Michelle Lee Mcdaniel Email & Phone Number

Gaithersburg, Md, Us

Beltsville, Maryland, United States

Contract cataloguer with USDA's National Agricultural Library

National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Md

I catalog items from the USDA's National Agricultural Library's backlog. I am the sole cataloguer for the Wayne Caldwell Neely Collection of Shorthorn Cattle Catalogs. I have catalogued scientific papers, weather reports, soil surveys, government documents, maps, nursery catalogs, and more. I was part of the team that helped coordinate the collections' migrations from Voyager to Alma.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I worked with Salient which has the contract to index GAO publications. I'm on the team that catalogs and then posts the publications to the GAO's website.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Working with a publisher to fully test cataloging software functionality. 15 hours per week.

Rockville, Maryland

Cataloging books for the Montgomery County Historical Society is improved my book cataloging skills, giving me the chance to learn to use Past Perfect software, and teaching me about the county parts of my family have lived in for 5 generations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Classifying a small, private academic library using truncated Dewey decimal classification.

Washington, D.C.

I provided bibliographic description to all incoming collections and oral history interviews and to fully processed collections with finding aids and oral history interviews with transcripts, in a timely manner, usually within 2-3 working days, in a SirsiDynix Horizon database. I performed biographical research and created name authority records as needed for main creators using the guidelines from both the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) Program and International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families. I assigned subject terms using both Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and the free-floating subject headings and terms from the Getty's Art and Architecture thesaurus. I edited for typographical, spelling, and grammar errors. I added and removed MARC tags as needed. I updated biographical information on main creators in our in-house database that provides data to our website. I added subject terms to finding aids using ASpace. I worked on numerous short projects including deleting duplicate name authority records in multiple databases, fixing readily misspelled names, and demographic reviews of our recent collections and oral histories. I collaborated within my unit to devise guidelines for cataloging both collections and oral history interviews, work flows, and to solve various database issues. I collaborated across the institution with other units in weeding out duplicate name authority records.Computer skills: biographical research using Ancestry, Wikipedia, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, and the general Internet; Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Google Docs, Google Sheets, Gmail, and Google Calendar; SirsiDynix Horizon; Archives Space; Past Perfect; Library of Congress Authorities; Getty Art and Architecture thesaurus

Fairfax, Va.

As a cataloging technician I entered bibliographic data into a CuadraStar database. I worked primarily with articles from medical and academic journals, books, and white papers. I assigned subject terms using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and Library of Congress Subject Headings. I compiled a thesaurus of the terms we used most often. I wrote over 1000 abstracts in a 4 year period for articles that did not include a summary of their own. I provided reference services for coworkers, helping them find articles and books that would help them. As needed, I would go and procure documents for our collection from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Springfield, Va.

Worked with customers to choose appropriate materials for their current projects, cut fabric and trim, gave customers sewing advice as desired, used cash register to check customers out, restocked and cleaned store.

Rochester, New York Area

Sorted contact lenses to be returned to inventory. Data entry. 40 hours per week.

Petersburg, Va.

Assisted customers in choosing the appropriate materials for their current project. Gave sewing advice as asked. Cut fabric and trim. Checked customers out using a cash register. Made change. Restocked and cleaned store.

Harrisonburg, Va.

Collaborated with costume designers to create the costumes for main stage and experimental theatre productions. Took measurements, Precision machine and hand stitched garments and accessories. Cut out patterns. Millinery work. 10 hours per week.

Prince George, Va.

Showed customers to tables, brought them menus, drinks, and food. Described daily specials. Worked to fix whatever difficulties arose. Processed payments. Made change. Cleared tables. Performed a variety of tasks to prepare the restaurant for the next shift: wrapping silverware, sweeping, wiping down counters and tables.

Charles City Co., Va.

Described tour options to visitors. Gave a 30 minute tour focusing on the historical furniture, accessories, and activities that occurred at Berkeley Plantation. Answered questions. Worked in the gift shop.

Master Of Library Science, Library Science

My studies focused on cataloging and reference work. I took classes in reference, cataloging, thesaurus development, legal issues.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English, Theatre, Costume Design

My studies focused on costume design and construction on the theater side and poetry and dramatic literature on the English side. I.