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Harvard University Library Notes / March 2006 / No. 1330
New Appointments
Annie Jo Cain
Web Specialist/Reference Librarian (November)
John F. Kennedy School of Government Library
Annie Jo Cain graduated with a BS in informatics from the University
of
Washington. After a brief career as a trust accountant, she returned
to
graduate school and obtained her MSLIS from Simmons.
Linda Chen
Doorchecker (February)
Operations
Harvard College Library
Linda Chen has held positions in several different fields, most
recently as
senior research assistant at the American Foundation for the Blind.
She holds a
BA in biological sciences and psychology from Washington University,
as well as
a master's of public administration and a master's of
public health, both from
Columbia University. She is currently working towards a PhD in sociomedical
sciences at Columbia.
Kerry Cronin
Curatorial Assistant (February)
Department of Printing and Graphic Arts
Houghton Library
Harvard College Library
Until recently, Kerry Cronin worked as a staff assistant at the
Fogg Art Museum,
where she provided a wide range of archival, administrative, and
financial
assistance for the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis project.
She has also
worked with museum collections at Harvard's Semitic Museum,
UCLA's Fowler
Museum, and the Kahramanmaras Museum in Turkey. She received a BA
in
anthropology and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Notre
Dame and an
MA in Near Eastern archaeology from UCLA. She is currently studying
graphic
design.
Virginia Dent
Curatorial Assistant (January)
Theatre Collection
Houghton Library
Harvard College Library
Virginia Dent served as theatre advisor at Lansing High School in
Lansing, New
York, where she worked as an English teacher, founded the drama
program, and
produced and directed dramatic productions. She has also held several
library
positions, most recently at the Derry Public Library in Derry, New
Hampshire,
where she served as cataloging and inventory assistant. She holds
a BA in
English and American literature from Brown and an MEd from Harvard.
Linda DiBenedetto
Library Assistant (January)
Access Services
Widener Library
Harvard College Library
Linda DiBenedetto has worked in Access Services since 1997. For
the past four
years, she worked as a library assistant in the Circulation division,
where she
received, processed, and shelved books from HD. She also answered
questions and
solved problems concerning HD books and requests. She has a BS in
education from
Salem State College.
Timothy Driscoll
Senior Reference Archivist (January)
University Archives
Harvard University Library
Most recently, Timothy Driscoll worked at Harvard Business School's
Baker
Library, where he was an archivist/records manager in Historical
Collections.
Prior to that he worked as curator of manuscripts and archives at
the
Andover–Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School.
He holds a BA in
English and an MA in history/archival management, both from the
University of
Massachusetts, Boston.
Timothy Elliott
Production Systems Programmer (February)
Office for Information Systems
Harvard University Library
Timothy Elliott has seven years of experience performing Unix and
Linux system
administration duties, including developing scripts using Perl,
CGI, HTML,
Tcl/Expect, C, and Korn shell. He also has knowledge and training
in the areas
of Java, C programming, SQL, and relational databases.
Bobbi Fox
Digital Library Software Engineer (February)
Office for Information Systems
Harvard University Library
Bobbi Fox was most recently employed as a senior software engineer
at Guardium,
Inc., in Waltham, and prior to that was a principal software engineer
at
Northern Light Technology in Burlington, a company that pioneered
a number of
innovative features for web searchers. She has also worked as an
independent web
site and database designer since 1995. She received both a BS in
computer
science and an MS in technology and human affairs from Washington
University in
St. Louis.
Katherine Fox
Public Services Lead (January)
Historical Collections
Baker Library
Harvard Business School
Katherine Fox comes from the Center for American History at the
University of
Texas at Austin, where she was head of Reference Services for almost
seven
years. Before that, she was the special collections librarian and
interim
university archivist at the University of Houston Libraries. She
earned both an
MA in history and an MLS from Indiana University, as well as a BA
in classical
studies and history from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan.
Anne Frankel
Library Assistant (January)
Technical Services
Lamont Library
Harvard College Library
Anne Frankel has nearly 15 years of experience as a serials assistant
at the
Harvard Medical School's Countway Library, where she processed
and maintained
serials materials for over 2,000 titles. She holds a BA in anthropology
from
Brandeis University.
Roshni Gohil
Library Assistant (January)
Smart Barcoding Project
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Roshni Gohil worked for three years at the Reed College Library
in Portland,
Oregon, most recently as lead student supervisor. She monitored
the work of
circulation/reserve staff and created and updated patron records.
She has a BA
in linguistics from Reed College.
Alexandra Greenberg
Library Assistant (January)
Smart Barcoding Project
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Alexandra Greenberg served as a
technical services library assistant at the College of Wooster Libraries
in
Wooster, Ohio, for two years, where she processed serials mail and
newspapers
and prepared and filed reference materials. She holds a BA in English
from the
College of Wooster.
Bohyun Kim
Library Assistant (February)
Harvard–Yenching Library
Harvard College Library
Bohyun Kim last worked as a law library assistant at Mintz, Levin,
Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky, and Popeo PC in Boston. She has also worked as a library
assistant at
the Robbins Library in Harvard's philosophy department in
the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences. She has a BA in philosophy and an MA in western philosophy,
both
from Seoul National University in South Korea. She also has an MA
in classical
philosophy from Harvard and is currently working towards an MSLIS
at Simmons.
Xelaju Korda
Library Assistant (January)
Spanish/Portuguese Division
HCL Technical Services
Harvard College Library
Xelaju Korda is currently a PhD
student in Latin American studies at Tulane University and was a
guest
student at Harvard during the fall term after Hurricane Katrina
shut down the
New Orleans campus. She holds a BA in French and Francophone language,
literature, culture, and history from Evergreen State College in
Olympia,
Washington. She has held several positions at Tulane, most recently
as a
teaching assistant, where she taught the introductory course in
Latin American
studies.
Keith Lyseth
Operations Specialist (January)
Harvard Depository
Harvard University Library
Most recently, Keith Lyseth worked
for The Veron Company, a landscaping firm in Marlboro, Massachusetts.
Prior to that he worked for ten years as floor crew supervisor at
Rotman's
furniture and carpet store in Worcester. He holds a diploma in industrial
electronics from the Worcester Technical Institute, and he served
in the Air
Force National Guard from 1989 to 1993.
Shenika McAlister
Library Assistant (January)
Smart Barcoding Project
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Shenika McAlister worked as a library assistant at Smith College,
where she
prepared and submitted book orders to vendors, located and recorded
book
information, and created gift records. She has a BA in history from
Smith.
Jason (Jay) Moschella
Library Assistant (February)
Preservation and Imaging Services
Harvard College Library
Jay Moschella has worked for the
past five years as a videographer at National Video Reporters, Inc.,
where he
performed administrative duties and technical maintenance. He holds
a BA in
history from Boston College.
Francis K. Muniu
Operations Specialist (January)
Harvard Depository
Harvard University Library
Since February 2005, Francis Muniu has been working as a project
technician at the Depository on a contract basis. He holds a BS
in
food science and technology from Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya.
Melissa Murphy
Library Assistant (February)
Historical Collections
Baker Library
Harvard Business School
Melissa Murphy has been working for Historical Collections as a
public services
temp for the past year. In addition, she's worked as the administrative
assistant/office manager for Claflin Capital Management in Boston
since October
2000. She earned her MSLIS from Simmons last May, and she also holds
a BA in
English from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Beth Raymond
Acquisitions Assistant (January)
Social Sciences Program
Harvard College Library
For the past year and a half, Beth Raymond has worked at HCL's
Fine Arts Library
as a serials/public services assistant, performing all aspects of
serials
management, and as an administrative coordinator for the librarian
of the Fine
Arts Library. She has a BA in French and religious studies from
the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as a master of theological studies
from
Boston University, and is currently working for an MSLIS at Simmons.
Scott Salvaggio
Library Assistant (February)
John F. Kennedy School of Government Library
Scott Salvaggio graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of music
degree from
the Berklee College of Music in 2004, and has been working since
then as a
faculty assistant at the Kennedy School. He has decided to pursue
a career in
information science and is currently a student at the Simmons Graduate
School of
Library and Information Science.
Siamak Samiean
Library Assistant (January)
Smart Barcoding Project
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Siamak Samiean last worked at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, most
recently as lead
bookseller. He holds a BFA in illustration and fine arts from Laguna
College of
Art and Design in California.
Christina Schiffler
Library Assistant (January)
Smart Barcoding Project
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Christina Schiffler worked for three years as a cataloger at the
University of Utah's
McKay Music Library. She has also worked as a private piano teacher.
She
received a bachelor of music degree from the University of Utah.
Jeanne Simpson
Library Assistant (January)
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Jeanne Simpson has worked as an associate librarian at the University
of
Massachusetts, Boston, where she managed the daily operations of
the library's
Circulation and Access Services departments. She also hired, trained,
and
supervised temporary staff members and served as the library's
primary liaison
for the Boston Library Consortium.
Julia Starkey
Senior IT Liaison and Government Documents Processing Supervisor
(January)
Social Sciences Program
Harvard College Library
For the past three years, Julia Starkey worked as a faculty assistant
in Harvard's
economics department, where she provided assistance to faculty.
Prior to that,
she worked as a computer support specialist in FAS Computer Services.
She has a BA in folklore and mythology from Harvard.
Sarah Tudesco
Manager for Harvard College Library Collection Logistics (January)
Access Services
Harvard College Library
Sarah Tudesco has worked for the
past four years at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, first
as systems and
digital services librarian, and more recently as assistant director
for systems
and resource management. Her responsibilities included managing
technical
services and coordinating library assessment activities. She has
a BA in English
and biology from Oberlin College and an MSLIS from Simmons.
Liza Vick
Music Reference and Research Librarian (January)
Loeb Music Library
Harvard College Library
Until recently, Liza Vick served as research librarian for music,
dance, drama,
and German at the University of California's Langson Library.
Her primary
responsibilities were in the areas of collection development, reference,
and
instruction. She has also worked as a digital conversion specialist
at the
Library of Congress's National Digital Library in Washington,
DC. She holds a BA
in flute performance from West Chester University, an MLS from the
University of
Maryland, and a master's of music in ethnomusicology, also
from the University
of Maryland.
Meghann Walk
Library Assistant V (December)
Center for the History of Medicine
Countway Library of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Meghann Walk earned a BA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
and
an MSLIS from Simmons. She has experience working as a research
assistant and
student assistant at the University of Illinois, where she assisted
on various
projects. Most recently, she worked for Professor Joseph Abdo as
a research
assistant transcribing the journals of Samuel Longfellow.
Rachel Wise
Special Collections Processor (January)
Historical Collections
Baker Library
Harvard Business School
Rachel Wise has worked at the Massachusetts Historical Society for
the past five
years, first as a manuscripts cataloger and then as senior manuscript
processor.
She also worked as a library technician in the Hebraic section of
the Library of
Congress and as an archives assistant in the Chicago Jewish Archives.
She has a
BA in Judaic studies from the University of Chicago and an MSLIS
from Simmons.
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