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Library Staff

Library Director

Ms. Joan Williams

email: jwilliams@bennett.edu

Phone: 336-517-2141

The director of library services has management oversight of library resources for the provision of services to support all college programs, and to manage the performance of other administrative and related professional librarian duties required for the effective operation of the library. Specific duties include:

  • Prepares and recommends the library budget.
  • Allocates resources to the various departments to develop collections in the various disciplines.
  • Prepares reports.
  • Plans and arranges library programs and activities.
  • Supervises and evaluates the performance of library personnel.
  • Attends committee, management and professional meetings.
  • Writes long-range library plans.
  • Plans professional activities for the library staff.
  • Participates in grant writing projects.

College Archivist

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Ms. Jocelyne (Jocy) Caldera

email: jcaldera@bennett.edu

phone: 336-517-1833

  • Catalog (arrange, describe) and process archival materials according to national standards of the Society of American Archivist.
  • Produce finding aids using EAD (Encoded Archival Description).
  • Manages digital production operation to include creating metadata using Dublin Core and scanning archival materials.
  • Communicated regularly with IT staff to support
  • Manage technical aspects of the digital collection in CONTENTdm.
  • Assists in the preparation of project reports
  • Assists in project communication and marketing activities
  • Create/maintains documentation of policies and procedures.
  • Assist with students’ research and historical preservation projects
  • Collaborate w/ colleagues in research and instruction
  • Data collection for archives interaction with student learning outcomes