Cheryl Klimaszewski Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Research and catalog projects from the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program from 1984-present. Data analysis and visualization for project management and organizational development.

New Brunswick

Currently teaching a summer course on Museums, Information and Technology as part of the Masters of Information Program. This course, designed by me in 2019, is the first museum-focused course offered in the MI program. Other courses previously taught (in person and online) include: Reading Interests of Adults; Social Informatics; Knowledge and Society.

New Brunswick, NJ

Researching cultural heritage and vernacular museums in Romania. Teaching/have taught: Organizing Information; Cataloging and Classification; Social Informatics; Reading Interests of Adults.

Bryn Mawr, PA

• Purveyor of all things digital in Special Collections at Bryn Mawr College. Includes selection for digitization, development of digital workflows and metadata standards, systems support, web delivery of digitized.
• Developed and documented departmental departmental digital workflow.
• Superuser for CONTENTdm, EmbARK Collections Manager and Web Kiosk, Omeka.
• Member of the Technology Advisory Group for the Tri-College Libraries.
• Commettee lead on development of Tri-Core metadata standard based on Dublin Core.
• Work with students and faculty on digital humanities projects using Omeka.

Bryn Mawr, PA

• Migrated 20,000 cataloging records from fourteen separate MS Access databases into the dedicated collections management software, EmbARK Collections Manager.
• Developed data standards based on those outlined in Cataloging Cultural Objects and Categories for the Description of Works of Art.
• Training of students and staff, including written technical documentation and small group training sessions.
• Creating original cataloging records for art and artifact collections objects.
• Developing website to provide collections access online using EmbARK Web Kiosk.
• Documenting the project’s progress at http://artandartifacts.blogs.brynmawr.edu/

Philadelphia, PA

• Creating archival scans of large-format negatives of aerial images of Philadelphia ca. 1915-1940.
• Cataloging images according to MARC standards using Ex Libris ALEPH module.
• Performing authority work using Library of Congress Authorities and Thesaurus of Graphic Materials.
• Conducting ancillary research to ensure accuracy of records.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Communication, Information & Media

My dissertation investigates vernacular museums as interactive spaces of embodied knowledge-making for museum makers and visitors at.

Ms-Lis, Library And Information Science

Activities and Societies: Special Libraries Association - Student Chapter

Bs, Fine Art Photography