Library Experience

Smithsonian Institution - Library Technician 
  • Collections Management for the Smithsonian Libraries Research Annex (SLRA), Smithsonian Libraries and Archives'  largest branch. Project management for the arrangement, maintenance, processing, and metadata of a 300,000 volume library, including special collections, scare and fragile 19th Century materials, and extensive serial holdings.
  • Reference and Research Services including complex queries involving bibliographic knowledge of several languages, historical serials practices, and standard references sources. Management of high-volume circulation and scanning services for institutions, academic researchers, and programmatic functions. Co-leadership of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives' Ask A Librarian program, answering queries and directing resources for specialized researchers and the general public.
Folger Shakespeare Library - Circulation Assistant                                                   
  • Provide preservation and circulation services for the Folger collection, including sound recordings in all formats, printed and manuscript material from before and after 1831, audiovisual material from 16mm to DVDs, theater-related material and ephemera (memorabilia, photographs, programs, and playbills).
  • Provide special collections consultation for professional researchers and the Folger Theater on collection information, theater history, contemporary theatrical practice, and application of dramaturgy.
  • Tutor and orient theatre professionals and scholars, empowering artists to maximize their research potential with technological and literary resources.
  • Facilitate and organize special projects. Examples include: Managing a smooth transition to new secure storage for more than 17,000 Early Modern printed volumes and over 50,000 items of art (January 2013). Cataloging the Folger Theater Archives including scripts, administrative records, promptbooks and designs (2012). Creating a comprehensive rich-text production history for the Folger, complete with digitizations of programs, critical reviews, and production photography (2011). 

Mullen Library at Catholic University  - Circulation Assistant
  • Training and experience in fragile manuscript and codex handling, as well as modern book processing.
  • Research methods training and practice through academic research, classes (Theater Research Methods), and Safe Researching Seminars.

Hunt Library at Carnegie Mellon University - Work Study
  • Dewey to LoC Call Number Transfer Project
  • Shelving, Paging, and Desk work