Joshua O'Shea Email & Phone Number

Glen Ellyn, Il, Us

Glen Ellyn Il

I build young adult programming by work with community partners or creating original content. I develop the collection of young adult fiction and nonfiction, the young adult and adult graphic novels, and the 800s (poetry, plays, commentary, humor, essays). I am a passport application acceptance agent. I provide tech support for whatever need comes to the desk, from smartphones to apps on them, from VHS-to-digital conversion to Final Cut Pro X intro. I outreach to schools and other community members, talking about cool books and relevant subjects for which I did research and with which I attempt to entertain my audience. I’ve worked with public school teachers (Glenbard South and West, art and special education) and NFP college prep groups (Creo DuPge). I interview and supervise high schooler volunteers, year-round and seasonally, connecting skills and interests to department needs. I give workshops on writing skills and customer service best practices (and help participants write their own!). Some of the things I’ve done are after-hours Nerf Wars and started a club for PlainsWalkers for Magic: the Gathering.

Wheaton Il

• Classification and storage of legal records• Revision of methods to meet changing needs• Generation of appropriate metadata• Maintenance of proper discretion for sensitive materials• Perception of RM tasks as part of firm’s mission• Ethos: Australian Standard for Records Management, record keeping system, DIRKS analysis

Hinsdale Il

Being referred by my GEPL department Head, I started work at HPL to transition from the Millennium Integrated Library Service to SirsiDynex Workflows ILS, and stayed on the schedule. We provided full circulation department services: accounts, checkouts, holds, readers' advisory (know another book like ...?), and whatever came our way.

Hinsdale Il

• Updated Item Records in Sirsi Workflows according to projects with Adult and Youth department librarians• Removed large amounts of items from Dewey cataloging to be stand-alone collections• Prepared physical materials for circulation (labeling, laminating, ect.)

Hinsdale, Il

Reference services at the Youth department: reading recommendations, item discovery, tech help, and any old thing in a youth department.

Glen Ellyn Il

• I wasn’t hired directly to this position. I worked with my Circulation Department Head and the Adult Department Head to negotiate desk time for me to practice my reference skills and to support the full- and part-time AD staff. I would step in when needed, and offer coverage when I was able.• Provided technology services, including Microsoft Word instruction, printer/copier guidance, mobile device services, and whatever else came to the desk• Provided orientation to online digital services, such as Consumer Reports, Mango languages, and A-Z Databases

Glen Ellyn Il

• Daily use of SirsiDynex Workflows 2013 integrated library system and Enterprise OPAC• Served on committee to replace physical membership cards for digital records, and procedure for auto-renewal, a change we implemented in 2015• Updated procedure instructions for staff use, such as various types of membership registration, change-of-address for members in digital records and physically corresponded per post office notices, and monthly letter notices. I continue to update other procedures according to the department’s needs for current use.• Supervised four Clerk I staff members• I was the “go-to” guy for digital database orientation and for copy/print inquiries

I supervise circulation and research assistants during open hours, act as liaison between library staff and external patrons, conduct special projects for the library, and consult on researching topics, as well as general upkeep of all aspects of the library, in addition to impromptu interpersonal or technological relations.

I over saw communal life in a resident dorm, conducted social gatherings, facilitated interpersonal relations, and maintained a healthy operating environment for staff and students.

Mls, Library And Information Science

Certificate, Library Science, A

Course load: Young Adult Literature and Records Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History And Theology