Curriculum Vitae
June 2017 to Present – Managing Research Librarian, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division, New York Public Library
Administration of Art & Architecture Collection and the Picture Collection, as well as a role in managing the Division, overseeing service point operations, collection development, and establishing a Wallach Committee to advocate and support special projects as well as build upon existing endowments to realize the sustainability of the Division’s work.
March 2016 to June 2017 – Director of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections [LAMs], International Center of Photography
Director of a collaborative department designed to enhance and preserve collections strategically, support their seamless access by researchers and artists, and enhance digital discovery and educational partnerships as well as leading the Friends of LAMs, and co-leads the ICP Acquisitions Committee.
August 2001 to March 2016 – Stephanie Shuman Librarian, International Center of Photography
Director of museum and school library: supervised relocation, established catalog, cooperative digital projects, fundraising, and collection development. Lead library instructor; founder of both Library Committee and Friends of the Library groups. Appointee to Board-led Programs Committee, Website Redesign Groups, Community Engagement Group, Committee on Work-Life, and Community Interaction [customer service] trainer.
May 2000 to August 2001 – Art Librarian, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Manager of art library: initial planning for retrospective conversion of library holdings in coordination with all museum’s holdings, initial planning for restored reading room in coordination with Museum Education, re-housed special collections, and provided reference support to staff and patrons worldwide.
July 1995 to April 2000 – Librarian and Archivist, The Costume Institute Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manager of the library, departmental archives, & curator of paper collections: Responsible for reference, exhibition research, acquisitions, cataloging, serials, research guidance and library use instruction for students, and supervision of staff, apprentices, interns and volunteers; administration of grants; participant in Metropolitan Museum of Art Internet Standing Committee, 1997-99.
September 1991 - June 1995 – Administrator to Administrative Coordinator,
The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manager of curatorial department: acquisitions, international loans, exhibitions, inter-museum relations, cataloging and classification, ready reference, and all aspects of exhibition and publication production; organization & assessment of department archives.
January 1986 - August 1991 – Study Storage Assistant to Manager,
The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manager and assistant to two managers of the department’s collection of over 75,000 costumes: cataloging, filing, maintenance of the collection, administering and supervising classes and all researchers in the collection, thesaurus design and indexing of departmental holdings, and actively participated in the development and initial implementation of The Museum System.
1990 - 2003 – Independent Researcher / Research Consultant
Clients have included Giorgio Armani USA, Christian Dior Couture, Biennale di Firenze, Chanel Couture USA, Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, and State Hermitage Museum, LVMH.
Education
May 1997 – M.S., Library and Information Science, Pratt Institute
Areas of independent study: French, German, Japanese, and Italian language, paper making, book binding & restoration, graduate museum studies [costume and textile history] and art history, html, xml, management, project management and Photoshop.
June 1985 – B.A., Art History/Fine Arts, State University of New York at New Paltz
Major emphasis on graphic arts and painting / Minor emphasis in Theatre Arts.
Selected Presentations/Teaching
Presenter, “Books of Books Rock One Small Library” in Photography and Books Across Boundaries in Art Libraries, Archives, and Museum Collections at ARLIS/NA 45th Annual Conference, New York NY, March 2018.
Presenter, "Ker-Pow!" in Photographers’ Self-Publishing: Contexts for Collecting Contemporary Photo Books at ARLIS/NA 43rd Annual Conference, Fort Worth TX, March 2015.
Founder, International Center of Photography “Teeny Academy,” New York NY, November 2011 to present.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science, New York NY, January 2004 - Present. “Thesaurus Design and Construction” and “Photography Collections.”
Instructor, International Center of Photography, Summer 2002- Present: “Researching a Photography Project,” “Cataloged Responses: Library and Archives as Laboratory,” “Photo Information Gathering,” “Teen Academy” and “Research for Photographers.”
Session Organizer and Conference Co-Organizer, Contemporary Artist Book Conference [ARLIS/NY, Printed Matter and PS1], 2007 to present: October, 2008: “Dummies for Photographers.”
Professional Organizations
Member of the Board of 10X10 Photobooks, December 2015-present and Member of the Advisory Board of Penumbra Foundation, June 2018-present.
Vice-chair/Chair-elect/Past-Chair of Art Libraries Society of New York [ARLIS-NY] Executive Board, January 2013-December 2015
Volunteer ARLIS/NA aggregator of monthly Library of Congress Subject Headings revisions pertaining to the arts
Member of ARLIS/NA, IFLA, ALA, and CAA
Awards
ARLIS/NA Andrew Cahan Travel Award, 2014; ICP Spotlights Legacy Award, 2015
Certification
New York State Public Librarians Certification, MRF9CGR, June 2015-June 2020
Selected Publications
(Guest Editor) The Photobook Review, No. 14. New York: Aperture, 2018.
(Afterword) Bookdummy: An Imaginary Studio, A Non-Stop Process, 1993-2015. Edited by Victor Sira. New York: Bookdummypress, 2016.
(Essayist) Lucia Papčo. New York: Christian Duvernois Gallery, 2014.
(Essayist) Publicaciones sobre libros fotográficos y fotografia impresa. Edited by Leandro Villaro. Buenos Aires: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2014.
(Contributor) 10X10 Japanese Photobooks. Edited by Matthew Carson, Russet Lederman, Olga Yatskevitch and Michael Lange. New York: 10X10, 2014.
(Contributor) Memories Can’t Wait. Edited by Kate Levy and Bridget de Gersigny. New York: International Center of Photography, 2013.
(Essayist) 19th Century Photography. New York: Routledge, 2007.
(Essayist) Scribner’s Encyclopedia of Europe, 1789-1914, 1st edition. New York: Scribner’s, 2006.
(Essayist) Fashions, Fads and Style. 1st edition. 5 volumes. Detroit MI: U*X*L, c2004.
(Essayist) Contemporary Artists, 5th edition. St. James Press, 2002.
“Viewpoint: E-Bay as BHA? New Paradigms in Researching the Ephemeral.” Art Libraries Journal (ARLIS UK & Ireland), Vol. 26, no. 2 (Fall 2001).
Sophia Style. New York: Friedman-Fairfax (Barnes & Noble), c2001, 2004.
(Co-author) “Guggenheim Exhibitions: from Research and Development to Reference.” International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Journal, Fall 2001.
(Co-author) “Integrated Art Documentation: The Guggenheim Perspective.” Art Documentation: Bulletin of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Vol. 20, no. 1, Spring 2001.
(Bibliographer) La Belle Assemblée. Richard Martin, Editor. New York: The Costume Institute/New York University, 1996.
(Editor) La Dernière Mode. Richard Martin, Bibliographer. New York: The Costume Institute/New York University, 1996.