Melissa Pond Email & Phone Number

Wentworth And Wescott Libraries

Providing reference and information services including classroom instruction, creating bibliography and pathfinders, managing intranet and website content, and providing outreach including social media initiatives to internal and external constituents, including students, faculty, community members, organizational partners, and other stakeholders.Managing library department and services, including developing, implementing, and revising library policies, procedures, and budgets; performing collection management and technical services functions, including donation inventory and assessment; developing and implementing departmental assessment through NCES ALS-collected data and institution-specific data; creating and utilizing departmental and positional work plans; managing institutional and departmental projects; writing grant narratives; supervising two positions and administering yearly performance evaluations.Participating in college-wide endeavors and committees, including academic program and curricula assessment, strategic planning, website redesign, the Foundations of Excellence self-study on the first-year college experience, self-study for continuing accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, G.E.D. examination administration

Bemidji, Mn

Cass Lake, Mn

Voluntary community radio program host

Reviewed multiple IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement grants according to IMLS criteria, wrote justification for each review score, and submitted reviews by deadline

Assisting library users and co-workers at the circulation counter and in the collection; Utilizing TELUS and SirsiDynix software systems; Checking in, organizing and shelving returned and transferred library materials

Assisting library users with directional, technical, and reference questions; End-processing and shelving journals and newspapers; Fulfilling other duties as needed: updating item records in Voyager, training new student workers, participating in Friends' mailings, etc.

Providing in-person, phone, and virtual reference service; Creating themed library material displays and book lists; Collection management including evaluating and recommending resources for purchase

Evaluating student work under specifications and rubrics of supervising teachers; Entering, managing and updating student record data

Assisting patrons and colleagues with particular and unique expertise; Creating and implementing solutions to repair various library materials; Organizing and entering data into computer system

Tutoring students labeled "at-risk"

Providing assistance to library patrons; Organizing and shelving library materials; Entering and modifying patron data in computer system; Implementing children's programming

Master Of Arts, Library And Information Studies

Activities and Societies: ALA-SC, book cart drill teamIncluding coursework in academic libraries, collection management, information.

Bachelor Of Science, English, Speech Communications

Activities and Societies: Lambda Pi Eta, Minnesota River Review, Speech Communications ClubIncluding coursework and experience.