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 Kim Gregory’s career as an information professional
demonstrates all these titles. While working as a Paralegal
for the law firm of Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White,
P.C., Kim obtained her Masters of Library and Information Science
in 1998 from the School of Information Sciences and started
her career as an Investment Librarian for Federated Investors,
Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an Investment Librarian,
she was responsible for the staff supervision, administration
of vendor contracts, budget preparation and tracking, and arranging
and monitoring user trials and research requests. Currently,
Kim is a Senior Market Analyst at Federated Investors. She
is responsible for research using the Internet and various
financial databases, as well as Factiva, Lexis-Nexis and other
subscriber databases on current market trends, specific product
trends, and other pertinent topics. She has developed the Resource
Library for the Market Research and Analysis Group and it is
currently available to Federated employees via their Intranet.
Kim maintains this website as well as updating with new information
as it becomes available.
Kim is a member of the Special Libraries Association and
has served as President of the Pittsburgh Chapter in 2002.
In recognition of her outstanding service to the Chapter,
leadership in support of Chapter strategies, and raising
the visibility of the Chapter, she was the recipient of
the 2003 Pittsburgh Chapter Award. Kim has also undertaken
the responsibility for the Chapter’s website and
continues her work with mentoring students.
She is a great cheerleader and is well known for her enthusiasm
for our profession. These talents are very helpful in her
alumni activities as a member of the School of Information
(SIS) Council. She is a member of the International Who’s
Who Online.
In addition to her professional activities, Kim has devoted
her time to community activities. She is a volunteer instructor
for the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, teaching computer
basics and basic Internet skills. Kim’s favorite
hobby is travel and she has been very busy squeezing in
as many trips as she can to California, Florida, and Colorado
as well as attending conferences in San Antonio and New
York. She is also a wine aficionado. |
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