Robyn Ward

622 SW 9th Ave, #2C, Portland, OR 97205 | 503-367-3875 | ward.robyn@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Emporia State University, Emporia KS
Masters of Library and Information Science 2008

University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT

Bachelor of Arts 1998
History/German

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Watzek Library, Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
Serials Acquisitions Specialist 2005 - present
Preservation Assistant – Special Collections & Archives
Manage and catalog electronic and analog formats for serial
subscriptions, oversee library and in-house binding as well as
preservation efforts for both library and special collections.
Have regular hours on the reference desk.

First Unitarian Church, Portland, OR

Archives Consultant 2007 - present

Watzek Library, Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

Technical Services Assistant 2004-2005
Assisted acquisitions, serials and cataloging departments with
collection management and processing. Managed and
coordinated work-study students

S. J. Quinney Law Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Serials Specialist 2002-2003
Managed serial and standing order subscriptions, loose-leaf
filings, bindery shipments, and student workers. Held regular
reference hours.

S.J. Quinney Law Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake city, UT

Assistant Serials Specialist 1997-1999
Maintained serial and state code collections, bindery shipments,
Processed government documents and filed loose-leafs.

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT/ASSOCIATIONS
DIRG: DIsaster Response Group 2006 – present
Preservation Committee Watzek Library 2006 – present
PRESENTATIONS
“MayDay 2008 Disaster Response Workshop”
Workshop held at Oregon Historical Society May 2008
DIRG- DIsaster Response Group

“Preservation 101”
OLA/WLA Joint Annual Conference showcase April 2008

AWARDS
Northwest Archivists Student Scholarship May 2008
Northwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Anchorage AK

ACRL Student Scholarship Oct 2006

ACRL Washington/Oregon Conference, Menucha OR

PUBLICATIONS
What About Context?
Easy Access v.34:no.2 July 2008

MEMBERSHIPS
Northwest Archivists 2006 – 2008
Society of American Archivists 2006 – 2008
Oregon Library Association 2006 – 2008
American Library Association 2004 – 2008
American College and Research Libraries 2006 – 2008
Rare Books & Manuscripts Division
University Libraries Section

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Conservation Practicum 2008
Basic Book Repair, SSD/OLA 2007
Bookbinding and Enclosures, OCAC 2007
Byzantine Book Sewing, Guild of Book Workers 2006
Paper Conservation, Guild of Book Workers 2006
Basic Book Binding, PCC 2006
Preservation 101, NEDCC 2006
Disaster Planning, SSD/OLA 2006
Preservation/Conservation, Amigos 2004
Serials Cataloging, NASIG 2006

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Languages/techniques: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, databases,
Metadata: MARC, EAD
Book arts: binding, enclosures, boxes, paper and book repair