As an academic librarian, I have worked in reference, electronic resources management and interlibrary loan. I am currently finishing a master's degree in Art History, focusing on decorative arts and design.
My professional interests include:
- library collection building (all media)
- integration of electronic resources and traditional library collections
- usage patterns, resource discovery and search behavior for online resources
- web development and open-source solutions for database-driven websites
- collection access, particularly cataloging and metadata for visual and cultural objects
- the social role and function of libraries in community identity
- library history
Education
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
M.A. in Art History (projected date of completion: Spring 2009)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
M.S. in Library and Information Science, May 2003
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
B.A. in English; B.A. in Art History, May 1998
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Experience
Professional
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
Academic Librarian - Electronic Resources, September 2005-December 2007
At Gustavus, I provided reference service, taught library instruction classes and liaisoned with the Modern Languages, Geography, Environmental Studies and Theatre & Dance departments. I was responsible for access, licensing, linking, organization, customization, billing and statistics for the library's databases, full text journals, and reference tools (including RefWorks and SFX). I also served on the library's Wireheads committee (which manages computer hardware and software) and assisted with web development.
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian, August 2003-August 2005
At UMKC, I managed interlibrary loan, supervised staff, provided reference service and instruction and was involved with web development. I also managed hardware and software, statistics, and developed relationships with other libraries.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IRRC, Urbana, IL
Graduate Assistant, August 2002-August 2003
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Library, Urbana, IL
Graduate Assistant, August 2001-August 2002
Internships, volunteer work and other projects
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San Diego Historical Society Research Library, San Diego, CA
Volunteer, summer 2008
Processing artists' archival collections and creating finding aids, beginning with San Diego painter and muralist Belle Baranceanu (1902-1988).
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San Diego Museum of Art Library, San Diego, CA
Volunteer, summer 2008
Processing archival collections and creating finding aids, including the papers of museum benefactor Earle W. Grant, artist Ruth Powers Ortlieb and correspondence to artist Alfred R. Mitchell.
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Website: Shakespeare's Monarchs, summer 2008
An online exhibit presenting the material culture of late medieval England (1377-1485) within the textual context of Shakespeare's eight major history plays. Created as part of an independent study for the M.A. in art history program at the University of St. Thomas.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives, Minneapolis, MN
Graduate Intern, summer 2007
Digitized advertising artwork and corporate identity design created by William Purcell for the Alexander Brothers Leather & Belting Company between 1916-1919. To be incorporated into the William Gray Purcell Papers at the Northwest Architectural Archives at the University of Minnesota. The project involved scanning materials, creating 278 metadata records in accordance with local and national standards, and researching and writing a collection overview for the Archives' website.
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Publications
"Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and the Needs of Undergraduate Researchers." By Barbara Fister, Julie Gilbert and Amy Fry. portal: Libraries and the Academy. Forthcoming (July 2008).
"Electronic Resources & Libraries 2nd Annual Conference." By Millie Jackson, Ayse Gider, Celeste Feather, Kelly Smith, Amy Fry, Jamene Brook-Kieffer, Christopher D. Vidas, and Rose Nelson. Library Hi-Tech News 24, no. 4 (2007): 4-17.
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Conference Papers & Presentations
"Expanded Search Premier Complete: Librarian and Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Interdisciplinary Aggregated Databases." Presentation at the Electronic Resources and Libraries 2008 Conference, Atlanta, GA, 19 March 2008. With Julie Gilbert.
watch the video
"High Fidelity Design: Purcell & Elmslie's Edison Shops and Prairie Commercial Architecture." Presentation at the Second Annual Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Student Symposium, St. Paul, MN, 15 September 2007.
"Linking the SFX Knowledgebase and the OPAC: The Perspective of a Small Liberal Arts College." Presentation at the First Annual Regional Ex Libris Users' Meeting, St. Paul, MN, 8 March 2006.
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"'It's Not Free?': Exploring the Costs of Interlibrary Loan." Paper presented at the Sixth Annual MOBIUS Users Conference, Lake Ozark, MO, 8 June 2005.
presentation slides,
narrative and works cited,
custom holdings
"Interlibrary Loan for Access: Focus on Audiovisual Materials and Special Collections." Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Brick & Click Libraries Symposium, Maryville, MO, 22 October 2004.
presentation slides
"Interlibrary Loan & Collection Development: Using ILL Requests for More Than Just Borrowing." Presentation at the Fifth Annual Mobius Users Conference, Lake Ozark, MO, 3 June 2004.
presentation slides
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Professional Activities
Membership in National Associations
- American Library Association
- ALA ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries)
- Instruction Section and Arts Section
- Visual Resources Association
- American Association of University Women
- State (CA) Program Committee, website (2008)
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Find Me Online
ILL Resources
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