Kimberly Kramer

kakramer@uw.edu
kimberlyakramer.weebly.com

Objective
Linfield alumnus and graduate of the University of Washington with Masters of Library and Information
Science degree, organized, efficient, and responsible, with clear written communication skills seeking
Materials Processing Lead position.

Education
Graduation – 6/2014 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Master of Library and Information Science, online

Graduation – 5/2010 Linfield College, McMinnville, OR

BA degree with Creative Writing major, Japanese minor, graduated cum laude
 Dean’s List, SPURS honors, Japanese Competitive Scholarship, Trustee Scholarship,
Diversity Grant, Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation Scholarship, JACL Scholarship

Education includes the study of Japanese abroad at Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, Japan during
the fall of 2009, as well as one month abroad in England studying the life of Samuel Johnson in January
2010, mainly in London but also including Stratford and Bath.

September 2010 – March 2011, online Library and Information Services classes taken through Highline
Community College in Des Moines, WA.

Experience/Qualifications
Materials Processing Lead 8/2018 – present
University of Washington Library, Bothell, WA
 Leads and assigns work for Materials Processing Technicians and hourly assistants,
including training on policies and procedures
 Processes incoming materials for the collection, including gifts and new serial volumes,
journal issues, books, and accompanying materials
 Maintains statistics, updates records in Alma, and creates searches and analytics for a
variety of processes, including withdrawals and new book acquisitions
 Provides assistance and support for other library units, including staffing the circulation
desk and assisting in digital collections projects
Serials/Monographs Technician 11/2017 – 8/2018
University of Washington Library, Bothell, WA
  Processes incoming materials for the collection, including gifts and new serial volumes,
journal issues, books, and accompanying materials
 Maintains statistics, updates records in Alma, and creates searches and analytics for a
variety of processes, including withdrawals and new book acquisitions
 Provides assistance and support for other library units, including staffing the circulation
desk and assisting in digital collections projects
 Helps coordinate weeding projects
 Trained to take on the Lead’s responsibilities during interim until position is filled

Interlibrary Loan Technician 10/2014 – 10/2017

Coos County Library Services District, Coos Bay, OR
 Assumed Interlibrary Loan duties for all Coos County libraries during a time of transition
 Searched for and processed borrowing and lending requests, and packaged items
 Recorded borrowing, lending, and shipping statistics
 Assisted in various administrative tasks for the ESO (Extended Services Office)
department, such as processing and adding new items to cataloging records, creating
and filing paperwork for patrons in collections, and recommending books for Outreach
patrons
 Volunteered to train as backup driver for the courier route, delivering books between
libraries within the county, displaying independence, responsibility, and self-motivation

Library Page 7/2010 – 9/2014

King County Library System, Renton Library, Renton, WA
 Checked in and shelved items, pulled holds, and executed closing procedures
 Adapted to a familiar job in a new and larger library while forming relationships with
many new coworkers
 Assisted in training new pages through availability for shadowing and modeling “a high
standard of work excellence for incoming pages”
 Continued to work as a substitute Library Page when possible.

NDNP MLIS Directed Fieldwork Position 6/2013 – 8/2013

National Digital Newspaper Program, UW Suzzallo Library, Seattle, WA
 Edited keywords of text generated by OCR processing software
 Created a summary of tasks following the workflow cycle of a digital file
 Recorded number of pages completed per week
 Evaluated three different newspaper databases
 Obtained knowledge of new terminology and digitization requirements, while increasing
personal efficiency of the position’s responsibilities.

Interlibrary Loan Student Technician 10/2011 – 3/2014

University of Washington, Health Science Library, Seattle, WA
 Processed borrowing requests and searched for article and loan requests
 Edited and sent article requests emailed from related university libraries
 Quickly mastered new programs and a variety of duties with few mistakes
 Learned a second set of duties to replace previous searcher

Interlibrary Loan Worker 9/2006 – 5/2010

Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
 Copied, scanned, and faxed articles, and checked items in and out
 Packaged and mailed items to other libraries
 Checked and edited borrower reviews
 Quickly mastered various databases and programs, including OCLC, Ariel, and Clio

Library Page 9/2004 – 8/2006

King County Library System, Foster/Skyway Library, Tukwila, WA
Checked items in and out, shelved items, pulled holds, opened and closed the library. After
8/2006, during summer and winter breaks worked as a substitute Library Page.