Leah Massar

Reference Librarian

Tel: (914) 251-6413
Fax: (914) 251-6437
Email: leah.massar@purchase.edu

Leah Massar serves as principal library liaison to the School of Natural and Social Sciences.  Through this role, she works with natural and social sciences students and faculty to provide training on research strategies, specialized library resources, and evaluation of information. She also teaches instruction sessions on library resources to freshmen, and creates research guides, webpages, and other materials to help library users find the information they need.

Education

Master of Library and Information Sciences, Simmons College, 2005

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Tufts University, 2000


Positions

August 2005 – present: Natural and Social Sciences Reference Librarian.  Purchase College Library, Purchase, New York.

October 2004 – July 2005: Reference Department Intern.  Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

September 2004 – December 2004: Evening/Weekend Circulation Supervisor. Wheelock College Library, Boston, Massachusetts.

July 2001 – June 2004: Policy Analyst. M.J. Bradley & Associates, Concord, Massachusetts.

July 2000 – June 2001: Research Assistant.  ICF Consulting, Fairfax, Virginia.


Professional Associations

Member of American Library Association (2004 – present)

Member of the Association of College and Research Libraries (2005 – present)

Member of the Association of College and Research Libraries Greater New York

Metropolitan Area Chapter (2005 – present)

Campus Delegate to SUNY Librarians Association (2005 – present)

Handbook Committee of the American Library Association New Members Round Table (April 2006 – present)

Booth Committee of the American Library Association New Members Round Table (June 2006 – present)