Experience

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  Missner Creative Arts

  • Austin, Tx

  • Artist

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • Austin, Tx

    Moved to Austin, Texas in January, 2012

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  Missner Information Specialist

  • Austin, Texas

  • Independent Researcher

    • Mar 1998 - Present
    • Austin, Texas

    I was employed as an independent researcher for a non fiction author who resided in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. I worked with him on four books. The first one about John Wesley Powell and his exploration of the Colorado River leading to the Grand Canyon. This was before many resources were...

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  Appleton (Wi) Area School District

  • Appleton, Wi

  • Retired Library Media Specialist

    • 1978 - 2000
    • Appleton, Wi

    Cataloguer, Library Media Specialist at several elementary schools, middle school, high school. Was director of library media services. As the cataloguer, I oversaw the transition from typed catalogue cards to the whole district being online and connected to OCLC. I eventually wanted to work wi...

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  University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

  • Librarian, Campus Laboratory School

    • Sep 1969 - Mar 1972
    • Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

    This was a k-8 library. I taught library skills, helped children find resources pre electronics, ordered materials and books, worked with teacher to incorporate information skills into their teaching.

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  University of Chicago

  • Head of Social Science Reading Room and Periodical Reading Room

    • Sep 1968 - Aug 1969

    Unfortunately, my first professional library job turned to out to be somewhat of a dud! After two weeks, I went to library director to find out what the person before me did all day, because it seemed that at administrative assistant could certainly do the job. I checked out reference books fro...

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  Carman Ainsworth High School

  • Flint, Michigan

  • High School History Teacher

    • Sep 1966 - Jun 1967
    • Flint, Michigan

    I taught American History and World history to 9-12th graders.