INTERIM HEAD OF AREA STUDIES CATALOGING (Feb. 2022-December 2024)
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
http://libraries.indiana.edu/
- Manage the work of the section and supervise staff.
- Implement and monitor projects specific to Area Studies Cataloging materials.
- Serve as a point of contact for the cataloging of monographs in non-Latin Scripts.
CARTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES CATALOGER (Mar. 2020-Present)
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
http://libraries.indiana.edu/
- Create original bibliographic metadata records for local and national databases to describe and provide access to print and electronic cartographic resources in all languages and scripts.
- Establish and edit personal, geographic, and corporate body names; series and uniform titles; and subject headings by creating authority records. Contribute authority records to the national online authority files via NACO and SACO, the authority cooperative programs of the Library of Congress’ Program for Cooperative Cataloging.
- Study current and developing metadata standards and best practices for cartographic resources. Document changes to metadata policies and workflows in consultation with the management team.
- Serve as a liaison to other areas of IU Libraries and the university and on committees and task forces.
ARCHIVIST (Sept. 2014-Mar. 2020)
Black Film Center/Archive, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.indiana.edu/~bfca
- Collaborate with faculty members to incorporate the use of archival materials into classroom curriculum through the IUB Libraries Primary Source Immersion Program;
- Intensive reference work with faculty members, students, and visiting research fellows;
- Arrange and describe archival collections and commercial items, including those with analog and born-digital audiovisual items as well as movie ephemera;
- Generate EAD encoding for archival finding aids and other descriptive tools;
- Participate in outreach activities including exhibits, classroom visits, and blog posts;
- Prepare materials for and serve as liaison with the IU Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative;
- Work with donors to appraise potential gifts, draft agreements, and acquire material;
- Update content of BFC/A website;
- Provide tours to visitors, including well-known filmmakers;
- Train and supervise student employees and interns.
ARCHIVES ADMINISTRATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (2008-Sept. 2014)
Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/
- Perform copy and original MARC cataloging for books, audiovisual materials, and archival collections;
- Generate EAD for multimedia collections including those with born-digital materials;
- Create new metadata and clean up legacy metadata for photographic materials for online delivery;
- Ingest and catalog time-based media files;
- Train and supervise student assistants in the generation of EAD finding aids and item-level descriptive metadata for visual materials;
- Create NACO authority records as time allows;
- Oversee ingestion and processing of archival collections with born-digital and audiovisual materials.
SOUND DIRECTIONS PROJECT ASSISTANT (2005-2007)
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/sounddirections/
- Created MS Access database
and oversaw project workflow; - Created
CD indexes for ethnographic field materials; - Beta-tested
software and provided feedback
to programmer; - Assisted
with project stats and the
researching, writing, and editing of the final report; - Assisted
with supervision of four graduate
assistants and performed
quality control on all audio files, CDs, and CD
track lists generated for orders.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT RECORDING SERVICES (2004-2005)
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://23.235.222.117/~atm/
- Created
CD indexes for ethnographic field materials; - Cleaned
discs and repaired
magnetic tape; - Created
digital access copies of
audiovisual materials
in fulfillment of researcher requests; - Assisted in project surveying
the physical condition
of the ATM’s open reel tapes.
ASSISTANT CATALOGER (2004-2005)
Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction & Analysis Digital Archives
(EVIA-DA), Indiana University, Bloomington
http://eviada.webhost.iu.edu/Scripts/default.cfm
- Worked with cataloger and faculty participants to create controlled vocabulary for the project;
- Created preliminary MARC catalog records for faculty members’ ethnographic field collections;
- Created preliminary SACO records for new LC terminology proposed by participants.
COORDINATOR FIELD BIBLIOGRAPHER (2001-2004)
IU/MLA Folklore Bibliography Project, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Maintained MS Access database tracking indexing assignments;
- Trained
and managed volunteers and graduate assistants; - Selected and requested review
copies from publishers; - Worked
with Modern Language Association staff to conform
indexing to their in-house practices; - Indexed
folklore and ethnomusicology articles
according to MLA’s in-house
guidelines.
HOURLY STUDENT ASSISTANT, LISTENING LIBRARY (2000-2005)
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://23.235.222.117/~atm/
- Created MARC records for ethnographic field
collections consisting primarily
of AV materials; - Created
and populated MS Access database
for
78 rpm inventory project, including assessment of item condition for purpose
of weeding duplicate
copies; - Assisted in processing of archival
collections; - Answered reference
questions and assisted patrons with
archival finding aids
and AV equipment.
MANAGER, LIBRARY PROCESSING DEPARTMENT (1999-2000)
Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN
https://lernerbooks.com/about/customer_support
- Designed workflow and MS Access database for tracking library processing orders;
- Performed quality control on all items received from outside vendor;
- Served as liaison between outside vendor and customers (primarily public librarians).
Hourly Assistant, Educational Resource Center and Media Services (1996-1999)
University of Minnesota, Mankato, MN
http://lib.mnsu.edu/services/erc/ercservices.html
- Assist with circulation, reference, shelving, and overdue notices;
- Reserve, deliver, and train patrons in use of media services equipment including computers, film projectors, and other audiovisual playback devices;
- Assist with weeding projects and film rental budgets.
Hourly Assistant, Interlibrary Loan (1995-1996)
University of Minnesota, Mankato, MN
https://www.cornellcollege.edu/library/about-cole/policies/interlibrary-loan.shtml
- Review and fill interlibrary loan requests;
- Duplication of requested items including printed and microfilmed material.