Rachel Jane Wittmann

Digital Curation Librarian at University of Utah
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(386) 825-5501
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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Digital Curation Librarian
      • Apr 2018 - Present

      See my University of Utah faculty page for current research projects. See my University of Utah faculty page for current research projects.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • National Parks Metadata Specialist on Open Parks Network
      • Sep 2013 - Mar 2018

      •Oversee cataloging and metadata needs for grant-funded project, the Open Parks Network, http://openparksnetwork.org/•Produce metadata for 300k+ digitized archival items from U.S. National and State Parks •Develop customized metadata schema, compliant with Qualified Dublin Core and MODS•Create OAI-PMH feed for regional South Carolina Consortium and DPLA harvesting•Supervise team of Metadata Technicians •Implement open source software, CollectiveAccess, for OPN cataloging and metadata management

    • Archives Assistant
      • Jan 2013 - May 2013

      •Administrator at the archive of American artist, Ray Johnson (1927-1995) •Organized and maintained archival materials: including correspondence, mail art, and drawings•Launched social media campaign •Implemented Archivists' Toolkit to manage collection data and create finding aids•Provided assistance to staff and visiting scholars •Administrator at the archive of American artist, Ray Johnson (1927-1995) •Organized and maintained archival materials: including correspondence, mail art, and drawings•Launched social media campaign •Implemented Archivists' Toolkit to manage collection data and create finding aids•Provided assistance to staff and visiting scholars

    • Public Services, Graduate Assistant
      • Jan 2012 - May 2013

      • Provide reference assistance to students at a predominately art and architecture library • Provide reference assistance to students at a predominately art and architecture library

    • United States
    • Photography
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Collections Intern
      • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

      • Follow DACS to create finding aid for papers collection of the Roman Vishniac archive• Add content to historical chronology of Drupal-supported, educational exhibit website • Follow DACS to create finding aid for papers collection of the Roman Vishniac archive• Add content to historical chronology of Drupal-supported, educational exhibit website

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Image Cataloging Intern - Special Collections
      • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

      - Catalog digitized images of the Carl Lumholtz Mexico expeditions in Omeka while utilizing controlled vocabularies - Gain familiarity with digital lab procedures and equipment - Catalog digitized images of the Carl Lumholtz Mexico expeditions in Omeka while utilizing controlled vocabularies - Gain familiarity with digital lab procedures and equipment

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Library Reference Assistant
      • Jan 2012 - May 2012

      • Fielded student inquiries, tailored service and search recommendations based on student needs at busy reference desk • Provided assistance in use of library resources and general campus information at a diverse liberal arts university • Fielded student inquiries, tailored service and search recommendations based on student needs at busy reference desk • Provided assistance in use of library resources and general campus information at a diverse liberal arts university

    • Sacks Collection of the American West Volunteer
      • May 2011 - Jun 2011

      • Worked within the Drupal supported project database designed to house the digitization of the Sack’s index card catalog for public access online• Input index card entries, verified citations, and proofread existing entries for content and bibliographic accuracy • Worked within the Drupal supported project database designed to house the digitization of the Sack’s index card catalog for public access online• Input index card entries, verified citations, and proofread existing entries for content and bibliographic accuracy

    • Volunteer Photo Archivist
      • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

      • Collected and identify relevant photos to be implemented in educational materials on Oregon native peoples for public schools • Sought various sources of photographic materials such as tribal museums, records departments and the Army Corps of Engineers• Incorporated images to curriculum while respecting cultural and property intellectual rights, sourced photo contents and origins accurately • Collected and identify relevant photos to be implemented in educational materials on Oregon native peoples for public schools • Sought various sources of photographic materials such as tribal museums, records departments and the Army Corps of Engineers• Incorporated images to curriculum while respecting cultural and property intellectual rights, sourced photo contents and origins accurately

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Junior Account Executive
      • Oct 2007 - Jun 2010

      • Managed multiple Direct Response media campaigns while implementing agency philosophy of ROI measurement and optimization for campaign success• Served as principal client contact; managed communication of performance results to clients • Managed multiple Direct Response media campaigns while implementing agency philosophy of ROI measurement and optimization for campaign success• Served as principal client contact; managed communication of performance results to clients

Education

  • Pratt Institute
    Master of Science (MS), Library and Information Science
    2011 - 2013
  • Arizona State University
    Bachelor of Science
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