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EDUCATION

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M.S. in Library Science (May 2010) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Master’s thesis: Current Methods for Access, Use and Collection Development: An Analysis of Artists' Book Collections: http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/s_papers/id/1240

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B.A. in Fine Art (2006) Elon University, Elon, NC.

Concentration in Painting and Sculpture with minors in Art History and Business

 

Training in Book and Paper Repair, Preservation, Conservation and Collections Care

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  • Late 18th Century French Bindings with Jeff Peachey, Georgia Archives, November 2017

  • Adhesives in Conservation: Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Conservators, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, September 22, 2017

  • Leather Conservation with James Reid-Cunningham, North Bennet Street School, July 2017

  • Introduction to Blind and Gold Tooling on Leather with Samuel Feinstein, North Bennet Street School, July 2017

  • Paper and Book Intensive Annual Working Sabbatical, Spring 2017

    • Durable Paper Bindings with Henry Hebert

    • Mokuhanga: Traditional Japanese Water-based Woodblock Printing with Katie Baldwin

    • Considering Book Mechanics with Olivia Primanis

  • Cloth Case Bindings: Their History and Repair with Jeff Peachey, Georgia Archives, October 2016

  • Paper and Book Intensive. Annual Working Sabbatical, Spring 2016

    • Let’s Get Small: Miniature Bookbindings with James Reid-Cunningham

    • 4 Days, 4 Tools with Bob Walp

    • Two Semi-limp Parchment Binding Styles with Anne Hillam

  • General Chemistry I, Gateway Community College, Spring 2016

  • Paper and Book Intensive. Annual Working Sabbatical, Spring 2015

    • Variations in Case Binding with Chris McAfee

    • A Sheetathon! with Steve Miller; Field

    • Sketch Books: A Rollicking Romp Through the Making of Books On-The-Go with Martha Kearsley

  • Paper and Book Intensive, Annual Working Sabbatical, Spring 2014

    • Paper and Place with Ann Marie Kennedy

    • Printing in Relief with Ryan O’Malley

    • Pennsylvania German/Anabaptist Bindings in America before 1880 with Chela Metzger and Erin Hammeke

  • Fundamentals of Preservation, ALA-ALCTS Online Course, Spring 2014

    • Certificate Awarded

  • Library Book Repairs: Recase, Creative Arts Workshop Fall Course with Susan Klein, 2013

  • Book Sewings By Hand, Two-Day Workshop with Richard Horton, 2013

  • Bookbinding I, Creative Arts Workshop Spring Course with Paulette Rosen, 2013

  • Clamshell Boxes, Creative Arts Workshop Winter Course with Paulette Rosen, 2013

  • Basic Paper Repair, Northeast Document Conservation Center Course with Donia Conn, 2012

  • DIY Books and Boxes, Cooper Union Summer Course with Susan Mills, 2012

  • Protective Boxes, Slipcases…and More, ARLIS/NA Conference Workshop, 2012

  • Preservation, UNC-SILS Coursework with Beth Doyle, 2009

  • Digital Preservation, UNC-SILS Coursework with Carolyn Hank, 2009

  • Prague, Czech Republic- Libraries and Librarianship in the Czech Republic, summer seminar with UNC-SILS (Summer 2009)

 

 

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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Assistant L

ibrarian- Librarian III  (November 2011- Present)

Yale Center for British Art, Reference Library and Archives – Yale University, New Haven, CT

  • Founded, developed and continually maintain the first Preservation Program for the Library’s collection to provide care and maintenance through in-house repairs, custom enclosures and professional conservation services.

  • Train under YCBA Head Paper Conservator Soyeon Choi weekly since July 2015 in conservation treatments, techniques, documentation, decision making and ethics in accordance with guidelines from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). .

  • Perform simple to complex item-level conservation treatment on books, documents, and prints from the Reference Library’s collection of unique and non-rare materials.

  • Perform simple and complex conservation treatment on works of art on paper from the Prints and Drawings departmental collection under the supervision of Head Paper Conservator.

  • Create written and photographic documentation for all treatments completed for Reference Library and Prints and Drawings collections.

  • Performed collection condition assessments, set treatment priorities for targeted areas of collection, and conducted item-level surveys for targeted areas.

  • Treatments performed include recase; reback; full disband and rebind; spine cleaning; paper mending; adhesive removal; spot attachment; hinge removal; humidification and flattening; surface cleaning;  local bleaching; light bleaching; in-fills; adhesive preparation (methylcellulose, wheat starch paste, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Klucel-G); solvent gel preparation (agarose, carbopol); board reattachment; aqueous treatment; rehousing; custom enclosures.

  • Develop research guides using Libguides and specialized reference resources to support research into the Center’s collections. Specialization: Technical Art History and Conservation Research. http://guides.library.yale.edu/conservation

  • Curated exhibition “Moving Earth: ‘Capability’ Brown, Humphry Repton and the Creation of the English Landscape” from YCBA Collections for Sterling Memorial Library Memorabilia Room. March 7 – June 3, 2016.

  • Created online exhibition to accompany physical exhibition ‘Moving Earth: “Capability Brown, Humphry Repton and the Creation of the English Landscape’ using Omeka. http://exhibits.library.yale.edu/exhibits/show/movingearth

  • Provide research and instruction services to Center staff, docents, volunteers, Yale University faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, Visiting Scholars, and the general public.

  • Provide targeted and focused collection development for specific areas of the Library’s collection.

  • Provide bibliographic instruction, orientations and outreach activities to wide range of users, including docents, new Center staff, Visiting Scholars, Yale undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff, and the general public.

  • Manage and maintain the Publication Exchange Program.

  • Manage the Field Librarian Program in conjunction with History of Art courses taught at the Center.

  • Provide reference services for the Institutional Archives to architects, curators, staff, students, and the general public, as needed.

  • Supervise, hire, train, and oversee all student workers, and provide supervision and training to interns and Kress fellows. Selected training for student assistants in basic repairs, such as tip-ins, hinge tightening, and paper repair.

  • Supervise and oversee day-to-day operations of the Reference Library and Archives and the Institutional Archives in the absence of the Chief Librarian and/or Senior Archivist.

  • Serve on wide array of committees at the Center, Yale University Libraries, and worldwide to enable collaboration, growth, and advancement.

 

Librarian, Archivist and Researcher (Contract) (March 2011- September 2011)

The Reynolds Homestead of Virginia Tech- Commonwealth Campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Critz, VA

  • Create  working Archives by processing all existing archival materials that include late 19th c. newspapers, 18th century sheet music, photographs, family correspondence, audio and video tapes, and historical documents and records, including Rehousing for all archival materials.

  • Create finding aids for all archival materials.

  • Design, organize and enhance onsite library for print materials using Collectorz Book Collector Pro Software

  • Manage and create metadata for special collection print materials and establish loan procedures.

  • Process, catalog and classify existing collection materials by creating a unique and individualized classification system specifically for the staff and users of the Reynolds Homestead collection. 

  • Conduct historical research on Reynolds Homestead plantation and Reynolds family to write overall interpretive story and historical narrative.

  • Create specialized historical narratives that provide daily life perspectives for slave families, women and children, as well a historical report on Virginia plantation kitchen uses, tools, typical meals, ingredients, and cooking methods.

  • Grant Writing for prospective grant-funded projects and budgeting experience for current and future projects.

 

Graduate Assistantship (September 2009-  May 2010)

Sloane Art Library- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Provided reference and circulation services for patrons.

  • Conducted library instruction sessions for undergraduates on use of art library print collection as well as online resources and databases.

  • Created course web pages for art history courses, and constructed research guides for Classical Sculpture, Ancient Mesoamerican Art, Professional Resources for Artists, South Asian Art.

  • Managed library and supervised student workers on evenings and weekends.

  • Processed new acquisitions, as well as ILL requests using ILLiad,

  • Photographed and prepared artists’ book images for ARTstor with Adobe Photoshop.

 

Digital Postcard Collection Internship (Spring 2009)

Archives and Special Collections, Belk Library- Elon University, Elon, NC

  • Created a database and described a historical postcard collection, and generated standards and guidelines documents for future users.

  • Digitized selected postcards, optimizing color, size and overall image using Adobe Photoshop.

  • Completed historical research for each postcard to provide background information related to the subject, building, scene and/or location.

  • Recorded all metadata based on Dublin Core standards for each postcard using NC ECHO online database.

  • http://elonuniversity.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/browse.php

 

Digital Photographic Archivist Internship (Fall 2009)

Photographic Archives, Carolina Alumni Review, UNC General Alumni Association- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Created digital records, in addition to all metadata and subject headings, for images from magazine and photographic archives in a FileMaker Pro 9 database.

  • Digitized older print photographs from archives.

  • Developed FileMaker Pro 9 database to organize, scan, label, tag, cross-reference and maintain print and digital items.

 

Graduate Assistantship (September 2008- August 2009)

Scholarship Resource Library- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Independently managed Scholarship Resource Library daily.

  • Answered email inquiries for range of financial aid questions from undergraduate, graduate and professional students and families.

  • Researched databases and websites to assist students, potential students and their families find relevant scholarship and financial aid information.

  • Organized and updated scholarship information and resources.

 

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and ACTIVITIES

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  • Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), member 2010 – present

  • Art Libraries Society of North America, New York Metropolitan Chapter, 2011 – present

  • American Alliance of Museums (AAM), member 2012 – present

  • Guild of Book Workers, member 2014 – present

  • Guild of Book Workers, New England Chapter, 2014 – present

  • American Library Association, member 2009 – 2011; 2014 – 2016

  • ALA, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), member 2014 – 2016

 

  • Attendee, Guild of Book Workers Standards in Excellence Annual Conference, 2015 – present

  • Attendee, ARLIS/NA Annual Conference 2012 – present

  • Attendee, Leadership Institute, Art Libraries Society of North America, March 9, 2016

  • Attendee, CIDOC-CRM Data Mapping Workshop with Dominic Oldman, Yale University, August 10 – 12, 2015

  • Attendee, Leadership Institute Breakfast, Art Libraries Society of North America, March 21, 2015

  • Attendee, Introduction to Linked Data for Libraries, Course by Lyrasis, December 4, 2014

  • Attendee, ACRL Immersion at Yale, July 21-22, 2014

  • Attendee, Art Museum Libraries Symposium, Peabody Essex Museum, September 20-21, 2012

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PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

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  • Presenter, Curator’s Talk and Opening Reception for ‘Moving Earth: “Capability Brown, Humphry Repton, and the Creation of the English Landscape’ exhibition, April 8, 2016

  • Presenter, Special Collections Fair, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, September 26, 2015

  • Session Moderator, ARLIS/NA 43rd Annual Conference, Linked Open Data: Interconnectivity Amplified, March 22, 2015

  • Presenter, ACRL Arts Midwinter Virtual Forum Discussion, ‘Optimizing Collections Care: Configuring Strategies and Options for Unusual Art Library Collections,’ January 28th, 2015. Presentation recording, slides and bibliography available: http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/arts/artswebsite/conferencesa/conferences/pastconferences.

  • Presenter, Library Staff Appreciation and Recognition: Accomplishments on View, Yale University Libraries, ‘Creating Meaningful Bibliographies at the Yale Center for British Art Reference Library and Archives,’ May 29, 2014

  • Presenter, ARLIS/NA 42nd Annual Conference, Retooling Art Reference and Information Services: Collaborative Tools, Strategies, and Models, May 3, 2014

  • Session Moderator, ARLIS/NA 41st Annual Conference, Collaborating for Discovery: Expanding Landscapes for Digital Collections through Joint Ventures, April 26, 2013

 

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PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES

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ARLIS/NA and New York Metropolitan Chapter

  • Member, Data & Analytics Task Force, Art Libraries Society of North America, 2017-

  • Vice Moderator, Reference and Information Services Section (RISS), 2015- 2017

  • Inaugural Chair, Professional Development Committee- Educational Technology, 2013- 2016, http://www.pathlms.com/arlisna

  • Member, Professional Development Committee, Art Libraries Society of North America, 2012- 2016

  • Mentee, Chapter-Based Mentoring Program, Art Libraries Society of North America, New York Metropolitan Chapter, 2015- 2016

  • Development Coordinator, Executive Board Member, Art Libraries Society of North America, New York Metropolitan Chapter, 2012- 2014

  • Chair, Celine Palatsky Travel Award Committee, Art Libraries Society of North America, New York Metropolitan Chapter, 2014

  • Member, Virtual Conferencing Task Force, Art Libraries Society of North America, 2012

  • Mentee, Mentoring Program, Art Libraries Society of North America, 2012

 

Yale University Libraries and Yale Center for British Art

  • Member, Library Promotion Review Committee, Yale University Libraries, 2018 - present

  • Member, Sterling Memorial Library Exhibits Committee, Yale University Libraries, 2017 - present

  • Member, Web Archiving Working Group Metadata Taskforce, Yale University Libraries, 2016 - present

  • Member, Library Advisory Committee, Yale Center for British Art, 2012 – present

  • Member, Personal Librarian Program, Yale University Libraries, 2013 – present

  • Member, Linked Open Data Special Interest Group, Yale Center for British Art / Yale University, 2016 - present

  • Member, Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA) and Grant Subcommittee, Yale University Libraries, 2012 – 2013

  • Chair, Grants Sub-Committee for Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA), Yale University Libraries, 2013

  • Member, Special Collections at Yale Libguide Review Task Force, 2015

  • Member, Collections Cataloging Committee, Yale Center for British Art, 2012 – 2014

  • Member, Emergency Preparedness Committee, Yale Center for British Art, 2012- present

  • Member, Emergency Preparedness Collections Sub-Committee, Yale Center for British Art, 2012-2014

  • Member, Website, Media and Technology Committee, Yale Center for British Art, 2012 – 2014

  • Member, Metadata Working Group, Yale Center for British Art, 2012- 2015

  • Member, Reference, Instruction and Outreach Journal Club, Yale University Libraries, 2014

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Beth Morris, Curriculum Vitae

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