MARGARET S. GROESCHEN Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 ~ (513) 745-4805 [email protected]
EXPERIENCE
Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio • Campus Liaison Librarian (2016 - present) Provide Library Liaison services to administrative and non-academic university departments. Provide excellent reference services to patrons. Offer Library Instruction and serve as Librarian Liaison to academic departments: Education, Montessori, Counseling, and Sustainability.
• Resource Sharing Librarian (1997 - 2015) Managed OhioLINK / SearchOHIO processing of materials between libraries. Provided reference services to patrons, offered Library Instruction, and served as Librarian Liaison to academic departments. Provided back-up assistance for Inter-Library Loan. Experience with library publications and four years of periodical department management with over 1500 current subscriptions.
• Periodicals Assistant (1988 - 1992) Daily processing of periodical materials.
American Red Cross, Cincinnati, Ohio (2016 - 2017) • Case management intern – Provided case management services to clients who experienced a home fire or other disaster by offering support and referrals to local agencies as needed. Also serve as Disaster Action Team responder to local emergencies.
Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria, Kentucky, (1995 - 1997) • Librarian - Managed all aspects of school library, including ordering, processing materials and support to students and faculty.
H & R Block, (1994 – 1997) Alexandria, Kentucky • Tax preparation work with individual clients.
Northern Kentucky University Library, (1982 – 1988) Highland Heights, Kentucky • Public Service management of Periodical / Microform collection
McAlpin’s / Dillard’s, (1979 – 1999) Crestview Hills, Kentucky • Clerical / Retail sales experience in multiple departments
EDUCATION
Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH – Bachelor of Social Work – (expected completion 2018)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY – Masters of Library and Information Science, 1997
Spalding University, (College) Louisville, KY – Bachelor of Science, Home Economics, 1979
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Ohio Kentucky Indiana Children's Literature Conference, Thomas More College, Edgewood, Kentucky, 2009 – present. Serve as member of Conference planning committee.
Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarian Conference, Scholarship Chairperson, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2017
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Nashville, Tennessee, 2013 & Baltimore, Maryland, 2016
Climate Change Conference, Loyola University Chicago, To Tend the Earth: Responding to the Global Climate Change Crisis, Chicago, Illinois, 2015
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Workshop, Serving Our Veterans: A Call to Action. Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio, 2015
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO), Engagement, Advocacy and Outreach: Empowering Our Communities, Sandusky, Ohio, 2014
Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2014
Mazza Weekend Children’s Literature Conference, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, 2010
Eastern Great Lakes regional Innovative Interfaces Users Group Conference, Akron, Ohio, 2007
Innovative Users Group National Conference, San Jose, California, 2007
LOEX (Library Orientation Exchange) Library Instruction Conference, College Park, Maryland, 2006
Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, (AJCU) Heartland Delta Delegate, 2004
North American Serials Interest Group Conference (NASIG), San Diego, California, 2000
SELECTED ACTIVITIES
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Casework – Hurricane Irma / Florida Keys, October 2017
Children's Literature Evaluation and Review Interest Group (CLEAR/SWON), 2010 - present
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee Member, 2013 - present
Xavier University Sustainability Committee, Ad Hoc Member, 2013 - present
XU Freshmen Common Reading Experience “Tattoos on the Heart” group facilitator, 2013
XU Alternative Breaks – Learning Partner, Creating a world of active citizens.
2017 Fall Break - Preserving Appalachian Ecosystems: Arc of Appalachia – Bainbridge, Ohio 2017 Immigration: A look into a difficult journey. El Paso, Texas 2016 Homeless Immersion Experience, Washington, D.C. 2015 Refugee Resettlement, Omaha, Nebraska 2014 Elder Living in America, Charlotte, North Carolina 2013 Exploring the Roots of our Nation, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota 2012 Community Development, Hagley Gap, Jamaica 2010 Restoration and Conservation in our National Parks, Florida Everglades, Florida 2009 Conservation of our Native Ecosystems, Catalina Island, California 2008 Education and Orphanage Outreach, Dominican Republic
AFMIX V (Assuring the Future Mission and Identity of Xavier) 2007 – 2009