JEANIE STRAUB

1540 LOGAN ST., NO. 35, DENVER, COLO. 80203-1928
(303) 864-0399
jeanie_B_giant@msn.com

— Rocky Mountain News Library + New Media technician, October 2000 to November 2003. Back to resume.

Regular contributions

• Providing deadline as well as advance research for publication;
• Contributing to Web edition -- editing special projects, creating slide shows, contributing to database construction;
• Fielding revenue-generating public and corporate requests for research and permissions;
• Indexing text and photo archives.

Core competencies

• Adept at searching DialogWeb, Factiva, LexisNexis, Autotrack, Accurint, et al;
• Working knowledge of public records, both hard-copy and electronic.

Special projects

• Contributing to development of book collection;
• Purchasing and cataloging book collection;
• Providing year-round anticipatory service to assist entry in local, regional and national competitions;
• Communicating with vendors;
• Writing promotional text for global emails informing users of additions to book collection, library page of Intranet;
• Editing for research librarian Carol Kasel, MLS;
• Providing detailed, multi-sourced and obscure research to in-house stylebook and to editors for standing features.

Also of note

• Received tuition reimbursement from The E.W. Scripps Co. for Master's in Library Science (MLS).
• Surveyed 250 editorial employees on Intranet use for Community Analysis, partial fulfillment of MLS.
• Recognized by editor and publisher for service, journalistic excellence competitions.