• Catalogue books and exhibition brochures according to RDA in OCLC and SIRIS Horizon, using MARC, LCSH, and LCC, following national standards and local practice.• Original cataloguing in RDA. Enhanced RDA records in OCLC.• English and foreign-language cataloguing.• Trained colleague.

Researched literary quotations in libraries and online for the Oxford English Dictionary, to verify accuracy of the text, the date, and the bibliographical information. Sent results to OUP via the Queries Manager interface.

Sorted non-Roman books.Original cataloguing of books in Zapotec and Tepehua (Mexican Indian languages), as well as Spanish, German, French, Russian, and English exhibit catalogues, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Also catalogued books in Kazakh and Japanese.

Created inventory of books in Clementine Library or Albani collection, a collection of books and serials from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, created by Pope Clement XI and expanded by the Albani family. Provided description of contents in spreadsheet and searched records in ILS, OCLC, and card catalogue. Also researched provenance of the Albani collection.

• Catalogued books, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and portfolios according to AACR2 and RDA in OCLC and SIRIS Horizon, using MARC, LCSH, and LCC, following national standards and localpractice.• Original cataloguing in RDA. Enhanced RDA records in OCLC.• Languages catalogued include English, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Inuktitut, and Swahili.

• Catalogued books, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and portfolios according to AACR2 and RDA in OCLC and SIRIS Horizon, using MARC, LCSH, and LCC, following national standards and localpractice.• Original cataloguing in RDA. Enhanced RDA records in OCLC.• Languages catalogued include English, German, Dutch, Danish, Icelandic, French,Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, Catalan, Welsh, Latin, Russian, Polish, Czech, Modern Greek,Basque, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Quechua, Japanese, and… Show more • Catalogued books, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and portfolios according to AACR2 and RDA in OCLC and SIRIS Horizon, using MARC, LCSH, and LCC, following national standards and localpractice.• Original cataloguing in RDA. Enhanced RDA records in OCLC.• Languages catalogued include English, German, Dutch, Danish, Icelandic, French,Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, Catalan, Welsh, Latin, Russian, Polish, Czech, Modern Greek,Basque, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Quechua, Japanese, and Chinese. Show less

Assign subject headings and classification numbers to legal monographs in foreign languages, including German, Italian, and French.

Resolved conflicts in SuDoc classification numbers.Responded to inquiries from Federal depository libraries via RightNow’s AskGPO interface.Researched SuDoc class numbers in List of Classes; Guide to U.S. Government Publications; Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications; GPO’s online catalogue (Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, CGP); GPO’s proprietary databases, ACSIS (Acquisition Classification and Shipment Information System) and DSIMS (Depository Selection… Show more Resolved conflicts in SuDoc classification numbers.Responded to inquiries from Federal depository libraries via RightNow’s AskGPO interface.Researched SuDoc class numbers in List of Classes; Guide to U.S. Government Publications; Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications; GPO’s online catalogue (Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, CGP); GPO’s proprietary databases, ACSIS (Acquisition Classification and Shipment Information System) and DSIMS (Depository Selection Information Management System); OCLC; GPO’s paper shelflist; bound collections of depository shipping lists; and DDM2, Wichita State University Libraries’ Documents Data Miner 2.Created WebTech Notes instructing depository libraries on classification changes, via the FDLP (Federal Depository Library Program) website.Proposed new SuDoc class stems.Rated 5 (Sets the highest standards) in quality of work, and 4 (Exceeds performance expectations) in technical ability, task planning, task execution, customer interface, and coordination/cooperation. Show less

Organized materials at International Finance Corporation and prepared them for transfer to archives.

Responsible, with others for cataloguing at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) library. Used OCLC for copy and original cataloguing in MARC according to AACR2, and imported records into the ILS. Employed Innovative Interfaces, Inc.'s Millennium software to create and edit bibliographic, holdings, item, and check-in records. Catalogued a wide range of materials in paper and electronic format, as well as video recordings and sound recordings.Assigned LCSH and LCC… Show more Responsible, with others for cataloguing at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) library. Used OCLC for copy and original cataloguing in MARC according to AACR2, and imported records into the ILS. Employed Innovative Interfaces, Inc.'s Millennium software to create and edit bibliographic, holdings, item, and check-in records. Catalogued a wide range of materials in paper and electronic format, as well as video recordings and sound recordings.Assigned LCSH and LCC. Created authority records. Withdrew outdated materials. Created and edited constant data in OCLC. Responded promptly to requests from reference librarians via the cataloguing inbox. Repaired bad URLs found via the Millennium URL verification report. Drafted cataloguing inbox procedures; and assisted in revising cataloguing, URL checker, and loose-leaf filing procedures.Also participated in legislative history digitization project and did backup QC for loose-leaf filing.Received training in NACO and in creating e-resource records. Show less

Cataloguer, VNS Group, 2006-2007Responsible for all cataloguing and technical services at the Library of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Used OCLC for copy and original cataloguing in MARC according to AACR2 Employed EOS software to import records into OCC system, and to create and edit bibliographic, copy (holdings), and item records Catalogued Congressional hearings (using CIS), legal serials, legislative histories, and several other materialsAssigned… Show more Cataloguer, VNS Group, 2006-2007Responsible for all cataloguing and technical services at the Library of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Used OCLC for copy and original cataloguing in MARC according to AACR2 Employed EOS software to import records into OCC system, and to create and edit bibliographic, copy (holdings), and item records Catalogued Congressional hearings (using CIS), legal serials, legislative histories, and several other materialsAssigned LCSH and LCC, as well as a local classification system for legal treatises Withdrew outdated materials Supervised techniciansAssisted in cataloguing monographs for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Edited and created records in Voyager for Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, French, and English materials. Assigned MeSH and NLM classification numbersCreated authority records Show less

Created finding aids in Encoded Archival Description/XML for collections relating to the history of the Papal States (http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/italianepiscopal.cfm and http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/papalautograph.cfm)Established intellectual control through detailed item-level description of several thousand items in oversize drawers, including photos, scrapbooks, maps, letters, newspapers, legal documents, diaries, posters, books, and other materials. Entered… Show more Created finding aids in Encoded Archival Description/XML for collections relating to the history of the Papal States (http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/italianepiscopal.cfm and http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/papalautograph.cfm)Established intellectual control through detailed item-level description of several thousand items in oversize drawers, including photos, scrapbooks, maps, letters, newspapers, legal documents, diaries, posters, books, and other materials. Entered descriptions in FileMaker Pro database, according to Society of American Archivists' specifications. Materials dated from the early seventeenth century to the present, and ranged in condition from excellent to disintegrating. Most had never previously been described.Created Excel spreadsheets for reference files and buildings files. Updated archives accessions database in FileMaker Pro.Researched background on materials; identified probable author of seventeenth-century Dutch book; dated undated works from eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Corrected errors and lacunae in contents lists; restored items to original order. Participated in creating FileMaker Pro database cataloguing nineteenth-century photographs and diaries from Montana Territory. Created Excel catalogue of photo album of participants in Vatican I; researched and identified several hundred participants and their sees. Scanned documents and entered metadata. Show less

2005 Copy and original cataloguing; catalogued electronic and microform resources according to AACR2, following the CONSER single-record policy. Familiarized myself with the double-record policy.Edited records in OCLC and imported them into Voyager. Used Voyager to update and correct bibliographic, MFHD (holdings), and item records in the Washington Research Library ConsortiumEstablished subject headings and classification numbers, using the print volumes of LCSH and LCC, as… Show more 2005 Copy and original cataloguing; catalogued electronic and microform resources according to AACR2, following the CONSER single-record policy. Familiarized myself with the double-record policy.Edited records in OCLC and imported them into Voyager. Used Voyager to update and correct bibliographic, MFHD (holdings), and item records in the Washington Research Library ConsortiumEstablished subject headings and classification numbers, using the print volumes of LCSH and LCC, as well as ClassWebTracked title changes for microform serialsCorrected discrepancies in classification numbers and in subject headingsSearched authority records in OCLCUsed Macro Express to enter identical text in multiple recordsUsed Cataloguer's Desktop for referenceWrote out procedures for editing records Show less