Project Assistant
Resume:
Christie S. Peterson
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Experience
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey September 2010 present
University Archives Project Archivist, Mudd Manuscript Library
Plan and oversee MPLP influenced, iterative processing of University Archives materials
Collaborating on the design of an electronic records program for the University Archives
Analyzed and redesigned databases of item level metadata for photographs and other items,
including mapping legacy metadata to established standards to facilitate future projects
Create and edit DACS compliant EAD records, MARC records, and pilot project EAC records
Hired, train and supervise a team of student assistants
Provide in person and remote reference services to scholars, students and administrators
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine December 2007 September 2010
Processing Archivist, Edmund S. Muskie Archives & Special Collections
Planned and completed a project to increase access to and usability of a 2,500 linear ft.
collection through targeted deaccessioning and reprocessing, which included:
Devising and applying standardized access restrictions
Establishing a media migration schedule
Describing and re housing photographs, artifacts and documents as needed
Provided specialized, in depth reference services
Conducted education and outreach for a range of audiences
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine September 2006 December 2007
Project Archivist, Edmund S. Muskie Archives & Special Collections
Successfully executed an NHPRC funded processing grant, which included:
Digital reformatting and preservation of audio and motion picture recordings
Creating and updating online collection descriptions
Hiring, training and supervising student assistants
Curating and mounting exhibits
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor September 2005 August 2006
Graduate Student Processor
Processed university records and historical manuscript collections
Led a team of graduate students processing a relatively large collection
Professor Elizabeth Yakel, School of Information, Ann Arbor, Michigan April 2005 January 2006
Graduate Research Assistant
Conducted usability testing of MARC records and EAD finding aids
Collaborated on a next generation finding aid for the Polar Bear digital collections
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor September 2004 September 2005
Graduate Reference Assistant
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Phoenix, Arizona August 1999 August 2004
Investigator
Conducted investigations involving interviews, records reviews and other techniques
Engaged in community outreach and conducted employer training sessions
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Graduated May 2006
Master of Science in Information with a specialization in Archives & Records Management
Selected Coursework: Management of Electronic Records Preserving Information
Database Application and Design Information Architecture Appraisal of Archives
Access Systems for Archives Interface Design
University of Arizona, Tucson Graduated summa cum laude December 1998
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Creative Writing
Additional Training
Standards for Digital Archives, Society of American Archivists (SAA) webinar September 29, 2011
Managing Electronic Records in Archives and Special Collections, SAA workshop September 8 9, 2011
CREW: Collecting Repositories and E Records Workshop, AIMS project workshop August 23, 2011
Practical Electronic Records, Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference workshop February 24, 2011
Project Management for Archivists, SAA workshop March 19, 2010
Preserving Photographs in a Digital World, a week long program of lectures and workshops
sponsored by the George Eastman House and Image Permanence Institute August 16 21, 2008
Professional Service
Meeting Model Subcommittee, Annual Meeting Task Force, Society of American
Archivists (SAA) October 2011 present
Research Libraries Roundtable Steering Committee, SAA August 2011 present
Program Committee, SAA 2010 2011
Working Group on Processing and Public Services, Reference and Outreach Section, SAA 2010 2011
Nominations Committee, New England Archivists 2009 2010
Conference Presentations
Session Chair, Fundamentals of Processing Large Collections And Getting Them Done!
Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Spring 2012
Session Chair, Audio Transfer and Evaluation, Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Fall 2011
Session Co organizer & Chair, The Real Reference Revolution, Society of American Archivists 2010
Session Chair & Presenter, Archivists as Web 2.0 Consumers, New England Archivists Spring 2010
Poster Session, Perpetual Beta Processing, New England Archivists Spring 2010
Presenter, Digitizing Audio: DIY or Outsource, New England Archivists Fall 2008
References
Available upon request
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