Librarianship

Building on his experience as a freelance bibliographer, founded a company to offer bibliography services to private book collectors
Offer bibliography services to private book collectors, including both cataloging and organization

Lead Support Specialist, ByWater Solutions (January 2011-June 2011)

Provide technical support on the Koha Open-source Integrated Library System to ByWater’s clients

Cataloger, American Numismatic Society Library (March 2009-December 2010)

Promoted to Assistant Librarian, April 2010

Catalog new monograph and auction catalog acquisitions
Catalog antiquarian acquisitions
Undertake recon project to catalog rare book collection
Develop and co-direct implementation of call number system for library collections
Index new journal arrivals
Provide reference services to patrons
Spearhead library effort to migrate from legacy system to new Integrated Library System (Koha)

Freelance Bibliographer, Cataloger and Archivist, Edinburgh and New York (January 2008-June 2010)

Assist in cataloguing and organizing extensive personal collections of rare books spanning the fifteenth through twentieth centuries, with particular strengths in seventeenth and eighteenth century British works and modern natural history
Manage the cataloguing and organization of a personal collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century numismatic literature
Manage the cataloguing and organization of a personal collection of natural history books under a tight deadline
Research MARC-based catalogue software to replace custom Microsoft Access database
Perform research for a study of the late eighteenth century book trade
Prepare a 500-page printed catalog of a collection of ornithology books
Prepare bibliography of the works of a major American poet
Prepare catalogs and listings of antiquarian books for book dealer

Intern, Brooklyn College Library (January 2010-June 2010)

Develop Russian-language library instruction videos
Assist with weeding project in Africana and Latino Studies circulating monograph collections

Visiting Fellow, Bodleian Library, Western Manuscripts Section, Oxford University (October 2008-November 2008)

Processed several manuscript collections with materials from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries (links to sample Finding Aids are available on this site)

Library Assistant (Temporary), Newman Library, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic and State University (May 2008)

Provided reference services to patrons
Processed one twentieth century and two nineteenth century manuscript collections (links to sample Finding Aids are available on this site)

Librarian, American University of Afghanistan (October 2007-December 2007)

Implemented staff training seminars
Provided reference services to students and faculty members
Performed original and copy cataloguing for new acquisitions
Managed database subscriptions
Identified and solicited potential donors of both books and electronic access to resources
Managed ILS

Library Assistant III, Firestone Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University (School vacations 2005-2007)

Promoted to Library Assistant IV, June 2006

Processed and catalogued new acquisitions in the rare books department
Managed a team of three students working on a short-term project to ship extensive collection of ephemera from South America to off-site storage facility
Assisted in preparation of “New and Notables” column highlighting recent acquisitions for the Friends of the Library newsletter
Managed long-term project to archive extensive American Peoples periodicals collection

Circulation Desk Assistant, TCNJ Library, Access Services, The College of New Jersey (January 2004-May 2007)

Promoted to Office Manager, January 2005

Promoted to Student Supervisor, September 2005

Promoted to Senior Library Coordinator, January 2007

Jared Camins-Esakov