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Résumé for Sarah Liberman

Sarah Liberman

Email sarah (dot) liberman (at) me (dot) com.
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Objective

I seek a position in a library, archives, museum, or software-oriented organization—where my goals are to develop and improve information resources, tools, and services so that users find them easier, helpful, and enjoyable to use. A strong preference for part-time work.

Education

  • Candidate for Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS). San José State University’s School of Information, San José, CA
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA). Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Coursework & Projects

  • Currently enrolled in courses on Metadata and Library User Experience (UX).
  • Reference & Information Services: Developed LibGuide pathfinder on webcomics for a
    general adult audience. Created annotated bibliography of CA horticultural resources for librarians on Wikidot. Designed and implemented Prezi tutorial on controlled vocabulary for post-secondary students.
  • Cataloging & Classification: Evaluated interface and user experience for LibraryThing and WorldCat. Practiced bibliographic description using AACR2 and RDA. Practiced copy and original cataloging with Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress (LC) classification, as well as analyzed LC subject headers.
  • Digital Asset Management: Designed hypothetical DAM system for professional chefs, including analyses of metadata, controlled vocabulary, workflow, and access control.
  • Preservation Management: Developed digital curation plans for photograph preservation and small speculative fiction fan community. Conducted project on water damage mitigation for coated paper books. Developed selection policy to accession audiotape donations into academic archives.
  • Intellectual Freedom Seminar: Analyzed information barriers for LGBTIQ individuals and persons with disabilities—including the physical, social, technological, and economic obstacles to information access they encounter. Analyzed collection development and reconsideration policies in public libraries. Advocated against Internet filtering, by comparing special collections and public libraries.
  • Research Methods for LIS: Developed proposal for improving accessibility to webcomics for persons with print disabilities through participatory action research.
  • Information & Society: Researched and reviewed assistive technologies for and policies regarding library patrons with disabilities.
  • Information Organizations & Management: Accomplished collaborative projects on diversity and digital rights management (DRM) issues in organizations. Focused on conceptual age and holistic management / leadership approaches for LIS organizations.
  • Information Retrieval: Accomplished collaborative and independent studies on database prototyping. Designed and implemented database on Asian desserts. Analyzed and compared Internet information retrieval systems on public biological databases, including user test studies.

Profile

Demonstrates superb written, oral, and interpersonal skills. Offers comprehensive technical expertise, with over a decade of software experience.

  • Thriving interaction with a diverse group of people (managers, QA engineers, developers, UI designers, marketing) in order to resolve issues.
  • Running Iwaruna Consulting as an independent business since 1994.
  • Familiarity with US Section 508 standards and W3C Web Accessibility Initiative guidelines.
    Experienced with assistive technologies: keyboard navigation, screen readers, speech
    recognition, screen magnification.
  • Experienced with collaborative and learning management tools such as Google Drive,
    G+/Hangouts, Canvas, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, WordPress, and wikis.
  • At ease on multiple platforms: Unix, Mac OS X, iOS, MS Windows.
  • Adept at a wide variety of Internet, mobile, and office applications: MS Office, iWork, iLife,
    Prezi, SnagIt.
  • Designed, managed, and implemented quality assurance (QA) engineering procedures at many
    levels.
  • Experienced with XHTML, HTML, and CSS. Experienced with software development tools.
    Knowledge of JavaScript, XML, PHP, C/C++, Java.

Experience

Volunteer Library Intern, Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale, CA (2014)
Worked in the Cataloging & Processing Department with the following responsibilities:

  • Updated video media (DVD and Blu-Ray) from old Dewey Decimal Classification to using more specific Cutter designations.
  • Mended video media and added advocacy labels for new Hoopla streaming service.
  • Used Millennium Cataloging and Circulation modules for daily tasks, including editing item and
    bibliographic records, as well as circulation statuses.

Software QA Engineer, Mozilla Foundation, Mountain View, CA (2004 – 2005)
Contributed to the successful early releases of the groundbreaking, open source Internet applications, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Seamonkey.

  • Collaboration with the worldwide Mozilla community.
  • Established the Mozilla Quality Assurance wiki, describing our projects and the tools we used.
  • Developed, executed, and evaluated functional test suites.
  • Evaluated and developed preliminary automated tests for Firefox.

Senior Software QA Engineer, Netscape Communications Corp., Mountain View, CA (1998 – 2003)
Contributions resulted in successful delivery of multiple cross-platform applications: Netscape (Navigator, Mail & Newsgroups, Composer, Instant Messenger) and AOL Communicator, as well as open source Mozilla-embedded applications such as Camino.

  • Motivated external contributors in the open source community to contribute code, documentation, and testing for the Mozilla projects.
  • Introduced innovative, well-received features such as popup blocking, junk mail filtering, tabbed browsing, and find as you type.
  • Prioritized and settled project issues by promoting interaction with UI designers (usability studies and reviews), managers, and marketing. Advocated QA participation on Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
  • Resolved bugs and defects by closely collaborating with software developers during the design, debugging, QA, and release phases.
  • Spearheaded the QA accessibility effort that improved the usability and stability of Mozilla, Netscape, Camino, and AOL Communicator.
  • Built and improved QA sections of the Mozilla website, such as the browser and editor front-end QA website.
  • Delivered improved, Y2k-compliant Compass server, a search robot that indexed websites.Enhanced user experience for Netscape Application Builder, a Java development environment
    for the creation and deployment of server applications.
  • Enhanced user experience for Netscape Application Builder, a Java development environment
    for the creation and deployment of server applications.
  • Improved the precision, performance, and layout of Netcenter’s Finance Channel.

Software Test Engineer, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (1996 – 1997)
Developed, managed, and implemented test suites for the crucial shipment of new systems and application suites, including:

  • Releases of the Irix operating system for O2 and Octane hardware lines.
  • Releases of the Cosmo suite of web applications, including VRML plug-in for browsers, HTML
    and VRML editors, and Java development tool.

Technical Writer & Editor, IntelliGenetics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (1994 – 1995)
Wrote and edited user and reference manuals, release notes, tutorials, and online documentation for the
GeneWorks genetic analysis suite.

Professional Affiliations

  • Member (2013 – present), American Library Association (ALA)
  • Member (1997 – 2008, 2013 – present), HTML Writers Guild / International Web
    Association (IWA)