Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSION

Archivist, Preservation and Records Manager, Project Cataloger.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Integrated Library Systems, Archival Appraisal and Access, Electronic Records Management, Digital Preservation, Preservation Management and Representation, Advocacy and Public Programming, Preservation Policies and Surveys, Grant Proposals, Processing Plans, Finding Aids, Budgeting.

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2011

Emphasis in Archives, Preservation & Records Management.

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006

Emphasis in Art History, Graphic Design & Communications Graphics, Audiovisual Recording & Percussion.

EMPLOYMENT

ANALYST, Lender Processing Services, Pittsburgh, PA - September 2010 – Present

Accurately performed property valuations and settlement services for the nation’s top 25 mortgage banks. Reviewed broker price opinions, appraisals, and other real estate related documents used to summarize the condition and marketability of property inspections.

INTERN, Archives Study Center, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2009 – November 2009

Recorded, cataloged, and preserved various ephemera as part of a nationally known Time Capsule Project. Created and continuously updated finding aids and item descriptors for the ephemera found in the ongoing Andy Warhol Museum Time Capsule wiki. Consolidated with the Archival Department to fully integrate The Museum System to an easy-access online platform for the use of museum staff, visiting scholars, and researchers.

HEAD OF PERCUSSION, Volkwein’s Music, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2007 – September 2008

Processed and archived hard copy and digital information for the billing, tracking, and inventory of percussion products. Responsible for the repair, restoration, and service of various types of percussion equipment.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

PROJECT COORDINATOR, Toonseum, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2010 – August 2010

Coordinated a preservation experiment known as the Fat Albert Project to analyze production animation cels used in the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids animated shorts. Provided a historical and cultural context to the collection. Optimized the display and exhibition of animation art by analyzing cel information and creating a preservation survey used for providing key insight and recommendations. Identified potential preservation issues for each animation cel to determine best possible treatment methods for each specific problem. Submitted for two reviews, first by selected peers, then by university faculty receiving exemplary remarks.

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, Lender’s Service Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, September 2011 – Present

Created a central SharePoint Access site to archive all issues found during the duration of the Statistical Market Analysis in Real Time (S.M.A.R.T.) project. Provided access and extended training materials to all users in different clearance levels. Identified beta providers in each market and setup staffing profiles for each. Assigned login credentials for each provider. Discussed the responsibilities and expectations with each user and demonstrated and extended materials to other non-testers.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

TECHNICIAN, Lake Erie Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Lake Erie, PA, November 2004 – August 2005

Assisted the head technician by instructing the members of the drum and bugle corps. Required teaching and traveling throughout the United States with members ranging in age from 15 to 21. Responsible for the instruction and well-being of the members while upholding the highest degree of professionalism.

INSTRUCTOR, Belle Vernon High School, Belle Vernon, PA, June 2006 – November 2006

INSTRUCTOR, Gateway High School, Monroeville, PA, June 2007 – November 2007

INSTRUCTOR, West Allegheny High School, Imperial, PA, June 2008 – November 2008

Instructed the above area high schools and educated as many as 13 members of the drumline with ages ranging from 14 to 18. Focused the instruction on the comprehension and execution of music in coordination with marching. Obtained appropriate clearances and demonstrated qualities like optimism, loyalty, professionalism, and enthusiasm.

COMPUTER SKILLS (Mac and PC)

The Museum System, Archivists’ Toolkit, PastPerfect, Adlib, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Special Libraries Association

Society of American Archivists

LIBRARY SERVICE

Internet Public Library

Music Library Students

COMMUNITY SERVICE

PARTICIPANT, Adopt-A- Highway, Indiana, PA, 2002 – 2006

STUDENT PARTICIPANT, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Indiana, PA, 2002 – 2006

LEISURE AND INTERESTS

Performing Music, Fine Art, Percussion, Teaching, Archiving, Networking, Biking, Designing, Traveling, Sightseeing, Touring.

Resume

Domenic G. Sorace
1816 Harcum Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-897-0918
domenicsorace@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:

To secure a full time archivist or records management position in an art gallery or museum setting where my education, knowledge and skill sets will be utilized.

EDUCATION:

Master of Library and Information Science – April, 2011 GPA 3.26/4.0

University of Pittsburgh

Emphasis in Archives, Preservation & Records Management.

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts – August, 2006 GPA 3.0/4.0

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Emphasis in Art History, Graphic Design & Communications Graphics, Audiovisual Recording & Percussion.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Lender Processing Services - Pittsburgh, PA September 2010 – Present

Analyst

· Accurately performed property valuations and settlement services for the nation’s top 25 mortgage banks.

· Reviewed broker price opinions, appraisals, and other real estate related documents used to summarize the condition and marketability of property inspections.

Toonseum - Pittsburgh, PA June 2010 – August 2010

Preservation Project Coordinator – Class Credit

· Coordinated a preservation experiment known as the Fat Albert Project to analyze production animation cels used in the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids animated shorts.

· Provided a historical and cultural context to the collection by creating a higher level of understanding and deeper meaning.

· Optimized the display and exhibition of animation art by analyzing cel information and creating a preservation survey used for providing key insight and recommendations.

· Identified potential preservation issues for each animation cel to determine best possible treatment methods for each specific problem.

Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA June 2009 – November 2009

Archives Study Center Intern

· Recorded, cataloged, and preserved various ephemera as part of a nationally known Time Capsule Project.

· Created and continuously updated finding aids and item descriptors for the ephemera found in the ongoing Andy Warhol Museum Time Capsule wiki.

· Consolidated with the Archival Department to fully integrate The Museum System to an easy-access online platform for the use of museum staff, visiting scholars, and researchers.

Volkwein’s Music - Pittsburgh, PA September 2007 – September 2008

Head of Percussion

· Processed and archived hard copy and digital information for the billing, tracking, and inventory of percussion products.

· Responsible for the repair, restoration, and service of various types of percussion equipment.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Archival Appraisal and Access, Electronic Records Management, Digital Preservation, Preservation Management and Representation, Advocacy and Public Programming.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

The Museum System, Archivists’ Toolkit, Past Perfect, Adlib, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite.

Week 12:

Comments:
To Rand on the video:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1003426038996200615&postID=1423558269580040554&page=1

To Alison on bookmark management:

http://ab2600.blogspot.com/

Science and Technology Libraries:

This was a very interesting article... One thing I liked is how they pointed out how you can search for different blogs of a related subject by clicking on keywords. It was also nice to be reminded that blog entries should be backed up, because the entries last only as long as the site hosting them. Its also amazing that the first blogs were created to point out new websites on the internet, and now blogs can be about practically anything. This article addresses different subject matter and types of blogging. I like to think that blogs are more organized than project discussion boards.

Using a Wiki...:

After reading the introduction I thought to myself that I wished that I knew of more Wiki sites than Wikipedia... Literally the next paragraph lists a couple of sites that enable you to build your own. It was cool to read about how Wiki sites are used in library instruction, and the different types of wiki literature out there. This article makes me want to contribute my own knowledge on Wiki sites.

Creating the academic library folksonomy...:

I think the first paragraph of this read makes bookmarking a way bigger deal than it is. It described new websites that enable bookmark management. The upside to this is that you can access them whenever, from any computer, and you can share them. The sharing would come in handy with research of course.

How a ragtag band created Wikipedia:

I like these TED videos, they're not boring at all and the presenters have a sense of humor... The speaker does a good job of describing what Wikipedia is, and good facts were presented:

Publicly funded
Size - 600,000 English articles
2,000,000 world wide
Different languages
Top 50 website
It compared Wiki users vs. NY times
Most of the work is volunteer work
Cost 5,000 dollars to run, cheap!
Occasionally gets locked with controversial topics

The presenter later describes real time peer review and its interesting to see how any changes made are columned up next to each other to view what was changed and when.

Muddiest Point:

The "new phenomenon" of there being websites that allow you to manage bookmarks is cool and all, but it probably takes a lot of your time to go to the site... login, enter a password, and actually organize your bookmarks... You do half of that anyway in Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Week 11:

Comments:
To Susan on "The Deep Web":

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9004604055760573247&postID=7311586600377229072&page=1

To Nate on the OAI article:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=3368777487964238988&page=1

Web Search Engines:

I feel that it is important for the GYM search engines to remove dead links, especially because of the huge amount of Web pages. This article contained lots of useful facts such as the amount of web data out there (400 terabytes), examples of infrastrutures, and what a crawling algorithm uses... Part 2 of this series gave a review of how the 400 terabytes of web data are indexed and gives a list of terms that reminded me of the day of memorization in high school. The terms for the most part seemed to be processing and search engine terms. I guess now I know at least what some of the things mean when I mess with my browser settings.

Current Developments and Future Trends...:

Metadata?! Again! Super... In really so many words, this article describes how the OAI was initially developed as a means to federate access to diverse e-print archives through metadata harvesting and aggregation, and how there is continued developments. This would have been an easier read if I would have understood what they were talking about from the beginning. Some sort of defining or use of gigures wouldn't have hurt. This article looks like it was written for someone specifically in the field.
Later described were the developments and missions of the OAI and they even reintroduced XML, HTTP, and even Dublin Core, so I at least understood that part. After reading the ongoing challenges section, I agree that there should be a universal use of a Dublin Core Tag. This is important because as they state, a user must receive the exact information they need. The article lists more challenges and ends with the future development.

The Deep Web:

This was an interesting article that related web content to the depths of the ocean. It makes sense! Like the ocean floor, how much of the information on the World Wide Web is never seen? When you do a google search, you see this:
I know personally, I don't go past '3' ever! So how much are we missing?

Muddiest Point:

I found the "Deep Web" article very intersting and I can't help but wonder a few things... There's parts of the ocean foor that we've never seen, just like there's a bunch of information we never get to see on the web... How much are we missing? Could what we're missing be valuable at all? What exactly is filtered out and how?

Website!

Here's the URL to my website... For some reason, half of the pictures contained in it will not work on the server. It looks sweet in KompoZer and Dreamweaver, but pretty lack luster once you upload it on the pitt site... Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem. Can anyone help?

http://www.pitt.edu/~dgs18/index.html

Week 10:

Comments:

To Nate on the Digital Libraries article:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=301150766198525940&postID=5836373957895676096&page=1

To Lauren on sub-surfaces on the web:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4181925387762663697&postID=3072857614832667163&page=1

Digital Libraries:

I agree that one of the biggest problems when tryint to conduct an effective search is just how much scholary material is out there! It was cool to see how a Federated Search Diagram is laid out and how it works. Also, all of the funded projects and background work that went into the evolution of the "digital library."

Dewey meets Turing:

Right off the bat this article made me realize how important our degree title is... and that the 'I' in MLIS is really important. When it comes to digitizing libraries, it does require 3 people. Librarians, computer scientists, and publishers... OR just 1 MLIS graduate. Very intersting and informative!

Institutional Repositiories:

The link didn't work for me on this one, so I 'googled' it and found what I think is the correct article... It was cool to see how certain actions like the cost decrease of online storage costs has contributed to the evolution of digital, disciplinary scholarly practices.

Muddiest Point:

A lot of us seem to agree that we don't quite get how multiple links increase the rank on one's webpage. However, links and ads do make you a lot of money!

Also, my website looks really bad without pictures... I wish they would work on the Pitt server. Perhaps some Jing screen captures of my site to come?

Week: 9

Comments:

To Lauren on XML:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4181925387762663697&postID=6088639436438282257&page=1

To Jenny on XML:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=61837130736160649&postID=6652831274209621358&page=1

An Intro to XML:

Interesting, but hard to understand... I wish it was worded better. Some links to examples also would've been a great help... "Enter a third-level heading without first entering a second-level heading..." What?! The components section should've definitely come first, and an XML cheat sheet would've been awesome.

A Survey of XML Standards, Part 1:

This reading provided some good history of XML along with some useful links to help you fully understand what XML is and how it works. The references the Uche Ogbuji provided were helpful as well. Before reading this article I didn't quite know what it meant when I checked the "XML" and the "XHTML" boxes in Dreamweaver... Now I know, and this is my new XML cheat sheet.

Andre Bergholz Tutorial:

This tutorial had excellent explanations. It explained the difference between XML, SGML, and HTML. It makes it clear that HTML actually tells nothing about data content. The figures were a big help with understanding and showed in written code the difference between HTML and XML. You can actually see all of the content contained in XML code just by looking at it. This was a good read for me because I never read up on anthing like this before. Especially when it came to DTD Element and such. The figures for making XML work with stylesheets was helpful as well...

XML Schema Tutorial:

After reading the introduction, I'm glad I read the other readings first... This tutorial gave great definitions of XML Schema and exactly what it does, supports, and how its used. It later gives examples of code and breaks down simple types, complex types, and data types. This makes for another good print out that I'm sure I'll end up referring to at some point.

Muddiest Point:

We still haven't used to codes we've been looking at to build any websites... I'm aware its coming but I'd like to do it now while all this code jargon is fresh on my brain. I also wish the readings weren't so much the same. But I guess that's good for memorization...