Peter B. Frisman

Professional librarian and archivist with three years' experience in public libraries, two years' experience in archives, and a background in filmmaking and film theory.

Skills

• Excellent organization skills
• Leadership skills
• Project planning
• Strong writing skills
• Instructing and supervising young adults

Library and Information Science Skills

• Archives management
• Circulation
• Collections maintenance
• DACS
• Dewey Decimal Classification
• EAD
• Library of Congress Classification
• Library database input
• Library materials processing

Artistic Skills

• Acting
• Actor direction
• Analytic writing
• Camerawork
• Constructive criticism
• Narrative storytelling
• Screenwriting
• Text editing

Computing Skills

• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• ArchivesSpace
• CSS
• Digital video compression
• Evergreen ILS
• Final Cut Pro
• FileMaker Pro
• General website design
• HTML
• Logging and capturing
• Macintosh OS X
• Microsoft Office
• Sierra ILS
• XHTML
• XML

Experience

Employment

Jul 2018 — Mar 2020: The Donohue Group, Inc., Windsor, CT.

Project Cataloger. Edited databases of Yale University's library system for items to be placed in storage.

• Edited MARC records
• Affixed bar codes
• Searched OCLC database for MARC records
• Checked items for damage

Sep 2017 — Jun 2018: The Donohue Group, Inc., Windsor, CT.

Library Assistant. Edited library databases of Yale University's Film Study Center in accordance with updates to its cataloging system.

• Edited MARC records
• Affixed bar codes
• Searched OCLC database for MARC records

Jan 2015 — Nov 2017: Aurora Research & Evaluation, Glastonbury, CT.

Research Librarian. Provided research support on independent research and evaluation projects concerning education, health, and human services.

• Literature searches
• Data tabulation and quality assurance
• Edited reports

Nov 2014 — Jun 2017: Freelance Writing Tutor.

Provided tutoring services for disciplines and assignments involving writing.

• Advised on grammar, effective means of persuasion, essay structure, writing smooth and fluid prose, etc.
• Tutored middle and high school students

Mar — Jul 2008: FOX 61 WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT.

Operated camera for nightly newscast.

• Set up microphones for anchor desk
• Other miscellaneous duties

2007: New York Pro Tech Expo, Brooklyn, NY.

Production assistant.

• Set up booths, staffed registration table, set up tables and chairs, etc.

2003 — 2008: Freelance videographer.

Weddings, training events, etc.

• All camera work
• All editing
• Transfer to DVD

2000 — 2002: Welles-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury, CT.

Page for children's department.

• Processed books for disposal
• Helped children with activities
• Assisted patrons
• Read to children

Internships

Nov 2016 — Feb 2017: Welles-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury, CT.

Intern for children's department.

• Helped conduct reference interviews and reader's advisory for young patrons, parents/guardians, teachers
• Assisted in creating seasonal book displays
• Supervised children during special programs
• Determined items to be discarded
• Mended items
• Assisted in development of children's programming

Mar — Jul 2013: Wellesley College, MA.

Collaborated in the development of the intranet of the Wellesley College Archives via ArchivesSpace.

• Wrote online request forms
• Created automated scripts via Google Forms

Jun 2010: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT.

Helped publicize films to be screened in theater.

• Researched upcoming films
• Located synopses, blurbs, positive reviews, and publicity stills
• Wrote own synopsis of plots
• Designed flyers containing above elements for the purpose of distribution and promotion of screening

Oct — Dec 2009: American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA.

Designed and co-wrote online exhibitions of photographs and other visual materials related to businesses run by Jewish families.

• Selected suitable materials from archival collections
• Digitally enhanced images as necessary
• Wrote code for exhibit in valid XHTML
• Designed exhibit in valid CSS
• Researched and wrote descriptions of materials in own words

Mar — May 2009: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Boston.

Analyzed information on land plans.

• Entered and indexed data into electronic database
• Re-foldered used materials

2007 — 2008: Production Internships.

Conducted miscellaneous duties for films and television pilots.

• Six Bullets From Now
• New Amsterdam
• Evolution of Dad
• New Music Showcase
• Stonestreet Studios
• Blood Kisses

2003 — 2004: Community Television for the Southern Berkshires, Lee, MA.

• Operated camera equipment
• Assisted in non-linear editing
• Created slideshow presentations for airing

Volunteering

Oct — Dec 2014: Brookline Public Library, MA.

Teen room volunteer.

• Maintained orderliness of teen room
• Assisted patrons

Mar 2013: Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch, MA.

Helped organize book giveaway program for children.

• Organized books to be distributed for display
• Supervised children and guardians during event
• Helped children and guardians select books
• Placed remaining books in storage

Sep 2012 — Feb 2013: Boston Arts Academy/Fenway High School Library, MA.

• Checked books in and out via library's circulation software
• Processed books for withdrawal
• Edited classification of books in library's circulation software

May — Sep 2012: Charlestown Boys & Girls Club, MA.

Devised and implemented simple and efficient classification system for small children's library.

• Organized and sorted books
• Checked for books in need of disposal
• Instructed other volunteers on labeling books

Oct — Nov 2010: Rotch Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Edited metadata on maps of architectural library on database.

• Researched background of library assets to determine value

Aug — Sep 2010: Connecticut State Library, Hartford.

Organized collection of historical photographs.

• Researched persons and settings present in photographs
• Created written descriptions of items in own words
• Recorded metadata of the photographs
• Entered all created data into spreadsheet for finding aid

2001 — 2002: Glastonbury Youth Service Bureau, Glastonbury, CT.

Took part in student-run television program.

• Operated camera
• Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, by Friends of Glastonbury Youth

Academia

Degree Programs

2008 — 2010: Simmons College, Boston, MA. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

Concentration in Archives; earned MLIS with a GPA of 3.583. Completed classes in:

• Moving Image Collections in Libraries and Archives
• Archiving and Preserving Digital Media
• Managing Records in Electronic Environments
• Photographic Archives

2005 — 2006: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

Earned Bachelor of Arts in Communications, under Film Certificate program.

• Focused on classwork in filmmaking and film criticism
• Wrote 3 short videos; edited, photographed, and directed 2
• Directed 2 live television programs

2002 — 2004: Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA.

Earned Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts.

1998 — 2002: Glastonbury High School, CT.

• Coursework included two classes in videography
• Completed 12 short videos (6 solo)

Other Education

2006, 2007: International Film & Television Workshops, Rockport, ME.

Completed one-week intensive workshops in:

• Digital Post-Production — training in Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• Adobe Photoshop

2007: Manchester Community College, CT.

Coursework in:

• Website design
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Flash

Published Works

Print

The Simmons Voice

• Film reviews
• Other entertainment

The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

• Film Reviews

Online

American Jewish Historical Society, Boston

• Three Jewish-owned Businesses of 20th century Greater Boston