Miranda Villesvik Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

• Ingest audiovisual collections, including American Experience and Watergate collections, into the American Archives of Public Broadcasting for greater public accessibility
• Assist with file ingests, travel, hotel stays, conference registration, and communication with participants in the Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship
• Write special collections descriptions for collections going online, to be put onto the American Archives of Public Broadcasting

Greater Boston Area

• Assess digitized episodes of the NewsHour program (1975 - 2007) with the goal of uploading them online to facilitate public access.
• Organize information into a shared spreadsheet to streamline episodes into different categorizations based on what work needs to be done to fully pepare for episodes to be uploaded.
• Frequently coordinate with others working on the project to ensure that a single organizational system is used.

Port Ewen, NY

• Collect and compile metadata from Helen Keller’s correspondence, including dates, names, places, and subjects from a series of documents to allow for digitization and wider accessibility.
• Collaborate with a team of archivists, metadata assistants, and the American Foundation for the Blind to create and utilize a specific format and style.
• Communicate frequently with other metadata assistants to ensure that the controlled vocabulary is updated as necessary.

Poughkeepsie, NY

• Sort and re-shelve collections of old and rare books in Library of Congress system.
• Transition collections of rare and old books from Dewey Decimal system into Library of Congress system by pulling books, writing call numbers, and re-shelving at least 25,000 books.
• Work to the specifications of the library director and DGI to ensure that transitioned books have the same formatting.
• Analyze and separate books, boxes, and pamphlets that need special attention.

Poughkeepsie, NY

• Maintain precise records of the collection of rare books, manuscripts, and archival records
• Work closely with the Director, Archivists, and Conservators on various projects
• Organize and house new material in archival storage
• Assist the Special Collections Director with organizing information to be digitized on the website
• Organize and assist with upcoming exhibits by creating bibliographies, researching relevant materials, and setting up exhibits

Poughkeepsie

• Plan and help produce the four largest on-campus events of the academic calendar
• Lead and coordinate a large number of people to produce successful events of up to 2,000 people
• Interact with school administrators to ensure a smooth flow of communication between student body and administration

Poughkeepsie

-Assisted with the day to day running of the Athletic Department facilities-Interacted and conducted visitors and administrators around the facilities-Monitored identification of all incoming individuals-Maintained a clean and hygienic environment within the premises

Vassar College

• Worked closely with a professor on a project called "A World of Oralities: Essays in Memory of John Miles Foley"
• Assisted with the preparation of a book of essays for publication
• Copy-edited papers on oral tradition to be included in the book
• Assisted with securing the rights to images, corresponding with authors, and incorporating multimedia elements

Remote

• Researched recipes, traditions, and history specific to Maryland’s past
• Wrote short blog posts detailing recipes, the baking process, and how they related to or informed Maryland history

Greater Chicago Area

• Self-directed research of historical context for buttons and pins
• Wrote detailed descriptions that were digitized, and catalogued the collection for daily use by online visitors
• Coordinated content of entries with the Digital Librarian

-Pitched ideas for educational quizzes to the co-founders-Worked towards creating an online template to easily put quizzes onto the website -Conducted in-depth research across a number of different genres (History, Literature, Sciences) for each quiz

Shoreline, Washington

-Led monthly 'Children's Day' event by teaching families how to make historical toys-Educated children on the historical significance of artifacts on display-Organized and assisted with a number of community outreach events: fundraisers, car shows, exhibits

Seattle, Washington

-Developed and led tours of the collections for groups of 20 or more-Planned bi-annual Teen Night Out, encouraging local teens to visit the museum-Assisted with Community Night by helping young children make and interact with art

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

Bachelor’S Degree, Medieval And Renaissance Studies & Greek And Roman Studies

Activities and Societies: Vassar College Choir, Traditions Committee, Founder's Day, Multi and Biracial Students AllianceDetectives in the.

High School

Activities and Societies: -S.H.A.P.E (Shorewood HIV AIDS Peer Education) -School Choir