Amanda Hawk Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Manages the Distinctive Collections reading room and all reference services; serves as the Aeon & SpringShare admin for the department
• Supervises the public services unit (3 FTE)
• Leads instruction & outreach efforts to the MIT community and beyond, and promotes use of Distinctive Collections resources
• Oversees the Distinctive Collections exhibition program and chairs the Libraries Exhibit Committee
• Consults with the Director of Copyright Strategies on copyright & permissions inquiries, in support of broad use of Distinctive Collections holdings
• Collaborates with the Imaging Lab manager to lead patron-driven digitization efforts

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Managed all aspects of Special Collections’ reference services, including training, policies, and procedures for the reading room, fulfillment of duplication requests, and collections retrieval and reshelving..
• Oversaw the library’s use of Aeon (special collections management software).
• Supervised the public services unit in Special Collections (3 FTE, 1 graduate assistant)
• Coordinated outreach efforts (e.g. social media, course design) on campus and beyond.
• Collaborated with the Head of Research and Instruction Services on general policies and direction for research services at LSU.
• Managed rights and permissions for publication of materials in Special Collections.

Hornbake Library

• Coordinated and responded to all information requests from the University of Maryland Athletic Department; served as liaison between Athletics and the University Archives
• Responded to athletics-related reference questions from the university community, alumni, media outlets, and the general public
• Served as lead contact for gifts, donations, and transfers of athletics material (including photographs, audio-visual items, and memorabilia) to the archives
• Accessioned, arranged, and described collections in the University Archives to achieve greater public accessibility to the materials
• Broadened the knowledge of university athletic history through exhibits, special events, tours, and social media
• Chaired the Athletic Archives Advisory Committee, a collaboration between UMD's University Archives and the Athletic Department.

Hornbake Library

• Conducted accessioning and processing of university records in a variety of formats
• Improved online access to University Archives collections, updated subject guides and finding aids
• Staffed reference desk, assisted researchers in navigating catalogs and finding aids
• Responded to reference requests from researchers efficiently and effectively
• Served as assistant curator for exhibit, "Saving College Radio: WMUC - Past, Present, Future"
• Contributed to departmental blog and managed social media accounts

Hornbake Library

• Described and inventoried new records in a variety of formats – printed materials, photographs, audio-visual items, memorabilia – and contributed to processing projects
• Staffed reference desk and answered reference requests from alumni and other patrons
• Assisted in transporting new donations and record transfers to the archives
• Helped train new undergraduate volunteers and graduate student workers
• Contributed to departmental blog and managed social media accounts

David C. Driskell Center

• Conducted archival processing of the David C. Driskell Papers from appraisal to the arrangement and description of records in various formats
• Contributed to planning a new system to access the center’s collections
• Assisted in drafting the policies and procedures manual for the library and archives materials at the Driskell Center

Mudd Manuscript Library

• Served as a member of the public services team, assisted patrons in using archival sources
• Performed reference work and answered over 400 phone and email inquiries from remote patrons per year
• Coordinated and processed all photocopy, scan, and photography orders for the building
• Implemented system for tracking object and file loans to other departments
• Participated in the planning of annual exhibits and special programs and events
• Supervised multiple student workers during each semester

• Served as head of student workers, delegating tasks and creating work schedules
• Researched sources, developed bibliographies, handled archival material, and transcribed interviews
• Assisted in writing a web page with a professor and created a web site for the Asian Studies program
• Helped organize department events and created posters for special programs and lectures
• Completed additional research projects and daily office work for department

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

• Worked in both a library and museum setting performing archival tasks such aspreservation and maintenance of posters, photographs, and written materials
• Assisted in family and genealogical research by updating society databases and processing individual online research requests
• Indexed church records and completed full inventories for various library collections

Lore Degenstein Art Gallery

• Created and maintained informational binders for each show
• Assisted in the development, organization, and presentation of various art exhibits
• Researched and edited biographies/backgrounds of artists and museums

Master Of Arts (Ma), History

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Archives/Archival Administration

Activities and Societies: Student Archivists at Maryland, University Library Council

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History

Activities and Societies: Dean's List and University Scholar (2004-2008), Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Student Advisor and Teaching.