Samantha Oddi
Graduate of New York University's Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program and the University of Virginia. GS' assistant. Archivist. Baker. Fan. Feminist. Writer. Improviser. Media and ukulele enthusiast.
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- Moving Image Archivist and Media EnthusiastMotion Pictures and Film | Greater New York City Area, USSummary
Trained moving image archivist with experience in public institutions and university libraries. Specializing in film and digital preservation, with thesis research in web video and web archiving.
Specialties: Film inspection and repair, collection assessment, description, research, cakeExperience- Nov 2011 - PresentOffice Manager and Archival Specialist / Gloria Steinem's Office
Organizing, managing, helping, answering, archiving, supervising, training, hiring.
- Sept 2009 - Aug 2011Course Reserves/Microforms Assistant / Bobst Library, New York University
Checking out and returning books, helping patrons, inventory, material rehousing, retrieving and shelving books, articles, and microform materials, deaccessioning, some reference work.
- Sept 2010 - Dec 2010Digital Preservation Intern / National September 11 Memorial and Museum
Researching digital preservation topics and solutions, evaluating preservation policy drafts, encoding video for access purposes, creating and editing catalog records.
- Jun 2010 - Aug 2010Archives Intern / Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Processing and researching audio and film collections, creating access copies of materials, describing materials for catalog entries, inventory, rehousing materials.
- Jan 2010 - May 2010Film Preservation Intern / Brooklyn College Library
Inspecting, inventorying, rehousing, and recommending and preservation access solutions for the Sam Levenson collection and small collections at the archives.
- Aug 2005 - May 2009Student Lead Worker / Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Organizing and shelving books, performing quality control checks and searches, assisting patrons, directing student workers.
- Jun 2008 - Aug 2008Summer Junior Fellow / Library of Congress
Participated in variety of tasks at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, including: cataloging newly received copyright materials, processing collections, inspecting nitrate film, pulling/shelving materials in vaults. Created exhibition of "treasures" found during summer with other interns held at Library of Congress.
Education-
2009 - 2011New York UniversityMA in Moving Image Archiving and Preservation
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2005 - 2009University of VirginiaBA in Classics
Activities: University Programs Council, The Cavalier Daily, Academic Competition Club, Vox Rox, Shakespeare on the Lawn, Hoos News
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