Dana Huffman
Cataloger with more than ten years of wide-ranging
experience, including maps, serials, sound recordings, monographs, and
electronic documents in a variety of languages. Strong English and Spanish skills; cataloging knowledge of French, Italian, Portuguese, German, and Russian. Some authority work and cataloging of videos, realia, and Braille
materials. Great enthusiasm for learning new things; able to self-teach.
Employment history
Cochise County Library District – 2011-2015
Cataloger
Performed copy and original cataloging of books, media, and electronic resources on Sirsi WorkFlows. Served as backup to the systems librarian, answered reference and technical questions, and trained new catalogers.
- Formulated procedures for cataloging ebooks.
- Ran an OCLC reclamation project and revised how holdings information is sent to OCLC for updating.
- Consulted with the systems librarian to help ensure that the ILS could handle RDA records.
- Trained a group of 8 librarians with very different levels of experience.
- Began a district-wide cataloging newsletter and a Yahoo
group to facilitate communication, support, and training among cataloging staff working in dispersed and often poorly-connected libraries.
- Worked with the systems librarian and District librarians to develop a systematic database maintenance program.
Washington State Library – 2004-2010
Cataloger (LAP2)
Cataloged a wide range of materials. Provided Spanish
translations when needed.
- Principal cataloger for several map cataloging projects that added more than 13,000 maps to the catalog. Circulation increased immediately.
- Participated in a project that added some 25,000 Washington State documents to the catalog.
- Helped add 13,600 electronic Washington State documents to the catalog, concentrating on serials and maps.
- Taught myself to catalog CDs and cassettes for the
library's institutional branches.
- Performed original cataloging of Braille materials for the Washington Talking Books and Braille Library, creating an index of Braille codes and abbreviations for the purpose.
OCLC – 1999-2004
Metadata Specialist II
Cataloged materials from member libraries to their
specifications, including LC or Dewey call numbers, local notes, and LC and
Bilindex subject headings.
- Participated in trial runs and production cataloging of
Spanish books and videos for OCLC’s Language Sets program, which produced an annual revenue of $100,000.
- Provided one-on-one Spanish tutoring for a colleague,
including feedback on her translations of contents notes and instruction on the
nuances of grammar and usage, enabling her to improve her productivity and
speed turn-around.
- Participated in a team effort to catalog a collection
containing materials in Eastern European languages including Russian and
Lithuanian; German including items printed in Fraktur; and Welsh.
- Sought out projects that included non-monograph materials in order to make use of training opportunities. Learned to catalog videos and also gained some experience with serials, CDs, and realia.
- Participated in discussions of and acted as resource
person for a project to revise Bilindex for inclusion in OCLC products.
- Managed approximately 7 projects per month, including
liaison with the contracting library, scheduling, time management, deadlines, some physical processing of items, and delivery of records. Coordinated with others in the unit to ensure timely completion of projects under their management.
King County Archives – 1997-1999
Assistant Archivist
Helped improve access to archival materials by cataloging, organizing, and physically processing archival materials.
- Catalogued several hundred County documents, making them accessible to users.
- Created a specialized Access database to allow searching for maps from the collection by location, which improved access to a popular
resource and reduced unnecessary use of sometimes fragile materials.
Bermuda Biological Station for Research – 1997
Cataloging Intern
- Created original MARC records for an automation project, using only publicly available resources.
Fisheries/Oceanography Library, University of Washington – 1994-1997
Student Assistant
Provided evening and weekend reference and circulation
services, and performed library opening and closing duties.
- Provided informal bibliographic instruction to students, improving their research skills and optimizing use of reference services.
- Provided reference help to evening and weekend patrons,
extending the hours these services were available.
Ticketmaster – 1989-1994
Assistant Supervisor
Supervised fulfillment of mail and phone orders, as well as organizing a monthly bulk mailing.
- Trained and supervised up to twenty employees processing up to 2000 complex orders per day.
Education
MLIS, University of Washington (1997)
B.A. in Spanish, Gonzaga University (1988)
Diploma in Estudios Hispanicos (Hispanic Studies), Universidad de Salamanca, Spain (1986)
Volunteer work
Henderson House Museum – Sept. 2010-Oct. 2011
-Cataloging audio and video resources using Past Perfect
Tumwater Farmers’ Market – Spring 2009-Oct. 2011
-Webmaster
-E-newsletter editor
-Photographer
Tumwater Farmers' Market - Spring 2015-
-"Techie"
-Photographer
OlyGeek - July 2015-
-Minion (duties have included basic testing, component switching, Linux installation, general sorting and organizing, and disassembly of older computers for recycling)
