Wendy Thomas

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Education
University of DenverDenver, CO November 2014

Master of Library and Information Science

Metropolitan State UniversityDenver, CO December 1990

Bachelor of Arts, English

Experience
Arapahoe Library DistrictEnglewood, CO April 2015 to present
Library Specialist
Provide customized reference and readers advisory services to diverse communities of public library patrons,
creating lifelong learning opportunities and building library-patron relationships.
Instruct patrons in technology resources across devices and platforms to promote digital literacy.
Create displays and merchandise materials to highlight collection and increase circulation.
Contribute content to Staff Picks page on website and recommend books to patrons through the Staff Picks display
within the library.
Perform advisory, reference and circulation services from a centralized call center serving eight libraries.
Deliver outreach through mobile library services to senior centers and underserved areas of the community to
ensure access for all patrons.

Collegiate Academy of ColoradoLittleton, CO November 2013 to present

Coordinator of Library Services (Volunteer)
Determine student information needs and manage collection within the library budget to provide relevant,
current and engaging materials for students.
Recruit, train and mentor volunteers to run unstaffed library resulting in the checkout of over 2500 books in the
2014-2015 school year and over 3600 books in 2015-2016.
Refine library layout and merchandise materials to continuously improve the user experience, resulting in usage
of library services by 92% of elementary classrooms in 2015-2016 compared to 0% in 2013-2014.
Mentor middle school leadership council students in their efforts to increase library usage by middle and high
school students with plans to have designated open library hours for those students during the 2016-2017 school
year.

Bureau of Land ManagementLakewood, CO June 2013 to April 2015
Intern
Conducted literature searches and provided reference services under the supervision of BLM librarians.
Updated 500+ MARC records in EOS to provide access to digitized public lands and natural resources management
documents.
Proofread text and verified links for new website, ensuring that content was current and error-free.
Processed incoming serials and updated related MARC records in EOS.

Rocky Mountain Philatelic LibraryDenver, CO February 2014 to August 2014
Volunteer
Planned and developed digitization standards, workflows and documentation to standardize practices and provide
project reference to new volunteers.
Trained and supervised 5 scanning volunteers, including 3 professional librarians and 2 graduate students,
increasing scope of project and decreasing timeline for completion of project.
Scanned 50+ historic postcards, added metadata and created digital collections in Omeka.





Collegiate Academy of ColoradoLittleton, CO January 2007 to February 2015
Registrar (2012-2015), Secretary (2007-2012)
Created a weekly electronic newsletter, informational flyers and website content to inform families, staff and
community of procedures, deadlines and events.
Designed and implemented innovative electronic processes for admissions and registration, allowing for remote
completion of paperwork and cutting response times by 75-90%.
Guided potential families through the enrollment process by providing relevant information and conducting school
tours, resulting in the registration of between 75 and 120 new students in each of three years as registrar.
Recruited and organized approximately 275 volunteers per year, creating a support base for school fundraisers,
events, and classroom projects.

Community Technology Center at Denver Public LibraryDenver, CO June-July 2014

Practicum Student
Taught Computer Basics, Microsoft Office and Google Apps classes of up to 20 patrons with a wide range of
technical skills and to individual patrons through one-on-one appointments.
Provided basic and advanced technology assistance to a diverse community of patrons in an urban library with
over 120 public access computers.
Supervised activities in teen technology lab and makerspace.

Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, CO April 2014 to July 2014
Volunteer
Cataloged 200+ fossil images in KE EMu.

American Alpine ClubGolden, CO November 2012 to August 2013
Intern
Launched online collection of fine art postcards in Collective Access.
Created metadata for 50+ images in a Collective Access digital collection.
Produced minimal-level metadata for approximately 4000 journal articles in preparation for digitization.

Professional Organizations

American Library Association (ALA) December 2013-present

Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) September 2012-present
Secretary and Treasurer of DU Chapter 2013-14 school year.
Facilitated and presented technology instruction to graduate students.
Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) December 2013-present
Member of New Professionals Interest Group.