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Catherine Marsh
Senior Librarian
📍 Oxford, UK✉️ catherine.marsh@email.com
Summary

CILIP Chartered Librarian with 6 years of experience in academic and public library services. Specialist in digital collections, information literacy instruction, and community engagement. Manage team of 8 and annual acquisitions budget of £250K.

Work Experience
Senior Librarian — Digital Services at University of Oxford — Bodleian Libraries
  • Manage digital collections of 500K+ e-resources and oversee LMS (Alma/Primo) configuration for 25,000 users
  • Deliver information literacy training to 2,000+ undergraduate and postgraduate students annually
Community Librarian at Birmingham City Council
  • Managed 2 branch libraries serving 15,000+ community members with loan volumes of 80,000+ annually
  • Developed and delivered reading group programmes, digital skills workshops, and children's events
Skills
CILIP CharteredLMS (Alma/Primo)Digital CollectionsInformation LiteracyCataloguing (RDA/MARC)Collection DevelopmentCommunity EngagementBudget Management

What Recruiters Look For

Librarian CVs must show your CILIP membership level, the type and scale of libraries managed, and your specialist areas. Include budget responsibility, collection size, and any digital transformation projects.

Key Skills to Include

CILIP Chartership, LMS administration (Alma/Koha), digital collections, information literacy teaching, cataloguing (RDA/MARC), collection development, community engagement, and budget management.

Common Mistakes

Not differentiating between academic, public, school, and special library experience. Each has distinct priorities. State your collection size, user base, and annual footfall or loan statistics.

Formatting Tips

One to two pages. Lead with CILIP membership. Include specific systems experience and any reader development or digital inclusion programmes you have designed.

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