Wisdom Leadership in Libraries

A series of scholarly essays exploring the integration of yoga, Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), and Indian management theory in the leadership practices of Western libraries.

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Head, Monographs Image Cataloging

Mar. 2025-present
Assistant Librarian
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
http://libraries.indiana.edu/

  • Directs, coordinates, and managers the work activities of the section.
  • Collaborates with other Technical Service managers on planning and problem resolution.
  • Serves as the Technical Services division liaison for still-image, realia, and cartographic formats; serves as liaison to the Archives Online Working Group and the Digital Collections Working Group.
  • Represents Indiana University Libraries in the Big Ten Academic Geospatial Information Network.
  • Participates in broader initiatives related to cooperative cataloging, including the Big Ten Academic Alliance Library Initiative’s Cooperative Cataloging Partnership.
  • Provides cataloging and authority work.

Interim Head of Area Studies Cataloging

Feb. 2022-Dec. 2025
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
http://libraries.indiana.edu/

  • Manage the work of the section and supervise staff.
  • Implement and monitor projects specific to Area Studies Cataloging materials.
  • Serve as a point of contact for the cataloging of monographs in non-Latin Scripts.

Cartographic Resources Cataloger

Mar. 2020-Mar. 2025
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
http://libraries.indiana.edu/

  • Create original bibliographic metadata records for local and national databases to describe and provide access to print and electronic cartographic resources in all languages and scripts.
  • Establish and edit personal, geographic, and corporate body names; series and uniform titles; and subject headings by creating authority records. Contribute authority records to the national online authority files via NACO and SACO, the authority cooperative programs of the Library of Congress’ Program for Cooperative Cataloging.
  • Study current and developing metadata standards and best practices for cartographic resources. Document changes to metadata policies and workflows in consultation with the management team.
  • Serve as a liaison to other areas of IU Libraries and the university and on committees and task forces.

Archivist

Sept. 2014-Mar. 2020
Black Film Center/Archive, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.indiana.edu/~bfca

  • Collaborate with faculty members to incorporate the use of archival materials into classroom curriculum through the IUB Libraries Primary Source Immersion Program;
  • Intensive reference work with faculty members, students, and visiting research fellows;
  • Arrange and describe archival collections and commercial items, including those with analog and born-digital audiovisual items as well as movie ephemera;
  • Generate EAD encoding for archival finding aids and other descriptive tools;
  • Participate in outreach activities including exhibits, classroom visits, and blog posts;
  • Prepare materials for and serve as liaison with the IU Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative;
  • Work with donors to appraise potential gifts, draft agreements, and acquire material;
  • Update content of BFC/A website;
  • Provide tours to visitors, including well-known filmmakers;
  • Train and supervise student employees and interns.

Archives Administrator/Project Manager

2008-Sept. 2014
Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/

  • Perform copy and original MARC cataloging for books, audiovisual materials, and archival collections;
  • Generate EAD for multimedia collections including those with born-digital materials;
  • Create new metadata and clean up legacy metadata for photographic materials for online delivery;
  • Ingest and catalog time-based media files;
  • Train and supervise student assistants in the generation of EAD finding aids and item-level descriptive metadata for visual materials;
  • Create NACO authority records as time allows;
  • Oversee ingestion and processing of archival collections with born-digital and audiovisual materials.

Sound Directions Project Assistant

2005-2007
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/sounddirections/

  • Created MS Access database and oversaw project workflow;
  • Created CD indexes for ethnographic field materials;
  • Beta-tested software and provided feedback to programmer;
  • Assisted with project stats and the researching, writing, and editing of the final report;
  • Assisted with supervision of four graduate assistants and performed quality control on all audio files, CDs, and CD track lists generated for orders.

Graduate Assistant Recording Services

2004-2005
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://23.235.222.117/~atm/

  • Created CD indexes for ethnographic field materials;
  • Cleaned discs and repaired magnetic tape;
  • Created digital access copies of audiovisual materials in fulfillment of researcher requests;
  • Assisted in project surveying the physical condition of the ATM’s open reel tapes.

Assistant Cataloger

2004-2005
Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction & Analysis Digital Archives
(EVIA-DA), Indiana University, Bloomington
http://eviada.webhost.iu.edu/Scripts/default.cfm

  • Worked with cataloger and faculty participants to create controlled vocabulary for the project;
  • Created preliminary MARC catalog records for faculty members’ ethnographic field collections;
  • Created preliminary SACO records for new LC terminology proposed by participants.

Coordinator Field Bibliographer

2001-2004
IU/MLA Folklore Bibliography Project, Indiana University, Bloomington

  • Maintained MS Access database tracking indexing assignments;
  • Trained and managed volunteers and graduate assistants;
  • Selected and requested review copies from publishers;
  • Worked with Modern Language Association staff to conform indexing to their in-house practices;
  • Indexed folklore and ethnomusicology articles according to MLA’s in-house guidelines.

Hourly Student Assistant, Listening Library

2000-2005
Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington
http://23.235.222.117/~atm/

  • Created MARC records for ethnographic field collections consisting primarily of AV materials;
  • Created and populated MS Access database for 78 rpm inventory project, including assessment of item condition for purpose of weeding duplicate copies;
  • Assisted in processing of archival collections;
  • Answered reference questions and assisted patrons with archival finding aids and AV equipment.

Manager, Library Processing Department

1999-2000
Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN
https://lernerbooks.com/about/customer_support

  • Designed workflow and MS Access database for tracking library processing orders;
  • Performed quality control on all items received from outside vendor;
  • Served as liaison between outside vendor and customers (primarily public librarians).

Hourly Assistant, Educational Resource Center and Media Services

1996-1999
University of Minnesota, Mankato, MN
http://lib.mnsu.edu/services/erc/ercservices.html

  • Assist with circulation, reference, shelving, and overdue notices;
  • Reserve, deliver, and train patrons in use of media services equipment including computers, film projectors, and other audiovisual playback devices;
  • Assist with weeding projects and film rental budgets.

Hourly Assistant, Interlibrary Loan

1995-1996
University of Minnesota, Mankato, MN
https://www.cornellcollege.edu/library/about-cole/policies/interlibrary-loan.shtml

  • Review and fill interlibrary loan requests;
  • Duplication of requested items including printed and microfilmed material.
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