George F. DeVine Music Library Departmental Supervisor
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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
Manages interlibrary lending branch operation
Mediates library patron issues, first point of appeal for fines
Gathers statistics, prepare monthly reports
Oversee stack maintenance, inventories
Represent music library on University Libraries operational and assessment working groups and committees
Train and supervise student library assistants (SLAs)
Manage annual SLA budget
Create training materials for SLAs
Schedule SLAs each semester
In-depth reference assistance for users locating music materials, print and electronic
LibChat monitor
October 2017-September 2018
George F. DeVine Music Library, Evening Supervisor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
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, supervise circulation, materials, student workers, patron mediation
Check-in and process new acquisitions, periodicals, reserve materials
Reference assistance for music collections, one-on-one information literacy instruction
Update and maintain music library website (WordPress), Music Library Equipment instructional guides for electronic and physical library resources (LibGuides), update music library hours on web (LibCal),
Update digital sign in music library (RiseVision, Hypersign)
Update UT Song-indexing, analysis indexing, supervise/train students working on projects
Loaner laptop updates and maintenance, other technical issues in music library
Catalog School of Music recital CDs using Alma template
Copy catalog gift items, equipment
Transfers/withdrawals of collection materials
Manage 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
July 2015-August 2017
Hodges Library Special Collections, Graduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Archivist Toolkit; MODS metadata
Reprocess David Van Vactor music scores, recordings
Supervise students working on collection
Research copyright issues for audio recordings
Metadata for audio, music scores
Material preparation for digitazation
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
University of Tennessee, School of Information Science Student Assistant
Mobile Information Skills and Solutions in Library Education (MISSILE) Institute of Museum and Library Science Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian One-Year Planning Grant for $40,121
Research, edit and collaborate with UTK faculty; APA, ACM, IEEE citation styles
June 2017
Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee Volunteer
Using FADGI guidelines, established metadata guidelines for digitizing Maryville College newspaper, Focus
Led newspaper digitization project for Kin Takahashi Week
September 2016-June 2017
Lamar Library, Adjunct Research and Instruction Librarian
Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee
Sierra Innovative, EBSCO Discovery Services, LibApps
Reference desk instruction; assist undergraduate students with thesis research and citation
Local electronic resource link management outside the ACA consortium
Printer/scanner and library computer lab assistance
Summer 2016
University of Tennessee Electronic Resources and Licensing Practicum
Knoxville, Tennessee
Worked with UT personnel to understand and evaluate UT Electronic Resources and License procedures; EZ proxy, collection development, access and control issues
Processed books including labeling, barcoding (Aleph, Alma)
Withdrew/transferred books
Worked with Cataloging staff on special projects
Fall 2009
Lamar Memorial Library Practicum
Maryville College, Maryville Tennessee
Assisted with preparation to move music library from old building to new arts center
July 2000- June 2004
Library Assistant at Maryville Intermediate School (grades 5-6)
Maryville City Schools, Maryville, Tennessee
Implemented library services in new school, combining materials from 4 schools. (approx. 12,000 materials) Sagebrush Winnebago Spectrum library automation program
Dewey Decimal classification
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 (using Spectrum In-Hand Palm computing unit)
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
August 1999- May 2000
Volunteer – Maryville Middle School Maryville, TN
Assisted in library – shelved books, scanned for inventory, other tasks as needed
August 1999-May 2000
Volunteer – Fairview Elem School, Maryville TN
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
