2003-Present
Freelance Indexer

• Provide back-of-the-book, journal, and website indexes

1999-Present
Freelance Writer

• Contributor to national magazines
• Responsible for regular newsletters

August 2002-March 2004
Residential Life Staff
Indian Springs School, Indian Springs AL

• Provided supervision of residential students
• Planned and supervised off-campus activities for residential students

August 2002-October 2002
Interim College Counselor
Indian Springs School, Indian Springs AL

• Fulfilled duties of counselor on leave

May 2000-August 2002
Serials Cataloger and Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS

• Performed original and copy cataloging of serials in print and non-print format
• Assigned subject headings and call numbers
• Made series treatment decisions
• Set up serial check-in records
• Developed policies and procedures for calatloging electronic serials
• Served as subject bibliographer for math and physics
• Served on library and university committees

August 1999-May 2000
Garner Fellow, Department of History
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS

• One of two students awarded this fellowship

January 1999-May 1999
Congressional Collections Assistant
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS

• Created folder lists and finding aids for the John C. Stennis Collection

August 1998-January 1999
Youth Services Volunteer
Starkville Public Library, Starkville MS

• Shelved materials
• Assisted patrons
• Discharged materials
• Created displays

August 1997-August 1998
Public Services Librarian/Archivist
Judson College, Marion AL

• Managed serials
• Supervised circulation and stack maintenance
• Provided reference services
• Trained and supervised student workers
• Provided interlibrary loan services
• Maintained college archives
• Processed reserve materials
• Designed and maintained library website
• Created brochures, handouts, and instructional materials
• Assisted in retrospective conversion project

September 1996-July 1997
Assistant to the Archivist
Black Film Center/Archives, Indiana University, Bloomington IN

• Processed materials in unorganized collections
• Identified and organized materials relevant to mission of archives
• Took preliminary steps toward preserving materials
• Assessed condition and content of unorganized materials
• Determined archival supplies needed for preservation and storage

June 1996-September 1996
Circulation Assistant
Indiana University School of Law Library, Bloomington IN

• Processed overdues and reserves
• Assisted with interlibrary loan and document delivery

Professional Activities

Publications

• "Cataloging E-Journals: A Practical Guide." College and Undergraduate Libraries. Vol. 9, issue 1 (2002), pp. 81-95.
• "Mia in the Conference Room." With Beth Ashmore. "No Laughing in the Library", in: College and Undergraduate Libraries. Vol. 9, issue 1 (2002), pp. 19-22.
• "A Method to the Madness: A Guide to Cataloging Serials." Mississippi Libraries. Vol. 66, no. 1 (2002), pp. 18-20.
• "DRA: Waiting for Taos, Living with Classic." With Maria Collins. Serials Review. Vol. 27, no. 3/4 (2001), pp. 120-127.
• "Book Reviews," Mississippi Reading Journal. Fall/Winter 2001, pp. 38-39.

Presentations

• "Cataloging Electronic Journals"
  Presented to the MLA Technical Services Roundtable, 13 May 2001

Affiliations

• American Society of Indexers

Education

• May 2002
  Master of Arts in History
  Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS
  
• August 1997
  Master of Library Science
  Indiana University, Bloomington IN
  
• June 1995
  Bachelor of Arts, History (English and Art History minors)
  Centre College, Danville KY

Other skills

• Experience with CINDEX, SKYIndex, HTML, MS Word, WordPerfect, Internet applications, integrated library systems