email: Jean.Schmeisser@co.wake.nc.us
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1995
University of Kentucky, M.S. in Library and Information Science with specialization
in archives and children's literature
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1979 University of
Florida, B.A. in Anthropology
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Provided
reference and reader's advisory services in the children's area of a large
central library. Performed collection
development and served on collection development committees. Created and presented child specific
programs designed to encourage literacy.
Planned and presented tours.
Prepared bibliographies, informational brochures, and web pages (http://www.sanantonio.gov/library/kids/).
Updated and maintained the existing collection catalog as holdings editor for
the department. Assumed oversight and
supervisory responsibilities for the technical, clerical and paraprofessional
staff in the absence of supervisor.
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Surveyed
the Children's Book Collection in the Special Collections Division of M.I. King
Library and generated a database to facilitate access to the collection.
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Had circulation desk
duties as a school media center volunteer for over five years in an elementary
school and a middle school.
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Developed
and implemented the University of Kentucky Oral History Program guidelines and
procedures for transcription of oral history interviews, which then became the
basis for standards used by the Kentucky Oral History Commission. Maintained a
computerized interview collection database. Transcribed over 500 oral history
interviews. These transcriptions have
been included and/or cited in numerous publications such as Political
Science in America: Oral Histories of a Discipline. Developed a
collection survey guide, which has been published on the Modern Political
Papers, M. I. King Library web page (http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/Special/oral_history/).
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Updated the Kentucky
Oral History Commission Guide to Kentucky Oral History Collections. Composed and sent out letters to over 70
oral history repositories, conducted phone interviews with repositories, and
entered data into a computerized database.
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Has
had extensive experience in word-processing and data base systems over 20 years
ranging from IBM magcard readers, Wordstar™,
AskSAM™, and dBASE™ through the latest
generation of office software and hardware, to include web-based databases and
web page design. Has had experience
with CARL library systems.
PRIOR WORK HISTORY
1998-2001 Librarian I; Children's Unit, Central Branch, San
Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, TX
1996-1997 Assistant Archivist; Oral History/Modern Political
Papers, Special Collections & Archives, M.I. King Library, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1995-1996 Project Archivist updating the Guide to Kentucky
Oral History Collections; Kentucky Oral History Commission, Frankfort, KY
1988-1995 Transcriptionist; Oral History Division, Special
Collections & Archives, M.I. King Library, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
1982-1984 Office Assistant; Ft. Point and Army Museum
Association, Presidio of San Francisco, CA
1979-1981 Clerk Typist II; Dept. of Civil Engineering,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1979 Archeological Field Crew; Dept. of Anthropology,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1978-1979 Desk Clerk; Library West Circulation, University
of Florida, Gainesville, FL
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American
Library Association
Association
for Library Services to Children
Beta
Phi Mu
REFERENCES
Ms. Cathy Ormsby, Children’s Dept.
Manager, San Antonio Public Library Central Library, 600 Soledad Street, San
Antonio, TX, 78205-1200, (210) 207-2620, COrmsby@sanantonio.gov.
Ms.
Cara Waits, The Winston School San Antonio, 8565 Ewing Halsell, San
Antonio, TX, 78229, (210) 615-6544
Dr. Susan Cooper, Wesley College, 120 North State Street, Dover, DE, 19901, (302) 736-2464
Mr.
Jeff Suchanek, Wendell H. Ford Research Center, M.I. King Library, Univ.
of Kentucky, Lexington, 40506,
859-257-8634,
jsuch1@ukcc.uky.edu