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My Resume

Contact Info:

Melissa

mbergie1313@gmail.com

My name is Melissa, and I have a 2.1 Joint Honors Undergraduate Degree from the University of Glasgow. I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute. I have around 5 years of experience from Historic Trappe/The Speaker's House in various fields including archaeology, archives, and museums. Because of my extensive experience at these non-profits, I have been given leading positions over other interns and volunteers. Through my academic endeavors, I have experience in various types of research and am knowledgeable in various database systems and their cataloging schema. My main interests lie in anything Ancient Greek-related, especially ceramics and mythology, but I am also interested in more general archaeology, museum, library, and archival work. (I am debating continuing further study in Classical Archaeology or something similar, but that won't be for a couple of years at least). This page mostly contains my work experience and related professional development. If you are interested in my academic experience, please check out the following pages: Pratt Institute and University of Glasgow.

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Key: Experiences in yellow are archaeology and museum-related, whiles those in pink are library and archival-related; non-specific boxes are in grey.

Professional Experience

Skills

 Archaeological/Museum

  • Excavation techniques & documentation

  • Exhibition staging

  • Handling, processing & housing of artifacts

  • Lab work: dry & wet brushing

  • Labeling & reconstructing ceramics

  • Research

  • Tours

 Bibliographic Conservation

  • Book binding

  • Box-making

  • Mylaring

 Databases

  • Evergreen (Intermediate)

  • Omeka-S (Beginner)

  • PastPerfect (Beginner)

  • q-Gis (Beginner)

  • Sierra (Intermediate)

 Office Suite

  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Intermediate)

  • Google equivalents (Intermediate)

 Social Media

  • Video & Photo Editors: iMovie, Movavi Video Editor, Pixlr (Beginner)

  • Institutional blog and social media writing

  • Personal blog and social media writing

Project Archivist | Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia | 2021- Present

  • Created a digital inventory and catalog of bibliographic materials to be transferred to PastPerfect.

  • Assessed condition of items, addressing minor concerns.

  • Managed social media, blog, and newsletter content.

  • Consolidated previous digital spreadsheets and EAD finding aids.

  • Formulated an arrangement proposal and implemented a schema to best organize the collection.

  • Produced a worker's manual for further students or archivists who will work on this project.

Contract Artifact Cataloger| The Speaker's House (Historic Trappe) | 2021-Present

  • Created a digital catalog of excavated artifacts in a spreadsheet to be transferred to PastPerfect and a spreadsheet to be used by the Principle Investigator.

Contract Archaeologist | Heister House (Privately Owned) | 2018-Present

  • Excavated unit, documenting stratigraphy and finds connected to a building foundation (potential mil- or spring-house).

  • Monitored construction projects to ensure artifacts were collected from disturbed areas.

  • Itemized and prioritized daily tasks while overseeing various interns/volunteers.

Reference Librarian | Easton Area Public Library (Main Branch) | 2020-2021

  • Utilized Evergreen for multiple tasks.

  • Set up computer sessions for patrons and assisted them with basic technology questions.

  • Printed, copied, scanned, and faxed documents for patrons.

  • Pulled holds for patrons while stacks were closed.

  • Assisted patrons with research questions in-person and over the phone.

  • Researched read-alikes for high demand books.

  • Performed a diversity audit of books within the Romance collection, noting down information in a spreadsheet.

  • Adapted as procedures changed during COVID-19 pandemic, especially as we changed from limited in-building access to curbside pickup services.

Languages

  • Ancient Greek

  • Latin

  • Modern Greek

  • Spanish

Addresses

 Lutheran Archives of Philadelphia

 TBA

 Easton Area Public Library Main Branch

 515 Church Street

 Easton, PA

 18042

 610-258-2917

 Eastern Monroe Public Library Hughes   Branch

 1002 N 9th Street

 Stroudsburg, PA

 18360

 570-421-0800

 Pocono Mountain Public Library

 5500 Municipal Dr

 Tobyhanna, PA

 18466

 570-894-8860

 Pratt Institute Library Brooklyn Campus

 3899, 200 Willoughby Ave

 Brooklyn, NY

 11205

 718-636-3420

 Historic Trappe

 P.O. Box 26686

 Trappe, PA

 19426

 610-489-7560

  • Dewee's Tavern: 301 W Main Street

  • The Henry Muhlenberg House: 201 W Main Street

  • The Speaker's House: 151 W Main Street

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Circulation Clerk | Eastern Monroe Public Library (Hughes Branch) | 2020-2021

  • Utilized Evergreen for multiple tasks.

  • Checked items in and out for patrons, pulled holds, and handled fees and other payments.

  • Assisted patrons with any directional and general information questions concerning the location of items within the collection, study rooms, events being held in the library's various public spaces, and changes in services due to COVID-19, both in-person, over the phone, and through email.

  • Imparted information to patrons on how to navigate the library's online catalog, specifically on how to access it from library computers as well as on non-library computers.

  • Provided basic technical assistance with computer usage, printing, and other electronic resources such as Overdrive, Libby, and, occasionally, our databases.

  • Registered patrons as library members in-person, over the phone, and via online applications.

  • Monitored and directed coworkers as we refined patron records.

  • Adapted as procedures changed during COVID-19 pandemic, especially as we changed from curbside pickup to in-building to appointment only back to curbside services.

  • Enforced new policies during COVID-19 to ensure the library was operating safely.

Temporary Service Librarian | Pocono Mountain Public Library (remotely) | 2020

  • Informed patrons via phone call of changed services due to COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Recorded information in a spreadsheet about concerns and preferences of patrons.

  • Directed patrons to proper resources for further information.

Technical Services Graduate Assistant| Pratt Institute Library (Brooklyn Campus)| 2019

  • Deaccessioned items physically and digitally from Sierra.

  • Edited call numbers to include cutter number.

  • Updated and removed unnecessary labels, rebound books in new dust jackets, and added magnetic strips.

  • Handled and preserved circulating and special collection materials.

Reference Graduate Assistant| Pratt Institute Library (Brooklyn Campus)| 2018-2019

  • Assisted patrons with research, directional, and other questions in-person, over the phone, and via chat.

  • Provided help with any basic computer, printing, or scanning issues.

  • Handled and paged circulating as well as special collection materials.

  • Inventoried books, ensuring that they were in proper Dewey Decimal Order.

  • Assessed a range of books for weeding/de-duping, providing reasons for withdrawal in a spreadsheet.

  • Fulfilled inter-library loan (ILL) requests of books and article/journal scans for in-house and outside patrons.

Assistant to Executive Director/Museum Curator| Historic Trappe| 2018-2019

  • Itemized and prioritized daily tasks, delegating individual duties to interns.

  • Established the library and special collections catalog through the creation of a spreadsheet.

  • Reorganized the bibliographic items, removing any unnecessary, irrelevant, and duplicated materials.

  • Resolved unorganized state of artifact and antique storage facilities.

  • Curated three exhibitions on artifacts and conveyed information on them to guests.

  • Assisted with a redware photoshoot, curating and preparing items to be photographed.

  • Oversaw demolition, ensuring archaeological evidence was not disturbed.

  • Educated children on archaeology through specialized, fun learning activities.

  • Advertised and helped set up the 'Dinner on Main' fundraising event.

  • Provided informational tours of the three historic properties to visitors of all ages and levels of knowledge.

  • Participated in Historic Trappe meetings.

Assistant to Principle Investigator | The Speaker's House (Historic Trappe) | 2018-2019

  • Coordinated with the Principle Investigator in preparing excavation units.

  • Managed excavation units and oversaw students working in them.

  • Supervised the continued excavation and documentation after the Principle Investigator left the site.

  • Communicated with the Principle Investigator throughout the continued excavation about all findings.

  • Reconstructed redware ceramics, to be used by the Executive Director/ Museum Curator in various exhibitions.

Volunteer Archaeologist | The Speaker's House (Historic Trappe) | 2016

  • Managed and oversaw two excavation units and their documents.

  • Informed and trained other volunteers/students who worked in those trenches.

  • Processed artifacts in the lab.

Education

Addresses

 Pratt Institute Library Manhattan Campus

 144 W 14th St

 New York, NY

 10011

 University of Glasgow

 Glasgow G12 8QQ

 Scotland, UK

M.S. in Library and Information Science | Pratt Institute | 2018-2020

  • Focus: Archives, Cataloging, Conservation, Museums.

  • Final Project: E-portfolio

  • Courses:

    • Museums and Digital Culture​

    • Collections Development

    • Rare Books and Special Collections

    • Intro to GIS

    • Conservation Lab

    • Museum Information Management

    • Reference and Instruction

    • Management of Archives and Special Collections

    • Conservation and Preservation

    • Knowledge Organization

    • Information Technologies

    • Information Professions

Joint Bachelor's 2.1 Degree in Classical Civilisations & Archaeology | University of Glasgow | 2013-2017

  • Focus: Ancient Greek history and material culture; Handling, care, and analysis of artifacts.

  • Final Project: Dissertation

  • Courses:

    • Ancient Technology

    • Interpreting Greek Tragedy

    • The Roman Republic in Imperial Imagination

    • Trowels to Test Tubes: Archaeological Science in Action

    • Archaeological Honours Portfolio

    • Cloth and Clothing

    • Homer and his Readers

    • How to Lead the Good Life: Greek and Roman Ethics

    • Recovery and Interpretation of Archaeological Data

    • Theory and Interpretation in Archaeology

    • Archaeology 2A & 2B (Archaeology of Europe and the Mediterranean & Archaeology in Theory and Practice)

    • Classical Civilisations 2A & 2B (The Civic Discourse of Classical Athens & Imperial Rome: City and Empire from 19BC-180AD)

    • History of Art I

    • Ancient Greek 1A & 1B

    • Archaeology 1A & 1B (The Archaeology of Scotland & Archaeology in the Modern World)

    • Classical Civilisations 1A & 1B (Early Greece, from Troy to Plataea, 776-479BC & Republican Rome, 220-19BC)

Coursework

Administrative Documents

  • Collections Development Policy

  • Grant Application

  • RFP

Archaeology Documents

  • Artifact descriptions

  • Plan view drawings

  • Profile view drawings

  • Stratigraphy information

Archaeology Reports

  • Glasgow Necropolis: Object Biography and Social Status

  • Museum Report: Roman Coins

  • Mugdock County Park: Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment

Conservation Reports

  • Environmental Control

  • Preservation Planning for the Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku Collection

  • Treatment Reports for Mylaring, Book Binding, and Book Box Constructing

Literary and Case Reviews

  • Archival Access and Outreach

  • Artifacts Collections Management by Archaeologists and Museums

  • Bibliographic Research Project

  • Excavation Report Critique on The Red Tower by Denys Pringle

  • Stable Isotope Analysis: An Archaeological Technique

  • Strengths and Weakness in Investigating Textile Production and Use: Preserved Textiles from Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt

Curatorial Projects

  • Exhibition Proposal: Homer's Odyssey, A Printing Journey

  • Omeka-S project on Prometheus

Literature Analysis

  • Dissertation: Dystopia: A Modern Prometheus, or Prometheus: A Modern Dystopia? A Classical Reception Study

  • Homer's Influence on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

  • The Importance of Rituals within Greek Tragedy

Professional Development

Webinars/Lectures Attended

  • TBA

  • TBA

  • TBA

  • A Toast to Ancient Greek Wine Drinking by Kathleen Lynch | AIA Archaeology Abridged | April 15th, 2021 (1pm)

  • Archaeological Pottery: From Trench to Ancient Table by Kathleen Lynch | AIA Archaeology Abridged (online webinar) | March 11th, 2021 (1pm)

  • 'Etruscanizing' Athenian Painted Pottery by Sheramy Bundrick | ASCSA Greek Painting in Context series (online webinar) | March 11th, 2021 (12pm)

The Ancient Greeks (Certificate) | Wesleyan University via coursera.com | 2021 

  • This is a survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. Along with studying the most important events and personalities, broader issues such as political and cultural values and methods of historical interpretation will be considered.

  • Explore the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations through Homer's Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony, Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Eumenides, Vergil's Aeneid, and more.

Greek and Roman Mythology (Certificate) | University of Pennsylvania via coursera.org | 2020-2021

The Ancient Greek Hero (audit) | Harvard University  via edx.org | 2020

  • Discover the literature and heroes of ancient Greece through the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, the tragedies of Sophocles, the dialogues of Plato, and more.

PALA Secretary | Pratt Institute's Chapter of the American Library Association | 2018-2019

  • Planned events for students of the School of Information to attend.

  • Allocated funds for students to attend these planned events.

  • Sent out email invites and notices for these events.

  • Recorded minutes for the meetings.

Student Ambassador | University of Glasgow | 2013-2017

  • Guided and advised prospective students on life and studies at the University of Glasgow via phone calls.

  • Provided U.S. high school guidance counselors with helpful insight on the application process for international students, providing personal experiences.

  • Created a spreadsheet to benefit students who decided to study abroad.

  • Assembled international mail and brochures.

Archaeological Field School at The Speaker's House | Ursinus College | 2015

  • Assisted fellow students in excavating and updating documents for a trench.

  • Processed artifacts in the lab.

  • Informed local visitors of the project's importance.

21st Century Museum (Certificate) | University of Leicester via futurelearn.com   | 2015

  • Explore the role of museums in today's world in terms of questions on who museums are for, what museum spaces should be, reactions to museum objects, and how they should play a role in the pursuit of social justice, human rights, technological advancements, and health/wellbeing.

Other Work Experiences

Temporary Retail Worker | A.C. Moore (Stroudsburg Store) | 2020

  • Organized new shipments to be easily distributed to their proper section within the store.

  • Moved heavy boxes throughout the storage room and the main store.

  • Stocked the shelves with newly received items.

  • Provided customer service, assisting customers with finding items or with any other questions they might have.

  • Worked the cash register.

ARC Reviewer | Astoria Bookshop | 2017-2020

  • Read advanced readers copies (ARCs) of unpublished books.

  • Critiqued these books in a short essay to be used for acquisition decisions and promotional materials.

Sitter (House/Dog/Child) | Various | 2015-2016

  • Provided care for two medium-large dogs (pit-bull mixes).

  • Supported a dog with walking issues.

  • Administered anxiety medicine as required to the other dog that had sleeping anxiety.

  • Oversaw the house, providing security and maintenance.

  • Entertained two young children (pre-school and 1st grade age) and a large dog from early morning to mid-afternoon.

  • Ensured proper vitamins and medicine were taken each morning.

  • Observed that hygiene practices were kept up and assisted when necessary.

  • Distributed breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

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