NICHOLAS BLACKMER-|- | www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasblackmer
SUMMARY
Researcher, fact checker and librarian with extensive experience compiling information for
the development of publications for consumers and healthcare staff. Skilled in ensuring that
content remains up-to-date and credible.
EXPERIENCE
SENIOR RESEARCHER
Channing Bete Company, South Deerfield, MA-
Publisher of informational products covering health, safety, parenting, education, and many
other topics.
§ Gathered authoritative sources to help in development of more than 1,000 publications in
subjects including health, safety, violence prevention, pregnancy, parenting, and child
abuse prevention.
§ Evaluated products against new or updated national guidelines and assessed the need for
revisions to keep content up-to-date and credible.
§ Championed development of a full-text collection of the company's publications allowing
for quick text searching across <3,000 products, decreasing revision assessment time from
days to less than an hour.
§ Overhauled procedures for assessing the need for revisions, resulting in greater efficiency
and task-time reduction.
EDUCATION
Master of Library Science, concentration: reference services and database searching
Simmons University
Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Cum Laude
Boston University
Boston, MA
SKILLS
Advanced Web Research | Fact-Checking | Bibliographic Databases | Database Development
& Implementation | Able to learn new technology and software quickly and efficiently
