College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, St. Joseph and Collegeville, Minnesota
CSB+SJU Fine Arts Librarian – Clemens Library, BAC Music Library, Alcuin Library, July 2019 – present
- WorldShare Management Services, WorldCat Discovery, EZ Proxy, SpringShare LibApps, LibGuides, LibCal, LibChat, Starfish, GOBI, Minitex Green Glass, Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
- Liaison services to faculty, students, staff in Fine Arts Division (music theatre, art, interdisciplinary programs with fine arts components, as well as military science
- Responsible for Benedicta Arts Center (BAC) Music Library (15,350 materials), in addition to main music collection at Clemens and Alcuin Libraries (15,500 materials)
- Collection development for music, art, theatre
- Evaluated 2500+ CD donation for acquisition for curriculum alignment (ongoing – 200+ CDs added to date)
- Trained student assistants on metadata project to assist cataloging CDs
- Incorporated donation of 880 scores into BAC Music Library
- Participation in Minitex Green Glass retention program
- Reorganized shelving in BAC Music Library (30,000 materials)
- Developed Faculty LibGuide for Diversifying Music Scores and Materials
- Evaluated 2500+ CD donation for acquisition for curriculum alignment (ongoing – 200+ CDs added to date)
- Information Literacy & Instructional Programs for Clemens Library, Alcuin Library
- Class sections on information literacy, visual literacy, citation styles, library resources – average 30 classes/semester, usually multiple visits/class
- Deliver information literacy and instructional programs for first-year seminars, fine arts, history
- Collaborate with Instructional Technology to deliver innovative classes that meet learning outcomes for information literacy, such as podcasting, 3D printing, video production
- Collaborate with music and theatre faculty to instruct students how to create program notes and bios for opera workshop class
- Developed and currently teach 3-session series for art studio classes on copyright, fair use, finding, using, & citing images ethically, transformation, best practices in art-making
- Teach information literacy sessions for Book Arts classes using Artists’ Books Special Collection
- Create modules in Canvas for information literacy instruction in fine arts
- Developed Information Literacy Canvas modules for new Integrations Curriculum-Learning Foundations
- With NEH CARES Grant funding (Summer 2020), assisted in development of six Canvas modules for first-year information literacy instruction (available on Canvas Commons)
- Participated in NEH CARES grant developing modules for Humanities class
- HISP 358 (Transmigration of Latin America) Hispanic Studies Canvas modules on music, authority/bias, visual literacy (available on Canvas Commons)
- Collaborated with art faculty to map information literacy instruction into art classes
- Art History: search strategies
- Studio Art: ethical use of images, copyright, fair use, transformation, best practices
- Intro to Design: collections @ CSB/SJU, open access and subscription resources for all art majors/minors
- Research consultations with students/faculty (online & in-person)
- Create/maintain LibGuides for Music, Theatre, Art, Film Studies, Finding and Using Images Ethically, Artists’ Books @ CSB+SJU
- Collaborate with Instructional Technology to deliver innovative classes that meet learning outcomes for information literacy, such as podcasting, 3D printing
- Create tutorial videos for CSB/SJU Libraries YouTube Channel
- Create video for classes moved online due to COVID-19
- Assist with Sacred Music Special Collections and Artists’ Books Special Collections
- Assist faculty and classes with Digital Humanities projects, such as StoryMapJS and Omeka
- Serve on committees: Institutional Repository committee, Humanities Librarian search committee, Business Librarian search committee
- Serve on task forces as needed; Integrations Curriculum, Instructional Technology/Library Assignments, Info Lit I & II, LibGuides, Metadata Study Group
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
UTK George F. DeVine Music Library Departmental Supervisor, September 2018-May 2019
- Alma, OneSearch, WordPress, LibApps, LibCal, RiseVision, Hypersign, Library of Congress Classification
- Additionally responsible for Evening Supervisor duties during interim of vacancy (September 2018-December 2018)
- Responsible for music library daily operations
- Collection development management
- Course reserve management
- Liaison with Hodges Public Services and other branch libraries
- Liaison for university faculty and students to generate collection development requests for branch
- Managed interlibrary lending branch operation
- Mediated library patron issues, first point of appeal for fines
- Gathered statistics, prepare monthly reports
- Oversight of stack maintenance, inventories
- Represented music library on University Libraries operational and assessment working groups and committees
- Trained and supervised student library assistants (SLAs)
- Managed annual SLA budget
- Created training materials for SLAs
- Scheduled SLAs each semester
- In-depth reference assistance for users locating music materials, print and electronic
- LibChat monitor
UTK George F. DeVine Music Library, Evening Supervisor, October 2017-September 2018
- Alma, OneSearch, WordPress, LibApps, LibCal, RiseVision, Hypersign, Library of Congress Classification
- Additionally responsible for Departmental Supervisor duties during interim of vacancy (July 2018-September 2018)
- Evenings and Sundays, supervised circulation, materials, student workers, patron mediation
- Checked-in and processed new acquisitions, periodicals, reserve materials
- Reference assistance for music collections, one-on-one information literacy instruction
- Updated and maintained music library website (WordPress), Music Library Equipment instructional guides for electronic and physical library resources (LibGuides), update music library hours on web (LibCal),
- Updated digital sign in music library (RiseVision, Hypersign)
- Updated UT Song-indexing, analysis indexing, supervise/train students working on projects
- Loaner laptop updates and maintenance, other technical issues in music library
- Cataloged School of Music recital CDs using Alma template
- Copy cataloged gift items, equipment
- Transferred/withdrew collection materials
- Managed branch binding shipments of periodicals
- Secondary support processing course reserves
- Special projects
- Preservation of music collection, to include binding scores and binding repairs, tip-ins, pockets for parts, hinge tightenings
UTK Hodges Library Special Collections, Graduate Research Assistant, July 2015-August 2017
- Alma, OneSearch, Archivist Toolkit; MODS metadata
- Evaluated and reprocessed David Van Vactor music scores, recordings, correspondence
- Supervise students working on collection
- Researched copyright issues for audio recordings
- Metadata for audio, music scores
- Material preparation for digitization
- Conversion of Van Vactor music catalog to finding aid for migration to Islandora
- Metadata cleaning for Albert Gordon “Dutch” Roth Smoky Mountains digital photo collection
- Preservation and Conservation Lab
- Construct phase/clamshell boxes and folders, material repairs, binding music scores and pamphlets
- Process and create finder’s aids for collections
- Science fiction periodicals
- Benton Otto Wheeley papers, Archivist Toolkit Finding Aid
- Digitization of materials
- Visual displays of collections
- Tennessee Waltz – Tennessee Waltz Exhibit
- Evaluated and reprocessed David Van Vactor music scores, recordings, correspondence
UTK School of Information Science, Student Assistant, July 2016-July 2017
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- Research, edit and collaborate with UTK faculty; APA, ACM, IEEE citation styles
UTK Electronic Resources and Licensing Practicum (150 hrs), Summer 2016
- Alma, OneSearch, Alma eResources module
- Worked with UT personnel to develop understanding and familiarity with: licensing terms and contracts of electronic resources
- Evaluated UT Electronic Resources and License procedures; EZ proxy, collection development, access and control issues
- Created standard licensing checklist for UTK Electronic Resources UTK-StandardLicensingChecklist
- Uploaded contracts and addendums to Ex Libris Alma eresources module
UTK George F. Devine Music Library, Student Library Assistant, August 2014-July 2016
- Aleph, Alma, Primo OneSearch, WorldCat
- Staffed circulation desk, ready interlibrary loans, library express requests
- Assisted patrons, reference interviews
- Data entry, preparing order records, song indexing
- Shelving, shelf reading
- Printer and computer lab assistance
UTK Hodges Library Technical Services, Student Library Assistant-Cataloging, June 2017-July 2015
- Aleph, Alma, Primo OneSearch
- Processed book acquisitions including labeling, barcoding
- Withdrew/transferred books, boxed for Better World Books shipments
- Worked with Cataloging staff on special projects
Maryville College, Lamar Memorial Library, Maryville, Tennessee
MC Archives Volunteer, June 2017
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- Using FADGI guidelines, established metadata guidelines for digitizing Maryville College newspaper, Focus
- Led newspaper digitization project for Kin Takahashi Week
MC Lamar Memorial Library, Adjunct Research and Instruction Librarian, September 2016-June 2017
- Sierra Innovative, EBSCO Discovery Services, SpringShare LibApps, LibChat
- Reference desk instruction; assist undergraduate students with thesis research and citation
- Created LibGuides – New books; Maryville College Open Access Resources
- Local electronic resource link management outside the ACA consortium
- Printer/scanner and library computer lab assistance
MC Lamar Memorial Library Practicum (150 hrs), Fall 2009
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- Assisted with preparation to move music library from old building to new arts center
- Conducted assessment of Fine Arts Department needs for the new music library space in new arts center
- Interviewed faculty to determine user needs
- Evaluated space plan of music library
- Collection measurements
Maryville City Schools, Maryville, Tennessee
Maryville Intermediate School (grades 5-6), Library Assistant, July 2000-June 2004
- Sagebrush Winnebago Spectrum library automation program, Spectrum In-Hand Palm computing unit, Dewey Decimal classification
- Implemented library services in new school, combining materials from 4 schools. (approx. 12,000 materials)
- Responsible for data entry of all new acquisitions, physically prepared new acquisitions for shelf, bar-coded materials and patrons, imported, maintained and consolidated MARC records
- Prepared and performed inventory of collection
- Maintained database of 750 students, running all reports (overdue, fines, inventory, bibliography, etc.)
- Checked materials in and out to patrons, assisted students with on-line research, reader’s advisory services
- Processed and shelved materials
- Maintained Accelerated Reader (AR) database and records, wrote tests for AR books
- Scheduled library classes
Maryville Middle School, Volunteer, August 1999-May 2000
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- Assisted in library – shelved books, scanned for inventory, other tasks as needed
Blount County Schools, Maryville, Tennessee
Fairview Elem School, Volunteer, August 1999-May 2000
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- Assisted with implementation of Accelerated Reader program
- Worked with librarian to load and update AR Program on classroom computers and server
- Organized AR books in library, aided librarian choosing titles to order tests on. Some installation of peripherals
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