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Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Sloane Art Library

Developed branding and visual identity guidelines for the project.Created designs for promotional materials and a guide on archiving for artists from ideation to completion, working closely with the Principal Investigator (PI), co-PIs, and graduate student fellows.Managed the project’s WordPress website, including troubleshooting and adding/updating content.Provided support for free full-day workshops on personal archiving for artists at the North Carolina Museum of Art (October 2015) and the Mint Museum Randolph (October 2016).

Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library

Arranged and described manuscript collections in the Southern Historical and Southern Folklife Collections and record groups in University Archives, including paper, photographic, digitized, and born digital materials. Collections range in size from 1 item to 81.5 linear feet.Created and updated DACS-compliant EAD finding aids.Created MARC21 original catalog records for EAD-encoded finding aids prepared by special collections staff; review finding aids as needed for the purpose of assigning name and subject headings.Performed MARC21 complex copy cataloging of modern published materials in the Rare Book Collection according to RDA and the LC/PCC Policy Statements; enhance records according to local policy with binding descriptions, provenance notes, RBMS thesaurus terms, and added entries for former owners, as appropriate.Created NACO-level authority records for personal names.Provided on-site reference services to researchers using the Southern Historical, Southern Folklife, and University Archives collections during a weekly reading room desk shift.

North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives

Arranged and described mid-to-late twentieth century photographic collections in the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives and the Southern Folklife Collection, including born-digital materials.Performed basic preservation, including rehousing at-risk materials, preparing items for future digitization projects, and identifying preservation risks.Created DACS-compliant EAD finding aids for identified and unidentified photographic materials.Managed the lifecycle of digital images, ensured metadata was accurate and standardized, created digital collections with ContentDM, and maintained published collections online.

Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library

Contributed to the development of materials for Clue: A Live Action Mystery Event, an immersive game held once-a-semester in Wilson Library; provided support during game-play, including clarification and guidance to student participants.Organized a Wikipedia edit-a-thon centered on Native Americans in North Carolina, including grant writing, budget creation, outreach and promotion, event logistics, volunteer recruitment and coordination, and Wikipedia content development.Developed an online Wikipedia edit-a-thon planning toolkit for the Society of North Carolina Archivists.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Provided reference services during a weekly reading room desk shift and to History of Medicine researchers who inquired remotely. Conducted in-depth reference interviews with History of Medicine travel grant recipients.Collaborated with N.C. School of Science and Math instructors of #STEM #LikeAGirl mini-term course, including reaching out to and meeting with instructors, selecting materials, and teaching an instruction session.Conducted collection development analysis; searched both online and in print to assess collection information and metadata to help further item description, digital projects, and future collecting.Curated an exhibit, Treasures from the Trent Collection, based on rare books and archival materials.Used LibGuides to create a subject guide for art and the history of medicine.Contributed to ongoing History of Medicine instruction and outreach efforts.

Marianna Black Library

Provided circulation services, including registering new patrons and collecting money for fees and fines. Provided reference services to patrons of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels in person and by phone including assisting with catalog and database searches and providing reader’s advisory services.Encouraged digital literacy and provided one-on-one technology instruction.Repaired best-loved books to keep them in circulation and offset the impact of budget reductions.Managed retention, physical shelving, and weeding of print magazines and newspapers; checked in latest issues using both the integrated library system and a Kardex.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Worked with ASAP’s Local Food Campaign Director and Art Coordinator to support the production and distribution of their annual regional publication, the Local Food Guide. Edited and formatted guide content, images, and advertisements.Conducted renewal phone calls to farms and businesses.

Writing And Learning Commons

Provided focused, course-specific writing support for undergraduate health sciences students: worked closely with students through all aspects of the writing process both remotely and through individual, thirty-minute conferences.Conducted classroom visits and regular meetings with assigned course faculty members.

Hunter Library

Special Collections:Developed a processing plan for the Office of Communications and Public Relations Photographs Collection, a collection of more than 3600 mid-to-late twentieth century black and white photographic prints. Arranged and described over 500 photographs in the collection.Conducted basic preservation work for recent manuscript acquisitions.Provided reference services as needed.Research & Instruction ServicesSelected 51 general interest titles that support research for first year students.Evaluated secondary source books for weeding in Literature (General) and American Literature ranges.Evaluated Europa Online against the print collection, leading to the purchase of the online edition.Designed research guides using LibGuides software for Finding Images and African American Studies.Wrote blog posts highlighting new library resources for the Hunter Library News Blog.Assisted in exhibit design, including for the annual Faculty Scholarship Exhibition and Literary Festival.Interlibrary Loan (ILL)Processed incoming materials, both borrowed and lent, including creating temporary catalog records in Sierra for borrowed materials.Packaged and processed UPS and USPS shipments for outgoing ILL materials.Developed 14 visual instructional modules for training student assistants; improved and expanded existing student assistant training manual.CirculationStaffed circulation and help desks, including checking out interlibrary loan and reserve materials and answering patron questions in person and by phone.Processed items for ABC Express, an interlibrary document delivery service.Completed special projects, including a large-scale stacks dusting project, maps reorganization effort, and missing books search.

Hunter Library

Digitized selected sections of Horace Kephart’s journals using a flatbed scanner and digital editing software; assigned descriptive metadata to objects using ContentDM.Provided reference services as needed.

Fine Art Museum

Homegrown FAM: Family Art at the Market runs from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday from May through October at the Jackson County Farmers Market. The program teaches children ages 3-11 life skills such as critical thinking and cooperation through art-making.• Coordinated homegrown FAM: Art at the Jackson County Farmers’ Market program, including purchasing supplies, transporting materials to the market each week, and supervising a volunteer.• Developed and implemented weekly, age-appropriate art activities for 4-15 children based on current exhibits at the Fine Art Museum.• Developed a monthly budget and managed expenses to meet budget goals.

Greenville, North Carolina

Tutored fourth- and fifth-grade students daily at the Greenville Housing Authority's Cultural & Recreation Center as part of an after-school program targeting at-risk youth.Surveyed fiction materials for weeding according to established criteria.Provided public services to patrons of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Master Of Library Science (Mls), Archives And Records Management

Activities and Societies: President, Information and Library Science Student Association (ILSSA), 2015; Webmaster, Student Chapter.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English, Art

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta Graduated magna cum laude from the Honors College. Minored in American Studies.