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.

High School

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