The Online Portfolio of Ryan Donovan

Ryan P. Donovan

Welcome to my online portfolio! I am currently experimenting with the use of CSS and XML. This site is, and always will be, under construction.

Download Ryan's resume for more information in a portable format that you can keep with you at all times!

About Ryan

My professional interests focus around reference and customer service. I became interested in libraries primarily as a result of working directly with people in my first library job. I feel that when I help someone, and they leave the library satisfied, I have done a positive thing with my work day. As a result of my time spent in library school, topics concerning literacy and information organization have also become aspects professional issues in librarianship that I am personally concerned with.

Ryan's Professional Experience

Young Adult Librarian - New York Public Library, Bronx, NY
Part-Time Reference Librarian - Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Evening/Weekend Supervisor - Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Customer Service Coordinator - Rivier Bookstore, Nashua, NH
Music-Art-Media Page - Nashua Public Library, Nashua, NH

Ryan's Academic Experience

M.S. in Information Science - Simmons College GSLIS
B.A. in Sociology [major] and Philosophy [minor] - Rivier College

Ryan's Library Links

Ryan thinks you should check out the following things:

LibraryThing

LibraryThing is a site for anyone to create their own library catalog based on their own book collection. It also allows you to see the book collections of other users who may have the same "taste" in books as you. With a wide variety of content that you can add to each individual book entry, LibraryThing give you the control; and it's awesome.

Visit LibraryThing to see Ryan's LibraryThing (and if you like the same books as him).

Blogger

Blogger is a ready-to-use blog site (short for 'web log') that can be used for a variety of reasons, such as an online diary or even in more professional, informational update capacity. Many librarians use blogs to communicate issues they face professionally. You can check out a project I did on blogs at Simmons here for one of Rong Tang's classes.

Visit Ryan, the Librarian to see Ryan's current take on books and pop culture. This blog was recently selected and accepted as one of the Random Buzzer featured blogs and appears on the site.

Digital Libraries

What is a digital library? Where can I find some good ones, and learn what is going on in the digital library world? If these are some of the questions you are pondering, check out my "webliography" on Digital Libraries I created during my first semester in library school. It's guaranteed to answer all your questions on the topic.

Visit Digital Libraries to check out some of Ryan's must-see digital library resources.