Zachary E Fox, MSIS

Phone:
936-1383
Email:
zachary.e.fox@Vanderbilt.Edu
Office:
225 Eskind Biomedical Library

Job Related Information

Department:

Knowledge Management
Eskind Biomedical Library

Area(s)of Responsibility:

  • Library Knowledge Management
  • Administrative Services
  • Filtering/Evidence-Based Services
  • Library Information Services - Public Service Functions

Learning Framework Skills:

  •  Budget support tools
  •  Estimation/Approximation
  •  Excel
  •  Initiating budgeting process
  •  Initiating financial forecasting
  •  Numeracy
  •  Reconciliation
  •  Biomedical concepts
  •  Knowledge/Understanding of clinical medicine
  •  Medical terminology and concepts
  •  Body language
  •  Clarity of message
  •  Communication skills (oral and written)
  •  Comprehends communication from others
  •  Ensures understanding
  •  Internal relationship building
  •  Listening skills
  •  Organized communication
Collaborative software  
  •  Instant messaging
  •  Understanding of email applications and function
  •  Video conferencing
  •  Web 2.0 communication tools
Computer hardware  
  •  Ability to set up and utilize computer equipment
  •  Basic hardware platforms
  •  Central processing unit (CPU)
  •  Computer architecture
  •  Input/Output handling
Computer systems and networking  
  •  Computer system
  •  Evaluating computer system performance
  •  Network architecture
  •  Understanding of network connections
Operating systems  
  •  Ability to understand and use programming tools and environments
  •  Mac OS
  •  Microsoft Windows
  •  System resource allocation
Productivity tools  
  •  Database software
  •  Desktop publishing software
  •  Graphic software
  •  Internet browsers
  •  Presentation development software
  •  Spreadsheet software
  •  Web development software
  •  Word processing software
Server applications  
  •  Cloud computing
  •  Content management systems
  •  Knowledge of search engines
  •  Web services
Web-based programming languages  
  •  Basic HTML
  •  Cascading style sheets (CSS)
  •  Creates win/win solutions
  •  Needs assessment
  •  Seeks to understand customers
  •  Service development and management
  •  Adjusts to the audience
  •  Clarifies information
  •  Explains and demonstrates
  •  Maintains audience attention
  •  Multidisciplinary education and experience
  •  Budgeting
  •  Contract management
  •  Financial accountability
  •  Financial forecasting (multiyear)
  •  Fiscal management
  •  Resource allocation
  •  Analyzes information
  •  Database Searching
  •  Information needs assessment
  •  Information retrieval techniques
  •  Internet resources
  •  Organization of health sciences literature
  •  Organizes information
  •  Print resources
  •  Seeks information
  •  Database resources
  •  Digital libraries
  •  Consultation/reference interview
  •  Information delivery methods
  •  Information needs/info-seeking behavior
  •   Capturing appropriate institutional information/knowledge
  •  Information use
  •  Managing organizational information
  •  Applies knowledge or skill
  •  Builds skills and performs complex tasks in area of expertise
  •  Intellectual curiosity/lifelong learning
  •  Knowledgeable
  •  Maximizes learning
  •  Takes risks in learning
  •  Value of education
  •  Willingness to learn
  •  Current trends in librarianship
  •  Library technology
  •  NLM programs and policies
  •  Organization of information
  •  Ensures high quality
  •  Follow-through
  •  Goal orientation
  •  Multitasking
  •  Organized
  •  Planning
  •  Productivity
  •  Stays focused
  •  Interview questions
  •  Makes appropriate candidate selection decisions
  •  Peer interviewing
  •  Recruitment/hiring/firing
  •  Ability to work in teams
  •  Availability/Accessibility
  •  Collaborative
  •  Coordinating
  •  Supports others
  •  Understanding of team processes