SARAH GIFFEN-HUNTER

sgiffenhunter@gmail.com 612-545-7525
2722 Randolph St NE Minneapolis, MN 55418

EDUCATION
The University of Iowa, Masters - Library & Information Science, August 2013
Earlham College, BA Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING, North St Paul, MN April 2014 - Present
DATA MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Member of Data Management team responsible for maintaining a resource database of social
service agencies for the state-sponsored website MinnesotaHelp.info
Manage detailed information using a suite of data management tools and an Access
database
Review, write and edit concise descriptions of social service providers throughout Minnesota
Conduct online research and provide customer service for social service agencies
METRO NORTH ADULT EDUCATION, Columbia Heights, MN December 2014 May 2015
ESL INTAKE & ASSESSMENT VOLUNTEER, 1 evening per week
Assist with registration and testing of adult ESL students at area learning center
Assist adult ESL students one-on-one with registration forms and testing
Interact with students to assess English abilities and orient them to the program
HERBERT HOOVER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY, West Branch, IA February - April 2014
ARCHIVES VOLUNTEER, part-time
Assisted archivists with projects involving primary source documents
Scanned and formatted original archival documents for digital use
Organized, catalogued and created finding aids for archival files
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY, Cedar Rapids, IA January-May 2013
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN STUDENT PRACTICUM, part-time
Assisted students at the Reference Desk at a community college library
Taught students information literacy skills for research, gave instruction for database use,
assisted with technology needs, and supported students in the writing process
Gave one-on-one support to ESL students for class assignments
Used web tools for online reference, tracking reference interactions, and updating LibGuides
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES, Iowa City, IA September 2012-August 2013
DIGITAL RESEARCH & PUBLISHING LIBRARY ASSISTANT, part-time
Prepared documents for online publishing, created metadata, and produced user video tutorials
Worked on image quality, OCR process, formatting, proofreading, and tutorial production
Used ABBYY FineReader, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, and Camtasia software

SCATTERGOOD FRIENDS SCHOOL, West Branch, IA August 1999-June 2012

As an administrator and teacher at a small college-preparatory boarding school, supported
students and collaborated with faculty in a variety of capacities
LIBRARIAN, 1999-2012
Managed the day-to-day operations of the Scattergood School Library
Managed cataloging, circulation, and collection development to support curriculum
Assisted with reference and information literacy efforts
Provided homework and writing assistance to ESL students
Supported teachers with technology and online resources
Supervised student workers in the library
TEACHER & COLLEGE COUNSELOR
Taught College & Career Planning Seminar for juniors and seniors and advised students
throughout the college application process, 2008-2011
Writing Tutor for junior and senior level research papers, 1999-2011
Taught various classes & workshops in fiber arts, book arts, and Humanities, 1999-2011
REGISTRAR, 1999-2012
Responsible for scheduling of courses and maintenance of all academic records
Managed student files, maintained academic database, and processed transcript requests
Advised students on course selection, academic goals, and credit completion
Communicated regularly with administrators, teachers and parents

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Proficient with both PC and Mac platforms

Manipulation of images and text for digital collections
Experience with development of LibGuides and creation of video/screencast tutorials
Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop,
ABBYY FineReader, Omeka, Audacity, iMovie, Camtasia, and HTML

LIS COURSEWORK & RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Courses: Seminar in College Teaching, Information Policy, User Education: Multimedia, Literacy &
Learning, Organizational Management, Assistive Technology
Capstone Poster on The Librarians Contribution to the Success of College Students
Information literacy lesson on Evaluating Websites for Use in Research
Diversity and cultural competence in libraries

CONFERENCES

Forward Focus Community College Libraries conference, Peoria, IL, October 2013
Iowa Library Association annual conference, Coralville, IA, October 2006, 2007 & 2013
Minnesota Library Association annual conference, St. Cloud, MN, October 2013
American Library Association annual conference, Chicago, June 2013
Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling, Currents in Higher Education
conference, May 2009

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tutoring the Adult Learner Volunteer Training Metro North Learning Center, Online course
and In-person training, 2/19/15
The Socialization of Race Workshop, ASDIC, 2/16/15
Two-day Microsoft Access class Basic Design and Query Writing, 5/21/14
The Library Website webinar, panel discussion, 2/13/14, ALA Live
Developing Library Collections for Todays Young Adults webinar, Amy Pattee, 2/4/14,
Booklist
Copyright in Academia webinar, Skott Klebe & Dan Short, 12/10/13, Copyright Clearance
Center
Making the Discovery Decision webinar, Panel discussion, 12/5/13, ALA American Libraries
Live
Serving Job Seekers: Library & Workforce System Partnerships that Work webinar,
11/6/13, OCLC
The Librarian in an Open Access World webinar, 10/23/13, ACRL and CHOICE
Creating a Makerspace Culture webinar, Panel of authors, 10/8/13, Booklist
Leveraging Visual Literacy for Communication webinar, Nicole Brown, 10/3/13, Georgia
Library Association Carterette Webinar Series
Leaving Fort Ref: Frontiers of Embedded Librarianship webinar, J. LaRue, A. Long, C.
Galston & K. Gesinger, 9/24/13, OCLC and Douglas County Libraries