Ryan Mcmurray Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA

• Work with authors, vendors and other departments within PLOS to ensure that submissions are complete and are published in a timely manner. Track files in multiple stages of production and perform quality control.
• Perform quality control checks, and if necessary assist with the correction of online files before final publication
• Work cooperatively with other PLOS teams to ensure publication of articles
• Perform quality control and light “copyediting” on text files and article metadata
• Assist authors, vendors and internal staff to resolve escalated manuscript questions and issues
• Ensure that figures and tables meet publication requirements

Napa, CA

Reference and Circulation service for the Napa community spanning all four branches.

• Managed and edited metadata for an internal publication submission system.
• Provided research assistance to company scientists.
• Digitized and processed company documents, created a digital collection of legacy technical reports.
• Mined, tracked, and edited library data such as website user logs.
• Performed ongoing upkeep of digital library website and created a series of web pages forinternal marketing purposes.

• For Digital Futures (Web Team):
• Prepared the library system for the implementation of a vidcasting program. This included the production of video content and the creation of staff training documents and tutorials.
• Conducted staff and patron training in the use of eBooks and eReaders.
• Performed a review of system-wide social networking practices.
• Assisted with maintaining and troubleshooting library websites.For KPRR (Reference Department):
• Provided reference, technical, and directional help to patrons at various service points, both in person and remotely (phone, email, chat).

• Provided service to patrons while I shelved, checked in, organized, and shipped library materials.
• Assisted librarians with special projects such as computer classes and summer reading programs.

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Literature