Employment

Archives of Michigan Archivist July 2007-present

• Assisted researchers to access information while staffing reference desk
• Encoded guides in EAD (Encoded Archival Description): http://tiny.cc/wGoKS
• Negotiated with vendor for outsourcing digitization process
• Uploaded and created metadata for objects and collections using:
  • CONTENTdm: http://seekingmichigan.org/discover
  • Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photo/seekingmichigan
  • Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/seekingmichigan
  • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lookaboutyou
• Worked with State Archivist to administer Seeking Michigan website using WordPress and CONTENTdm software: http://seekingmichigan.org/

Archives of Michigan (cont.) Abrams Foundation Intern June 2006-July 2007

• Processed five medium-sized collection with various media types
• Assisted on reference desk
• Compiled database for Civil War Soldiers’ Graves using Microsoft Access
• Conducted research for articles published in the City Pulse
• Authored five “Image of the Month” features. Available at: http://www.michigan.gov/archivesofmi

Library of Michigan Student Assistant March 2003-March 2005

• Created patron accounts and issued library cards
• Aided patrons with circulation questions while on the circulation desk and on the telephone
• Assisted patrons locate materials
• Shelved books, microfilm, and AV materials with Library of Congress Classification
• Withdrew unneeded periodicals and newspapers from collection

Academics

M.L.I.S.

Certificate in Archival Administration

Wayne State University December 2006

• Inventoried a fire department in a Records Management Course
• Authored a preservation plan in a Conservation and Preservation Course
• Completed a survey of magnetic reel tape for the Archives of Michigan
• Conducted an oral history interview
• Crafted a pathfinder for educators

B.A. History with honor

Cognates in Women’s Studies and Anthropology

Michigan State University August 2005

• Created a learning fair program for middle school students at the Michigan State University Museum,
• East Lansing, Michigan as well as Impression 5 Museum, Lansing, Michigan
• Knowledgeable in Michigan, Native American, Women, African, British, Medieval, and Irish history
• Graduated in three years
• Earned high marks throughout scholastic career

Activities

• Michigan Archival Association Member – 2007-present
  • Presenter at 2008 and 2009 Annual Meetings
  • Member of 2009 Program Committee
• Midwest Archives Conference Member – 2007-present
  • Attended 2008 Conference
• Society of American Archivists, Wayne State Student Chapter – 2005-2006
• NAGARA Conference Attendee and Presenter – 2009
  
• Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society), Michigan State University – 2005

Awards

• Merit Scholarship, Wayne State University – 2005-2006
• Michigan Merit Scholarship Award Recipient – 2002-2005
• Transfer Student Full Tuition Academic Scholarship, Lansing Community College – 2002-2004

Technical Skills

• EAD/XML
• XHTML/CSS/Javascript
• WordPress
• Social Networking sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo)
• Familiar with US MARC cataloging

Software Skills

• CONTENTdm
• Millennium Circulation System
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• XML Spy/XML editors
• Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Miscellaneous

• Two-year German competency

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