Communication/People skills: coordinated staff from 18 different departments around a thesaurus revision project | Digital Networking: built and managed a LinkedIn information management community Library, information and records management: identification and acquisition, cataloguing, classification, indexation, storage, shelving, information retrieval, news monitoring, database, website and intranet management, circulation and document delivery, content and editorial management Planning/Organising: collection planning and development | management of electronic and physical records | proficient in managing time and meeting deadlines. Teamwork: proactively contributed to achieve library team goals and results | worked in an environment where flexibility and initiative were essential | initiated, supervised and timed regular team meetings User training: trained and assisted readers, staff and library students on social media, content management systems and the library catalogue

1. Information management
specialist /Librarian
Stéphane GIVKOVIC
PERSONAL STATEMENT
An experienced librarian and information management specialist with strong digital media, communication
and organisational skills, seeking a position in a library team.
KEY SKILLS
Communication/People skills: coordinated staff from 18 different departments around a thesaurus revision
project |
Digital Networking: built and managed a LinkedIn information management community
Library, information and records management: identification and acquisition, cataloguing, classification,
indexation, storage, shelving, information retrieval, news monitoring, database, website and intranet
management, circulation and document delivery, content and editorial management
Planning/Organising: collection planning and development | management of electronic and physical records |
proficient in managing time and meeting deadlines.
Teamwork: proactively contributed to achieve library team goals and results | worked in an environment
where flexibility and initiative were essential | initiated, supervised and timed regular team meetings
User training: trained and assisted readers, staff and library students on social media, content management
systems and the library catalogue
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013 – Meta data and information manager | ICRC, Geneva, Switzerland
Today
∞ managed a thesaurus revision project co-ordinating the terminology work of 18 departments
∞ editorial supervision, content creation and administration of the library’s and archive’s
Intranet and web pages
∞ trained library and archive staff on the library’s content management system
∞ administrated and maintained the online public access catalogue and CMS
∞ participated in and provided support for the deployment phase of SharePoint team spaces
∞ promoted the library’s and archive’s activities and products on social networks and on-site
2009- Information manager | French National library / Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Paris
2013
∞ managed the resource library and supervised a team of 2 librarians and 2 trainees
∞ in charge of the thematic selection, acquisition, ordering and budgeting of electronic resources
∞ initiated, designed and managed a library web portal
∞ administered the library’s web site, integrated library system and online public access catalogue
∞ trained users of different ages on how to use the library catalogue and the computer
∞ analysed user inquiries and developed relevant research strategies
2007 – Assistant information manager | French National library / Bibliothèque nationale de France
2009
∞ identified, analysed, classified, archived, retrieved and distributed documents
∞ coordinated the collaborative work on a production base and on an Intranet
∞ digitalized and OCR-processed documents
∞ initiated and developed information services and records (press reviews, newsletter, etc.)
∞ analysed the department’s service performance
∞ created a multilingual e-learning collection

2. 2007 – Specialized assistant librarian | Maison d’Auguste Comte, Paris, France
2008 Cataloguing, classification, indexing, conservation of Auguste Comte’s personal library collection
using the Dewey decimal classification, Unimarc/Intermarc and the National subject authority list
2006 Assistant librarian | Jean-Etienne Huret antiquarian bookstore, Paris, France
Preventive conservation of old books (before 1900)
2005 - Archivist | French National Archives / Archives nationales, Paris, France
2006 Classification of the 20th century iconographic collections and archives
2005 Assistant librarian | Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Montréal, Québec
Bibliographic and reader orientation at the reception desk
2001 – Public service agent | French National library / Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Paris
2007 Circulation and document delivery, shelving, weeding, cataloguing, bibliographic and reader
orientation at the reception desk
1999 – Public service agent | Pompidou Center Library/Bibliothèque publique d’Information (Bpi), Paris
2001 Shelving, reception desk service and reader orientation
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATONS
2001 Orleans University / Université d’Orléans, Faculty of literature, languages, social sciences
M.A. in Ancient history
2001– National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts/Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers, Paris
2004 Continuing education certificate (M.A.-equivalent) in Information Management
2006 – School for librarians and information management specialists EBD, Catholic institute, Paris,
2007 Professional certificate as Assistant-librarian and information management specialist
2007- Mediadix Centre for professional library studies, Paris West University Nanterre, France
2013 Continuing training classes in library science
2013- ADBS (France), BIS (Switzerland), UN (Switzerland)
2016 Continuing training classes in library and information science
English language classes at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
SOFTWARE SKILLS
∞ Integrated library systems: Netbiblio, Kentika, Alexandrie, Winisis, PMB
∞ Cataloguing: Unimarc / Intermarc, RAMEAU subject headings, Dewey
∞ Collaboration tools: Microsoft SharePoint, Lotus Notes (IBM), Zimbra
∞ Social networking: Linkedin, Twitter, Viadeo, Instagram, Pinterest
∞ Monitoring/databases: Factiva, Lexisnexis, Electre, Netvibes, Google reader, Scoop.it
∞ Content management systems: Rhythmyx, WordPress, Drupal
∞ Photo editing and web site creation: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Gimp
∞ Other: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
LANGUAGE SKILLS
French (native)
English (proficiency, C2-level)
German (upper intermediate, B2-level)
PROFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Professional association for librarians and information professionals in France (ADBS)
EBD Student Alumni Association