Ashley Cate
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Experienced and knowledgeable librarian with a strong background in library systems and management. Proficient in all aspects of library operations, collection analysis, and policy development. Seeking a professional library position to leverage expertise in institutional repositories and metadata.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Cataloger
University of Tennessee Law Library
02.2015 - Current
- Began managing the legal scholarship repository for the UTK Law Library in January 2024
- I reorganized the site, completed a site redesign, built up the book and book chapters for faculty publications, and caught the law library’s electronic book and print collections up on past faculty publications that had lapsed since 2019
- Previously, I worked on the law library team responsible for setting up the library’s institutional repository from 2020-2021
- I completed extensive training on Digital Commons and moved law school materials from the university repository into the law school’s repository.
Technology Assistant
Pigeon Forge Public Library
06.2013 - 02.2015
- Completed website updates for the City of Pigeon Forge website as requested by city departments, migrated the library computers to the Cassie Time Management/Access system, answered patron technology questions, completed routine computer maintenance/updates, and managed borrower/lender requests for interlibrary loans.
Children’s Library Assistant
Pigeon Forge Public Library
09.2012 - 06.2013
- Checked materials in and out for patrons, selecting books and crafts for storytime programs, weeding the children’s collection, processing new books, and answering patron questions.
Graduate Assistant
Archives of Appalachia
08.2010 - 05.2012
- Completed full processing of archival collections, created finding aids, entered finding aids into Archon, completed basic conservation work, and answered researcher questions about the collections.
Education
Masters of Information Science -
University of Tennessee
08.2025
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies - Archival Studies Concentration
East Tennessee State University
05.2012
Bachelor of Arts - History
East Tennessee State University
05.2010
Skills
- Currently completing ALA’s Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories class
- Extensive experience with OCLC products including WorldShare and Connexion
- Experience with Adobe products and Microsoft Office products
- Knowledge of metadata schemas and standards (Dublin Core, MODS, RDF/XML)
- Knowledge of Sherpa, DOI, and Creative Commons licensing
- Knowledge of BIBFRAME and Linked Data
- Experience with publishing law reviews through the law library’s Legal Scholarship Repository
- Collection development
- Resource Management
References
- Marcia Nelson, Director, Pigeon Forge Public Library, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, mnelson@pfpl.net, (865) 429-7490
- Eliza Boles, Interim Head of Research and Instructional Services, University of Tennessee Law Library, Knoxville, Tennessee, eliza.fink@utk.edu, (865) 974-0236
- Shamika Dalton, William A. Wise Law Library Director, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, shamika.dalton@colorado.edu, (303) 492-6073
Timeline
Cataloger
University of Tennessee Law Library
02.2015 - Current
Technology Assistant
Pigeon Forge Public Library
06.2013 - 02.2015
Children’s Library Assistant
Pigeon Forge Public Library
09.2012 - 06.2013
Graduate Assistant
Archives of Appalachia
08.2010 - 05.2012
Masters of Information Science -
University of Tennessee
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies - Archival Studies Concentration
East Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Arts - History
East Tennessee State University