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Gail R. McCormick <grmccormick@citymuseumdc.org> The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Specific Interests: all aspects of Washington, D.C. local history; developing programs and resource guides in this area |
| Address: | City Museum/The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, District of Columbia 22036 United States |
| Web Page: | http://www.citymuseumdc.org |
| List Affiliations: | None |
| Interests: | African American History / Studies American History / Studies Demographic History / Studies Ethnic History / Studies Library and Information Science Local History Native American History / Studies Religious Studies and Theology Urban History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
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Bio: Education M.L.S., Kent State University, 1995 M.A. (History), Kent State University, 1995 B.A., University of North Dakota Professional Experience Library Director, The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1/96-present. (1/96-9/97, this postion was titled “Reference Librarian”) Responsible for managing the Research Library’s Reference, Special Collections and Cataloging Departments. Duties include: *assisting library patrons in developing research strategies and locating appropriate library materials. *conducting research in the library’s collections and preparing research reports for fee-based research service. *maintaining patron registration records, library financial accounts, and special collection source files, accession log, and donor records. *developing and implementing arrangement schemes and preparing finding aids for special collections. *training and supervising library volunteers and interns. *organizing and implementing special collections cataloging project with the Library of Congress National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. *supervising electronic cataloging of library collections, including manuscripts, maps, photographs, and pamphlets *preparing and implementing educational programs, including library workshops, school research projects, and after-school enrichment programs. Project Archivist/Reference Assistant, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. (Public History Intern, 1/93-5/93, and Archives Assistant, 5/94-7/95) *participated as team member in grant-funded processing and microfilming project, producing quality results well within time and budget constraints *inventoried and analyzed manuscript collections to determine and implement appropriate arrangement schemes. *researched and wrote detailed finding aids to collections. *assisted library patrons in developing research strategies and locating relevant library materials *prepared Library Research Service contracts and conducted research for postal queries. *trained and supervised student interns in both manuscript processing and reference. Library/Archives Assistant, Kent State University Library, Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent, Ohio., 8/93-5/94. *developed and implemented arrangement schemes for University Archives and manuscript collections. *prepared detailed archives inventories and manuscript registers. *answered reference questions, retrieved library materials, and conducted research for postal requests. *participated in the preparation of monographs and manuscripts for exhibit. Memberships, Publications, and Conference Presentations Honorary Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Phi Alpha Theta (History honorary) Professional Organizations American Library Association D.C. Library Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) Society of Architectural Historians – Latrobe Chapter Publication “Archivists and Genealogists: The Trend Toward Peaceful Coexistence.” Archival Issues: Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference (No. 2, 1993): 121-132. “Electrifying Cleveland: The Electrical League, 1920-41.” TIMELINE (VOL. 14, NO. 2):32-49. “HSW Collections.” Continuing bi-yearly series in the Historical Society’s journal Washington History, 1997-present. Conference Presentations Panelist, “Creative Staffing in Tight Budget Times: Training Professionals to Use Volunteers in Archival Settings,” MARAC Conference, Fall 1998. Panelist, “Outreach Success Stories,” MARAC Conference, Spring 1999. |
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