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Esther ZenZele

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Education

Emporia State University. Master of Library Science. Anticipated graduation May 2018

Tisch School of Arts at New York University- courses in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation. 2014- 2015

University of Nevada, Las Vegas B.A. in Communication, and B.A. in Film, 2007-2012

Scuola di Amministrazione Aziendale, Turin, Italy study abroad with University Studies Abroad Consortium, 2010-2011

Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Honors diploma & Cosmetology degree, 2005-2007

Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada -- Majored in Art, 2004-2005

Experience/Internships

Oregon Historical Society. Gresham, or 4/2017-9/2017 (Focus on film archiving.)

Responsibilities:

Organizing their card catalog by subject and date

Identifying 16mm and 35mm Oregon films to add to their collection database.

Library of Congress. Culpeper, VA 6/2015-1/2016 (Focus on film archiving.)

Responsibilities:

Updating MAVIS records from card catalog records while linking records to the physical items.

Preparing 16mm, 28mm, and 35mm for long-term conservation.

Handling, organizing, and creating a search aid for a collection called “Viking” consisting more than 500 items.

The Jewish Museum. New York, NY 1/2015-5/2015

Assessed the Israel Broadcasting collection using collection management course lectures to organize, and evaluate, for future storage. Logged each item into a digital database and the museum's personal search engine.

Responsibilities:

Cataloged a collection of more than 150 lacquered records creating database entries for each record, using Microsoft Access.

Hands-on experience with film, magnetic tape carriers, and lacquered records

Parrucchieri di Anna Torelli Turin, Italy 1/2011-5/2011

Translated Italian to English and vice versa. Helped students with their homework and practiced Italian to English language skills. Improved interpersonal communication to have steady and loyal relationships with clientele.

Work Study, Rutgers music Library. New Brunswick, NJ 1/2015-5/2015

Used and applied the theories from the MIAP (Moving Image Archiving, Preservation) courses at New York University to assess the condition of the Robert Moevs audio collection. Packed and shipped audiovisual materials to a vendor to become digitized. Entered the digitized items into a repository that focused on a specialized format.

Responsibilities:

Used previous skills that were obtained from Lied Library and expanded knowledge to save and store music information.

Shipped and reviewed 264 items of audio magnetic tape

Learned MODS format to enter descriptive information about each item

Work Study, Lied Library. Las Vegas, NV 5/5008-9/2009

Worked in special collections laboratory with conservators and the archivist of the University library. Bound music scores and repair damaged books. Learned basic curatorial practices for book repair and preservation.

Responsibilities:

Used techniques to restore bindings on damaged books

Applied art theory to expand chemistry knowledge for music score binding

SKILLS

Creativity: painting, drawing, photography, photo processing, filmmaking, bookbinding.

Communication: strong written and verbal abilities

Interpersonal strengths: works well with others - sensitive to the needs of others, supportive, motivational, and cooperative.

Research and Planning: creative problem solving and goal setting; identifying resources; gathering information and analyzing issues.

Organization: detail-oriented; effective project management.

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