Merle A. Branner Information Professional
Connect
  • Merle A. Branner
  • ARCHIVIST
  • EDUCATOR
  • PHOTOGRAPHER
  • PRESENTATIONS
    • Personal Impression
  • PUBLISHED
  • PROJECTS & PROPOSALS
  • WEB
  • AFFILIATIONS
  • EDUCATOR
  • Lesson

EDUCATION & SPECIAL TRAINING


EDUCATION

Dominican University, River Forest, IL • Master of Library & Information Science  with concentration in Archives and Digital Libraries 
  • Dominican University: Four GSLIS Scholarships
  • Carol Anne Robbins Scholarship (Helen Plum Library in Lombard, IL)

Pepperdine University, Culver City, CA • Master of Science in Educational Computing 
  • Pepperdine University: Two GSEP Scholarships
  • Pepperdine University: Teacher Assistant for two Professors

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA • Teacher Certification

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography 

TECHNICAL SKILLS ​

Applications: 
  • PhotoShop, Acrobat Pro, InDesign, FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Office, Epson Scan, Infokeeper, SentryFile, Audacity, Notability, Inspiration, Kurzweil 3000, Google Docs, Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, iMovie, Photos, Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
​Digitization:
  • Video Tape, Audio Tape, Reel-to-Reel, Records, Transparencies, Negatives and Prints.
Collection Management Systems:
  • KE-Emu, Oracle database: MIMSY, SharePoint, Eloquent and CONTENT dm.
Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS, IOS, and Windows
Still Photography:
  •  Digital and Film Based
Moving Images: 
  • Videography, Streaming and Editing 

SPECIAL TRAINING

Heritage Preservation & Institute of Museum and Library Services: Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures Series • 2013 - 2014
  • Multi Session Webinars with course credit: 
“Fundraising for Collection” • “Caring for Audio Visual Materials” • “Out Reach Activities for Collection Care”   
  • Webinars Single Sessions: "Caring for Books" • "Storage Solutions"

Dominican University, River Forest, IL • 2014
  • Webinars: Copyright Basics Three Part Series, "What Every Library Worker Should Know"

Barat Education Foundation, Lake Forest, IL • 2011
  • Workshop: “Teaching with Primary Sources Program: Learning @ the Source Workshop Series” 

Midwest Archivist Conference Workshops • 2010 – 2018

  • Workshops & Classes: “Fundamentals of Reference,” • “Creating Exhibits with Impact: Design and Curation in the Archives” • “Mysteries of Magnetic Tape Revealed!” • “Introduction to Digital Preservation Concepts” • “Copyright Issues for Digital Archives” • "Strategic Planning Workshop"

George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film and Image Permanence Institute, Rochester NY • 2008
  • Workshop: “Preserving Photographs in a Digital World”

Dominican University, River Forest, IL • 2007 – 2010
  • Special Classes: Digital Libraries LIS 759 • Preservation & Conservation LIS 713 • Internet Fundamentals & Design LIS 753 • Special Libraries LIS 774 • Archives Administration & Services LIS 775

Society of American Archivists • 2007 – present
  • Classes: “Project Management for Archivists” • “Digitization Matters: Breaking through the Barriers-
Scaling up Digitization of Special Collections” • “Leadership & Management of Archival 
Programs” • “Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)” • 
  • Webinars - “Electronic
Records Disaster Planning for Archivists” • “Copyright Issues for Digital Archives” • Webinar - “Archival Collections Management Systems”

The American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH • 2003
  • Workshop: "Planning for Archivists 'Synagogue Archiving'"
Merle A. Branner Information Professional & Educator • © 2023 Web Design by Merle A. Branner
www.merleabranner.com • merleab@me.com • 847.361.1170