1. Eleanor J. Gehman
ejgehman@gmail.com ejgehman.wordpress.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ejgehman
Education
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2011 –2012
Master of Library and Information Science, GPA: 3.938
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science in Information Science, GPA: 3.459
Work Experience
University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Library– LibGuides Editor/Reference Intern 2012
 Created a LibGuide on using Wikipedia for research and two LibGuides on teaching information
literacy in libraries and edited various LibGuides as needed
 Answered questions via chat, email, telephone, and in person at a library reference desk serving a
student population of 34,000
 Performed typical library circulation duties at the circulation desk using Voyager software
Community College of Allegheny County, North Campus Library - Intern 2012
 Analyzed a VHS collection containing 1,100 videos to determine relevancy to library’s collection
and the possibility of upgrading to DVD format
 Answered questions at a library reference desk serving a student population of 38,000
Washington & Jefferson College, U. Grant Miller Library – Reference Intern 2011 - 2012
 Staffed the research services desk that serves a student population of 1,500 for 10 hours a week
 Created 22 research guides explaining how to use the library’s electronic resources
 Performed typical library circulation duties at the user services desk using Sirsi software
Pressley Ridge –Archives Intern 2011 – 2012
 Organized historical texts and other items by cataloguing the collection in Excel and implementing
an identification system that I created
 Wrote a finding aid for the collection
University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Library, Special Collections – Intern 2011
 Processed and organized special collections such as the Michael Ruse papers and the David Hull
scrapbooks
 Answered questions in person and via telephone at the reference desk in the Special Collections
Reading Room

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Volunteer Experience
Homeless Children Education Fund –Library Volunteer 2012
Leadership Experience
Student Chapter of American Library Association (SCALA) – Co-President 2011
Student Honors Activities Council – Cultural Committee Member 2010 – 2011
Freshmen Honors Orientation Program – Mentor 2008 - 2010
Awards
SLA Pittsburgh Chapter Promising Professional Award 2012
Pitt Partners Program Partial Tuition Scholarship 2011 - 2012
University Honors College Full Tuition Scholarship 2007 - 2011
Professional Memberships
American Library Association 2011 – 2013
Special Library Association 2011 – 2012
Technical Skills
Library Systems 2012
 Digital repositories for archives and/or digital libraries: Archon, ICA-AToM, DSpace, and
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 Integrated Library Systems: Sirsi and Voyager
Social Media 2007 - 2012
 Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, WordPress, GoodReads, LibraryThing, and Pinterest