Management Services

VIRGILIA (Jill) RAWNSLEY, MSLS

Philadelphia, PA

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Proven ability to develop and direct programs and projects

Expertise in researching, analyzing and writing complex information

Skilled designing and delivering presentations

Solid accomplishments in preservation of library and archival materials

EMPLOYMENT

Private Preservation Consultant 2007- present

Philadelphia City Archives 2007- June 2009; April 2010-

Preservation Consultant

Archives/Collection Care Planning and Management

Prepared strategic plan, wrote grants, drafted new and updated policies and procedures, updated

Descriptive Inventory online, inventoried maps and architectural drawings

Assessed preservation priorities, instituted environmental monitoring and pest management program,

and updated disaster preparedness and response plan

Training and Outreach

Collaborated with scholars, and several University classes, conducted tours, worked with Public

Historian on numerous outreach projects with local institutions and programs

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA

Director of Preservation Services 1995-2006

Preservation Services Officer 1989-1994

Strategic and Collection Care Planning

Designed strategic plans for New Jersey County Offices, Commonwealth of Virginia Circuit Courts,

Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia, and City Archives of Philadelphia

Prepared preservation and implementation plans for over 20 Philadelphia institutions

Conducted over 200 preservation needs assessments for libraries, archives, historical societies, house

museums, and museums throughout the United States

Prepared disaster preparedness and recovery plans for 30 institutions in the Philadelphia area

Conducted vulnerability assessments and prepared disaster plans for the United Nations,

International Monetary Fund, and the Ohr-O Keefe Museum of Art

Education and Training

Developed a variety of education programs on topics to support collection management and care for

archives, libraries, historical societies, and museums exhibitions, preservation of audiovisual media,

disaster preparedness and response, environmental monitoring, mold, pest management, preserving

paper-based materials including books, photographs, ephemera and architectural records

Conducted workshops and lectures on collection care, disaster preparedness and preservation needs

assessments and led panel discussions at regional and national conferences

Provided technical information and referrals to institutions and the public

Management and Grant Writing/Administration

Supervised two staff members in the preservation services department

Managed numerous one- and three-day workshops and conferences

Assisted writing grants and implemented programs funded by the William Penn Foundation,

National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services

VIRGILIA (Jill) RAWNSLEY, MSLS

Updated March 2011

EMPLOYMENT

University of the South, duPont Library, Sewanee, TN

Coordinator of Public Services and Head of Reference, 1982-1989

Supervised Reference, Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Non-Print Services, and Archives and Special

Collections Departments. Designed and taught a library research class. Prepared budget requests,

made appointments and salary recommendations, and served on the University Computer Steering

Committee.

University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library, Grand Forks, ND

Public Services Librarian, 1978-1982

Delivered reference services, online database searching and bibliographic instruction, developed

collections, acted as faculty liaison and conducted library tours.

CONSULTING

New Jersey State Library. Conducted 4 workshops: Pass it On: Saving Heritage and Memories, Preserving Family

Treasures in March and April 2010

Toms River Branch Ocean County Library, Ocean County NJ, Conducted a workshop called Pass it On--

Preservation Family Treasures, May 22, 2010

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

NATIONAL

American Library Association (ALA). Member of PARS National Preservation Week Working Group 2010-

2012. Past chair of Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS), 2001. Member of the Academic and

Research Library Association (ACLR) and Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

As Chair represented the Regional Alliance for Preservation at Heritage Emergency National Task Force

Meetings, 2002-2006 . Served as an advisor for Field Guide to Emergency Response a publication from Heritage

Preservation.

LOCAL

Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG) and Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley

Rosenbach Museum and Library 2008- present

Lead tours of the house museum as a trained volunteer docent.

EDUCATION

Currently attending Drexel University, College of Information Science and Technology for an Advanced

Certificate in Information Studies and Technology with a concentration in Archives, Fall 2009- ; expecting to

complete certificate June 2011

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

Two day workshop on Encoded Archival Description July 2010

Two day workshop on Understanding Photographs: Intro to Archival Principles and Practices March 2009

One day workshop Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) October 2008

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VIRGILIA (Jill) RAWNSLEY, MSLS

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania, College of General Studies Special Programs, Philadelphia, PA

Fund Raising Management Certificate Program, 1993

Drexel University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Philadelphia, PA

M.S. in Library Science, 1978 Focused on public service related courses

University of Ibadan, Ibaden, Nigeria, 1975-1976

International Telephone and Telegraph Fellowship Studied the Yoruba culture and the multi-linguistic

phenomenon in Nigeria; led seminars for first year students

Western College, Oxford, OH

B.A., 1974 Studied psychology, sociology, biological sciences and humanities

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