Selected experience

Youth Services Librarian, PEase public LIbrary

July 2021 - present

  • Collection development and maintenance (purchasing and weeding) for children's, YA, and parenting collections

  • Created displays

  • Planned and conducted storytimes and events

  • Worked to (re)develop relationships with other local institutions in order to better serve community

  • Taught sessions in using the public library for local schools

  • Curated online resources

  • Contributed to social media presence

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ArchiveS Assistant, Heritage Frederick

September 2020 - June 2021

Inventoried, stabilized and described photos from a collection of 45,000+ photos and negatives from 1945-2009

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remote Library Assistant, Texas Southmost College

August 2020 - August 2021

  • Curated Open Educational Resources for various departments

  • Created instructional material for asynchronous, remote learning on OER, OA, and information literacy

  • Drafted proposal for college archives based on best practices and collection needs, including digitization

  • Worked to (re)develop relationships with other local institutions in order to better create accessibility of archival collections

  • Taught sessions in using the library for dual enrollment and first year orientation courses

  • Piloted a summer reading challenge to increase engagement with library and benefit different types of literacy

  • Worked with tutoring services and instructors on digital outreach

  • Created SOPs for surveying, assessment, and archives

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Volunteer Researcher, Heritage Frederick

July 2019 - June 2021

  • Performed research using historical society and government resources for research requests

  • Provided reference services to on-site researchers

  • Assisted patrons in using computers, photocopier, and printer

  • Monitored use of research centre space

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Archives Intern & Volunteer, Black Watch (RHR) Museum and Archives

August 2018 - May 2019

  • Processed unprocessed boxes, including arrangement and description

  • Digitized approximately 1000 photographs and one scrapbook

Made suggestions for deaccessioning and disposition

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Research Assistant, McGill University Libraries

September 2017 - April 2018

  • Identified new sources of relevant information and compiled a list with description of the sources

  • Communicated with relevant archives and libraries regarding their holdings and use of their images

  • Prepared text (captions and booklet text) for exhibit that featured archival and special collections materials

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Student Trainee, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

May 2017 - August 2017 and May 2018 - August 2018

  • Organized and updated electronic records, documentation, and information for the Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program (CMEP) and Veterans Affairs medical facilities construction projects

  • Migrated all CMEP electronic data since 1999

Created an Access database and Excel spreadsheet for CMEP personnel and project information

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Circulation Desk Volunteer, Atwater Library and Computer Centre

January 2019 - May 2018

  • Checked materials in and out and placed holds and requests

  • Registered new users for library cards

  • Provided reference and reader's advisory services in English and French in-person and by phone