Zoe Blecher-Cohen

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  • Timeline

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

    Director of Media

    National Integrative Research Conference
    Apr 2014 - Apr 2017

    President

    Classics Students' Association of McGill University
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

    Collections Management - Project Assistant

    McGill University Archives
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

    National Young Leadership - Intern

    The Jewish Federations of North America
    Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

    Records Management - Project Assistant

    McGill University Archives
    Sept 2018 - May 2020

    Graduate Student Assistant

    Poly Archives & Special Collections
    Jan 2019 - May 2021

    Adjunct Digital Scholarship Librarian

    NYU Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
    Oct 2019 - May 2020

    Editorial Assistant

    Éire-Ireland: Journal of the Irish American Cultural Institute
    Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

    Museum Archives Intern

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

    Freelance Bibliographic and Reference Work

    Freelance
    Sept 2022 - Jul 2023

    Archives Intern

    Lesbian Herstory Archives
    Current Company
    Jul 2023 - now

    Assistant Archivist

    Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
  • About me

    Assistant Archivist at Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

  • Education

    • New york university - bronfman center

      2016 - 2016
      Collegiate leadership internship program

      Selected as part of 50-member cohort, placed at JFNA internship, worked four days a week and attended CLIP workshops/seminars. Learned networking skills, design thinking, and fundraising techniques.

    • Harvard's center for hellenic studies

      2015 - 2015
      Information fluency in classics workshop

      Focused on creation and curation of digital humanities projects in connection with in-depth work on advanced research skills, specifically accessing, evaluating, and managing Classics resources. Developed libguide for students tailored to McGill holdings and access.

    • Long island university

      2018 - 2021
      Master of science - m.s.l.i.s. library and information science

      Dual degree program with New York University

    • Mcgill university

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of arts and science - b.a.sc. classics & psychology

      Focused on social and quantitative psychology as well as Roman history and culture.

  • Experience

    • National integrative research conference

      Oct 2013 - Apr 2015
      Director of media

      Managed and redesigned conference website using PHP, HTML, and CSS according to conference chair’s specifications. Designed and procured printed media and promotional items, assessed vendors. Helped facilitate conference proceedings and organization.

    • Classics students' association of mcgill university

      Apr 2014 - Apr 2017

      Facilitated executive meetings and oversaw all CSA matters. Attended both History and Classics departmental meetings as the undergraduate representative. Coordinated planning, funding, and hosting annual Colloquium with other Montreal universities. Managed funds, budgeting, applying for grants, and external funding for CSA and specific events.

      • President

        Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
      • VP Finance

        Apr 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Mcgill university archives

      Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
      Collections management - project assistant

      Created, corrected, and organized digital (PDF) archival finding aids of McGill fonds and began to put the information into MARC21 format for use in WorldCat. Tracked down missing or mis-shelved materials. Fulfilled reference requests, retrieved and returned files/materials, and completed other projects. Trained in general archival practices.

    • The jewish federations of north america

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      National young leadership - intern

      Trained in use of Raiser’s Edge fundraising software and performed data entry. Prepared and formatted informational packets, researched topics for outreach strategy, and analyzed giving data for annual campaign. Placed through Collegiate Leadership Internship Program (CLIP).

    • Mcgill university archives

      Oct 2016 - Apr 2017
      Records management - project assistant

      Accessioned and processed new materials, weeded and reorganized entire 200+ year convocation program inventory. Worked with McGill University Records Retention Schedule (MURRS) and McGill archival databases, prepared destruction authorizations. Assisted in various space management projects, completed reference requests, and performed other duties as needed.

    • Poly archives & special collections

      Sept 2018 - May 2020
      Graduate student assistant

      • Designed lesson plans for and taught classes with archival materials in collaboration with supervisor; converted and taught over Zoom during COVID• Arranged, processed, and accessioned 40+ cu. ft. of collections in accordance with DACS, including entry into ArchivesSpace• Audited entire finding aid inventory, aiming to remediate unique and systematic variations; documented local guidelines for cataloging based on NYU practices• Answered reference questions, internal media requests, assisted researchers• Created displays with internal collections and collaborated with donor to design exhibit with additional loaned materials• Created and maintained Archive social media presence on Twitter• Worked on thesis and dissertation digitization project with ProQuest including doing inventory, shelf reads, organizing workflow, and preparing documentation Show less

    • Nyu institute for the study of the ancient world

      Jan 2019 - May 2021

      • Remote: Worked on ISAW digital publications to prepare ISAW Monographs and articles for ISAW Papers for online presentation in XHTML, including adding appropriate metadata• Supervised an intern working on citation project and accessibility issues in ISAW Monographs• Performed assessment and redesign of ISAW Library's instructional offerings including survey design and analysis• On-Site: Handled library front-desk needs including circulation, copy cataloging items using ALEPH and adding linked data to records• Helped to coordinate and staff ISAW/NYU Press booth at major conference• Assessed and weeded Classical literature section for offsiting project• Shipped and received ILL and other NYU books, RFID tagged items, labeled books, and re-shelved, as needed Show less

      • Adjunct Digital Scholarship Librarian

        Jan 2021 - May 2021
      • Graduate Library Clerk

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
    • Éire-ireland: journal of the irish american cultural institute

      Oct 2019 - May 2020
      Editorial assistant

      • Worked on a journal metrics project to collate and analyze data on article usage and trends.

    • The metropolitan museum of art

      Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
      Museum archives intern

      • Cleaned and overhauled presentation of metadata from ongoing transcription project, problem-solved entry of transcribed volumes and data into new ArchivesSpace records, started work with Watson Library staff to update current digital representations• Assisted with oral history survey project, gathering responses from current and previous long-time Met employees, provided guidance on updating survey instrument• Researched reference questions from internal and external sources and began substantial research project on early women employed by the Met using various types of documentary records and online research Show less

    • Freelance

      Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
      Freelance bibliographic and reference work

      • Worked on multiple research projects, including three books, performing various bibliographic tasks and copyediting• Entered and cleaned data in citation managers and significantly customized citation output styles to meet specific publication requirements• Worked on project with existing taxonomy to tag metadata and gave recommendations to enhance structure going forward• Edited and reviewed online citation style reference guides for Chegg.com

    • Lesbian herstory archives

      Sept 2022 - Jul 2023
      Archives intern

      • Rehousing button/enamel pin special collection into archival containers and preparing for offsiting<br><br>• Cleaning and standardizing metadata in Airtable for currently processed 2,500+ button inventory<br><br>• Cataloging and imaging new buttons, including entry of metadata into Airtable

    • Alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.

      Jul 2023 - now
      Assistant archivist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • First aid & cpr level c

      Red cross
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Zoe Blecher-Cohen
      JFEW Fellow Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Zoe Blecher-Cohen
      Paul F. McCullagh Prize in Ancient Greek and Latin - 2015