Maddy Newquist

Maddy Newquist.

MS in Library & Information Science.

BA in English Lit.

New York, New York.

(she/her/hers)

About

HELLO, WORLD!

With a passion for all things book-related, environments with a community-first focus, and one--on--one project building, I have both the enthusiasm and professional background necessary to make a positive contribution to the LAM world, with a world--class education to match. As a multi--faceted multitasker with excellent management skills built from a range of industries, I envision an exciting future at the frontier of information literacy and community reference work.

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Browse my site to learn more about me, read my portfolio of projects in the LIS field, and see what skills I can lend to your next project. I look forward to working with you soon!

Experience

WHERE I’VE WORKED

December 2019--March 2020

Center for Fiction, Reference Assistant

• June--Dec.2019: Library & Archive Intern

September 2019--December 2020

Pratt Institute Libraries, Public Services/Reference GA

June 2019--December 2020

Pratt Institute Libraries, Electronic Resource Management GA

Involvement

HOW I'VE CONNECTED

October 2020--Present

School Library Journal/Library Journal, Book Reviewer

September 2020--Present

The Library Collective's League of Awesome Librarians, Writing Team Member

August 2020--Present

Journal Club Hour, Founder & Moderator

Education

WHAT I’VE LEARNED

2019--2020

School of Information, Pratt Institute – New York, NY

Master of Science in Library and Information Science

Focus: Reference, Collection Development, and Info Organization

2011--2015

University of Chicago – Chicago, IL; Class of 2015

Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English Literature; minor in Classics

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SKILLS

Sierra ILS

LibApps; LibGuides; LibAnswers

EBSCOhost Admin

ILL/Rapid ILL

OCLC Worldshare Metadata

Caiasoft

Follett Destiny

SQL

MARC21 & RDA

OpenRefine

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Python/JSON

Photoshop

LANGUAGES

English

French

Modern Greek

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Latin

Ancient Greek

Middle Egyptian

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Currently Learning: 

Spanish

ASL

PROFESSIONAL 

COMMITMENTS

ALA

PLA

ABOS

NYLA

League of Awesome Librarians

ALA Rainbow Round Table

ALA Games & Gaming RT

ALA Social Responsibilities RT

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Tri-State Librarians' Book Buzz, 2019

Lib. Collective Annual Gathering, 2020

Urban Librarians Conf., 2020

LJ Fall Day of Dialog, 2020

ABOS Virtual Conf., 2020

NYLA Annual Conf., 2020

ALA Midwinter, 2021

personal

interests

Traveling & Road Tripping

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Learning New Languages

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Board Games & RPGs

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Hiking & Kayaking

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Cooking & Baking

Please download my CV to see the full range of experience & skills I have to offer.