COLLEEN LAYTON

layton93@gmail.com (314) 250-5787

EDUCATION
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, RIVER FOREST, IL
Master of Library & Information Science, Anticipated Graduation Spring 2022
Related Courses: Records and Information Management; Digital Curation; Metadata for Digital
Resources; Organization of Knowledge; Intro to Archival Principles, Practices and Services.

UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND

MA Honors (Undergraduate Degree) Modern History, June 2015

EXPERIENCE
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM, CHICAGO, IL
Rights and Reproductions Coordinator, January 2022- Present
• Assist external clients with the licensing of images based on copyright assessment.
• Metadata creation and maintenance within Capture, a digital asset management system.
• Coordinate digitization efforts between the museum’s physical archives and the photo lab.

@PROPERTIES, CHICAGO, IL
Assistant Relocation Coordinator, September 2020- January 2022
• Create files for incoming assignments and organize departmental records.
• Establish and manage utility accounts for inventory properties, including invoicing.

GERBER HART LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES, CHICAGO, IL

Archival Intern, January 2021-May 2021
• Assessed and arranged several collections within the Gerber Hart archive.
• Created DACS compliant finding aids in accordance with the library’s standards.

ST. AUGUSTINE COLLEGE, CHICAGO, IL

Library Assistant, September 2019- September 2020
• Conducted reference interviews to help students and faculty find and use information resources.
• Provided in-person and remote information literacy, technology, and research instruction.
• Assisted in the cataloging, weeding, and re-organization of the 11,000 title library collection.
• Created virtual research guides and made regular updates to the library website.

FREELANCE STAGE MANAGER, CHICAGO, IL

AEA Stage Manager, August 2015-September 2019
• Took clear, detailed notes throughout the production for the benefit of actors and artistic team.
• Managed personnel to build a positive and professional work environment.

SKILLS
Well versed with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, PCs, Apple Products,
MARC, and XML. Comfortable creating social media content across platforms including Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram. Experienced with design platforms Canva and Adobe Photoshop.