Professional Objective

To secure a position with potential growth where my discipline, richly diversified experience, strong work ethic, professionalism and untiring efforts can be utilized.

Education

University at Albany Albany, New York May 2018

Masters of Science in Information Science - Library Services and Archives & Records Management

University at Albany Albany, New York December 2014

Bachelors of Art - Art & Art History, Spanish Minor

Hudson Valley Community College Troy, New York May 2012

Associates of Science - Art Gallery Management

Professional Experience

Shea Learning Center - Russell Sage College Troy, New York October 2018 – May 2019

Adjunct Reference Librarian

Answered reference inquiries, via email, in-person, over the phone and online using IM interface programming, “Ask a Librarian” 24/7 IM Chat.

Conducted reference interviews, via phone and in-person.

Provided excellent customer service while also utilized my strong interpersonal skills to connect and engage with students, alike, as well as with faculty and staff.

Contributed to fostering a sense of community engagement and teamwork with other librarians on a few projects in the library.

Assisted college community users (students, faculty members and staff members) in accessing and searching print and electronic resources, among fulfilling users’ needs in the library, and supervised student workers.

Assisted students, alumni and community patrons in the use of library materials and media technology (laptops, A/V equipment); fulfilled 5% of technical services and reference services, 90-95% of the position.

Found and researched answers to reference questions using the library’s print and electronic resources such as ProQuest and EbscoHost databases for extensive searches.

Articulated library policies to patrons, both students and community members using the college library.

Assisted student patrons in finding and locating books and other information sources within the library’s collection.

Fostered and developed meaningful relationships with students and rapport with faculty and staff for an overall positive experience while using the library and assisting them to find and access appropriate services.

Responsible in opening and closing the library in the evenings and on weekends.

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, Massachusetts August – December 2017

Project Cataloger/ Collections Management Intern – Manton Research Center

Reduced and consolidated the majority of the museum library’s backlog collection by having copy cataloged over 50% of the collection (approximately 636 out of the 1,200 items were copy cataloged into the museum’s integrated library system Sierra while using Z39.50 client software), which maximized space needed for new incoming library materials. Created over 50% of new item records by assigning call numbers and barcodes for library materials from backlog, which improved the overall efficacy of creating local call numbers from using the Clark’s local standards.

Conducted and gained some experience in web-archiving images online for a short-term project

Utilized applicable programs such as OCLC Connexion and OCLC Worldshare to complete the assigned project at hand.

Conducted a preservation survey within the rare books collection to assess and document which materials needed preservation treatment, rehousing and other appropriate needs.

Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts June – August 2017

Archival Processing Intern – Sawyer Library Special Collections

Assisted the College Archivist and Special Collections Librarian by processing a large manuscript collection into ArchivesSpace with a previously processed collection (the New Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection) and a newly acquisitioned collection, titled the Luther R. Fowle Papers (electronic link to the finding aid can be found by clicking on the embedded here).

Learned on the job the initial and necessary pedagogical skill set needed to essentially provide Special Collections instruction.

Heavily followed the archival standards DACS, which resulted in a EAD finding aides for both the Luther R. Fowel Papers and the New Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection within the ArchivesSpace management system

Learned on the job the importance of life-long learning and professional development applied within an academic library’s archives and special collections.

Created appropriate subject headings with LOC subject headings for researchers to be able to find the collection easily

Learned the importance of original artifacts and the value of the utilization of primary sources/ materials needed for teaching, research and community outreach purposes for community engagement with students and the public.

Performed basic book repair on rare books using book conservation methods, as necessary.

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, Massachusetts Feb. 2017 – May 2017

Archival Processing Intern – Manton Research Center

Assisted the Project Archivist, as well as the Collection Management Librarians, to physically and intellectually arrange, describe and organize the oversized Museum building architectural drawings’ collection from the Expansion Project TASCII/ The Pietro Belluschi Architecture Collaborative collection; total extent of the processed collection measures 113.16 linear feet; processing resulted in an EAD finding aid of this collection, which is accessible right here.

Utilized DACS archival standards while processing this large collection and imported archival data into the museum’s content management system Archivists’ Toolkit.

Created appropriate subject headings with LOC subject headings for researchers to be able to find the collection easily

Performed basic preservation on the architectural drawings in the collection, as necessary.

New York State Library Albany, New York April 2014 – October 2016

Graduate Student Preservation Assistant

Performed basic repair on books, charts, maps, pamphlets and other unique materials from the New York State Library’s general collection using book conservation within the state library’s preservation department

Assessed and conducted special treatments on rare books the New York State Archives and Special Collections department using conservation methods learned in conservation workshops, such as re-hangs and rebacks.

Performed other relevant duties received in the department, as needed.

University at Albany Albany, New York June 2013 - June 2014

Bibliographer’s Assistant

Assisted appointed bibliographers in collections development and special book projects that pertained to the university library’s collection

Utilized and navigated in the ALEPH program for bibliographic data on works ordered for selected collections

Assisted in verifying online sources within the selected University Libraries collections.

Assisted with relevant tasks and other projects, as assigned

Volunteer Experience

AmeriCorps VISTA

Pima County Public Library Tucson, Arizona August 2020 – present

Early Childhood Education Coordinator

Assisting the Literacy Initiatives Manager in the Community Engagement Office in creating a resource for the PCPL staff in the form of a Racial Equity Audit while properly assessing the needs of said staff by actively participating and attending groups relevant to the work being done for the equity audit within the first year of a multi-year project, as a part of fulfilling the goals within the 2nd priority of the Community Impact Plan, 2020 – 2022.

Performed other duties as assigned to meet the on-going needs of the library.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Make Way for Books Tucson, Arizona August 2019 – August 2020

Digital Divisions Specialist

Assisted the Digital Director in contributing and reviewing content to the organization’s early literacy app for its targeted audience (families with younger children, ages 0-5), which has increased visibility to the app by 35%, via downloads, which have reached over 2,000 new users, from the initial 275 users and on-going since October 2019.

Aided in promoting the app within our community outreach efforts to a major accessible channel, via local and regional public library systems, by having conceptualized and created rich content in an innovative digital resource that will allow librarians and library staff to share and promote the app within their libraries to their patrons and in other applicable venues.

Responsible in initiating contact with local children’s authors and illustrators, which led to fruitful collaborative efforts in the production of manuscripts from one local author, with existing and corresponding illustrative content for Read Now e-books for the organization’s early literacy app, in addition to maintaining working relationships with authors and illustrators for more collaboration in the future.

Responsible for establishing community partnerships in working together with local community stakeholders and other applicable entities relevant to fulfill the mission of Make Way for Books in promoting its app, as well as share it amongst its intended audiences, which has garnered interest from 2+ entities such as the Joan Gantz Cooney Center, Princh Library Blog and more.

Gained some filming experience while assisting the Digital Director on a few videos

Gained some experience working in Adobe programs to assist in creating content for the app project.

Performed other duties and worked on special projects, as assigned.

Literacy Connects Tucson, Arizona August 2020 – present

English Language Acquisition for Adults (ELAA) Teacher Volunteer

Assist the Lead ELAA teacher in ELAA courses by co-teaching basic English and literacy skills for Spanish speakers; assist in helping to create a fun, learning environment for ELAA students to learn English through games, activities, and exercises.

Make Way for Books Tucson, Arizona September 2020 - present

Blue Book House Volunteer

Assess and donate gently used books to the Blue Book House Project

Assist in delivering books to social service sites where families and young child receive services

Assist in promoting the organization’s early literacy app, Make Way for Books App in order to help families connect, engage and share books.

Albany Institute of History and Art Albany, New York Jan. 2015 – May 2016

Library and Archives Volunteer

Processed, organized and crafted a PDF finding aid for newly accessioned and processed the Michael A. Buonora Photograph Collection, which is accessible online here.

Learned how to successfully process an archival collection, specifically handling and caring historical photographs provided by the donor, in addition to learned within this volunteer position the initial the archival process of acquisitions, organization, description and storage of a med-sized collection within a museum’s special collections library and archives.

Learned on the job the importance of life-long learning and professional development applied within a museum’s archives and special collections library.

Hamilton Hill African-American Arts Center Schenectady, New York October 2018 – July 2019

Volunteer Librarian

Initiated communication with local community stakeholders and other applicable venues interested in helping to build the art center’s library collection, which resulted in the establishment of a fruitful community partnership with both the local public library system donating 118 books and a local bookstore that coordinated a book drive, which raised about $75.00 in profits and 105 books (223 books, in total), all donated to the art center.

Identified the community’s need for positive impact of having a Little Free Library within the neighborhood of where the art center’s library was located, which resulted in the approval for an Impact Little Library, which now highlights the center as being its designated marker, within the community engagement efforts of the art center.

Researched and implemented a free to low-cost cataloging software application for cataloging the center’s newly established library collection, which resulted in the library to utilize an open-source program called LibraryThing

Professional Activities

Service & Awards

New York Archives Professional Development Award, June 2014

ARLIS Conference Registration Award, February 2018

Rare Book School - NEH Global Book Histories Initiative (GBHI) Scholarship Award, September 2018

Certificates

Library Juice Academy - Foundations of Early Literacy, November 2020

Presentations

Museumwise Conference - Museums in Conversation: How Do We (Re)vision Our Museums? Presenter, Spring 2012

Library Program Squared Symposium, Student Organizer, University at Albany, Fall 2014

Conferences & Workshops

Audio Digitization for Preservation and Access Workshop, NYU Prof. Howard Besser, University at Albany, Spring 2016

Preservation Imaging: Science, Scholarship, and the Artifact, sponsored by the Rare Book School, December 2018

New York Archives Conference, State University of New York - Plattsburgh June 2014,

Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for Archives, Lyrasis, Spring 2017

Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services of New York (DHPSNY) workshops

-Identification and Preservation of Photographic Collections, University at Albany, June 2018

-Red Flag! Identifying Preservation Needs While Processing Collections, Glenn Falls Public Library, April 2018

-Disaster Response and Recovery: A Hands-on Intensive, Farmers Museum and Feinmore Art Museum, June 2017

-Fundamentals of Caring for Paper Collections: Handling, Assessing Storage Needs and Basic Care, National Museum of Dance, November 2017

-The Process of Processing: A Hands-on Approach, Delmar, New York, Spring 2017

-Scanning Your Historical Photographs, New York State Library, New York, October 2016

-Copyright 101 for Archivists and Librarians Webinar Workshop, Spring 2018

-Digital Preservation for Small Libraries Webinar Workshop, Spring 2018

-Preservation in Exhibits Webinar Workshop, Winter 2018

-Collection Management Policies Webinar Workshop, December 2017

-Understanding Archives: An Introduction to Archival Basics, Glenn Falls, Fall 2016

Preservation 101 Online Training Course - Northeast Document and Conservation Center (NEDCC)

Professional Associations

American Library Association (ALA) – 2019 - present

-New York Library Association (State Chapter of ALA), 2014 – 2018

-Association of Research Libraries – Rare Books & Manuscripts Section, 2015 – 2018

-Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), 2020 – present

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

2014 – 2018

Association of American Museums (AAM)

2017 – 2018

Art Library Society of North America (ARLIS) - 2015 - 2018

-Art Library Society of New York Chapter (Spring 2016 – Fall 2017)

-Art Library Society of New England Chapter (Fall 2017)

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