Summer 1997

Summer 1996

1993 – 1995

1994

Diploma with Honor in Librarianship and Bibliography. GPA 3.87/4.0

Term papers: "Development of Bibliography in the Middle Ages", "Philosophical and Social Views of N.A.Berdyayev: An Annotated Bibliography", "The Use of Internet for Information and Library Service for Specialists in the Humanities".

Degree work: "Digital Libraries".

Educational Services International, Summer Institute of English (40 hours).

Educational Services International, Summer Institute of English (27 hours).

Lensovet Cultural Center, Dept. of Applied Sciences, English language courses (2 years).

St. Petersburg Institute of Aviation Instrument Making. PC operator, 1^st category.

Oct 1999 – Feb 2000

May 1998 – Sep 1999

Aug 1997 – Apr 1998

Apr 1996 – Jul 1997

St. Petersburg.

Duties:

• provide basic instructions on policies and procedures of the Administrative Office;
• conduct office management;
• provide secretarial support for Administrative Officer (making appointments, keeping Administrative Officer calendar, conducting correspondence in Russian and English).

Cataloguer, private library of Iliya Gorbunov.

Duties:

• systematized library collection and catalogued books for database Book Organizer Deluxe.

Library Assistant, The Commercial Service, U.S. Consulate General - St. Petersburg.

Duties:

• counseled clients on use of library trade reference directories (printed and on CD-ROM) and periodicals and assisted staff with commercial research;
• maintained Commercial Library's collection, updated industry and other directories, identified resources not currently available in the library.

Contract Cataloguer, American Center Library,

U.S. Information Service (USIS), U.S. Consulate General – St. Petersburg.

Duties:

• catalogued books for automated library system Data Trek.

Library Volunteer, American Center Library,

USIS, U.S. Consulate General – St. Petersburg.

Duties:

• maintained library collection, including periodicals and new arrivals;
• assisted American Officers and visitors in obtaining required information;
• replied to verbal and written inquiries;
• assisted U.S. Government employees on temporary duty.

English – fluent reading, writing and speaking ability. TOEFL 223/300.

Computer – Microsoft Office '97 (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook), Adobe Photoshop, Lotus Notes 4.5. Automated Library Systems (Data Trek, Joker and Irbis) operator. Data management systems: Microsoft Access, dBase.

On-line searching (Internet, ProQuest). Latin and Russian typing.

Theater, foreign travel.