Résumé
Jennifer Randles
jenn dot randles at gmail dot com
Education
- University of Tennessee– Knoxville, TN
- Master’s of Information Science, May 2011
- Georgia State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Studio Arts (Textiles), 2003
Relevant Employment History & Experience
Archives Assistant Practicum, 2010-2011
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Inc., Knoxville, TN
Processed a collection of institutional records. Digitized, repaired, and rehoused 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 over time, 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
Professional Affiliations
Member, Society of American Archivists
Member, American Library Association
Member, Society of Tennessee Archivists
Member, Tennessee Library Association
University of Tennessee SIS Society of American Archivists Student Chapter
President, 2010
Secretary, Fall 2009
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
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
Updated October 12, 2011
