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Personal DetailsName: Glenda Michelle Browne Qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons); M.Sc in Biotechnology; Diploma of Information Management - Librarianship; Certificate 4 in E-learning E-mail: webindexing@optusnet.com.au StrengthsInformation Management (Library) Skills. I have a Diploma in Information Management - Librarianship. Having managed a one-person library I have skills in a range of library areas including management, automation, reader services and technical areas. I have also worked specifically in acquisitions, reference and cataloguing. As a freelance librarian I have adapted quickly to work in a number of different libraries. Indexing skills: As a freelance indexer since 1988 I have indexed more than 60 books, 2,000 articles, 13 years of the NSW Public Health Bulletin, the website of the Australian Society of Indexers (until 2001) and Online Currents (from 2004). I have edited the online Help index used internally at the NRMA, and have created metadata keywords and descriptions for a number of websites and intranets. I am an active participant on the Index-L Internet discussion list. I also teach courses in web indexing and thesaurus/taxonomy construction at the University of NSW. Writing and speaking skills: I have spoken at all six AusSI conferences and at meetings of ALIA and the NSW Society of Editors. With Jonathan Jermey I have written the book Website indexing: enhancing access to information within websites, published by Auslib Press in 2001. I have also written one chapter for a book called Touring Sydney, and contributed articles to a number of scientific and information management journals, especially Online Currents. I edited the Australian Society of Indexers Newsletter from 1998 to 2000 and was one of the guest editors of the April 2000 issue of The Indexer: the international journal of indexing. As a teacher I have developed skills in written and spoken communication. I learnt French, Indonesian and Spanish and have used them at a basic level while travelling. Teaching Skills: I taught adults at TAFE for many years, and children at my local school as a volunteer. I have trained users in library skills, and colleagues in indexing skills. I teach book indexing, website indexing and thesaurus/taxonomy construction at the University of NSW, and book indexing to editors at Macleay College. Computing Skills: I have used a large number of computer programs on microcomputers and mainframes over the last 20 years. I have an IBM-compatible PC and use MS-Word for Windows 2000, PowerPoint 2000 and MS-Publisher 2000. I use email on a daily basis, search the Internet, and have basic Webpage development skills. Management and Administration Skills: As a freelance indexer I have been involved in quoting and budgeting. I schedule work, and complete it within the required timeframe. As a director of an information consultancy company I have managed business details such as tax, payroll and superannuation. As a director, and also as President of Euroka Children's Centre Management Committee, I have run meetings, and ensured that goals have been met. As a librarian I have managed a one-person library and supervised casual and volunteer staff. I was administrator and treasurer for the 2003 AusSI NSW Branch conference, 'Indexing the World of Information'. Work Experience1988 to present: Freelance indexer. I have indexed more than 60 books on topics ranging from communication to chemistry. I have also created 13 years of the NSW Public Health Bulletin (now output in XML for PubMed), allocated subject headings and classification codes to about 2,000 articles for the CSIRO Index and indexed the Australian Society of Indexers' web site (until 2001). I assessed and edited the NRMA online help index on a contract basis for four years, and have created a thesaurus and metadata for the IAG (NRMA) intranet. I have created metadata and abstracts for the Australian Technology Showcase. I teach the continuing education courses on web indexing and thesaurus construction at the University of NSW and have presented two one-day courses on 'Website indexing with HTML Indexer' in Queensland. 1993 to July 2001: Relief medical librarian for short periods at Tresillian (Petersham), Westmead Hospital, Auburna and St Joseph's Hospitals and Exerpta Medica Communications. Tasks included cataloguing, reader education, reference and online searching. Current position is two days a week at Westmead. Feb 1991 to April 1998: Part-time teacher of Library and Information Studies at Mt Druitt College of TAFE (Technical and Further Education). I have taught a number of subjects at all stages, including cataloguing, computing, and lending services. July 1989 to Feb 1992: Sole librarian at Blacktown Hospital. As well as doing all general library tasks I introduced ABN, Medline and other databases (online, and later on CD-ROM), automated the catalogue using URICA (networked with Westmead Hospital), redecorated the library, prepared the budget, and edited and jointly founded the hospital newsletter. I supervised fieldwork students, a volunteer, and two casual cataloguing staff. Mar 1989 to June 1989: Part-time temporary Orders Librarian at TAFE Library Services. 1982 to 1988: Part-time Honours student, part-time Technical Officer and later Professional Officer, School of Biotechnology, University of New South Wales. Backpacked around Europe and North America for a year in 1984. Education and Awards2001: Compeleted the UTS Certificate IV in eLearning. 1997: Awarded accreditation of 2 unspecified subjects in Bachelor of Adult Education (UWS) for practical and essay work relating to the course 'An orientation to working and teaching in TAFE'. 1988: Diploma of Information Management - Librarianship, University of NSW. 1986-1988: Master of Science in Biotechnology, University of NSW. 1978-1983: Bachelor of Science (Honours Class 1) majoring in Biochemistry and Microbiology, with Honours in Biotechnology, University of NSW. I shared the Mauri Brothers and Thompson prize for the best Honours result in Biotechnology. 1996: My index to the book Pharmacology and Drug Information for Nurses was Highly Commended in the AUSSI Index medal awards. Memberships and ConferencesI am an associate (professional) member of ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association). I am a registered member of the Australian Society of Indexers and a member of the NSW Society of Editors and the NSW Writers' Centre. I was a founding committee member of the New South Wales branch in 1989, and am currently Treasurer. From 1998 to 2000 I edited the Australian Society of Indexers Newsletter. I have attended a number of conferences including LAA (1988); IFLA (1988); Health Libraries (1989); Specials, Law and Health Libraries (1991); ALIA (1990, 1992, 2002); and AusSI (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 2003). I was administrator for the 2003 conference. I presented a paper on Quoting for Indexing Work at the AusSI Indexing conference in 1995, one on Automatic Indexing and Abstracting at the AUSSI Indexing workshop in Robertson in 1996, and one on the Index-L Internet Discussion Group at the AUSSI Indexing conference in Katoomba in 1997 and talked about Freelance Business Issues at the AusSI conference in Tasmania in August 1999. At the Indexers' and Editor's conference in Canberra in April 2001 I spoke on Working Efficiently, and presented a workshop on website indexing with HTML Indexer and at the 2003 AusSI conference I presented a plenary session on 'Indexing the Future of Information'. I was the President of Euroka Children's Day Care Centre Management Committee in 1995/1996. Duties include chairing meetings, hiring and appraising staff, fulfilling the legal requirements of the centre, and policy development. RefereesAvailable on request. |
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and Glenda Browne
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