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Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Ensure student and faculty access to e-resources through the configuration of new subscriptions and troubleshooting broken links and other errors on an ongoing basisWork directly with graduate students and their advisers to archive theses and dissertations in ProQuest’s ETD database, allowing these resources to be discovered by researchers at Brenau and other institutionsConfigure and maintain backend library systems (including EZproxy, OpenAthens, WorldShare Management… Show more Ensure student and faculty access to e-resources through the configuration of new subscriptions and troubleshooting broken links and other errors on an ongoing basisWork directly with graduate students and their advisers to archive theses and dissertations in ProQuest’s ETD database, allowing these resources to be discovered by researchers at Brenau and other institutionsConfigure and maintain backend library systems (including EZproxy, OpenAthens, WorldShare Management Services, and Springshare LibApps), communicating with vendors and GALILEO consortium staff as necessaryPerform updates to the library website and research guides using the WordPress and Springshare administrative platformsGather, compile, and interpret data for submission to accreditation and reporting agencies, as well as for internal assessment of library collections and servicesCreate original catalog records for graduate theses and other rare or unique titles, allowing these resources to be discovered by researchers at Brenau and other institutionsProvide guidance to student employees on copy cataloging, library inventory, and other technical services duties Show less

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Graded student discussion posts, assignments, and exams, in collaboration with the instructor of recordMaintained availability via email to answer student questions on course content and assignments

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

Served as depository coordinator, monitoring compliance with the Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library ProgramConducted community analysis of the UWG campus body and surrounding congressional districts; authored revised collection development policy for government documentsMade collection decisions regarding item selection, de-selection, and weeding within the documents collectionCataloged new tangible receipts of depository… Show more Served as depository coordinator, monitoring compliance with the Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library ProgramConducted community analysis of the UWG campus body and surrounding congressional districts; authored revised collection development policy for government documentsMade collection decisions regarding item selection, de-selection, and weeding within the documents collectionCataloged new tangible receipts of depository materialsSupervised student assistant who processed and shelved all physical documents Show less

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Provided circulation and basic reference assistance through email, phone, and in-person interactionsMaintained stacks and reserve shelves in accordance with NLM classificationCompiled data on the usage of e-resources, resulting in subscription changes and cancellationsResearched and updated health data for spreadsheets of “community medicine” statisticsAided colleagues with substantial weeding and inventory in advance of site relocationRevised… Show more Provided circulation and basic reference assistance through email, phone, and in-person interactionsMaintained stacks and reserve shelves in accordance with NLM classificationCompiled data on the usage of e-resources, resulting in subscription changes and cancellationsResearched and updated health data for spreadsheets of “community medicine” statisticsAided colleagues with substantial weeding and inventory in advance of site relocationRevised informational fliers detailing library resources and services Show less

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Assisted history faculty with two large courses on ancient civilizations, keeping records of both grades and attendanceMaintained regular office hours for student consultations regarding course content, grades, and study skillsUtilized archival materials to research and write a history of Armstrong’s history department, ultimately published with LibGuidesAided with the process of new donations to the archives, including the writing of finding aids and preparation of… Show more Assisted history faculty with two large courses on ancient civilizations, keeping records of both grades and attendanceMaintained regular office hours for student consultations regarding course content, grades, and study skillsUtilized archival materials to research and write a history of Armstrong’s history department, ultimately published with LibGuidesAided with the process of new donations to the archives, including the writing of finding aids and preparation of items for long-term storage and preservationDigitized and uploaded issues of The Inkwell student newspaper to the Internet Archive, together with the appropriate metadataEdited submissions to the Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History, with an eye toward increasing their clarity and conformity to an appropriate citation manual Show less

Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

Obtained and researched source material for FDR Goes to War through extensive use of library resources, including printed documents, online databases, and microformsEdited error-ridden OCR mockups of The Myth of the Robber Barons, in advance of a revised edition

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Track: Technical Services

Master Of Arts - Ma, History

Capstone: Keeping Holy the Lord’s Day: Sunday Legislation and Church Establishment in Georgia, 1732-1839

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Co-founder and secretary, Hillsdale Science Fiction and Fantasy Club Minor: English