Résumé

Jennifer Randles

http://www.textilegoddess.com

jenn dot randles at gmail dot com
 

 

Education
 

  • Master of Information Science, May 2011
    • University of Tennessee– Knoxville, TN
  • Bachelor of Arts, Studio Arts (Textiles), 2003
    • Georgia State University

 

Relevant Employment History & Experience

 

Independent Digital Preservation Consultant, 2012-present.
various locations
 
Consulting with local multimedia archival organizations and non-profits to implement digital preservation standards, create workflows, and create future sustainable preservation plans appropriate to each organization.
 

Media Specialist II, 2012-present.
University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, TN

Providing leadership, instruction, creative services, and technology support in the library's media production lab, The Studio.

Audio Archivist, 2012-present.
Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, Knoxville, TN

Processing, digitizing, rehousing, and preserving audio from the collections. Managing social media outlets. Volunteer position.
 

Library Volunteer, 2012.
Children's Defense Fund, Clinton, TN

Cataloging the Margaret Reid Collection of African-American materials using LibrarySoft platform.

Archives Assistant Practicum, 2010-2011
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Inc., Knoxville, TN

Processed a collection of institutional records. Digitized, repaired, and rehoused 61 analog sound recordings for preservation purposes; created EAD finding aids with DACS and edited XML & XSLT to create PDF output; assisted Archivist with inventory and preliminary processing of cultural center documents and artifacts.

Practicum, 2010
Knox County Archives, Knoxville, TN

Assisted in arrangement, rehousing, and description of mid-19th century circuit court records, provided reference service at main desk.

Graduate Assistant, 2009 - 2011
Hodges Library Studio, Knoxville, TN

Coordinated digitization of visual and audiovisual materials from a variety of analog formats; led audiovisual production software courses; assisted in video series and contest coordination; consulted one-on-one on individual project design, planning, and production; and diagnosed, assisted, and provided solutions to patron media production queries.

Webmaster, Faculty & Field Education Assistant, 2005 - 2009
Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, TN

Digitized material for faculty research and class use; uploaded material to course content management system and administered course content; diagnosed and provided solutions to faculty and staff IT concerns; supervised student workers; coordinated interview visits for prospective faculty members.

Public Services Volunteer, 2008 - 2009
Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville, TN

Provided patron reference assistance at public services desk.

Admissions Assistant, 2003 - 2009
Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, Nashville, TN

Coordinated audition weekends for prospective students; diagnosed and provided solutions to faculty and staff office equipment concerns; supervised student workers.

Art Gallery Assistant, 1998 - 2002
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Prepared and hung exhibitions in art gallery space; managed staffing, catering, facilities, and music for gallery events.

 

Technical Skills

 

Archival Authoring and Content Management: Archivists Toolkit, Bepress Digital Commons
 
Multimedia Production: Adobe CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro, Flash), iLife Series, Final Cut Studio, Audacity
 
Web Management: HTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, PHP, Drupal, Wordpress, Javascript, SQL, mySQL
 
Office Software and Operating Systems: MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook), iWork; Macintosh, Windows, Linux Ubuntu
 
Bibliographic Standards and Schema: EAD, DACS, MARC, AACR2R, RDA, LCSH, Dublin Core, METS, MODS

 

Publications and Presentations

 

“Preservation of Knoxville’s Black Radio History.” Society of American Archivists Archives and Archivists of Color Roundtable Newsletter, vol. 25, no. 1 (Spring 2011), 11-12.

“Collaboration Across Communities: Digitizing Civil Rights Era Black Radio Recordings.” Presentation at Tennessee Library Association Annual Meeting, Murfreesboro, TN; March, 2011.

“The Times They Are A-Changing: Future Archivists Speak Out.” Panel at Society of Tennessee Archivists Annual Meeting, Murfreesboro, TN; November, 2010.

 

Continuing Education

 
The Foundation Center Webinars: “Grant Proposal Writing Basics”, “Proposal Budgeting Basics”, September 2011
 
OCLC Webinar: “Scan and Deliver: Creative User-initiated Digitization in Special Collections and Archives”, September 2011
 
DrupalCamp Atlanta, October 2010
 
SAA Webinar: “Electronic Records: Preservation of PDF”, October 2010
 
Colorado State Library Project Management webinar series with Pat Wagner, January - February 2012

 

Awards and Honors

 

Outstanding Service Award, University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences, 2011

GA Award of Excellence, University of Tennessee Hodges Library Spirit Awards, 2011

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Newsletter Co-Editor, Society of Tennessee Archivists

Member, American Library Association

Member, Association for Recorded Sound Collections

Member, Tennessee Library Association

University of Tennessee SIS Society of American Archivists Student Chapter
President, 2010
Secretary, Fall 2009
 
 
Updated October 13, 2012
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