Katie Cheever

2301 W Arthur Ave Apt 1 Chicago, IL 60645 | 309-369-9527 | katieramone@gmail.com |

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiecheever/

Objective

Motivated librarian and archivist learning every day and putting her stamp on the world.

Education & Certifications

MASTER OF SCIENCE | 2017 | DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, RIVER FOREST, IL
Major: Library and Information Science.
Certificate: Archives and Cultural Heritage Resources & Services.
Related coursework: Cultural Heritage, Digital Curation, Metadata, Preservation, Archival Principles and Practices,
Technology, HTML/CSS.

BACHELOR OF ARTS | 2010 | OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, OK

Major: English
Related coursework: Coursework in analysis of literature and writing.

ASSOCIATE OF ART | 2007 | HESSTON COLLEGE, HESSTON, KS

Major: General
Related coursework: Research practice in family heritage.

CPR & AED CERTIFIED | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | 2016-2018

Professional Experience
TRANSCRIPTION INTERN | STUDS TERKEL RADIO ARCHIVE | MARCH 2017-PRESENT
Listening to radio programs while reading through transcripts that were run through Trint, editing transcripts for
names, grammar, and corrections.

PRACTICUM STUDENT | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | JAN 2017-PRESENT

Experience using DAM system, drafting archive policy, metadata clean-up.

TEACHER | MCCORMICK MONTESSORI CHILD CARE CENTER | NOV 2012-PRESENT

Helped children meet their developmental milestones in their first year. Organized classroom to provide best service to
children. Managed assistants and trained several people in the infant room.

ARCHIVES INTERN | HAITIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CHICAGO | AUGUST 2016

Helped organize their files and put the folders on a Google Doc. Internship done during Cultural Heritage class.

BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER | THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY | JULY 2016

Made sure books were straightened and stocked shelves as books were bought.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE / CASHIER | WAL-MART | JUNE 2010-JULY 2012

 Learned how to treat customers and gained valuable customer service experience. Dealt with complaints about store or
products and referred those issues to the right people. Flexible with schedule and helping with being a cashier when
there were lines.

Skills & Abilities

TECHNOLOGY
Experience in coding HTML and XML. Knowledge of how computers work, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite. Creation of
a LibGuide and usage of Omeka.

COMMUNICATION
Excellent written and verbal communication developed through professional emails and having to take a leadership
role in several jobs.

LEADERSHIP
Experience developed through working as a teacher.

Membership in Professional Organizations

- American Library Association (ALA) 2015-present
- Chicago Area Archivists (CAA) 2015-present
- Society of American Archivists (SAA) 2017-present

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