ASHLEY DEAN ashley.dean@simmons.

edu



EDUCATION
Simmons College, Boston, MA
M.S. in Library & Information Studies (Expected Summer 2015)

University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
B.A. in Historic Preservation, December 2010
Mortar Board Honor Society, National Scholars Honor Society, Deans List
Historic Preservation Club, Korean Exchange Program mentor

RELATED EXPERIENCE
York County Public Library, Yorktown, VA
Library Assistant, August 2013 July 2014
As a member of the Collection Development team, responsible for ordering juvenile and adult non-fiction
materials and maintaining an up-to-date and relevant library collection.
Provide patrons with computer assistance and answers to reference and readers advisory questions.
Plan and implement library programs, including technology and employment workshops.
Oversee work of part-time reference staff.
Provide free public notary services.
Register citizens to vote.

Portsmouth Public Library Churchland Branch, Portsmouth, VA
Library Assistant II, February 2012 August 2013
Receive, process, and copy catalog new acquisitions using both Horizon and Evergreen library systems.
Provide circulation services, answers to reference and readers advisory questions, and computer assistance to
library patrons.
Responsible for publicizing all library events, through weekly newsletters and monthly brochures.
Plan, advertise and implement library programs, such as origami classes and summer reading events.

Hampton Public Library Main Branch Childrens Department, Hampton, VA
Senior Library Clerk, December 2010 October 2011
Answer phones, reference questions and provide computer assistance to library patrons.
Create monthly brochures to advertise programs, as well as flyers and posters to advertise special events.
Plan, advertise and implement childrens programs, including craft time and summer reading events.
Assist with book requests and collection development.
Oversee pages and instruct them in their duties.

University of Mary Washington Special Collections
Archives Assistant, January December 2010
Assist in the sorting, processing, mending and filing of university archival materials.
Research and answer archival questions.
Enter images and subsequent metadata into the University of Mary Washington image database, CEDAR.
Aid in the installation of library exhibits, such as Hispanic Heritage Month and Quilts across America.
Research and create finding aids for the private papers of previous University of Mary Washington presidents
and professors, including the latest president, Judy G. Hample, and civil rights activist James Farmer.

University of Mary Washington Library Reference
Library Assistant, Fall 2010
Teach students how to use the library catalog and various online databases.
Provide reference services and computer assistance to patrons.