Disaster Planning, too

[Dolly Frank]

Headline: Disaster Planning, too
Name: Dorothy Frank
Email Address: dorothy.a.frank@gmail.com
Current Location: Tallahassee, FL, USA

Preferred Job Category: Conservation

Personal Statement:
Seeking a chance to do in-depth and detailed oriented conservation treatments on Rare Books, Manuscripts and possibly even textiles and objects.

Education:
Masters of Library Science, 1993 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Course work: Conservation, Archives and Records Management, Information Retrieval, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections

Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, 1989 – Pennsylvania State University
Course work: Old English, Old Icelandic, Middle English Literature

Bachelor of Arts in World Literature, 1986 – Pennsylvania State University
Course work: Medieval Studies, History, Anthropology, Archives, English

Additional Training
New York State Library, Albany NY 1993 – 1995
Paid Internship / Conservation Technician
Conserved circulating, Braille and Special Collections materials, using AIC standards

Professional Responsibility for Conservation, AIC, 2007
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness, FEMA IS-546, 2006
Introduction to COOP, FEMA IS-547, 2006
Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance FEMA IS-253, 2006
Household Hazardous Material: a Guide for Citizens, FEMA IS-55, 2006
Train the Trainers – Skills and Insights to Help Good Speakers Get Better, 2005
Attack of the Giant Mold Spore, SOLINET, 2005
Hurricane Preparedness, SOLINET, 2004, 2005
Disaster Preparedness, SOLINET, 2004 (4 times), 2005 (1 time)
Understanding Metadata, Minnesota Historical Society, 2003
Essential Facilitation Skills, Interaction Associates, 2002
NEH Preservation Grants Writing Workshop, NEH, 2001
Integrated Pest Management, SOLINET, 2000
Disaster Recovery, SOLINET, 1999

Professional Experience:
State Library and Archives Tallahassee FL Aug. 1999 – present
Preservation Officer

• Manages the overall preservation of archival and library materials.
• Responsible for the selection and maintenance of appropriate conservation supplies, tools and equipment.
• Performs conservation treatments on library and archive materials in conjunction with AIC standards.
• Conducts assessments of archives and library collections.
• Performs condition surveys in cooperation with archives and library staff. Documents survey results.
• Develops broad treatment plans based on size, nature condition and use patterns of collections.
• Provides technical assistance and training in preservation and conservation to staff, other agencies and the public.
• Monitors temperature and humidity levels of the archives and library stack areas and the electronic and microfilm vaults.
• Writes and maintains the disaster plan for the division.
• Keeps abreast of state of the art techniques through professional journals and continuing education.
• Supervises conservation lab technicians.
• Writes web articles and pamphlets.
• Creates and presents seminars on conservation, preservation, disaster and COOP planning to professional organizations in the State of Florida.

School of Information and Library Science Library UNC Chapel Hill 1990 – 1992
Graduate Assistant
¨ Reference and circulation of materials
¨ Interlibrary Loan
¨ Organization of journals and newsletters

Internship, UNC Chapel Hill Summer 1992
Assessed the Sherlock Holmes Collection, assisted in organizing the RBMS Pre-Conference

Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Pennsylvania State University 1988-1990
Assistant to the Steelworkers' Project
• Arrangement, description and basic preservation of incoming materials
• Creation of finding aids
• Reference

Applicable Skills:
Knowledge of archival standards; arrangement and description principles and methods; cataloging of rare materials

Knowledge of preservation principles for archives and rare books

Paper conservation ~ Surface clean; test ink; wash; remove debris; remove hardware; separate glued pages; remove old mends; remove pressure sensitive tape; humidify; remove backing; re-back with Japanese paper; flatten; mend with Japanese tissue and wheat starch paste; encapsulate (tape; heat sealed and sonic weld), re-house in support folders

Book Conservation ~ Tighten and/or repair hinges, spine, corners; tip in pages; disbind; re-sew, reback; mend and reattach covers; recover; new cover; pamphlet bind; box (phase, clamshell, etc.)

Microfilm fragile documents; digital photography with Nikon Coolpix for documentation. Ability to edit photographs using Corel Paintshop Pro

Computer Skills

Windows 98, 2000; MS Office, Power Point, Outlook; Corel Paint shop Pro; Macromedia Dreamweaver webpage design; Onset Boxcar pro (data logger software), Audacity music editing

Other skills

Book binding, calligraphy, illumination, embroidery, jewelry making; leather work, tablet weaving, knitting, crochet, bead work, costume design and creation for re-enactment and dance

Other:
Honors
Group Davis Productivity Award, June 2003 – Florida Memory Project

Professional Affiliations
Society of Florida Archivists
Corporate Membership, American Institute for Conservation