Ruth Wong
Professional profile
Driving License
Brisbane Australia
Professional Status
Employed
Available
Associate Librarian (Medical Librarian)
University of Hong Kong
November 2011
to December 2014
Full-time
Hong Kong
- Planning: Serve as a member of the Faculty Board and relevant library committees. Plan and set goals and objectives for the future of the Medical Library. This responsibility includes determining the services needed, the most effective way to provide them, and the resources necessary to support them.
Marketing: Market and promote the Medical Library and its products and services. Responsibilities include publications, programming and public relations; develop and manage relevant research and subject guides using the LibGuides system
Customer Services: Provide proactive customer-oriented services provided by the Medical Library. This responsibility includes activities like reference/research services and accessing resources.
Collection Development: Manage both printed and electronic collections of the Medical Library. This responsibility includes to identify suitable resources for the Faculty of Medicine and to purchase them within assigned budgets.
Human Resources: Manage the personnel of the Medical Library. This responsibility includes hiring, training, and evaluating personnel.
Administration: Manage and direct operations and facilities of the Medical Library. This responsibility includes activities like establishing goals, monitoring statistics, developing work plans, managing facilities, and supervising on a day-to-day basis.
Access Services Librarian
University of Hong Kong
July 2003
to October 2011
Hong Kong
- Plan, implement and evaluate policies & services of the Access Services Division. Main services include circulation and library access privileges, on and off campus document delivery, space and stacks management and photocopying;
Define goals, set policies, and implement plans for Access Services within the framework of the HKUL current priorities and objectives;
Manage and supervise 43 full-time equivalent; and students from job placements;
Lead and participate in library-wide operational prioritized projects;
Liaise with all library users including staff and students from HKU and HKU SPACE in all aspects related to Access Services.
Lecturer (Part-time)
The University of Hong Kong
September 2003
to 2013
Hong Kong
- Give lectures for programs of “Master of Science in Information Technology in Education” and “Master of Science in Library and Information Management”. Subjects taught: Organizing Information; Metadata and networked environment; Information sources and services.
Adjunct Lecturer (Part-time)
HKU SPACE
January 1997
to 2013
Hong Kong
- Conduct tutorials and lectures for students at Certificate, Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters levels in the area of Library and Information Science. Apart from the certificate courses, all diplomas are conferred by the Charles-Stuart University in Australia.
- Subjects taught: Cataloging and classification, Metadata and Bibliographic Control/
Access Services Librarian
The University of Hong Kong
May 2001
to October 2011
- Plan, implement and evaluate policies & services of the Access Services Division of the Main Library. Manage and supervise 43 full-time equivalent (FTE); and students from job placements; Lead and participate in library-wide operational prioritized projects; Liaise with all library users including staff and students from HKU and HKU SPACE in all aspects related to Access Services.
Interlibrary Loan Librarian
The University of Hong Kong
February 1999
to 2001
Hong Kong
- Budget control, work flow management and assessment, maintain and generate statistics and reports, training of new staff and student assistants and to ensure a high quality of information and
- document delivery service at all times;
- Keep abreast of technologies which are related to Interlibrary Loans (ILL) and document delivery. Areas include resource sharing from OCLC, Ariel program and OCLC ILLiad. Relate upgrades and enhancements of aforementioned technologies to support staff members;
- Communicates with local, overseas libraries, other document delivery agencies and internal library customers on ILL issues. Liaise with photocopier and paper suppliers on photocopiers supply and charges;
- Evening reference desk duties during school terms and perform other projects as assigned.
Cataloging Librarian
The University of Hong Kong
March 1997
to 1999
Hong Kong
- Perform original cataloguing on non-print, Electronic and music materials, e.g. Audio-visual materials, computer files, microfiches, microfilms, maps, games, kits, charts, transparencies, electronic journals and databases and music;
- Assist the chief cataloguer to make decisions on cataloguing issues; e.g. Decide new cataloguing formats for new materials; maintain cataloguing authorities; perform quality control on cataloguing records;
- Provide supervision and training to library trainees from overseas library schools, library assistants and newly employed Assistant Librarians on descriptive & subject cataloguing, classification and on various library projects;
- Liaise with Audio-visual materials outsourcing providers with Systems Dept. for diagnosing and analysing problems of the cataloguing module of INNOPAC;
- Responsible for various projects: e.g. The Last Governor Online project, the Electronic Resources Management Project and the Regrouping of Nonprint Materials Project;
- Assist the Systems Librarian to maintain the INNOPAC cataloguing module;
- Collect Internet Resources in the area of Computer Science;
- Take up after-hour and Saturday afternoon Reference duties on a roster-basis. Provide library tours and user education on using library materials, library automated catalogue and electronic resources.
Assistant Technical Services Librarian
Baulhkam Hills Shire Library
June 1995
to 1996
Sydney
Australia
- Cataloguing: performed copy & original cataloguing to all materials acquired by and donated to the libraries;
- Technological and computing supports: provided technological supports to the library system “BookPlus” and all computing equipments used in the libraries. Represent the library to liaise in meetings with Information System Branch (ISB)
- Supervision: supervised Library Assistants on cataloguing issues and Senior Library Assistants on various issues when took up Branch Librarian duties at different branches.
- Liaison: represented the library to participate in BookPlus User Group meetings organized by the Stowe Company
- Acquisitions: purchased recommended materials from major book suppliers e.g. Baker and Taylor, Identic and James Bennett;
- Reference: take up reference duties on a roster-basis.
Cataloging Librarian
The University of Hong Kong
March 1990
to 1994
Hong Kong
- Cataloguing: performed original & copy cataloguing of both printed and non-print monographs and serials.
- Write work manuals for training of new professional and support staffs.
- Supervision & training: supervised paraprofessionals and all professional trainees on:
- Creating and maintaining name and subject authorities;
- Current changes of information science;
- Daily routine duties and awareness of library new technologies and trends;
- Keeping track of changes of profession work tools;
- Online checking and verifying newly ordered titles;
- Online databases and CD-ROMs searching techniques and strategies via Internet or networking;
- Retrospective conversion of monographs & serials of the main library and law serials of the law library (Project);
- Original cataloguing by using USMARC, DDC20, LCSH and AACR2;
- Evaluation of paraprofessionals’ performance by writing personal reports, recommendation letters and performance appraisals;
- Policy & decision: assisted the Sub-Librarian in making daily work flows of the Dept. and any other policies related to cataloguing, e.g. Authorities Control and Retrospective Conversion by writing procedure sheets and work manuals;
- assisted the Sub-Librarian to prepare reports which were related to achievements and targeted future years’ objectives of the Cataloguing Dept.;
- represented the Cataloguing Dept. in meetings and joint projects.
- Liaison: represented the Cataloguing Dept. to liaise with internal library departments, e.g. Serials, Systems, Reference, Acquisitions for the purposes of carrying out joint projects;
- Client-oriented services: conducted library tours to undergraduates, postgraduates and outsiders.
- Maintenance: kept updates of all cataloguing manuals and software including, USMARC, LCSH, AACR2, Bibliofile, CDMARC Bibliographic, CDMARC Names, CDMARC Subjects and all hardware needed for using work tools in the CD-ROM format at the Cataloguing Department, for instance, PCs, CD-ROM drives and printers.
Research Assistant
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine
May 1988
to 1989
Hong Kong
- Computer system design: designed and developed an interactive information retrieval program Design by using dBase III plus to assist in automating the medical records of Lupus patients;
- Liaison: organised events which were related to Lupus patients. For example, Lupus patients support group promotions.
Private Registered Nurse
International Private Nurse Agency
January 1982
to 1984
Hong Kong
- Provide medical and surgical nursing cares to patients who have admitted to private hospitals.
Student Nurse
Caritas Medical Center
September 1979
to 1982
Hong Kong
- Provide basic and specialty nursing cares to medical, surgical, paediatric, gynaecological, obstetrical, orthopaedic and geriatric patients under supervisions.
