Ingrid Reiche's Resume

➢ Administrative and Technical Assistant

Researching community outreach initiatives in academic institutions
Processing, coordinating and responding to requests for bookable media spaces including the Learning Lab, the Multimedia Lab, and the Gaming Lab
Ensuring the Gaming Lab was maintained; troubleshooting technical problems in all media spaces
Operating, calibrating, maintaining 3D printers, formatting 3D print files, and keeping an inventory of materials
Creating a PowerPoint slide that displayed the daily schedule of events and their locations in the Discovery Centre, and researching and choosing a "tech. history fact for that day to be displayed on the main TV screen at the entrance

Key Results:

- Ensuring the facilities met the requirements of conferences, large presentations, classes and summer camps
- Setting up spaces for events and preparing/aiding with technical operations, including uploading files to various computers, working projectors, and setting up Apple AirPlay and WIFI connections
- Keeping our records management system for 3D prints up to date, which included a spreadsheet with a print queue, status of jobs, patrons’ names, contact information, print time and cost; and ensuring file folder with print receipts was in order

➢ Archivist in Collection Development, Practicum for the Digital Humanities

Assessing the collection, discussing areas for future collection development, and determining which area I would pursue
Examining and determining the scope of the collection in pre-1850s medical books, including works from the subjects headings: science(botany), medicine, agriculture language and literature, the fine arts
Photographing covers, title pages and pages of interest; using Gimp to edit and enhance image quality

Key Results:

- Determining and/or verifying the publication details and price for works of interest
- Giving the Research Specialist edited digital images, which were labelled with their corresponding call number for a potential online exhibit
- Creating a finding aid for pre-1850s medical books for future collection development
  - To view the Finding Aid and a sample of the digital images for the exhibit, go to the Projects section or click here for a direct link

➢ Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Film Studies

Running two weekly tutorial and discussion groups on the film(s) presented in class, lecture materials and readings relating to film studies
Discussing theoretical frameworks behind film genres, including: classic cinema, genre studies, horror, Quebec cinema

Key Results:

- Grading term papers, midterms, final examinations, and student tutorial participation
- Creating and facilitated a collaborative exam review for students using Google Docs

➢ Stacks Student Assistant and Technical Services Assistant

Assisting patrons at the library service desk with checking out books, collecting fines for overdue materials and operating the cash register
Assisting patrons in locating physical and online materials for their research needs
shelving books and shelf-reading to ensure materials were in the correct order

Key Results:

- Processing new materials including books, CDs, DVDs and games for patron use and adding call numbers, barcodes and magnetic tape to new materials for check out
- Updating catalogue records for old materials that were moving to storage
- Scanning materials for online course reserves

➢ Document Delivery and Image Specialist

Working on a large scale project for Canadian Immigration Council that evaluated applicants' educational equivalency according to Canadian standards
Ensuring institutions and organizations received international applicants educational assessments for immigration, post-secondary application and employment purposes in Canada

Key Results:

- Digitizing international academic transcripts and increasing image quality, while removing watermarks and maintaining institutional stamps and seals for clarity during evaluation
- Using AICES database to prioritize document delivery, retrieving and tracking outgoing mail, recording shipping information and tracking numbers
- Using Citrix to collaborate and share information through cloud computing with head office in New York to ensure documents reached clients for deadlines

➢ Advanced Administrative Support, Volunteer

Key Results:

- Registering new users and providing bibliographic searches for library users
- Recording statistics about client queries, searches, materials and services used
- Providing access to e-books through e-mail and monitoring computer usage

➢ Rare Book Cataloguer, Information Professional Practicum and Independent Volunteer

Cataloguing print specimen books from early 20^th century America and Canada
Gaining experience using AACR2 and MARC21 specifications and Library of Congress authorities and subject headings
Learning using Cataloguer's Desktop and SirsiDynix Symphony Workflow software
Researching printers, publishers from the 1900s America
Researching binding, printing and rare book terminology using numerous thesauri
Using proper care and handling procedures for rare books and describing damage
Performing a page by page comparison of three issues bearing the same title to identify differences in this 1300 page work

Key Results:

- Performing collection maintenance duties such as systematically reorganizing, moving and re-shelving the collection in alphabetical order by Type Foundry
- Producing five original catalogue records that are now available through the University of Toronto Libraries system, call numbers: Type 0001 - Type 0005
- To view these records click on the links below, or go to the Projects section

Type 0001 Type 0002 Type 0003 Type 0004 Type 0005

➢ Content Writer

Using scholarly databases and other online materials to perform research in various fields
Compiling information and writing articles and advertisements using SEO guidelines to meet the needs of various clients needs

Key Results:

- Writing health related articles about skin care and sun exposure for http://livestrong.com
- Writing product descriptions for designer jeans from an online retail boutique http://emoda.com

Using scholarly databases and other online materials to perform research and write articles about memory loss, its causes and long term prognosis, including:
- retrograde and anterograde amnesia
- head injuries and concussions
- alcohol and pharmaceutical drug use
- illicit substance use