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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Create and update bibliographic metadata for library resources, particularly special collections material.Supervise library assistant catalogers in the Cataloging, Metadata, and Digitization department.Perform original and copy cataloging for monographs and serials in English, Spanish, and other languages.Collaborate with curators to develop and implement cataloging procedures for special collections material.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Manage bulk editing of bibliographic records in the integrated library system AlmaAssist archivist with metadata cleanup and creation using ArchivesSpaceDevelop and maintain streaming video site containing all of Polk Library's streaming video resourcesCollaborate with web developer and other library staff to improve access to library resourcesParticipate in cataloging interest group with other members of UW System libraries

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Provide reference services for faculty, students, and other patrons Supervise student workers Create LibGuide for instruction sessionImprove library websites using web and database development skills

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Prepared metadata for theses and dissertations from within the university for ingest into IDEALS institutional repositoryEnsured proper ingest of dissertations to correct departments within repositoryPrepared metadata for ingest in accordance for the HathiTrust Digital LibraryUtilized Voyager Cataloging and OCLC Connexion in preparing and editing recordsProduced original documentation and workflows for use by other employees within departmentPrepared and disseminated meeting… Show more Prepared metadata for theses and dissertations from within the university for ingest into IDEALS institutional repositoryEnsured proper ingest of dissertations to correct departments within repositoryPrepared metadata for ingest in accordance for the HathiTrust Digital LibraryUtilized Voyager Cataloging and OCLC Connexion in preparing and editing recordsProduced original documentation and workflows for use by other employees within departmentPrepared and disseminated meeting notes for employees in various departments throughout the library Show less

St. Louis Park, Mn

Evaluated books and other media for resale, including rare and out of print materialDemonstrated familiarity with elements of book design in order to adequately interpret condition of collectible materialDiscerned customer needs from often nonspecific information about books and other mediaNavigated nationwide inventory software to interpret sales history and determine resale value

Managed appointments and arranged rentals for clients outside Twin Cities Metro AreaGreeted customers and processed payment for costumesPrepared Material Safety Data Sheet for Costume Rentals officeProvided administrative support to director of operations

• Assisted with formulation of intervention curriculum for struggling readers• Collaborated with team of researchers to devise assessments for curriculum• Systematized critical reading skills into discrete categories for purposes of curriculum design• Developed database of stories for use in classrooms in connection with intervention curriculum

• Collaborated with small group to complete independent analysis of novel data set• Corrected textual errors using XML editing to create database for public use• Composed analysis of group research for presentation to professor leading research

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science, Gpa: 3.91

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.86/4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa WNUR - Chicago's Sound Experiment Graduated Magna cum laude with inclusion on the Dean's List.