Resume

Education

University of Michigan School of Information Ann Arbor, Michigan

MSI Master of Science in Information            April 2008

Specialization in Archives and Records Management

Emory University Atlanta, Georgia

MA Master of Arts in History May 1998

Major Field: United States History

Minor Field: History of Japan

Macalester College St. Paul, Minnesota

BA Bachelor of Arts in History, cum laude May 1994

Experience

Earlham College Friends Collection and College Archives Richmond, Indiana

College Archivist December 2011-

• Manage the day-to-day running of the archives including manuscript appraisal and selection, electronic records management, arrangement and description of archival materials, and oversight of the reading room.
• Plan for facilities improvements and procedural changes.
• Oversee workflows and content selection for the digitization of collections and finding aids.
• Promote Earlham College Archives collections and services to a broad user population, including scholarly researchers, college and seminary students, genealogists, and the general public.
• Supervise five student workers.

Assistant Archivist July 2008-November 2011

 

• Managed the Earlham College Newspaper Digitization Project.
• Arranged and described manuscript and record collections related to Quakerism and Earlham College.
• Implemented DACS-compliant finding aids in Archon.
• Expanded instruction in the archives for History, English, and first seminar courses.
• Provided reference and research help for researchers of all types.
• Supervised five student workers and 2 interns from masters programs.

Bentley Historical Library Ann Arbor, Michigan

Graduate Student Processor September 2007-May 2008

• Appraised, arranged, and described manuscript collections for the Michigan Historical Collections.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Ann Arbor, Michigan

Digital Preservation Assistant May 2007-May 2008

• Researched current trends and best practices in the digital preservation field.
• Evaluated and updated the Digital Preservation Management Tutorial.
• Conducted research and wrote reports on the current state of persistent identifiers.

Hatcher Graduate Library, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Graduate Reference Assistant September 2006 – April 2008

• Answered user inquiries at the Information and Reference Desk.
• Familiarized users with available information resources and technology.

Cranbrook Educational Community Archives Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Archives Intern May 2007-August 2008

• Processed the Michael Barone Papers Election Results Record Group.
• Evaluated CONTENTdm as a digital collection management solution.

Charles F. Kettering Foundation Dayton, Ohio

Research Associate September 2001 – August 2006

• Directed and conducted research into 20th Century social policy and its impact on communities.

• Coordinated and supervised a team of four research assistants.
• Led and designed a focus Group and workshop on college student engagement, 2005.

 

Emory University Atlanta, Georgia

Public Services Assistant, Special Collections Library September 2000 – August 2001

• Designed an on-line interactive guide for the American Civil War Collections.
• Supervised reading room and answered reference questions.

• Researched all questions and handled special requests concerning the American Civil War.
• Performed clerical duties such as filing, proofreading, keeping reading room statistics, photocopying, and re-shelving.

Archival Services Graduate Assistant, Special Collections Library June 1996 – August 2000

• Processed collections and wrote finding aids for a variety of Southern history materials.
• Scanned, edited, and performed quality control on over sixty legacy finding aids for a digitization project.

Presentations

• Thomason, Anne. “Digitizing your First Collection.” Workshop presented at the Society of Indiana Archivists Workshop on the Accidental Archivist, October 7, 2011.
• Thomason, Anne. “Digital Outreach.” Paper presented at the Society of Indiana Archivists Yearly Meeting, April 2, 2011.
• Thomason, Anne. “Quakers and Digital Archives.” Talk at the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends, August 1, 2010.
• Thomason, Anne. “Collaboration to Sustain Digital Projects.” Poster Presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, August 11-16, 2009.
• Thomason, Anne. “Security and Community: Reconciling Competing Values at a Quaker College Archives.” Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting, April 30-May 2, 2009.

 

Teaching

Earlham College

• Digitizing History, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2008

Teach a research course for undergraduate history and museum studies students. The course covers project management, historical research, analyzing software, digitization basics, and the actual creation of a digital exhibit.

 

Emory University

 

• Instructor, History Department Fall/Spring 1995 and 1998

Designed curriculum, selected materials, and taught survey courses on American history.

Service

 

Professional Service

• Midwest Archives Conference, Program Committee Co-Chair for 2013 Annual Meeting.
• Society of American Archivists, Archivists of Religious Collections Section Representative at Large, 2011-
• Midwest Archives Conference, Education Committee 2011-2013.
• Private Academic Libraries Network of Indiana (PALNI), Archives and Digital Projects Steering Committee, Fall 2011-
• Midwest Archives Conference, Program Committee for Fall 2010 Symposium on User Studies.
• Society of Indiana Archivists, Secretary of the Board, 2011-2013.
• Society of Indiana Archivists Education Committee and Board member, 2010-2011.

Library and University Committees

• Convener, Earlham College Information Technology Policy Committee, Fall 2010-
• Convener, Earlham College Electronic Records Management Committee, Spring 2008-Spring 2010.
• Earlham College Ad-Hoc Committee on the Future of the Yearbook, Spring 2011.
• Earlham College Judicial Council, 2010-
• Earlham College Library Facilities Sub-Committee, Fall 2011-
• Earlham College Moodle Advisory Group, Fall 2010-Fall 2011.
• Earlham College Search Committee for Technical Services Librarian, Spring 2010.
• Earlham College Faculty Web Advisory Committee, 2010-
• Earlham College Library Instruction Learning Outcomes Committee, Fall 2011.
• Earlham College Leader of Discussion Groups, Faculty Retreat 2009, 2011.
• Earlham College Library Web Team, 2008-2009.

Community Service

• Secretary of the Board, Wayne County Historical Museum, 2009-
• Starr-Gennett Foundation Board Member, 2008-2010.
• SAA Student Chapter Archival Service Projects, Ann Arbor MI, 2007-2008.
• University of Michigan, Officer, Society of American Archivists Student Chapter.

Grants & Awards

 

• Presidential Discretionary Fund, Earlham College, for digitization of the college newspaper: $18000, Spring 2011.
• Kenneth E. Vance Merit Scholarship, School of Information, September 2006.
• Robert W. Woodruff Library Graduate Fellowship, January – June 2001.
• Woodrow Wilson National Foundation Practicum Grant, May 2000.
• Mellon Southern Studies Fellowship, Emory University, 1998 – 1999.
• Departmental Fellow, Emory University History Department, 1995 – 1998.

Proficiencies

 

• Archival: DACS, EAD, AACR2, MARC, Dublin Core, OAIS reference model.
• Technical: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access; HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Omeka, Ruby, Drupal, Archon, and CONTENTdm. MAC and PC’s.
• Online Searching: Experienced with a wide range of search engines and online resources including Lexis/Nexis, JSTOR, Worldcat, Google, ERIC, Proquest Databases, and many more
• Project Management: experience preparing client deliverables under strict time constraints
• Languages: Basic reading knowledge of French

Additional Education

• Implementing DACS in Integrated Content Management Systems: Using Archon, SAA Workshop, Luther College, 2011.
• Taking the Lead: Creating Paths to Better Management, Collaboration, and Networking, MAC Workshop 2011.
• Preserving Photographs and Civil War resources, Society of Indiana Archivists Workshop, Fall 2010.
• Archon and Archivists’ Toolkit, MAC Workshop, 2009.

Affiliations

 

• Society of American Archivists, Member, 2007-
• Midwest Archives Conference, Member, 2006-
• Society of Indiana Archivists, 2008-