Kathleen M. Burlingame

Master of Library Science
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Awarded August 2007
Concentration in Rare Books and Manuscripts

Master of Arts, English and American Literature
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Awarded August 2007

Bachelor of Arts
Oberlin College
English Literature, Philosophy
Awarded May 2002
Semester at University College, Cork, Ireland

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Non-Degree Courses and Training:

• Advanced TEI Seminar, MITH/Women Writers Project
• Digitizing the Historical Record, Rare Book School
• Digital Preservation Training, Folger Shakespeare Library
• Paleography, Folger Shakespeare Library
• Western Manuscripts and Documents, 1500-2000, Rare Book School
• Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO) Training
• Collecting and Appraising Rare Books, NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
• Bookbinding I, NY Center for Book Arts
• Book Repair and Conservation, NY Center for Book Arts
• French I, The Cooper Union

Current:

Long Island University, C.W. Post, Brookville, NY
Technical Services Librarian/Assistant Professor, Spring 2011-

Special Collections/Archives:

Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
Manuscript Cataloger, Fall 2007-Winter 2010

• Conducted original retrospective conversion cataloging for early modern and modern manuscripts in a variety of languages, all pertaining to the history of Shakespearean scholarship and dramatic production
• Created EAD finding aids for large manuscript collections
  
• Collaborated with cataloging and curatorial staff to develop local cataloging syntax and vocabularies
• Contributed name authorities to NACO
• Developed an online portal for finding aid discovery and display.  See it here.
  
• Supervised intern assistants and non-professional staff on a project basis
• Co-curated Folger exhibition "The Curatorial Eye," Summer 2009

The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
Intern for Printed Books and Bindings, Summer 2007

• Enhanced MARC record in Voyager with information from the Census of Bookbindings on Incunables, including subject genre terms and added entries
• Created local authority records for subject genre terms
• Acquired knowledge of binding terms and description, including identification of leathers and specific binder styles

Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Public Services Assistant, Spring 2006-Winter 2006

• Monitored reading room security and coordinated paging service
• Answered basic reference requests and assisted with research-intensive queries
• Greeted patrons, answered and routed calls, and provided visitors with information concerning the library and collection
  

HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY
Digital Assests Archivist Assistant, Fall/Winter 2002

• Conducted media format transfer of digital images and ingestion into a new Telescope DAM system

Collection Development:

Indiana University, Herman B. Wells Library,
Bloomington, IN
Collection Management and Development Assistant III-Folklore, Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work, Fall 2006-Spring 2007

• Selected and purchased materials with a collection budget totaling $75,240

• Searched online dealer inventories for rare and out-of-print titles to fulfill a $20,000 Mellon grant for the folklore special collection

• Created budget requests for fiscal year 2007-2008
• Conducted collection evaluations for acquisition and digitization planning using OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis

• Performed in-person and e-mail reference service for students and faculty

• Developed and maintained subject area guides, websites, and public display boards highlighting thematic areas of the collection

Research:

ICF Macro/U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC
Market Information Researcher, Fall 2007-Winter 2007

• Researched and compiled extensive bibliographies on child and forced labor in emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Africa
• Recruited and trained additional researchers

SLIS, Indiana University
Faculty Research Assistant, Fall 2005-Fall 2006

• Aided in data collection and the testing of prototype systems for information retrieval and bibliometrics projects
• Compiled and edited bibliographic records for the Kurdistan Digital Library

Publishing and Sales:

Joseph Fox Bookshop, Philadelphia, PA
Special Events Sales Associate, Fall 2007

• Sold books for public and private author events at venues throughout the city, including the Athenaeum, The Library Company, the Free Library, and the Philadelphia Art Alliance

Sterling Publishing (subsidiary of Barnes and Noble Inc.), New York, NY
Assistant Sales Manager, Specialty Wholesale, 2004-2005
Specialty Retail Associate, 2004
Special Sales Assistant, 2003

• Managed specialty wholesale and retail accounts, resulting in net sales 2004 = $860,000
• Increased sales figures 30% by acquiring new business and improving relations with existing accounts 
• Presented new and back-list titles in the company booth at trade shows
• Handled all sales and marketing to RIF (Reading is Fundamental) programs, including catalog design and the supervision of a field representative
• Retained 100% of my account base despite a 10-20% increase in product cost

Lockwood Publications, New York, NY
Editorial Intern, Winter 2002

• Wrote and copyedited articles and transcribed interviews for Smoke and Trump magazines

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, Lanham, MD
Editorial Production Intern, Summer 2002

• Proofread manuscripts
• Corresponded with authors to verify editorial changes

Em Literary Magazine (Blue Barnhouse Press), San Francisco/Asheville, NC
Grant Writer/Assistant Editor, 2001-2002

• Solicited manuscripts from graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs

• Wrote grants and developed alternative strategies for funding

Skills:

• Platforms:  Windows, Mac OS X, UNIX
• Software: MS Word/Excel/Access/Frontpage, Adobe Acrobat Professional, ACT
• Web Development: HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
• Metadata, Cataloguing, etc.: AACR2, MARC21, RDA, LCSH, DCRM(B), DACS, XML:EAD/TEI, OCLC Connexion, Voyager, Archivist’s Toolkit, oXygen
• Bibliographic and ILS tools: Unicorn Workflows, Dialog, Blackwell Collection Manager, Endnote
• Foreign Languages, etc.: Spanish, bibliographic French, Middle English, music notation, early modern secretary hand

Awards/Service:

• Rare Book School Scholarship, 2009
• Merit Scholarship, Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, 2005-2006
• Webmaster, Progressive Librarians Guild-Indiana University Student Chapter, 2006

Exhibitions:

• The Curatorial Eye, Folger Shakespeare Library, Summer 2009
• "On the Ovarian Trolley": The Public and Private Eros of Henry Miller, Lilly Library, Spring 2007: press release

Pathfinders/Instructional Tools:

• English Fiction to 1800: Enhanced syllabus and resource guide for a graduate class on 18th century British literature
• Trauma Narratives and Theory: A short pathfinder on trauma theory, particularly as it pertains to literature
• Decadence in Fin de Siecle Literature: A guide to resources for late 19th century French and English writers

Examples of Cataloging and Finding Aids:

• Autograph letter signed from Eduard Verkade, Amsterdam, to Bram Stoker, 1908 January 11

• Essays and poems of John Howe Chedworth
  

• Promptbook for a performance of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal in Calcutta, India
  
• An illustrated Italian herbal, 1827
• Scrapboxes of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps, 19th century: Finding aid, MARC record example
  

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