Amy Fordham

Experience

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  Charleston County Public Library

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Library Assistant I/Reference Department

  -Assisted Reference, Periodicals, Interlibrary Loan, and Business librarians.-Responsible for processing new books (following cataloging), filing business reference resources, maintaining vertical files, ordering supplies, and assisting at reference desk.

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  Medical University of South Carolina

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Library Weekend Circulation Supervisor

  -Responsible for the library on weekends, including building security.-Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling and supervising weekend student assistants.-Provided reference and circulation desk assistance to faculty, students, staff, and other patrons.-Assisted with stack maintenance.

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  University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

  Jul 1998 - May 1999

  Graduate Assistant, Springs Business Library

  Responsibilities included course reserves, circulation and reference assistance, stack maintenance, and data entry.

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  Columbia Museum of Art

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2004

  Intern and Volunteer, Lorick Library

  (September-December 1998; January-May 1999; May 2003-February 2004)-Assisted with copy and original cataloging, reference, budgeting, collection development, and evaluation of auction price guides.-Redesigned policy and procedures manual.-Wrote annotated bibliographies of new acquisitions for Collections, the Columbia Museum of Art newsletter.

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  Columbia College (SC)

  Jun 1999 - Feb 2004

  User Services Librarian/Webmaster, J. Drake Edens Library

  -Provided reference, research, and circulation assistance to students, faculty, and staff using traditional and electronic resources.-Organized and instructed curriculum on library usage to classes and individuals. Collaborated with faculty on instruction programs, online resources, and research projects.-Developed print and Web-based instructional materials.-Collection development.-Served as liaison to the Department of Art and the Department of Communication and Theatre.-Served on the Columbia College Website Development Committee (Fall 1999-Spring 2004) and the Columbia College Department of Art Re-accreditation Steering Committee (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) (2001-2002).-Developed and maintained the library Web site.-Supervised the library and student assistants during scheduled evenings and weekends. Show less

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  University of Alabama

  Mar 2004 - Nov 2005

  Reference Librarian/Information Consultant, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library

  -Assisted students, faculty, and staff in using both traditional and electronic reference and research resources.-Organized and instructed curriculum on library usage to classes and individuals.-Collaborated with faculty on instruction programs, online resources, and research projects.-Developed print and Web-based instructional materials.-Served as liaison to the Department of Psychology and selected the library’s print and electronic psychology collections.-Supervised the library and student assistants during scheduled evenings and weekends.-Served on University Libraries committees: Web Site Committee (Spring 2004-Fall 2005), Circulation Discussion Group (Fall 2004-Fall 2005). Show less

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  University of Louisville

  Nov 2005 - Nov 2016

  Curator of Visual Resources

  •Directed and coordinated all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Visual Resources Center.•Assisted the International Honor Quilt Project Director with the successful implementation of the IHQ into the curriculum and community including: -serving on the IHQ Governance Committee-developing and managing the IHQ database in CONTENTdm, incorporating metadata in accordance with industry standards-serving as an outreach provider, actively seeking out and marketing the collection to potential community organizations and businesses•Developed and managed the Fine Arts Department Faculty Activity database in FileMaker Pro and the Fine Arts Department CVs and Syllabi database in SharePoint, coordinating with faculty on an ongoing basis to collect documents and data.•Developed and managed the Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection database in collaboration with the Digital Initiatives Librarian using CONTENTdm, including entry of descriptive and technical metadata.•Maintained a detailed inventory of equipment (projectors, laptops, etc.) using Excel spreadsheets for faculty and staff use, as well as detailed records documenting checkout transactions.•Provided high quality digitization services and image support to faculty throughout the College of Arts and Sciences for classroom instruction, conference presentations, and scholarly publications. •Trained and supervised undergraduate and graduate student workers in image production tasks, including basic scanning and editing using the Epson Expression 10000XL flatbed scanner, WideTEK scanner, and PaintShop Pro. Show less

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  Charleston County School District

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  Teacher Librarian/Media Specialist, Jane Edwards Elementary
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  Charleston County Public Library

  Feb 2018 - now

  • Children’s Services Manager, John’s Island Library

    May 2022 - now

  • Children’s Librarian, John’s Island Library

    Feb 2020 - May 2022

  • Children’s Librarian/Assistant Branch Manager, West Ashley Branch

    Feb 2018 - Feb 2020