Lorre Mason Email & Phone Number

Clarksville, Md, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Oversee a team of ten staff in the U.S. and London who negotiate, purchase, catalog, and make accessible resources in digital and print formats to service attorneys firm-wide. Develop tools, processes, and documentation to enhance management of resources bought for the library and individual users. Improve the technology infrastructure supporting the department’s activities by expanding bespoke internal applications and upgrading commercial software. Direct team through transition to remote… Show more Oversee a team of ten staff in the U.S. and London who negotiate, purchase, catalog, and make accessible resources in digital and print formats to service attorneys firm-wide. Develop tools, processes, and documentation to enhance management of resources bought for the library and individual users. Improve the technology infrastructure supporting the department’s activities by expanding bespoke internal applications and upgrading commercial software. Direct team through transition to remote work and massive print reduction due to immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID pandemic. Show less

San Francisco

Managed all aspects of the library department supporting the knowledge and research needs of an 80-attorney litigation boutique. Upgraded and overhauled the library’s intranet with new LibGuides content management system which better highlighted recommended resources, provided access to electronic subscriptions, and discovery webparts. Negotiated contracts for online and print content, and managed the full life cycle of all content from initial assessment, through acquisition, cataloging and… Show more Managed all aspects of the library department supporting the knowledge and research needs of an 80-attorney litigation boutique. Upgraded and overhauled the library’s intranet with new LibGuides content management system which better highlighted recommended resources, provided access to electronic subscriptions, and discovery webparts. Negotiated contracts for online and print content, and managed the full life cycle of all content from initial assessment, through acquisition, cataloging and resource discovery, to renewal assessment and weeding. Conducted complex legal and business development research for both legal and administrative staff. Show less

San Francisco, Ca

Managed library services for San Francisco and Silicon Valley libraries supporting 140 attorneys. Determined annual budget and controlled expenses, managed regional team, developed collections and conducted space planning. Assisted in implementation of SydneyPlus ILS to improve resource discovery and utilization, tracking of reference requests, and password management in 15 offices firm-wide.Previous positions at Bingham McCutchen: Technical Services Manager (January 2005 -… Show more Managed library services for San Francisco and Silicon Valley libraries supporting 140 attorneys. Determined annual budget and controlled expenses, managed regional team, developed collections and conducted space planning. Assisted in implementation of SydneyPlus ILS to improve resource discovery and utilization, tracking of reference requests, and password management in 15 offices firm-wide.Previous positions at Bingham McCutchen: Technical Services Manager (January 2005 - September 2010)Oversaw technical services operations for cataloging, serials control, and acquisitions for six California offices and co-led firm-wide projects with peer manager. Conducted trade studies for selection of ILS, performed conversions, tailored user interface, and implemented barcodes for automated circulation. Developed training materials, established procedures, and authored system documentation. Technical Services Librarian (March 2002 - December 2004)Cataloged and created metadata for existing collections and new acquisitions in six California offices. Improved access to print and electronic materials, including unique California legislative histories, land use materials, and historical firm memorabilia.Reference Librarian (April 2001 - February 2002)Provided business and legal research services to attorneys using resources in all formats. Assisted in the design and selection of resources for the firm's intranet research pages. Show less

Boston, Ma

Supported the Director of Library Services in all aspects of library management and managed the library in the Director's absence. Collaborated with IT to maintain research resources on server and to upgrade library databases.

Boston, Ma

Provided reference and research services to attorneys and staff. Supported reference librarians, conducted document retrieval and interlibrary loans from local and national sources.Previous position at Ropes and Gray: Library Assistant

Boston, Ma

Provided business reference services and conducted research.

Boston, Ma

Provided general library support.

Washington, Dc

Devised and conducted interviews to gather information on issues of diversity and cultural sensitivity in nationwide membership. Tabulated, analyzed and presented data and proposed methods to increase diversity in chapter membership.

Masters Of Science

Bachelor Of Arts

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