Jenel Farrell

Current

Digital Preservation Project Manager (Grant Funded) at Minnesota Historical Society
Radio Producer - Talking Volumes & Live Events (Freelance) at Minnesota Public Radio
Producer - APM iTunes U site (Freelance) at American Public Media

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Past

Grant Manager (On Contract) at American Public Media | Minnesota Public Radio
Rights Associate at National Public Radio
Special Assistant at Library of Congress

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

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Education

Emporia State University
University of Kansas

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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 2008 — Present (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 2007 — Present (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 2007 — Present (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 2007 — June 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 2006 — July 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 2004 — February 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 2003 — February 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 2003 — October 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 2000 — May 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 1999 — May 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 1996 — June 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, 2000 — 2002

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, 1996 — 1998

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

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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