Meredith Self Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

I process new accessions to the Archives, perform research for reference requests, curate exhibitions, manage reformatting projects, supervise and train volunteers and interns, provide assets for media use, oversee and assist with training in the institution's digital asset management system, and manage the myriad day-to-day operations of the Archives.

Greater New York City Area

Managed customer and internal orders for digital reproductions of library materials, copy catalogued eBooks and photocopy volumes, created and enhanced metadata for ingest into digital asset management system, liaised with vendors on audio/video digitization projects and microfilm scanning/duplication requests, prepared shipments of brittle books for scanning.

New York, New York, United States

Processed the Miwa Kai papers, held in the C.V. Starr East Asian Library's special collections. Devised intellectual and physical arrangement for the collection, rehoused material into approx. 37 linear feet of archival boxes, contributed to finding aid using ArchivesSpace.

Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York

Assisted customers in-person, over the phone, and through delivery apps. Managed shop closing on weekend nights, including closing out cash register and tallying the day's sales. Created displays for events and "staff pick" recommendations.

Shibushi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

• Chosen for very selective cultural exchange program run by 3 government ministries• Sole non-Japanese member of staff and native English speaker across 9 public elementary and junior high schools• Hosted panel at annual Skills Development Conference for prefecture-wide ALTs• Independently devised English Board to increase student participation • Coached 1st Place student in 2016 Shibushi City English Speech Contest• Organized 6th grade English skit-writing project two years in a row

Shibushi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

• Offered position as guest teacher in annual citywide program• Only teacher for 12-session, 18-hour course• Developed course contents from scratch—curriculum, worksheets, activities, etc.

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

• First student employee offered newly developed position• Performed same duties as full-time employees across 3 departments• Independent project as well as customer service experience• Developed official procedure manuals for long-term projects and policies

New York, Ny

• One of 5 student employees selected for new position• Entrusted with training new student hires• Documented and searched collection for lost books through long-term group effort

New York, New York

• Experience in both Course Reserves and Circulation departments at large university library• Gained familiarity with collection of over 4mn volumes, use of library-specific technology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), East Asian Studies

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis, Rare Books & Special Collections, 4.0

Also earned Advanced Certificate in Archives and Records Management

Advanced Certificate In Archives And Records Management, 4.0

Nupace Program, School Of Letters

Spring semester NUPACE program with intensive courses in intermediate Japanese

Education record

Juilliard Extension (continuing education) courses: -Understanding Classical Music with Scott Eyerly, Fall 2022 -Tchaikovksy's Six.

Education record

Intensive week-long course at University of Pennsylvania with Prof. Julie Nelson Davis. I-85 Japanese Prints and Illustrated Books.