Computer Basics, Tutor (11/95 - Present)
Currently operate a small business tutoring individuals in their homes on basic use of IBM compatible and Macintosh computers. Training ranges from basic computer operation and what to look for when purchasing a computer to word processing and Internet navigation.
PledgeBay.com, Web Developer (3/00 - 7/00)
Responsible for creating web site mock-ups and navigation for Internet start-up company. Familiar with HTML, style sheets, and basic javascript and XML.
New Brighton Middle School Library, Library Specialist (10/95 - 6/97)
Perform a variety of technical and clerical duties involving maintaining a school library such as circulation, reference and record keeping, and act as the prime resource person regarding materials available. The New Brighton Middle School Library also houses the collection of the Capitola Elementary School Library, and therefore library services are directed towards students and faculty from both schools. Duties include training and supervising the work of student and/or volunteer aides, preparing displays, assisting students on the computer, assisting in selection, ordering, and processing of books, collecting fines and providing notification and follow-up on overdue materials, researching requests from students and teachers, and coordinating class visits to the library for grades K-8.
Santa Cruz Public Library, Temporary Circulation Clerk and On-call Clerk (10/94 - Present)
Perform routine circulation functions at the Central Branch such as charging, discharging, and routing books, periodicals, videocassette, records, and compact disks. Work constantly with patrons in the above tasks as well as issue library cards, collect fines, fill requests, and explain library policies. As on-call clerk, also answer basic reference questions, help patrons use the PAC, and place requests for patrons.
BDM Federal, Inc. , Library Technician (12/92 - 10/94)
Advanced Information Management, Library Technician (5/92-9/92)
Worked on team project with AIM and BDM employees to complete the first phases of a government contract concerning the Combat Training Center Archives at the Army Research Institute in Monterey. Processed incoming data from the three Combat Training Centers which included After Action Review videotapes, paper and digital data. Assigned mission IDs subsequently used for cataloging data within Training Automated Research Catalog (TRACS). Gathered and entered weapons data for the Battle Damage Assessment and helped design BDA data entry software and weapons/targets categories. Entered Take Home Package data and assisted workshop attendees in locating Archive materials. Assisted in developing a new floor plan that rearranged Archive holdings and made them more accessible.
Watsonville Public Library, Library Assistant (6/90-9/90)
Temporarily assisted in completing backlog of cataloging projects.
Cataloged Mexican and Spanish-language music cassettes, paperback books,
and some video materials on BIBLIOFILE under the direction of senior
catalogers. Familiar with all phases of acquisition process for
paperbacks, including barcoding, sensitization, and preparation for
shelving in main stacks.
University of California, Santa Cruz, McHenry Library - Interlibrary Loan Student Assistant II (11/89-6/90)
Processed incoming and outgoing borrowing and lending requests, both books and Xeroxing. Assisted library patrons making interlibrary loan requests in person and by telephone. Input and retrieved bibliographic information via computerized databases. Typed Interlibrary Loan forms and performed miscellaneous clerical duties.
CAPCON Library Network, Member Services Library Technician, Washington, D.C. (4/86-4/88)
Maintained On-line Union List Databases (through OCLC) for 150 Law Librarians Society of DC members and seventeen academic libraries belonging to Capital Area On-line Services project; maintained office membership, accounts and microcomputer databases. Assisted professional staff with editing and production of Quarterly Technical Memoranda, newsletters and correspondence. Performed secretarial duties as needed including extensive use of WordPerfect.
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Library Assistant, Washington, D.C. (12/85-4/86)
Assisted professional library staff by checking in serial subscriptions on a Kardex system; processed interlibrary loan requests (incoming and outgoing); answered "ready reference" questions and performed search and retrieval of document citations using WESTLAW.
United States Senate Library, Intern, Washington, D.C. (6/84-8/85, summers)
Assisted in major retrospective conversion process including searching and editing OCLC records, producing catalog cards and computer tape, and final transformation of tape into Senate Library Computerized Catalog (SLCC). Gained familiarity with Legislative Tracking System (LEGIS), and the Library of Congress Automated Catalog (SCORPIO). Completed editing and production of backlogged microform records; collected hearings from House committees for library collection.
EDUCATION
School of Library and
Information Science (Graduated May 1999)
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
University of California, Santa Cruz (Graduated
June, 1990)
Santa Cruz, California
B.A. English/American Literature
Honors in the Major/College Honors
Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute
(Summer, 1989)
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Earlham College (1983-1985)
Richmond, Indiana
Walt Whitman High School
(1980-1983)
Bethesda, Maryland
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
H.W. Wilson ScholarshipMurphy, J. (1999). When the rights of the many outweigh the rights of the few of the one: The "legitimate" versus the homeless patron in the library. Current Studies in Librarianship (23, 1&2, pp.50-60).
Murphy, J. (1994). Ulyana Bostwick. In T. Mamonova (Ed.), Women's glastnost versus naglost: Stopping Russian backlash (pp.69-81). Westport, Conn. Bergin and Garvey.
Murphy, J. (1987). Wendy. Conditions (14), 193.
Murphy, J. (1987). Silence and the creative process. Off Our Backs (February 1987), 20.
Murphy, J. (1987). Naming the violence: Speaking out about lesbian battering. [ Review of the book Naming the Violence: Speaking out about lesbian battering]. Off Our Backs (February 1987), 18-21.
Computer
Familiar with several on-line and in-house cataloging systems and OPACS such as OCLC, BIBLIOFILE, SCORPIO, and MELVYL. Familiar with several commercial on-line systems such as DIALOG, LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW. Adept at microcomputer applications and operating systems such as WordPerfect, Word for Windows, Windows, and DOS and have the ability to master diverse types of software quickly. Experience using communications and fax/modem software such as WinFax and Procomm, and a wide range of Internet client applications. Experienced with Macintosh computers and related software including Filemaker Pro, Clarisworks, and various communications programs. Experience installing software for and navigating the Internet.
Administrative
Proficient research and writing skills. Ability to work in a highly productive environment with deadlines. Ability to work independently and with initiative on projects. Experience with telephone answering/message taking; typing: 80-90 words per minute; experience with calculators, automated postage machines, fax machines, and Xerox copiers. Extensive experience working with the public.