STEPHEN P. ROSTKOSKI
E-Mail: srostkoski[AT]w-link[DOT]net
WRITING, EDITING, PUBLISHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
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Write and edit monthly employee newsletters.
Research press releases, news stories and image databses to report on employee hiring date events.
* Self-published zine as an active member of an Amateur Press Association writers' group for nearly two decades.
* Published album, concert and book reviews in periodicals such as Crawdaddy!, No Depression and The Rocket.
* Maintain website of past and present essays and reviews.
* Proofread and edited work of temporary catalogers and interns.
* Updated and edited job instruction and procedural manuals.
* Produced hundreds of accurate and informative artifact histories for museum digital library and website.
* Wrote CD collection liner notes and contributed articles and interviews for museum publications.
* Created citations for exhibited artifacts and assisted curators with background research for exhibits.
* Checked and updated library order information using Books In Print and other bibliographic sources.
* Tracked down library materials for Interlibrary Loan requests using OCLC, WLN and LaserCat computer networks.
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Developed controlled vocabulary of cataloging descriptors utilizing the
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus and other cataloging resources.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Freelance Journalist/Publisher
1991-Present
Archival Cataloger
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington
2007-Present
Library Assistant
City University Library, Bellevue, Washington
2006-2007
Item Review Specialist/Policy Investigator
Amazon.com, Seattle, Washington
2005-2006
Cataloger/Researcher
Experience Music Project, Seattle, Washington
1999-2004
Library Technician II - Interlibrary Loan/Serials Technician
Everett Community College Library-Media Center, Everett, Washington
1997-1999
Library Technician II - Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Technician
Kennedy Library, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington
1993-1997
Acquisitions Clerk
Spokane Falls Community College Library, Spokane, Washington
1991-1993
PROFICIENCIES:
* Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook.
* Internet search engines and browsers.
* Library databases such as OCLC, WLN, LaserCat, Horizon.
* Cataloging resources including the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus and Liu-Palmer Thesaurus software.
* Computer savvy. Willing to learn new programs and proceedures
* Strong oral and written communication skills.
EDUCATION:
A.A.S. Library Technician Degree
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington
1993
One-Year Accounting Certificate
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington
1990