Olga Makarova
Urbana,IL
Summary
Knowledgeable librarian with strong organizational skills and expertise in reference, event planning, and fostering engagement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Visiting Research Specialist
Slavic Reference Service
11.2021 - Current
- Assisting multiple user groups with reference and bibliographic inquiries
- Providing library instruction and course support
- Planning and implementing programming and exhibitions
- Developing and leading digitization initiatives
Graduate Assistant / Academic Hourly
Slavic Reference Service
05.2019 - 11.2021
Graduate Assistant
Acquisitions and Cataloging Services
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Cataloging print materials with focus on providing access to new Slavic and East European language materials in various subjects
Instructor
Indiana University
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Russian language instructor for intermediate / advanced students
Adjunct Instructor and Russian House Tutor
College of William and Mary
08.2013 - 05.2015
- Providing language instruction
- Enhancing students' cultural competencies
- Organizing extracurricular activities (movie nights, conversation tables, cooking demonstrations, traditional holiday celebrations, etc.)
Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Russian language instructor for advanced students
Instructor and Administrative Assistant
Extra Class Language Center
06.2010 - 07.2013
- Providing Russian language instruction for beginner – advanced students
- Developing informational materials and leading sightseeing tours
- Planning and organizing hands-on learning experiences
Senior Instructor
Saint Petersburg State University
09.2008 - 05.2013
- Providing Russian language instruction for beginner – advanced students
- Planning extracurricular activities
Administrative Assistant
Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory
05.2006 - 09.2008
- Assisting international students and musicians before and during their time at the Conservatory
- Coordinating travel arrangements, auditions, and concert logistics
Education
MS - Library and Information Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
01.2019
MA - Philology and Russian as a Foreign Language
St. Petersburg State University
01.2016
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Event planning
- Project coordination
- Public service orientation
- Reading knowledge of French
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office suite
Affiliations
- American Library Association
- Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- European Studies Section
- ESS Conference Program Planning Committee
- ESS Web Team Member
- ESS LibGuides Volunteer
- Central Asia Cluster Editorial Board
Grants
- Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII)
- U.S. Embassy Tbilisi Cultural Small Grants Program, Promoting Caucasus and Georgian Studies in US: A Proposal to Digitize Container Lists to Archival Fonds at the National Archives of Georgia, 2022 - 2023
UIUC Service
- Library Exhibitions Committee
- Strategic Communications and Marketing Committee
- Reference Management Team
Additional Professional Experience
- Coordinator, Meet the National Libraries series
- Exhibition, Celebrating UIUC Women in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- Director, Dmytro Shtohryn International Ukrainian Studies Conference, UIUC
Timeline
Visiting Research Specialist
Slavic Reference Service
11.2021 - Current
Graduate Assistant / Academic Hourly
Slavic Reference Service
05.2019 - 11.2021
Graduate Assistant
Acquisitions and Cataloging Services
08.2017 - 05.2019
Instructor
Indiana University
06.2015 - 07.2017
Instructor
University of Pittsburgh
06.2014 - 08.2014
Adjunct Instructor and Russian House Tutor
College of William and Mary
08.2013 - 05.2015
Instructor and Administrative Assistant
Extra Class Language Center
06.2010 - 07.2013
Senior Instructor
Saint Petersburg State University
09.2008 - 05.2013
Administrative Assistant
Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory
05.2006 - 09.2008
MS - Library and Information Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MA - Philology and Russian as a Foreign Language
St. Petersburg State University
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