Jenel Farrell

Jenel Farrell

Freelance Information Professional

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Current
Past
  • Librarian - Part Time at National Public Radio
  • Acquisitions Librarian - French Collection at Library of Congress
  • Acquisitions Librarian at Lawrence Public Library
  • Baker & Partner at Amazing Grains Bakery
  • Co-founder & Program Manager at KAW Lawrence Community Radio 88.9
Education
  • Emporia State University
  • University of Kansas
Connections
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Industry
Online Media
Websites

Jenel Farrell’s Summary

I'm a freelance content manager specializing in asset, rights, and partner management. I'm currently working on American Public Media's iTunes U site, managing digital preservation projects at the Minnesota State Historical Society, and producing live literary programs for Minnesota Public Radio.


Jenel Farrell’s Experience

  • Digital Preservation Project Manager (Grant Funded)

    Minnesota Historical Society

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

    June 2008Present (6 months)

    -Coordinate digital preservation partnerships
    -Manage digital preservation projects
    -Provide educational outreach to county historical archives

  • Radio Producer - Talking Volumes & Live Events (Freelance)

    Minnesota Public Radio

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    October 2007Present (1 year 2 months)

    -Turn live event audio into radio broadcast
    -Help with all levels of the live production, including finding musicians and selecting repertoire for performance
    -Create digital assets for web build out of production

  • Producer - APM iTunes U site (Freelance)

    American Public Media

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    July 2007Present (1 year 5 months)

    -Help develop tools and processes in order to carry out project mission; a process that requires trial and error by the team in order to establish best practices
    -Work closely with IT to ensure seamless data transfer and processes
    -Participate in shaping the strategic direction of the project, including the ongoing production and communication strategy
    -Design a daily work schedule in order to meet project goals
    -Regularly assess workflow and project status to ensure project is on target and within scope

  • Grant Manager (On Contract)

    American Public Media | Minnesota Public Radio

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    October 2007June 2008 (9 months)

    -Managed deliverables and funding ($2.3 million) for 2008 election coverage
    -Worked closely with IT, New Media, News, Marketing, Public Insight Journalism, Finance, Payroll and Development
    -Wrote detailed financial and narrative reports for funders
    -Ensured that on-air and web coverage is meeting deliverables

  • Rights Associate

    National Public Radio

    (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    February 2006July 2007 (1 year 6 months)

    -Managed and responded to all inquiries from the public to use National Public Radio (NPR) content (Average of 30 requests per day)
    -Acquired permission to use content on npr.org including music for All Songs Considered and Song of the Day
    -Managed transcription business
    -Managed relationship with transcript vendors (Lexis, ProQuest, Ebsco, Thomson, Gale, and Factiva)
    -Evaluated the accessibility of our content in vendor products and made recommendations in order to improve access
    -Sought revenue opportunities for transcripts and other distributable content
    -Tracked all sales and revenue from transcript and permissions operations; conducted financial analysis and prepared reports reflecting sales trends, expenses, and revenues
    -Created weekly NPR newsletters (distribution 100,000+) using .html and GetActive
    -Fulfilled company’s music reporting obligations
    -Wrote procedures for all aspects of my position
    -Created a database to track and analyze permissions requests

  • Special Assistant

    Library of Congress

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Libraries industry)

    October 2004February 2006 (1 year 5 months)

    -Provided project management, support, and research for:
    ---The Section 108 Study Group
    ---The Rights and Restrictions Affinity Group section of the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP)
    ---The Library’s internal eDeposit for Copyright program
    -Worked with faculty from 8 partner universities
    -Organized conferences
    -Member of a technical review board to select a vendor and acted as project manager to implement a document management system
    -Assisted with legal research
    -Reviewed and wrote abstracts for Office of Strategic Initiative publications
    -Gave a presentation for the Section 108 Group at Columbia University on access controls for digital content

  • Librarian - Part Time

    National Public Radio

    (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    June 2003February 2006 (2 years 9 months)

    -Answered reference questions in the high-demand, fast-paced environment of the NPR news library using a variety of sources, including Lexis-Nexis, Factiva, ProQuest Historical Papers, and Gale, as well as a variety of print sources, including Facts-on-File, almanacs, political dictionaries, government documents, and magazines
    -Responded to requests with both written and verbal communication
    -Trained staff to utilize online resources
    -Provided remote reference services
    -Operated effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment and respond to questions typically related to history, politics, and language
    -Fact-checked stories and documents for NPR news and executives.
    -Cataloged segments of NPR-produced radio programs using the Techlib cataloging module
    -Created access points to content, including keywords
    -Analyzed and titled content -- metatagging

  • Acquisitions Librarian - French Collection

    Library of Congress

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Libraries industry)

    October 2003October 2004 (1 year 1 month)

    -Reviewed, communicated, and created collection development policies for the French language collection
    -Facilitated the purchase and receipt of the French collection
    -Maintained relationships with vendors and established new relationships
    -Wrote collection policies for the digital collections, including e-books and e-serials
    -Acquired and cataloged e-books, e-serials, & digital journals - metatagging
    -Created and modified bibliographic records
    -Performed catalog maintenance and metadata cleanup
    -Helped establish policies to receive digital resources; wrote procedure manuals and trained staff to utilize established policies

  • Acquisitions Librarian

    Lawrence Public Library

    (Information Services industry)

    June 2000May 2003 (3 years)

    -Worked with vendors, recommending officers, and publishers to acquire all library materials
    -Analyzed community demographics to build a collection that would best serve the community
    -Worked in collaboration with the head of technical services to select vendors, set-up and manage vendor accounts for all formats of materials, including digital resources, and negotiated agreements
    -Wrote procedures for all aspects of the position and trained new staff
    -Acquired most appropriate copy of hard-to-find materials using out-of-print vendors, foreign publishers, and acquisitions Listservs
    -Prepared work for volunteers and supervised and assisted their progress
    -Developed an understanding of the organization and of its governance
    -Obtained experience processing, mending, and preparing bindery materials
    -Volunteered at the Kansas University Law Library where I assisted with the acquisition of government publications

  • Baker & Partner

    Amazing Grains Bakery

    (Food Production industry)

    March 1999May 2000 (1 year 3 months)

    Partner and baker in health food bakery in Lawrence, KS. Consulted the local small business development center and wrote a business development plan for the bakery and succeeded in getting a loan in order to move the business into a new location. Made many a tasty loaf of bread!

  • Co-founder & Program Manager

    KAW Lawrence Community Radio 88.9

    (Media Production industry)

    January 1996June 1998 (2 years 6 months)

    Co-founded a non-profit community radio station called Lawrence Community Radio and managed 90 volunteers, spear-headed fundraising for the station, developed sponsors, wrote sponsor promos, cultivated relationships with community organizations. I also managed the station's programming and did a weekly radio show.


Jenel Farrell’s Education

  • Emporia State University

    Masters, Library and Information Science, 20002002

    I was also an author on the Institute for Museum and Library Services panel on the Future of Librarians in the Workforce.

    Activities and Societies:
    Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society
  • University of Kansas

    BA, Linguistics, 19961998

    Met with the French speaking African community weekly, for two years, to speak French and cook African dishes.


Additional Information

Jenel Farrell’s Websites:

Jenel Farrell’s Interests:

-Project management training (2.25 credits) from George Washington University -Project management training (40 hours) from Edwards Industries, LLC -Experience assistant teaching self-defense classes

Jenel Farrell’s Groups:

American Library Association, IFLA, LAMA, National Women's Martial Arts Federation

  •    ThoseInMedia (The Who's Who in All of Media)
  •    Mobile Content
  •    Public Radio
  •    Archives Professionals
  •    Kansas Alumni
  •    The eLearning Guild
  •    Digital Rights Management
  •    code4lib
  •    Museums and the Web
  •    IFLA
  •    Beta Phi Mu - International Library Science Honor Society

Jenel Farrell’s Honors:

Sarah R. Reed Memorial Scholarship, Lawrence Public Library Honors Scholarship, Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society


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