Architecture and design information professional with twenty years experience setting up and maintaining technical, product and sample libraries for architectural and design practices and carrying out research for architects.Freelance Architectural Librarian / Researcher - with 26 years experience and knowledge gained working as an Information Specialist at the RIBA Information Centre and RIBA Library. Qualified librarian with Postgradute Diploma in Librarianship and Information Studies.Key skills :Project research / Precedent research / New Business research / Product research / Archive maintenanceAbility to work as part of team with architects, proactively providing research.Set-up and maintenance of technical, journal, product and sample libraries.Intranet / ‘Electronic Library’ of pdfs and links set-up and maintenance.Database and catalogue creation and maintenance (using Microsoft Access and Filemaker Pro)Cataloguing and classification of material (using CI/SfB / Uniclass / UDC) Website design and maintenance (using Dreamweaver / html / WordPress) www.mjparchitects.co.uk Current awareness of developments in architecture – thru work at RIBA and long industry experience.Marketing research / New work research / Tender opportunity & Competition scanningMarketing mailshots (using Mailchimp)Involved with production/research/image sourcing of Richard MacCormac and MJP Architects’ monograph ‘Building Ideas’ which was published 2010.