Ingrid Peterson
Digital Information Specialist
Los Angeles, CA
email : ingrid (dot) peterson @ gmail (dot) com
Education
Simmons College, Boston, MA. 2005.
MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science)
Focus: Digital Multimedia Archives – Video, Image, Web, Music
Active member of SLA (Special Libraries Association)
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. 2000.
BA in Comparative Literature and Film/Video/New Media (1996-2000)
[GPA: 3.67]
NYU Tisch School for the Arts, New York, NY. 1999.
Film Studies and Production, Spring Semester Exchange Program.
International Summer School (ISS), University of Oslo, Norway. 1999.
Norwegian Language and Literature. Produced documentary film about the experience.
Westridge School, Pasadena, CA. 1996.
1987-1996 graduated Cum Laude.
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Video/Image/Web Skills
VIDEO
Final Cut Pro, After Effects, iMovie, Quicktime
Samples on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/ingipet
Samples on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/ingipet
WEB
HTML, XML, Dreamweaver, Sharepoint, Lexis Nexis, mySQL, PHP, FTP, Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel, Access) Mac OSX and Windows 7, strong internet research skills, web design, website editing and management
PHOTO
Digital Photography (Canon Rebel DSLR), Photoshop CS5, scanning/digitizing, creation and management of large online photo archives,
my Flickr page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingridpeterson/
AUDIO
Garageband, Protools, Audacity, Quicktime, iTunes
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Angeleno Pet Love, Los Angeles, CA 2012 (current)
Owner, Dog Walking and Cat Sitting Business
For more info, please visit:
http://www.angelenopetlove.com
Digital Content Manager and Editor, Los Angeles, CA -- 2002-2014
* Consult on a wide array of creative projects on digital media management issues
* Work with Final Cut Pro (video) to log, edit and deliver content within an established workflow
* Conversion, organization and management of video files
* Assist with creating websites for people and training them on how to make edits
Digital Archivist, Freewaves, Los Angeles, CA -- 2008-2009
* convert video files to proper file format, (Flash or Quicktime), organize and manage assets
* Database management using Gallery2 open source program
* http://www.freewaves.org -- and -- http://www.freewaves.org/archive/
The Internet Librarian Conference -- Monterey, CA, October 2008
Participant in 3 day professional development workshops/conference for Digital Librarians.
Digital Archives in India, 2005
As the final project for my MLIS degree, I traveled around India collecting video interviews on the topic of digital archives with people at the National Film Archive (Pune), University of Mumbai Library,
and the Yeshe De Project.
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Research Skills
Strong internet research/information discovery skills including academic and legal research
(Westlaw, Lexis Nexis), annotating citations and references, creating bibliographies, collecting materials etc.
Digital Librarian Skills
OCLC Worldcat, Innopac/Innovative, SIRSI, Aleph, H.W.Wilson, EBSCO, Proquest, XML, HTML, OAI, OpenURL, PHP, MySQL, MARC, AACR2 (cataloging), EAD (archival tool), Dublin Core, metadata standards and best practices, LibraryThing, DRM (Digital Rights Management), strong presentation skills (Powerpoint, Keynote)
Writing Samples
LA's Sunday Streets: A simple switch by Ingrid Peterson
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/13/la%E2%80%99s-sunday-streets-a-simple-switch-by-ingrid-peterson/
LA as Subject, an Archives Bazaar to Remember
http://www.examiner.com/historic-sites-in-los-angeles/la-as-subject-an-archives-bazaar-to-remember
Languages
Spoken and written proficiency in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Norwegian.
Learning Hindi.
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Library and Related Experience
Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger Inc. (SGH) -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2008 - 2009
Librarian
* Part-time work for the LA office of SGH (a structural engineering firm)
* Acquisition, interlibrary loan (ILL), reference, cataloging, research
Los Angeles Public Library -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2007 - 2008
Librarian
* Provided reference services at local branch
* Children's Librarian training, lead story-time in classrooms
Library Associates -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2006 - present
Librarian (as-needed)
* Library Associates is a professional staffing agency for Librarians
University of Southern California, Law Library -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2006
Library Administrator (Library Supervisor)
* Inter-library loan/document delivery, circulation, course reserves,
* weekend student supervisor
Simmons College Boston, MA -- 2003-2005
Technology Center, Media Lab Production Assistant (2004-2005)
* Maintained lab computers, performed tasks of scanning/video duplication/video editing
* provided training as requested by faculty and students
Research Assistant for Professor Chen (2003)
* Digital preservation work (image and document scanning, HTML)
Beatley Library, Student Supervisor, Circulation (2003)
* Assisted patrons with requests for items in circulation, reserve and ILL, processed/managed holds
Facets Multimedia, Chicago, IL -- 2002-2003
Rentals Clerk
* Handled patron requests for rental and sale of VHS/DVD from Facets famous collection
* Assisted patrons with reference questions in Film History
Council Travel, Travel Agent/Sales, Los Angeles, CA -- 2000-2001
Travel Agent
* Worked with team in fast paced environment selling student travel products, airfare, study abroad
Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH -- 1996-2000
Student Library Assistant, Reserve Room and Circulation
* Performed circulation desk tasks: processing, shelving, check in/out of library materials
Simmons College, Boston, MA. 2005.
MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science)
Focus: Digital Multimedia Archives – Video, Image, Web, Music
Active member of SLA (Special Libraries Association)
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. 2000.
BA in Comparative Literature and Film/Video/New Media (1996-2000)
[GPA: 3.67]
NYU Tisch School for the Arts, New York, NY. 1999.
Film Studies and Production, Spring Semester Exchange Program.
International Summer School (ISS), University of Oslo, Norway. 1999.
Norwegian Language and Literature. Produced documentary film about the experience.
Westridge School, Pasadena, CA. 1996.
1987-1996 graduated Cum Laude.
*********************************************
Video/Image/Web Skills
VIDEO
Final Cut Pro, After Effects, iMovie, Quicktime
Samples on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/ingipet
Samples on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/ingipet
WEB
HTML, XML, Dreamweaver, Sharepoint, Lexis Nexis, mySQL, PHP, FTP, Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel, Access) Mac OSX and Windows 7, strong internet research skills, web design, website editing and management
PHOTO
Digital Photography (Canon Rebel DSLR), Photoshop CS5, scanning/digitizing, creation and management of large online photo archives,
my Flickr page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingridpeterson/
AUDIO
Garageband, Protools, Audacity, Quicktime, iTunes
***********************************************
Angeleno Pet Love, Los Angeles, CA 2012 (current)
Owner, Dog Walking and Cat Sitting Business
For more info, please visit:
http://www.angelenopetlove.com
Digital Content Manager and Editor, Los Angeles, CA -- 2002-2014
* Consult on a wide array of creative projects on digital media management issues
* Work with Final Cut Pro (video) to log, edit and deliver content within an established workflow
* Conversion, organization and management of video files
* Assist with creating websites for people and training them on how to make edits
Digital Archivist, Freewaves, Los Angeles, CA -- 2008-2009
* convert video files to proper file format, (Flash or Quicktime), organize and manage assets
* Database management using Gallery2 open source program
* http://www.freewaves.org -- and -- http://www.freewaves.org/archive/
The Internet Librarian Conference -- Monterey, CA, October 2008
Participant in 3 day professional development workshops/conference for Digital Librarians.
Digital Archives in India, 2005
As the final project for my MLIS degree, I traveled around India collecting video interviews on the topic of digital archives with people at the National Film Archive (Pune), University of Mumbai Library,
and the Yeshe De Project.
************************************************
Research Skills
Strong internet research/information discovery skills including academic and legal research
(Westlaw, Lexis Nexis), annotating citations and references, creating bibliographies, collecting materials etc.
Digital Librarian Skills
OCLC Worldcat, Innopac/Innovative, SIRSI, Aleph, H.W.Wilson, EBSCO, Proquest, XML, HTML, OAI, OpenURL, PHP, MySQL, MARC, AACR2 (cataloging), EAD (archival tool), Dublin Core, metadata standards and best practices, LibraryThing, DRM (Digital Rights Management), strong presentation skills (Powerpoint, Keynote)
Writing Samples
LA's Sunday Streets: A simple switch by Ingrid Peterson
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/10/13/la%E2%80%99s-sunday-streets-a-simple-switch-by-ingrid-peterson/
LA as Subject, an Archives Bazaar to Remember
http://www.examiner.com/historic-sites-in-los-angeles/la-as-subject-an-archives-bazaar-to-remember
Languages
Spoken and written proficiency in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Norwegian.
Learning Hindi.
*******************************************
Library and Related Experience
Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger Inc. (SGH) -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2008 - 2009
Librarian
* Part-time work for the LA office of SGH (a structural engineering firm)
* Acquisition, interlibrary loan (ILL), reference, cataloging, research
Los Angeles Public Library -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2007 - 2008
Librarian
* Provided reference services at local branch
* Children's Librarian training, lead story-time in classrooms
Library Associates -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2006 - present
Librarian (as-needed)
* Library Associates is a professional staffing agency for Librarians
University of Southern California, Law Library -- Los Angeles, CA -- 2006
Library Administrator (Library Supervisor)
* Inter-library loan/document delivery, circulation, course reserves,
* weekend student supervisor
Simmons College Boston, MA -- 2003-2005
Technology Center, Media Lab Production Assistant (2004-2005)
* Maintained lab computers, performed tasks of scanning/video duplication/video editing
* provided training as requested by faculty and students
Research Assistant for Professor Chen (2003)
* Digital preservation work (image and document scanning, HTML)
Beatley Library, Student Supervisor, Circulation (2003)
* Assisted patrons with requests for items in circulation, reserve and ILL, processed/managed holds
Facets Multimedia, Chicago, IL -- 2002-2003
Rentals Clerk
* Handled patron requests for rental and sale of VHS/DVD from Facets famous collection
* Assisted patrons with reference questions in Film History
Council Travel, Travel Agent/Sales, Los Angeles, CA -- 2000-2001
Travel Agent
* Worked with team in fast paced environment selling student travel products, airfare, study abroad
Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH -- 1996-2000
Student Library Assistant, Reserve Room and Circulation
* Performed circulation desk tasks: processing, shelving, check in/out of library materials