Beth Jones Email & Phone Number

Tallahassee, FL, US

Bainbridge, Georgia, United States

• Plans, develops, and coordinates programs, presentations, workshops, and participatory experiences for patrons of all ages. This includes programs on a wide variety of topics, the Summer Reading Program, author visits.
• Evaluates existing collection and corrects deficiencies. Oversees the acquisition and deselection of youth/children material.
• Plans, manages and is responsible for operation of all public service functions at Decatur Branch of library system including, supervision, reference, research, reader’s guidance, computer, and bibliographic.
• Develops a strategic plan, comprehensive public relations outreach program for system and marketing initiatives to promote library services, increase public understanding and awareness of library services, events and.
• Identifies opportunities for new community partnerships.
• Coordinates special projects, programs, and reports assigned by Director such as collection development projects, research, and policy/procedure updates.

Swainsboro, GA

• Develops, implements, and manages services, procedures and policies for public, technical, and information services.
• Administrator for the library’s integrated library system, Alma.
• Develops and administers budgets based on short- and long-range goals.
• Provides face-to-face and electronic research and reference services for faculty, staff, students, and the general public; maintains quality public relations, advising patrons of library programs, procedures, and.
• Assist with the writing and upload of SACS documents within Compliance Assist.
• Develops and implements library outreach strategies, including social media; promotes library services within the college community.

Online Campus

• Taught Perspectives (PER) 101: College Success, an undergraduate course averaging 28 students per term, covering the following topics: critical thinking, character development, time management, study skills
• Taught Perspectives (PER) 201: Critical Thinking & Character Development (formerly PER 102), an undergraduate course averaging 20 students per term, covering the following topics: metacognition, inference, deduction.
• Assisted in course development

Milledgeville, GA

• Assess the library reference and instructional needs of students, faculty, and staff of Georgia Military College and develop a comprehensive program to meet those needs.
• Prepare reports concerning library reference and instructional services and programs.
• To provide library research assistance for faculty and students.
• Evaluate and recommend acquisition of appropriate reference materials.
• Work with faculty at all sites to locate resources and supplementary materials.
• Assess the need for library instruction for GMC faculty, staff, and students.

Milledgeville, GA

• Developed and piloted an embedded librarian program within the online campus first year experience courses.
• LibGuides Administrator, who created 50+ library guides. (http://gmcga.libguides.com)
• Implemented a virtual reference service with instant messaging and text messaging.
• Collaborated with the Library Director to write the library portions of SACs.
• Compiled assessment statistics on library guides, virtual reference, databases, and comparative data with other similar colleges.
• Provided students with reference and research assistance.

Cordele, GA

• Supervise students while teachers are out of the classroom.
• Teach math and history classes for a number of teachers because the department has confidence in my ability.
• Discuss life after high school with many students, such as going to college, military, or directly to the work force.

Tallahasee, FL

• Taught library literacy classes on how to select, locate, access, use, and analyze print and digital resources through the principles of information literacy.
• Provided library research support to faculty, staff, students, and members of the community as both walk-ins and scheduled consultations.
• Created and maintained statistic worksheets for instruction, consultations, and question types.
• Assisted librarians with research and assessment.
• Created and edited LibGuides accessed through the library homepage on Nursing, Communication Disorders, Family & Child Sciences, Nutrition Food & Exercise Sciences, and Textiles & Consumer Sciences.
• Presented at meetings with Library Administrators.

Tallahasee, FL

• Managed circulation desk using integrated library system Aleph.
• Provided library research support to faculty, staff, students, and members of the community as both walk-ins and scheduled consultations.
• Maintained a collaborative work management Wiki.
• Trained and supervised four new graduate assistants and two new student workers.
• Scanned and created.pdf copies of articles for faculty.
• Compiled statistics on gate counts, reference questions, and patron assistance.

• Worked to assist teachers with summer school students.
• Listened to 3rd-5th graders practice their reading skills.
• Prepare student progress worksheets for the County Board of Education.

Marietta, GA

• Built sales and ensure customer loyalty through customer service and community outreach events.
• Taught special needs students from Cobb County area high schools job training skills through Board of Education program.
• Hosted the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows party that was featured in the CNN footage about the release.
• Contact person for the Atlanta Business Chronicle and Georgia Association of Educators partnerships with Barnes & Noble.
• Prepared store for trade shows such as the Atlanta Business Expo and the Dessert Expo, through set up, ordering of materials, hosting the booth, and breakdown.
• Project manager for events, where I managed and supervised employees.

• Increase institutional and corporate sales.
• Worked with publishing houses on print books and receiving orders.
• Provide VIP customers with effective, expedited, and personnel customer service, which allowed for me to maintained excellent relationships with customers, many would seek me out for help.
• Assist with the preparation of school and other non-profit organizations fundraisers.
• Handled daily deposits, countdown of tills, training and supervising of cashiers Provide VIP customers with effective, expedited, and personnel customer service.Assist with the preparation of school and other.

Alpharetta, GA

• Researched and identified the demographics for films.
• Surveyed screening attendees and reported responses to Miramax officials.
• Pitched films to promotional partners in order to gain their interests in the films.
• Assisted in hosting press functions with actors and directors of Miramax films.
• Escorted actors on personal appearance tours in the Atlanta area for the film Ella Enchanted.

Masters, Library And Information Studies

Activities and Societies: 2010 President of ALA Student Chapter Fall 2009 Event Coordinator for ALA Student Chapter

Mba, Marketing

Ba, Film & Video

Education record