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Rachael Acheson

Rachael Acheson

Student Library Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Librarian

  • Education

    • Institut de Touraine, Tours, France

      2011 - 2011
      Summer Study Abroad French Language Immersion CEFR Level B1

    • University of South Carolina

      2013 - 2016
      MA/MLIS English/Library and Information Science 3.971 (4.0)

      Activities and Societies: LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association); GEA (Graduate English Association); CALM (Cooperative for Archives, Libraries, and Museums), Vice-President MLIS - Archives and Special CollectionsMA - English LiteratureMaster's thesis on "The Poetry of Wilmer Mills" under the advisement of Dr. Patrick Scott. Project included compilation of the first complete bibliographic checklist of Mills's published works, 1998-2016.

    • Hillsdale College

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) English, French, and Music Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Hillsdale College-Community Orchestra (Principle Harpist); Lambda Iota Tau (International Literature Honorary, Chapter Secretary); Cravats and Bluestockings (Hillsdale College Regency Era Club, Vice-President of Records); Sigma Alpha Iota (International Women’s Music Fraternity) Pi Delta Phi (National French Honorary); Hillsdale College Eastern Club (Japanese committee); Hillsdale Preparatory School (Assistant Art Teacher, K and 1st grades); Beacon Hill After-School Program (After-School Tutor) Major: English Literature/LettersMinors: French and Music (Harp Performance)2011 Edwin Roodhouse Memorial Scholarship: Outstanding English major with a passion for creative writing2011 Ewing Writing Award: Best short fiction written by a female English majorSpecial invitation fiction workshops with Jim Shepard, Erin McGraw, Dennis Covington, and Mark RichardDeans List

  • Experience

    • Mossey Library, Hillsdale College

      Aug 2008 - May 2012
      Student Library Assistant

      Circulation desk: checked books in and out, shelved library materials, answered the phoneReference desk: assisted patrons in navigating databases and inter-library loan services and maintained printers and scannersStudent Worker Focus Group, Spring 2012

    • Self-Employed

      Aug 2010 - Jul 2013

      I provide music for weddings, funerals, anniversaries, dinners, and other special events. I both contact each employer to tailor the program so it meets their requirements and arrange for such practical details as transportation of the instrument. Provided instruction in fundamental practice and playing techniques using the Salzedo philosophy of harp performance.

      • Freelance Harpist

        Oct 2004 - Jul 2013

      • Private Harp Teacher

        Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

    • BCM - Language Development Systems

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2013
      ESL Tutor

      Online English language tutoring for South Korean students (ranging from ages 13-65):Daily phone conversation classes (both structured and "freetalking")Grammatical/stylistic editing of documents, interview preparation, and graduate school applications

    • University of South Carolina - Continuing Education and Conferences

      Aug 2013 - May 2014

      Led two weekly discussion sections for a large, lecture-hall, 200-level American literature survey course. Graded papers and exams for approximately 50 students.

      • Instructional Assistant (TA) in English Literature

        Dec 2013 - May 2014

      • Writing Center Graduate Assistant

        Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

    • Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC)

      Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
      Cataloging Intern (Volunteer)

      Assisted with cataloging a collection of black and white, silent and sound outtakes from Fox News newsreels, which ran from 1919 into 1930. The majority of these records can be accessed through the following link (you may have to copy and paste it): http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3Amovietone

    • South Caroliniana Library

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Student Archival Assistant

      Sorted through an unprocessed collection of correspondence, ledgers, and family memorabilia from a privately-owned general store in Clio, SC. Material dated from about 1880 through the 2000s.

    • South Caroliniana Library

      May 2015 - Aug 2016
      Graduate Assistant

      -Assistant for Andrea L'Hommedieu, Oral Historian at SCL.-Primarily transcribed interviews and summarized metadata, but also assisted with curating interviews and creation of department specific OCLC catalog records.-Worked a shift at the reference desk once per week in the summer.-Main interviews/collections worked with include talks with Dr. Charles H. "Chuck" Witten, Rosemary Jones, Sidney Palmer, and attendees of the International Women's Year convention in 1977, among others.

    • James R. Crumley Jr. Archives, Lineberger Library, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

      Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
      Archives Intern

      An internship for credit through the SLIS program at UofSC.

    • University of South Carolina

      Aug 2015 - May 2016

      Primary instructor for four sections of the freshman ENGL 101-102 sequence (approximately 100 students total). Graduate Assistant for Archivist and Professor Dr. Jennifer Marshall.

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant/ First Year English Teacher

        Aug 2014 - May 2016

      • Graduate Assistant

        Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

    • Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Hollings Library, UofSC

      Dec 2015 - May 2016
      Exhibition Curation and Outreach Intern

      I worked primarily with volunteers and docents associated with our institution's hosting of the Folger Shakespeare Library's nationwide "First Folio!" tour (http://www.folger.edu/first-folio-tour). I also headed a team which coordinated the layout and wrote the labels for two display cases in the exhibit.

    • James R. Crumley Jr. Archives, Lineberger Library, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

      May 2016 - Aug 2016
      Project Manager (Temp)

    • University of Northern Iowa

      Sept 2016 - Jun 2017
      Adjunct Special Collections and University Archives Librarian

      Functional supervisor for two full-time library assistants and five student workersFunctional supervisor for one intern, receiving credit through the History departmentProgrammed innovative and well-attended outreach events for students, donors, and communityAccessioned new materials and collectionsIndexed, processed, and maintained records for rare books and archives materialsInitiated conservation measures for endangered materialsTaught and co-taught library instruction sessionsCreated and contributed to academic LibGuidesCreated and implemented security, copyright, fees, reproductions, and reading room policiesInstigated and ran a reference desk in the reading roomCollaborated with other library units on social media engagementAssisted with preparatory research for preservation grant applicationsInstitutional Service:Member of UNI Museum Acquisitions Advisory Group 2016-2017Honors:Conference Scholarship Recipient, Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS), June 19-23, 2017 Show less

    • Iowa State University

      Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
      Assistant University Archivist

      Collection curation contact point for student, alumni, and student organization records donationInterim contact point for all University Archives gifts/transfers in University Archivist’s absenceAccessioned incoming physical and digital donations in SKCA and ArchivesSpacePrepped born digital donations for ingestion into ArchivematicaOversaw local Archive-It web archiving activitiesDeveloped local guidelines & workflows for web archiving metadataInitiated regular documentation of student activism on campus and social mediaTaught and co-taught one-off classes, workshops, pop-up exhibits, and other outreach eventsCo-instructor for 1-credit honors seminar “Archives Investigation,” in-person & Canvas, Fall 2019Primary/solo instructor for 2-credit honors seminar “Archives Investigation,” in-person & Canvas, Fall 2021Supervised two Undergraduate Research Assistants through a year-long digital exhibit projectCo-coordinator, interviewer, and student liaison coordinator for #VoicesinColor oral history initiative Co-curated physical and digital Spring 2019 exhibit on history of student life on campusCo-curated COVID-19 stories projectCo-developed SCUA and the library’s first Urgent Events Response and Collecting policyContributed monthly to department blogContributed to department & committee LibGuide creation, maintenance, and developmentRegular reading room reference desk shiftsInstitutional Service:Elected Chair of Librarian Assembly - 2020-2021Elected Vice-Chair of Librarian Assembly - 2019-2020Member of Library DEI Committee - 2020-presentCuration Services Representative on the Library Events Committee - 2018-2020Served on hiring committee for University Archivist - Summer 2019Honors:Fall 2019 Cardinal Women cohort Show less

    • Muskingum University

      Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
      Assistant Professor of Library Science / Reference and Instruction Librarian

    • Bowling Green State University

      Sept 2022 - now
      Reference and Instruction Librarian, Assistant Teaching Professor

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