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Skills

  • Business operations
  • American Library Association (ALA) member
  • Skilled researcher
  • Effective trainer
  • Archival Metadata Standards (e.g., METS, EAD)
  • Budgets
  • Problem resolution
  • Collection development
  • Reading groups
  • Basic accounting

Work Experiences

  • Researched, planned, and set up 18 informative library exhibits per several months.
  • Cataloged and indexed 10 special collections.
  • Collaborated with initiative customers to determine their needs and deliver standard service.
  • Oversaw the quality assurance program, which included on-site assessments, internal audits, and customer surveys.
  • Looked for industry trends on social media and through online sources.
  • Used initiative to locate requested books on the shelves and in the library database.
  • Analyzed archival data to identify trends and develop responsive collection acquisition strategies, promoting a 85% growth in subject diversity.
  • Had an excellent attendance record and was always on time for work.
  • Added publicity for archival collections across the Pacific Northwest.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Summaries

  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Library industry's success.
  • Professional with 18 years of progressive experience in the field who is highly organized and detail-oriented.
  • Strengths in workflow optimization and vendor management backed up by Library training.
  • Motivated Archivist with experience managing large-scale projects, including budgeting and administration.
  • Extensive library experience, including collection analysis, policy development, and intellectual liberty.
  • With 16 years of experience acquiring, managing, and maintaining papers, records, and collections, I'm a well-organized archivist.
  • Archivist with 15 years of successful vendor management and quality assurance experience.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Have experience with program development and donor relations within a multi-location library system.
  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Library.

Accomplishments

  • Achieved a reduction in cataloging errors by 82% through the deployment of a new quality control system for the archiving department.
  • Created and oversaw an archival retention and access policy that ensured compliance with GDPR and other data-specific legal frameworks.
  • Spearheaded the digital transformation of 12 traditional collections, replacing manual retrieval systems with cloud-based solutions.
  • Secured funding of $7 via grants to expand digitization efforts in 2018, leading to the digital preservation of over 10 additional records.
  • Planned and executed archival digitization projects that successfully preserved over 9 linear feet of historical materials.
  • Enhanced long-term storage for 9 high-risk digital files, ensuring their preservation for 15 years using Asana.
  • Secured a $13 project grant to support the library’s Microsoft Excel program.
  • Collaborated with team of 2 in the development of program.
  • Created 5 sets of promotional materials for library services and programs using procedure.
  • Created and managed an archival outreach program that attracted 12 new researchers and increased public engagement with the collection.

Affiliations

  • Membership in the Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
  • Rotary International
  • International Council of Nurses
  • Certified Records Manager (CRM) from the Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)
  • Historical Manuscripts Repository Board Member at Northwind
  • Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA)
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • Records Management Association (RMA) of Atlanta
  • Freemason
  • Board Member of the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)

Certifications

  • ICRM Digital Records Specialist (ICRM/D) – Institute of Certified Records Managers
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Preservation of Audio-Visual Archives Certificate – Summit Group
  • Association for Project Management (APM)
  • Certificate in Indigenous Archives Management – Phoenix
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Certified Information Professional (CIP) - framework
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Cataloging and Classification: Advanced Training Certificate – American Library Association (ALA)
  • Digitization and Imaging for Archives – Beacon Labs

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