ARTHUR W.

LIU

104 King Farm Blvd., Apt. C303 Rockville, MD 20850

Mobile: 240.421.1071 Email: art.liu@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Performed original descriptive and subject cataloging of technical reports and other resources. Completed a variety of technical services tasks in copy cataloging, catalog maintenance, and interlibrary loan. Assisted students, faculty, and researchers with locating library resources and with technical support. Digitized and provided metadata for primary source materials. Developed documentation for archives volunteers, library classmates, and engineering technicians.

EDUCATION M.S. in Library and Information Science Simmons College M.S. in Electrical Engineering University of Maryland B.S. in Electrical Engineering University of Maryland GPA: 4.00/4.00 Boston, MA May, 2013 College Park, MD May, 2007 College Park, MD December, 2004

GPA: 3.73/4.00

GPA: 4.00/4.00 Summa cum laude

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EXPERIENCE Blank Rome LLP through TRAK Records & Library Washington, D.C. Law Library Assistant, Blank Rome Library December, 2013 ~ Present Improved the accuracy and consistency of EOS catalog by correcting records according to in-house system. Checked in serials, interfiled loose-leaf updates, processed new volumes, and weeded materials. Federal Communications Commission through TRAK Records & Library Washington, D.C. Library Assistant (Temporary), FCC Library November, 2013 ~ December, 2013 Assisted patrons with locating resources in electronic databases and physical collection. Checked in serials, interfiled loose-leaf updates, and fulfilled interlibrary loan requests. Cambridge, MA John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Library Technician/Intern, Technical Library and Information Center March, 2012 ~ August 2013 Performed original cataloging of over 270 technical reports using MARC21, AACR2, RDA, and LCSH. Performed copy cataloging using bibliographic records from OCLC Connexion. Fulfilled interlibrary loan requests for electronic and print materials through OCLC FirstSearch. Searched databases and compiled lists of resources to assist transportation researchers. Assisted with EOS catalog maintenance by performing bulk correction of MARC21 records using MarcEdit. Boston, MA Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Lead Technology Reference Assistant, Technology Lab May, 2011 ~ May 2013 Assisted students, staff, and faculty with technical questions relating to coursework and campus technologies. Lead instructional workshops and graded assignments on HTML and Wikis for incoming students. Maintained computers and equipment for a 44-station computer lab. Waltham, MA National Archives and Records Administration Student Intern, Northeast Region (Boston) October, 2011 ~ October 2012 Arranged, refoldered, and sleeved paper and photographic records. Wrote scope and content notes for 5 small series of paper and photographic records. Developed instructions to guide volunteers in sleeving and refoldering a series of 8 linear feet of photographs.

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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE QinetiQ North America Staff Engineer, Technology Solutions Group Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Staff Engineer, NPP Instrument Calibration Support Team PRE-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Laboratory for Physical Sciences / University of Maryland Graduate Research Assistant, Fiber Optics Group Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. Engineering Intern, RF Hardware Division U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Engineering Tech (Intern), Radar Division U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Physical Science Aid (Intern), Electronics Science and Technology Division Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Student Intern, D.C. Customer Design Department U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretarial Assistant (Intern), Office on Womens Health ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Cataloging and Metadata Practice Created descriptive metadata for a variety of resources using AACR2, RDA, and DACS content standards. Created records using MARC, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, EAD, CDWALite, VRA Core, and CCO schemas. Assigned LCSH, LC, and Dewey headings and classes to resources using the appropriate manuals. Encoded two legacy finding aids from Simmons College Archives in EAD and applied DACS standard. Designed an XML schema to describe record albums and created sample XML records using that schema. Cataloging and Metadata Theory Developed a 30-minute presentation on RDA Ch. 9 instructions for name authority control of persons. Developed a 30-minute presentation with a partner on the OCLC Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Analyzed a set of resources and entities and designed a diagram to illustrate FRBR/FRAD relationships. Edith Hornik Beer Digital Scrapbook Worked with a team to research metadata schemas and to develop a 14-page metadata instructions guide. Digitized and provided metadata for 5 pages of scrapbook materials. Worked with a team to review and correct metadata for 372 scrapbook items generated by classmates. HONORS Outstanding Information Science Student Award, ASIS&T Simmons Student Chapter, 2012-2013 Diversity Scholarship, Association of Research Libraries, Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, 2011-2013 Merit Scholarship, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, 2011 Departmental Fellowship, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, 2007 College Park, MD January, 2006 ~ May, 2007 Germantown, MD February 2005 ~ August 2005 Washington, D.C. June 2004 ~ August 2004 Washington, D.C. June 2003 ~ August 2003 Washington, D.C. June 2002 ~ August 2002 Washington, D.C. June 2000 ~ August 2000 Waltham, MA December, 2009 ~ December, 2011 Lanham, MD October, 2007 ~ June, 2009