ANGELA C. SPITZER STANLEY
ARCHIVIST & LIBRARIAN

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Collaboration and Assistant State Librarian

Georgia Public Library Service | Atlanta, GA

May 2022 - present

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As part of the executive administrative team, provides strategic leadership to the state library. Manages a team of five program directors and 18 staff, including the Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Consults with Georgia's 61 public library directors in library administration, funding and government relations, strategic planning, and library advocacy.
 

• Leads multiple statewide, collaborative digital library resource sharing programs accessed daily by thousands of library users. Directly manages a budget of $3.3M and contributes to decision-making on an agency-wide budget of $50M in state and federal funds;

• Directs public library participation in the Georgia Reads for America250 initiative, in partnership with the Georgia Council on Literacy and the Georgia Municipal Association;

• Directs eRead Georgia--a popular new, statewide ebook and digital audiobook reading platform hosted by the Palace Project--which helps libraries save money and strengthen marketplace competition by advocating with publishers for better licensing terms;

• Prepares and implements library trustee training sessions, facilitates strategic planning, and provides consultation to public libraries statewide;

• Identifies legislative or policy changes and strategies.

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Director of Archival Services & Digital Initiatives

Georgia Public Library Service | Atlanta, GA

​September 2016 - May 2022

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Led a wide variety of projects and partnerships to collect, preserve, and share Georgia's history and heritage. Managed all aspects of program operations, including vendor relationships and operational workflows. Developed and delivered dynamic education programs to improve archival literacy among library staff. 

 

• Oversaw the Archival Services & Digital Initiatives department (formerly Georgia HomePLACE) and provided support in planning, budgeting, scheduling, facilitating, reporting and publicizing collaborative digitization projects;

• Served as the primary liaison between the Digital Library of Georgia and the state's public libraries;

• Worked with DLG to implement multiple collaborative digitization projects involving original historical materials in libraries and associated history-related organizations across the state;

• Provided training and professional development as appropriate to enhance public librarians understanding of DLG digitization approaches and processes;

• Significantly increased accessibility of and user engagement with archival and historical materials held by libraries and their partner organizations;

• Managed a budget of $75,000 in combined state and federal funds.

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Head of Archives & Special Collections

Athens Regional Library System | Athens, GA

​July 2015 - September 2016

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Managed all aspects of the library’s archives and special collections programs, including donor relations, acquisitions, processing, and digitization. Promoted from Heritage Room Librarian to Head of Archives and Special Collections in 2015, and oversaw a staff of four.

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• Managed all aspects of the Heritage Room, including archival collections processing workflows, digitization projects, and archives and genealogy reference;

• Increased staffing by an additional 1.5 FTE staff and expanded public service hours to facilitate greater community access;

• Established an locally-managed digital preservation program for born-digital and digitized collections using free and open source software;

• Promoted to department head and senior management team member in July 2015.

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Heritage Room Librarian

Athens-Clarke County Library | Athens, GA

March 2013 - June 2015

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Provided reference service and managed all aspects of the library’s archives and special collections programs.

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• Handled all aspects of the Heritage Room, a genealogy and local history research collection, including acquisitions, collection management, archival processing, public programming, preservation, digital curation, and exhibits;

• Provided reference service and handled passport applications for the Adult Services Department;

• Received two Historic Preservation grants for the care and maintenance of archival collections;

• Dramatically increased collection usage, particularly among younger audiences.​

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Children's & Young Adult Librarian

Satilla Regional Library System | Douglas, GA

October 2011 - February 2013

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Responsible for all aspects of the Children’s and Young Adult department, including acquisitions and budget management, collection development, and programming.

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• Managed a modest budget for the purchase of children’s and young adult books and audio/visual material. 

• Designed and led original children’s and young adult programming serving two counties and six branches across rural south Georgia. Collected and maintained operational statistical data.

• Provided daily circulation and reference service, and led the library’s successful volunteer program. 

• Secured donations and grant funding for the Summer Reading Program.

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Senior Librarian II

Belmont Branch & Enrico Fermi Cultural Center &

Stephen A. Schwarzman Library

New York Public Library | New York, NY

September 2010 - September 2011

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Librarian Trainee

Jerome Park Branch

New York Public Library | New York, NY

January 2009 - August 2010

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Information Specialist

Jerome Park Branch

New York Public Library | New York, NY

June 2008 - December 2008

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Managed a wide variety of library operations and services for all ages. 

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• Provided reference services in positions of increasing responsibility for adult, young adult and children’s collections;

• Developed original educational programming and classes;

• Collected and monitored metrics and maintained statistical data, and increased Children’s print and non-print circulation;

• Responsible for Children’s collection care, including the reference and historical books of the Italian Heritage collection;

• Provided weekend adult reference service in the Rose Reading Room at the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street.

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Digital Archivist

Dog Green Productions | New York, NY

November 2010 - June 2011

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• Created an original database to catalog an expanding collection of more than 1,500 digital images;

• Completed original cataloging and item-level metadata entries;

• Identified preservation measures for film reels, photographs, military and cultural artifacts, and digital images.

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Fellow, Queens College Civil Rights Archive

Rosenthal Library | New York, NY

September 2010 - December 2010

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• Arranged, described and created a finding aid for a collection of personal papers, manuscripts, and correspondence from Andrew Berman, a member of the Queens College chapter of Students for a Democratic Society;

• Entered metadata into Dublin Core in accordance with international standards;

• Curated an end-of- semester exhibit of select materials for student, alumni, administrative, and donor perusal.

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Curatorial Intern, Manuscripts & Archives Division

New York Public Library | New York, NY

January 2010 - May 2010

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• Created a subject guide and organizational history to improve description of the Women’s Prison;

• Association collection, in addition to declassifying boxes available for research access;

• Complied an index to the Division’s holding of New York City account books for improved researcher access to records of commerce and trade;

• Retrieved and documented IGIC, Diana Davies, and related records for delivery to the registrar’s office for display at the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibition, “The Lindsay Years: A Symposium”;

• Answered remote reference questions as necessary.