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
  • Legislative Liaison Board Member, 2008

  • ALA, 2006-Present
  • Presidential Initiative Reactor Advisory Group (REACT), 2009-2011

  • LLAMA, 2008-Present

  • NJLA, 2008-Present

  • PALINET Leadership Network Advisory Group, 2008-Present

  • PLA, 2008-Present

  • RUSA, 2006-2008

  • SLA, 2006-Present
  • Student Academic Affairs Advisory Committee, 2007-Present
  • SLA Philadelphia Chapter
  • Technology Task Force, 2007-2008

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Collingswood Public Library
Director

May 1, 2008 - Present
Collingswood, NJ
  • Oversee operations, management, and policies
  • Responsible for technology infrastructure
  • Maintain budget and direct fundraising activities

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Temple University Samuel L. Paley Library
Special Projects

September 15, 2007 - April 30, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
  • Transformed HTML-based finding aid to MARCXML suitable for uploading to Diamond: The Libraries' Catalog
  • Established budget and timeline for digitizing 25,000-volume video archive
  • Project managed and specified requirements for new database of staff privileges (e.g. room and system access, credit card authorization)
  • Benchmarked academic library website norms and best practices
  • Assisted in transferring image archives from Digital Diamond (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.) to ContentDM

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Saint Joseph's University Francis A. Drexel Library
Reference

November 15, 2007 - April 30, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
  • Provided reference assistance for students, faculty, and staff in person and virtually via QuestionPoint
  • Provided bibliographic instruction (e.g. to MBA classes)
  • Assisted with web projects

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University of Pennsylvania, Lippincott Library
Reference

August 15, 2006 - December 31, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
  • Provided business reference services to students and faculty in person, via email, and IM, and multidisciplinary reference through Van Pelt Library's IM and live chat service
  • Created research guides for library website (e.g. Microfinance)
  • Responsible for information literacy instruction for Wharton Management 100 students (Spring 2007)
  • Transferred thousands of bound serials to high density storage

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AWARDS AND HONORS
2007 Knower Award from SLA Philadelphia Chapter (stipend to attend SLA Annual Conference)

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EDUCATION

Drexel University
MS in Library and Information Science

September 2006 - September 2007
Philadelphia, PA

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Rutgers College
BA in English Literature

September 1988 - May 1991
New Brunswick, NJ

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SKILLS
  • (X)HTML and CSS
  • Website usability, accessibility, metadata, and information architecture
  • Hosted software (CMS, frameworks, and database-backed site technologies)
  • Ability to specify programming languages and adapt programs
  • Significant experience with Microsoft Windows, Linux/Unix, and Palm operating systems

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