Archives & Reading List Associate

• Sep 2023 - Present

Archives Associate

• Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

Accessioned donations into the Trent University Art Collection. Maintain and organize records associated with art donations and copyright. Facilitated installations of art across campus, liaising with external contractors, artists, donors, and Trent staff, administration and faculty Performed reference searches of archival finding aids, answering queries in person, over the phone and by email Supervised the Reading Room, working with onsite Trent and external researchers with… Show more Accessioned donations into the Trent University Art Collection. Maintain and organize records associated with art donations and copyright. Facilitated installations of art across campus, liaising with external contractors, artists, donors, and Trent staff, administration and faculty Performed reference searches of archival finding aids, answering queries in person, over the phone and by email Supervised the Reading Room, working with onsite Trent and external researchers with copyright policy, safe handling of materials, and retrieving requested materials Arranged and described archival donations according to RAD. Created metadata and inputted into AtoM database Created archival exhibits and social media posts as part of the Social Media Committee

Library and Archives Associate

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

Library Services Responsibilities -Performed circulation duties using Ex Libris Alma -Helped students locate books, articles access journals, and databases -Supervised student assistants on the circulation desk -Edited catalogue records -Processed Leganto reading lists -Created social media posts for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook -Created digitization workflows documentation for students to perform scanning for interlibrary loan document delivery -Helped document… Show more Library Services Responsibilities -Performed circulation duties using Ex Libris Alma -Helped students locate books, articles access journals, and databases -Supervised student assistants on the circulation desk -Edited catalogue records -Processed Leganto reading lists -Created social media posts for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook -Created digitization workflows documentation for students to perform scanning for interlibrary loan document delivery -Helped document library procedures -Shelved items according to Library of Congress Classification -Received and requested loan and copy interlibrary loan requests for patrons in VDX Digitization Services Responsibilities -Used Adobe Lightroom, and ABBY Finereader to edit images -Used Internet Archive scribe machine to digitize books -Used Capture 1 Heritage to edit photos -Created metadata spreadsheets for archival holdings -Trained student assistants on software for digitization projects Archives Responsibilities -Supervised the Reading Room -Retrieved items for patrons -Scanned syllabi for patrons -Migrated finding aids from Drupal to AtoM -Created finding aids for archival donations -Performed copy cataloguing of Archival holdings in Alma

Circulation and News Technician

• Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

- Perform circulation tasks using Voyager ILS - Looseleaf filing - Media searching of online databases - Shelving using the Dewey Decimal System and CODOC - Performed interlibrary loans - Copy catalogued government press releases - Retrieved requested materials from stacks - Prepared government publications for binding - Organise monthly book club meetings - Create displays of library materials - Perform circulation tasks using Voyager ILS - Looseleaf filing - Media searching of online databases - Shelving using the Dewey Decimal System and CODOC - Performed interlibrary loans - Copy catalogued government press releases - Retrieved requested materials from stacks - Prepared government publications for binding - Organise monthly book club meetings - Create displays of library materials

Receptionist

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

-Answer phone calls and forward them to the correct department -Cashed out customers using Moneris POS -Balanced till -Direct walk in customers to appropriate departments -Answer phone calls and forward them to the correct department -Cashed out customers using Moneris POS -Balanced till -Direct walk in customers to appropriate departments

Information Assistant

• Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

Provided assistance to the staff of the Judges Library by performing clerical work. Provided customer service to patrons seeking materials. Gained knowledge of OADA and serving patrons with all types of disabilities Wrote cataloguing procedures Performed copy cataloguing Updated e-Resource catalogue records Charged with inventorying the collection for weeding using manual shelf reading Filed legal loose leaf publications Maintained the webpage links Filled information… Show more Provided assistance to the staff of the Judges Library by performing clerical work. Provided customer service to patrons seeking materials. Gained knowledge of OADA and serving patrons with all types of disabilities Wrote cataloguing procedures Performed copy cataloguing Updated e-Resource catalogue records Charged with inventorying the collection for weeding using manual shelf reading Filed legal loose leaf publications Maintained the webpage links Filled information requests Used law databases to fill reference requests Show less Provided assistance to the staff of the Judges Library by performing clerical work. Provided customer service to patrons seeking materials. Gained knowledge of OADA and serving patrons with all types of disabilities Wrote cataloguing procedures Performed copy cataloguing Updated e-Resource catalogue records Charged with inventorying the collection for weeding using manual shelf reading Filed legal loose leaf publications Maintained the webpage links Filled information… Show more Provided assistance to the staff of the Judges Library by performing clerical work. Provided customer service to patrons seeking materials. Gained knowledge of OADA and serving patrons with all types of disabilities Wrote cataloguing procedures Performed copy cataloguing Updated e-Resource catalogue records Charged with inventorying the collection for weeding using manual shelf reading Filed legal loose leaf publications Maintained the webpage links Filled information requests Used law databases to fill reference requests Show less

Supervisor

• Jun 2008 - Jul 2014

Maintaining patron safety in the pool area Inventorying and ordering first aid supplies Contributed to organizational changes in terms of: swimming lesson plans and what was taught, promotion of staff, as well as recommended new staff Maintaining patron safety in the pool area Inventorying and ordering first aid supplies Contributed to organizational changes in terms of: swimming lesson plans and what was taught, promotion of staff, as well as recommended new staff