Emily Welsh Email & Phone Number

Kingston, Ontario

-developed an inventory plan and template to assess the artifact collection and archival holdings of a secondary school which was closing and moving staff and students to a new school -completed a complete collection inventory: *recorded physical information, photographs, locations, and contextual information for 1,987 inventory spreadsheet entries (representing more than 5000 objects) *improved temporary storage conditions as the collection was organized and processed *simultaneously compiled notes on an object's potential relevance to an online collection and/or physical collection at the new school-completed dispersal of select objects to local and provincial museums, archives & libraries-provided recommendations for the storage and display requirements of retained objects-contributed to the development of an online collection to share the school’s collection with teachers, students and the community: *assisted with designing a framework using the school’s library software *digitized relevant collection objects and documents (702 inventory spreadsheet entries digitized and represented by 13,000 digital files) *digitized the collection using photography, scanning, and file conversion, and named/sorted the files in preparation for upload -digitized and sourced images and content for physical exhibition panels at the new school

-provided data entry support for a research project, entering over 8,000 specimen names-assisted with the unpacking of fossil specimens and the creation of improved storage and documentation -removed old and applied new numbering to fossil specimens

Toronto, Canada Area

-assisted with the development and launch of a revitalization project for the on-site collection storage, completing 10% of the collection (over 2,000 objects) in 14 weeks: * removed artifacts from shelving units and boxed them where possible (with photographic labels) * categorized artifacts and re-shelved them, improving their standard of care * recorded artifact locations with paper inventory lists, Past Perfect and an Excel spreadsheet * disposed and re-homed non-artifacts (props, didactics, display cases, etc.) and de-accessioned artifacts according to collections policy -produced collections management policies -entered records into the museum database software, Past Perfect-completed condition reports for an incoming loan of artifacts-assisted with designing the case layouts and the installation of an incoming loan of artifacts-researched and wrote draft copy for a gallery refresh as well as brainstorming new interpretive elements-completed artifact maintenance and inventories

Bancroft, On

-provided visitor services for guests to the Bancroft Visitor Information Centre and the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Museum-acted as front-line staff for the Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree, serving 4,000+ guests for the weekend festival

Kingston, On

-developed and delivered review sessions for course material-acted as resource for student inquiries-marked and proctored examinations

Master Of Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Science (Bsch)