Resume

Helen H. Thomas

9201 Spring Meadow Dr, Chapel Hill N.C.

  hhthomas8@gmail.com

336.402.3441

 

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Masters of Library Science, Anticipated Graduation May 2014
Archives and Records Management Concentration
Certificate in Digital Curation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA in American Studies
History Minor
GPA 3.7, Major GPA 3.9

Honors

Undergraduate Graduation with Distinction
Undergraduate Dean’s List five semesters

Relevant Coursework

INLS 556: Introduction to Archives
INLS 752: Digital Preservation and Access, UNC Chapel Hill
INLS 755: Archival Appraisal
INLS 757: Principles of Archival Description

Relevant Experience

Carolina Academic Library Associate

January 2013-present

Southern Historical Collection
Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Contributed content to physcal and online exhibit for A Right to Speak and to Hear: Academic Freedom and Free Expression at UNC by selecting materials, writing captions, digitizing content, and creating pages for the online exhibit with Omeka
• Author posts highlighting collections for the Civil War Day By Day blog
• Complete accessions and pre-processing of incoming collections and additions using Archivist's Toolkit
• Assist in managing social media accounts for the Civil War Day by Day project

 

Subscription Specialist

E-Resources and Serials Management
Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Daily responsibilities included the authorization of payments on print serials subscriptions, placing and cancelling orders, claiming missing issues, managing problems arising from print subscriptions, and overseeing a student check-in assistant
• Completed projects to renew print materials annually and to address ongoing subscription problems
• Participated in projects to streamline work flow procedures along with other department members
• Served as member and co-chairperson for the University Libraries Emergency Preparedness Committee, amending UNC emergency policies as well as arranging emergency training and alarm testing

 

Skills

Microsoft Office, Millennium, WordPress, Omeka, and Archivist Toolkit

Professional Development

• Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting (August 2013)
• Triangle Research Libraries Network Annual Meeting (July 2013)
• Launch-CH Conference 2013
• Running Effective Meetings Seminar (February 2012)

 

Professional Memberships

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

• Member, August 2012 - present

UNC Student Chapter of the Society of American Archvists (SCOSAA)

• Member, July 2012 - present 

Information and Library Science Student Association (ILSSA)

• Community Development Co-Chair, January 2013-present