Joshua Hutchinson

3 Abbotsbury 07804 850 407

Wrotham Road joshua.hutchinson@gmail.com
London, NW1 9SP Citizenships : UK, US
Education
MScEcon Information and Library Science
Aberystwyth University—in progress: part time, distance learning

M.A. (Dist.) Medieval History

University of Durham (January 2009)
Dissertation: The influence of economic factors on aristocratic
consumption of non-local, luxury goods. Evidence from Durham
Priory accounts, 1400-1460

B.A. (Hons) History

Skidmore College, minors: French, Government (May 2006) Saratoga
Springs, USA
Work History

Library Assistant, Davis Langdon

London
August 2008 – • One year appointment as part of CILIP Graduate
August 2009 Trainee Scheme in the library of a construction
consultancy
• Wrote and researched fortnightly ‘current awareness’
bulletin in order to help staff maintain technical
currency; this newsletter was sent via email to 2,500
recipients
• Accurately created and proactively edited library
catalogue and CRM records with high levels of
accuracy and speed
• Maintained library pages on corporate intranet site
• Helped maintain up-to-date records of library loans
using database and loans book
• Created and updated clear and effective user
documentation for library resources
• Carefully shelved and filed documents
• Answered research enquiries and responded to
document requests from library users by phone,
email and in person
Member, Volunteer Emergency Response Team, AmeriCorps St
Louis
St Louis, Missouri, USA
September 2006 • Performed conservation and disaster response tasks
– August 2007 as part of rotating team composed of up to 15
colleagues in AmeriCorps, a national service
organisation
• Managed several teams of volunteers in the field in
order to complete several competing tasks

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 • Managed and updated purpose-built databases and
spreadsheets
• Created and maintained volunteer recruitment
website
• Served as primary contact for telephone hotline
• Organised and attended inter-agency meetings with
the goal of maintaining continuity through staff
changes
• Fought wildfires and used chainsaw
Research Assistant, Professor Roy H. Ginsberg, Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
September 2003 • Research under direction of Professor Ginsberg for EU
– May 2006 textbook
(part time) • Proof-read and fact-checked book chapters, articles
and other publications in order to help ensure
accuracy and consistency
• Read, monitored and summarised European and
world news sources for use in teaching and in
publications
• Performed general office tasks as required
Residential Assistant, ASA
Oxford
June – August • Planned, advertised and led academic and other
2006 excursions around Oxford in order to generate
students' interest in their cultural surroundings
• Built relationships with students in order to effectively
mentor and manage up to 10 residential students
Programme Assistant, Oxbridge Academic, l’Académie de Paris
Paris, France
July – August • Assisted with the daily operation of a summer for
2005 American students aged 14-17, in both English and
French
• Staffed the front desk and assisted parents, students
and suppliers with their needs in an approachable
and friendly manner, in order to encourage queries
and satisfactorily resolve issues

Language and Computer Skills

• Typing speed: 60-70 wpm
• Proficient in French (reading, listening and writing)
• Intermediate skills in Latin (with focus on medieval Latin)
• Proficient with: Microsoft Office and Open Office suites; Adobe
Photoshop and the GIMP; Adobe Dreamweaver; HTML; Microsoft
Windows and Mac OSX
• Experience with: CSS; database management; SAP; Microsoft CMS;
linux

References
Available on request

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