Jack Mulvaney

Experience

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  Goldsmiths, University of London

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2016

  • Delivering frontline service for a library and archive service that distinctive in its type, as it that held wide ranging collections of textiles, academic papers, artist working archives, music scores, tape libraries, and many more specialist collections of academic research interests.• Managed communications for multiple public facing email accounts on a daily basis. • Oversaw booking of appointments and supervised viewings of said collections. Ensured visitors access requirements were always met according to equal opportunities guidelines, and beyond.• Admin duties such as: (1) supply monitoring, up to date user statistics, taking minutes of staff meetings and collection stock takes(2) Client invoicing for services rendered. Taking payments from clients. Submitting incoming funds to Goldsmiths budget department. Recording invoicing into proper spreadsheet.(3) Processing and submitting purchase orders to suppliers of organisational equipment and goods(4) Involvement in extensive project work. Included administration and cataloguing of Goldsmiths Art Collection, web projects and stock audits.• Organised outreach events to promote Special Collections & Archives content.• Helped out with assistant curatorial duties in the organisation’s public exhibition spaces.• Produced content for social media to promote visibility of collections. • Digitisation of archive property through scanning and photography, performed to professional standard.• Routine editing of metadata on collection management software (CALM)• Preservation of collections performed according to museum industry standards.• Organising and overseeing maintenance of onsite facilities. Show less

  • Special Collections & Archives Assistant

    Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Library Assistant

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2015
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  City & Islington College

  May 2017 - Jan 2018

  Library Assistant

  • Delivering library helpdesk services at a busy further education college in Central London.• Oversight and supervision of a comprehensive library service. • Providing IT support to students.• Issuing and returning loans, placing reservations, taking cash fines for overdue books.• Assisting with maintenance, trouble-shooting and problem solving of library technology, such as self-service, printing, copying, laptop loans, Wi-Fi and Desktop PCs.

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  UCL

  May 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Front-line customer service duties in a Russell Group University Library Service. Customer Service Excellence accreditation achieved. • Editor, sub-editor and contributor to UCL Library Services monthly publication, The Peer Review, and weekly internal staff newsletter. • Constant observation of equal opportunities, and health and safety guidelines.• Trained and experienced as a supervisor of the library services.• Confidently performing induction tours and database tutorials for brand new students.• Proficiency in library systems, such as subject databases and UCL’s cloud-based circulation software (ALMA).• Regular administrative functions.• Upkeep, maintenance and repairing of current library resources.• Committed to helping library services with sustainability concerns. Helped organisation to achieve Gold status in Green Impact accreditation. • Open Access publication training and awareness achieved. Show less

  • Library Supervisor

    Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Library Assistant

    May 2018 - Nov 2022
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  Courtauld Institute of Art, U. of London

  Oct 2022 - now

  Library Support

  • Accessioning arrived books and forwarding invoices to acquisitions librarian.• A first point of library customer at via management of helpdesk, email, or telephone enquiries.• Thorough use of ALMA library collection management software for occupational tasks such as cataloguing, loaning, returning, accessioning and metadata editing. • Fulfilling and monitoring archive appointments in line with organisational preservation policies. • Maintaining awareness of library and organisational policy and implementing changes to policy where needed.• Cataloguing of library material to MARC21 & RDA standard.• Assisting with Serials project work: auditing current serials collections against holdings, amending metadata of electronic holdings on ALMA to reflect current status of serials holdings. • Scanning and electronic document supply of theses, reading list items, and archival resources. Show less

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  Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts)

  Jun 2024 - now

  Library Manager & Librarian

  • Managing as main site librarian the Stuart Hall Library, the research centre of a high-profile arts organisation, and a free to use visual arts reference library.• Cataloguing new and donated books to MARC21 and RDA standard.• Line managing Assistant Librarian through regular supervision and ensuring organisational policies are adhered to by Assistant Librarian.• Coaching a team of Library Volunteers in library skills to help them towards success in future library career. • Organising events such as library tours for university cohorts, reading groups focusing in on subjects relevant to the library collections.• Delivering up to date feedback and reports for the iniva board of directors on a quarterly basis.• Fundraising events such as a large-scale book sale of donated or duplicate library material, with a view to enhancing the acquisitions budget for the subsequent financial year.• Tracking and updating of library expenditures using financial budget spreadsheet software.• Signing off expenses for services rendered by staff, contractors, or volunteers.• Updating workplace policies as needed to improve library practices.• Participating in outreach and fundraising events with external organisations such as Frieze Art Fair, Barbican, Tate. Show less