Thomas Lundstrom Email & Phone Number

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Duties include: Supervision of 1 technician and 1 professional of the Cataloging Team; review policy and workflows; provide team with cleanup projects post-Voyager migration to Alma; work with Acquisitions resolving Alma record problems; create Alma Analytics reports as requested and provide advice on report creation for colleagues; resolve cataloging problems identified by library colleagues outside of the Electronic & Technical Services department; participate on the library’s Ex Libris Services Team. Contributions include: Implemented SpineOMatic label printing; setting up and providing documents for the Cataloging LibGuide; implementation of Alma Prediction Patterns for serial item creation to assist Acquisitions; created Alma Authority Control Rules to assist with the task list workflow; set up Alma Work Orders for cataloging processing and the Acquisitions weeding project; developed a workflow for batch processing records in OCLC and Alma for the withdrawal of materials for the Collections Management weeding project; developed an Excel-based physical item inventory application.

Memorial Library, 724 State St, Madison, Wi 53706

Duties include: Supervision of 12 university (paraprofessional) staff members in the Copy Cataloging Unit; participating in the CTS Cataloging Management Group, helping to formulate cataloguing policies and procedures and giving input on staffing issues; taking part in the CTS Technical Operations Group and the campus Cataloging Review Group; providing guidance and instruction to unit staff on copy cataloguing and collection maintenance matters; develop workflows and respond to colleagues questions on the use of Alma Resource Management in a consortial (NZ & IZ) environment; testing the new Alma interface; acting as liaison with Acquisitions unit for copy cataloguing problem resolution; alerting colleagues of relevant issues from Ex Libris Alma-L posts; monitoring and testing Alma release updates; troubleshooting problems regarding cataloguing policies, unit procedures and Alma-related issues for UW campus libraries; providing assistance with Microsoft productivity software. Other contributions: data and functional testing for migration from Ex Libris Voyager to Alma; group training sessions for cataloguing in the new Alma environment for campus libraries staff;advice on Alma Analytics related to Resource Management; assisted with implementation of SpineOMatic label printing software; Web-conferencing presentations to CUWL Cataloging IG members on creating Alma‘boundwith’ records.

Master Of Science In Librarianship, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Beta Phi MuWMU Graduate College Fellowship, 1983-84 Beta Phi Mu Promising Achievement Scholarship, 1984

Bachelor'S Degree, French / Librarianship, 3.88

WMU Presidential Scholar in Librarianship, 1981 Prix d'Honneur par L'Ambassadeur de France, 1981-82