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Jennifer Kniesch

Carlisle,PA

Summary

Focused Librarian effective at maintaining digital and analog collections and locating hard-to-find materials. High-level organizational and communication skills. Excellent knowledge of visual literacy resources and research processes.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Visual Resources Librarian

Dickinson College
08.2009 - Current
  • Develop Mission, Vision, Strategic Plan and Disaster Plan for Visual Resources Center
  • Initiate, plan and oversee slide collection migration project from analog to digital using DAMS
  • Repair, edit and critically catalog in DAMS
  • Map, target, describe collections metadata in DAMS
  • Research special collection items
  • Published approximately 120,000 items in 5 Collections
  • Manage over 250,000 slide collection, sketchbooks, brochures, paper, newspapers, prints, photographs, ephemera, monographs, DVDs and CDs, besides digitally born and derivative digital assets
  • Develop workflow and preservation methods for digitizing analog material
  • One-on-One and group reference instruction
  • Manage three student employees for large-scale digital scanning project throughout academic year: August-May
  • Liaise between Library and IT Dickinson College Departments and Visual Resources Center regarding visual literacy development and hardware and software upgrades
  • Initiate and spearhead renovation upgrades with facilities
  • Attend and present updated technological and resources issues at Department meetings
  • Spearhead Visual Resources Center Committee. Serve as VRC Committee Chair.
  • Liaise with Faculty regarding instructional presentation systems and best practices
  • Liaise with Donors and General Counsel on donations (monograph and special collection related)
  • Create OPAC for Visual Resources Center’s donations: monographs, DVDs, CDs for checkout in TinyCat (LibraryThing)
  • Implement and develop resource guides and update web pages for Dickinson’s Art and Art History Site: Visual Resources Center, Facilities and Resources, Goodyear Gallery, Previous Events (Jadu)
  • Acquire resources for Waidner-Spahr Library or Visual Resources Center; monographs, film, journals, databases, e-journals, e-databases
  • Curate, plan and advertise exhibitions with collections
  • Organize library catalog, supplies, equipment and records.
  • Maintain continuous knowledge of current and newly developed industry technology, making proactive suggestions to improve AV offerings and strategies.
  • Respond to reference queries
  • Collaborate with team members to provide timely resolution of AV issues or obstacles and achieve smooth presentations.
  • Research and process approximately 300 born-digital or digital derivative acquisitions for Digital Collection weekly.
  • Oversee Visual Resources Center's budget, purchasing and scheduling operations and wrote grants to fund library and media projects.

Graduate Academic Assistant

Walter C. Koerner Library – UBC
09.2008 - 04.2009
  • Researched multiple projects including off-site storage facilities, performance review materials, professional development, administrative manuals, Second International m-Libraries 2009
  • Conference, and consortia organizations, members and associations of UBC libraries
  • Retrieved and provided statistical data for circulation and professional development
  • Responded to faculty and patron questions and comments regarding Borrower Services and Circulation information
  • Assisted in planning and developing Second International m-Libraries 2009 Conference web project, including research on past websites and retrieving images, text, and graphics accordingly to copyright standards, and work with Second International m-Libraries 2009 Conference committee members
  • Provided one-on-one tutorials regarding administrative manual production

Professional Experience

Rare Books And Special Collections, UBC
01.2009 - 03.2009
  • Digitized poster collection regarding anti-war movements between 1968-1973 that were from University of California Berkeley Campus and other Universities located in San Francisco Bay Area
  • Reviewed, researched and edited current digitizing processes
  • Reviewed, researched, added and correlated metadata and descriptive metadata into CONTENTdm on https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/berkpost
  • Provided context for Berkeley Poster collection splash page

Practicum

SUNY Purchase College
12.2008 - 12.2008
  • Assisted Art Librarian in decision making processes for acquiring and weeding donated items
  • Assisted Art Librarian in decision making processes for student art exhibition space
  • Assisted Reference Librarian with future goals and processes for special collection and archival materials
  • Assisted grant writing team by researching items and writing partial section of IMLS Bookshelf Collection grant application
  • Reviewed and updated web sites for Visual Resources/Slide Collection site at https://www.purchase.edu/departments/Library/collections/slidecollection.aspx
  • Worked at Reference desk and assisted students with catalogue and reference questions
  • Assisted faculty and librarians by digitizing images for tutorials
  • Researched and retrieved artists biographical images for EmbARK database system

Research Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
09.2007 - 12.2007
  • Performed extensive research at NYPL, Purchase College Library, Neuberger Museum, and Ronald Feldman Gallery regarding future exhibitions and publications for Professors
  • Compiled and catalogued research documentation for Art History faculty and Neuberger Museum staff
  • Digitized and transferred images for future lectures and conferences for Professors
  • Catalogued images and created PowerPoint presentations using Photoshop Elements

Librarian

Library – Private Art
09.2007 - 12.2007
  • Catalogued large collection of art monographs, serials, objects, DVDs on shelves and into Readerware bibliographic software
  • Categorized shelves and weeded appropriately to make more space and shelving room
  • Organized office documents into vertical files
  • Liaised with vendors
  • Responsible for maintenance and organization of office

Teaching Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
01.2007 - 05.2007
  • Prepared, organized and ran discussion courses for students in Art History Survey II and History of Modern Art I
  • Attended Art History Survey II and History of Modern Art I courses taught by Professor Jane Kromm
  • Graded and edited student papers and exams
  • Provided guidance to students
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
  • Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.

Student Assistant

Library – SUNY Purchase College
10.2006 - 05.2007
  • Reviewed, edited and catalogued large collection of art image slides and assigned correct metadata where needed
  • Researched current authentic descriptive metadata for visual resources information
  • Scanned slides and provided correct descriptive metadata for EmbARK database
  • Provided, catalogued and organized images for student exams, quizzes and lessons in Artstor
  • Liaison between slide library and Art History department

Research Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
01.2006 - 06.2006
  • Researched images and correlating text for publication
  • Obtained and organized copies of bibliographical and exhibition related information
  • Liaised between Tracy Fitzpatrick and Feldman Gallery
  • A History of Visual Culture: Western Civilisation from the 18th to the 21st Century
  • Image Content Management Liaison
  • Provided content management of images and permissions documents for editors, contributors and Berg Publications
  • Liaised with editors and contributors to obtain permissions documents and images for publication deadline
  • Digitized and Photoshopped images accordingly to Berg Publications policies and procedures
  • Provided guidance to contributors regarding current image copyright information

Senior Administrative Assistant

Yale University, Beinecke Library
10.2002 - 08.2005
  • Handled all administrative duties for Director, and other staff; answered phones, handled e- mail and letter correspondence; held daily schedule for Director, organized and distributed mail and shipments
  • Supervised student workers and supported all staff and outside visitors with travel services and reimbursements, including keeping track of maximum dollar amount usage
  • Organized and filed Director’s and American Curator’s documentation
  • Greeted incoming visitors for Director

Education

Master of Library And Information Studies - Library And Information Studies

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
04.2009

Master of Arts - Art History

State University of New York At Purchase College
Purchase, NY
12.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Art History

SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY
12.2001

Skills

  • Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, (GLAM related collections) descriptive cataloging (Non-MARC data), copy cataloging, digitization workflows
  • Reference, research, website building, and digitization software applications
  • Investigate and acquire hardware and software for database management, content management and digital assets
  • DAMS systems, CMS systems, JSTOR, Artstor, JSTOR Forum, Jadu, Omeka Classic, Neatline, iPower, SiteGround, Reclaim Hosting, Zoterobib and Zotero, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver MX, Facebook, Wordpresscom and Wordpressorg, Twitter, Skype, DropBox, Box, KompoZer, Ektron, HTML, CSS, Python, delicious, Google—Search Console, Calendar, Drive, Earth, Scholar, Sites, Forms, Images/Lens and Maps, Weebly and Wiki’s
  • Other skills include scanning, LibraryThing, TinyCat, FTP, Apple software, Microsoft Office Suite, FileMaker Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, Flickr, ExLibris Voyager, Cataloger’s Desktop, including DDC22, Dublin Core, MARC, ULAN, TGM, TGN, AAT, LCC, LCSH, and OCLC, VRA Core 40, Artstor’s OIV, Readerware, EmbARK, MDID2, ImageViewer and CONTENTdm
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management
  • Library Instruction Individual and Group reference instruction
  • Materials Management
  • Database Software
  • AV Issue Resolution
  • Library Databases and Programming
  • Special Projects
  • Reference Materials Expertise

Affiliations

Member of American Libraries Association (ALA), January 2008 – current


Member of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), January 2008-current


Member of Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), January 2008-current

  • Peer Reviewer for Art Documentation | Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Volume 36, Issue 2 Fall 2017, Volume 37 Issue 1 Spring 2018, Volume 38 Issue 2 Spring 2019, Volume 39, Volume 41 Issue 1 Spring 2022


Member of Art Libraries Society of North America’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter


Member of Visual Resources Association (VRA), January 2009-current

  • Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Board of Directors for Communication and Publicity, Project Grants and Professional Development Grants; March 2018 – March 2021 (three-year appointment)

Member of Mid-Atlantic Chapter, August 2010-current

  • Mid-Atlantic Travel Award Task Force

Visual Resources Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter Chair; January 2017 – March 2019 (two-year appointment)


VRA Conference Planning Committee for VRA National Conference 2018; Philadelphia, PA Conference, Summer 2017 – April 2018; Philadelphia Museum Library & Archives Tour and Studio Artist Tours-Grays Ferry Area

Website Technology Coordinator Appointee, February 2012-February 2015


Visual Resources Association Solo Special Interest Group


Visual Resources Association Equitable Action Committee


Visual Resources Association Education Committee, May 2011-current

  • Moderator; Engaging New Technologies, Philadelphia, PA 2018, Workshop: How Do I?...Let’s Geek Out and Play!!, Philadelphia, PA 2018, Back to Basics Session, Milwaukee, WI, March 2014
  • Speaker; Session: DIY: Crafting your Space, Mission, and Situation, Philadelphia, PA 2018; Workshop: Best Foot Forward: How to Prepare and Give a Great Presentation Workshop, Providence, RI, April 2013; Workshop: style=“made easy”, Albuquerque, NM, 2012


Recipient of Davis Art Images Award on behalf of the VRA Travel Awards Committee, Minneapolis, MN, 2011


Recipient of Kress Scholarship on behalf of the VRA Foundation, Albuquerque, NM, 2011

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working
Italian
Elementary

Timeline

Visual Resources Librarian

Dickinson College
08.2009 - Current

Professional Experience

Rare Books And Special Collections, UBC
01.2009 - 03.2009

Practicum

SUNY Purchase College
12.2008 - 12.2008

Graduate Academic Assistant

Walter C. Koerner Library – UBC
09.2008 - 04.2009

Research Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
09.2007 - 12.2007

Librarian

Library – Private Art
09.2007 - 12.2007

Teaching Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
01.2007 - 05.2007

Student Assistant

Library – SUNY Purchase College
10.2006 - 05.2007

Research Assistant

SUNY Purchase College
01.2006 - 06.2006

Senior Administrative Assistant

Yale University, Beinecke Library
10.2002 - 08.2005

Master of Library And Information Studies - Library And Information Studies

University of British Columbia

Master of Arts - Art History

State University of New York At Purchase College

Bachelor of Arts - Art History

SUNY Purchase

WEB PROJECTS

  • Dickinson College JSTOR Digital Collection Landing Page | https://www.jstor.org/site/dickinsoncollege/
  • Dickinson College JSTOR Studio Faculty Collection | https://www.jstor.org/site/dickinsoncollege/sfc/
  • Dickinson College JSTOR Barbara A. Diduk Sketchbook Collection | https://www.jstor.org/site/dickinsoncollege/barbaradiduksketchbook/
  • Dickinson College JSTOR Post-Baccalaureate Collection | https://www.jstor.org/site/dickinsoncollege/postbac/
  • UBC’s Rare Books Special Collections digitized Berkeley Poster Collection | https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/berkpost
  • Dickinson College's Visual Resources Center's Guide | https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20095/art_and_art_history/1004/visual_resources_center
  • Dickinson’s Art and Art History Department website | https://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/124/art_and_art_history
  • Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Website (merged with VRA) | https://web.archive.org/web/20210421114938/https://vrafoundation.org/
  • Ward Davenny Omeka Collection | https://davenny.com/
  • Built and managed Dickinson College Arts Facebook
  • Built and managed Dickinson College’s Arts Twitter Feed
  • Built and managed @dickinsonarts Instagram Feed
  • VRAF Facebook (merged with VRA)
  • VRAF Twitter (merged with VRA)
  • VRAF Instagram (merged with VRA)
  • Visual Resources Association Website
  • Assisted in Faculty member’s DH project, Poems of Michael Fields
  • Built website for Faculty member’s Publication, Galileo’s Moon: Galileo’s Moon: Drawing as Rationalized Observation and its Failure as Forgery
  • WorldCatImage: a new authoritative image location database aggregator (2010): http://
    www.ntnu.no/ub/emtacl10/media/jennifer_kniesch.pdf
  • Second International m-Libraries 2009 Conference website

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