Ann Kardos Resume — File 189958

Ann Kardos Page 1 19A Grandview Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143 [email removed] [phone removed] EXPERIENCE The Mary Baker Eddy Library, June 2009-present – Boston, MA Reference Librarian, Lending and Reference Services • Reference o Instruct visitors on the use of print, media, manuscript and digital collections o Answer incoming research queries for Lending and Reference Services and Archives patrons o Provide interlibrary loan and circulation services to patrons and Library and Church staff o Provide mail and copy services for patrons interested in periodical and reminiscence materials o Supervise work-study and/or library assistants in daily operations o Suggest, create and market Lending and Reference Services events and activities • Technical Services o Perform original and copy-cataloguing for monographic, serial and audio/visual materials in Lending and Reference Services collections o Work with ILS vendor to customize and upgrade Re:discovery and Proficio software o Overhaul current vertical filing system and create finding aids • Collection Development o Communicate with potential Lending and Reference Services donors o Participate in weekly acquisitions meetings with Archives and Records Management staff as part of larger Church-wide donations team o Suggest and review materials for Lending and Reference Services collections • Conservation o Provide basic conservation of books in Lending and Reference, Archives and Church office collections o Created and implemented volunteer program for Simmons GSLIS students o Oversee current volunteer conservation intern • Exhibits & Programming o As part of a committee, select materials for rotating online Object of the Month collection o Write web content for Object of the Month collection o Select topics and provide articles for quarterly library newsletter o Prepare and suggest materials for Lending and Reference Services and museum-wide exhibits o Provide background research for museum-wide exhibit planning Savannah College of Art and Design Jen Library, September 2008-June 2009 – Savannah, GA Reference Librarian • Provided reference services to students and faculty and staff • Taught bibliographic instruction and research methods classes • Lectured each quarter for the Arts Administration department on copyright and fair use • Developed bibliographic instruction materials and assessment tools • Gave library tours and presentations to student groups as part of First Year Experience • Participated in collection development for libraries on SCAD’s four campuses • Created and maintained Web 2.0 presence for the reference department • Collaborated with the reference team to create new SCAD libraries donation policies and procedures • Supervised work-study students on reference department projects

Ann Kardos Page 2 Boston Athenaeum, November 2006-September 2008 – Boston, MA Reference Assistant & Interlibrary Loan Intern • Processed interlibrary loan requests and invoices and maintained service statistics • Provided reference services and one-on-one bibliographic instruction and orientation sessions • Processed and arranged the Brewer/Penniman families manuscript collection and created finding aid • Wrote Athenaeum Wikipedia entry with reference librarian and associate curator of art (incomplete) • Edited and located complete citations for Athenaeum publications • Translated manuscript materials from French to English • Participated in collection development to expand the contemporary fiction collection • Performed circulation duties as needed PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Presentations • “Addressing Diversity Through Collaboration: Perspectives from a Library and Writing Center” at Student Success in First-Year Composition Conference, Georgia Southern University, February 2009 – Statesboro, GA Memberships & Offices Held • Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Alumni Board, Director-at-Large, 2010-2011 • Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA), Secretary, May 2007-May 2008 • Student Curriculum Advisory Committee, Wiki Administrator, May 2007-May 2008 • American Library Association member • Special Libraries Association member EDUCATION Simmons College, Boston, MA MS, Library Science, 2008 • Elective courses included publishing & librarianship, art documentation, photographic archives, digital libraries, preservation management, digital preservation and collection development Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Dual BA, Cum Laude, Religion with Honors and Television/Radio/Film • Honors thesis entitled “Muslim Women’s Bodies: An Exploration of Muslim Fundamentalist and American Media Perspectives” • Minor in Fine Arts History Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary • Attended the International Studies Center through a cultural study-abroad program with CIEE • Studied Hungarian language, Hungarian art and architecture, Hungarian history, East/Central European politics and East/Central European literature