CURRICULUM VITAE

Elena Stuart
1940 Palace Ave stuaelen@my.dom.edu
Saint Paul MN 55105-1730 651-442-1715 cell

Experience – Work

University of Minnesota – Art & Architecture Library Minneapolis MN

Art & Architecture Librarian Assistant (part-time)
https://www.lib.umn.edu/architecture
April 2019 - present
Assist Arts, Architecture & Landscape Architecture Librarian with projects, exhibitions and
collections.

Art Institute of Chicago - Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Chicago IL

Cataloger – Volunteer (part-time)
www.artic.edu/research
January 2017 – June 2017
Undertook original and copy cataloging initially processing a donated collection of books with
reproductions of works of Russian artist A. Zhitomirskii and exhibition catalogs of his works
primarily in Russian, but also in several European languages. Cataloging work included search of
local and remote databases using Millennium ILS, creation of call numbers and subject headings
using the ClassificationWeb tool, checking the shelfing list, Cyrillization for the 880 MARC fields.
The new and copied bibliographic records were created or updated according to RDA and local
cataloging practices and rules.
Authority work included search of the local and remote databases using Millennium ILS, creation of
new authority records and updating of the existing records in OCLC, and research for information to
differentiate individuals from the list of undifferentiated records.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Washington DC

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden’s preserves the estate, museum and gardens that Marjorie
Merriweather Post developed to house her collections of Russian Imperial art, French decorative arts,
costumes, textiles, and jewelry and to interpret and present them for the enjoyment of the public.
www.hillwoodmuseum.org
Head of Archives & Special Collections (full-time)
October 2015 – March 2016
Responsible for creating, implementing, and guiding the department’s institutional strategic
initiatives. Performs collection development and selects special collections materials. Manages the
budgets, database and content management systems, digitization programs, preservation of analog
and digital assets, and operations of the Museum’s Archives, Art Research Library, Digital Assets,
Image Rights, and Special Collections.

ConsultantPlus Moscow Russia

ConsultantPlus is Russia’s largest provider of legal and regulatory information in both print and
electronic services. (Comparable to LexisNexis.) www.consultant.ru/sys/english
Manager of Administration (Archivist) (full-time)
November 2011 – April 2012
Monitored Russian government websites to locate recently published legal and regulatory documents.
Researched other sources to locate ministerial records. Cataloged and archived published documents.
Worked with attorneys to facilitate making documents immediately available to clients where legally
authorized.
Access Mode Sector Manager (full-time)
March 2010 – October 2011
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 Handled electronic requests and execution of security passes for company visitors. Prepared
authorization to transfer property. Met visitors, instructed new employees on security access
requirements, collected and analyzed statistics, and archived material of value.

Nilsen Club (f/k/a Unique Travel CJSC) Moscow Russia

Publisher of a monthly serial and a website regarding luxury travel, provider of tourist services for
VIP clients. http://nilsenclub.ru
Librarian (full-time)
December 2007 – January 2009
Daily scanning and cataloging of Russian and foreign language tourist resources, prepared detailed
list of all tourist area articles using keywords to inform employees, maintained the electronic catalog,
undertook literature research for journalists, researched sources for unique information for daily
update of company website, checked collection to identify outdated and low demand literature for
removal, created databases, selected and maintained subscriptions to domestic and foreign serials,
books and directories, communicated with foreign company partners, and did translation projects for
senior management.

Russian Book Chamber Moscow Russia

The Russian Book Chamber is the national bibliographic center. It was established in 1917 to
catalogue all published material, carry out numbering to meet international standards, and distribute
copies to libraries throughout the country. http://www.bookchamber.ru
(Comparable to Library of Congress.)

Senior Bibliographer (full-time)

July 1989 – April 1994
Participated in cataloging, collection management of serials published in Russia whether in Russian,
in foreign languages, in languages of the peoples of Russia or the former union republics; undertook
reference research for Russian organizations including governmental ministries.

Central Department of Naval Forces Moscow Russia

Russian Naval Headquarters
Education Facilitator (full-time)
November 1985 – July 1989
Undertook research, prepared literature subject lists for officer training seminars, identified,
purchased and cataloged new literature of general political and military interest, worked with the
collection, organized literature exhibitions, undertook inventory checks of the collection, supported
officer conferences of up to 1,000 attendees, and handled reference inquiries.

Scientific Fundamental Library of Moscow State University Moscow Russia

Librarian (full-time) – Book Depository Department
http://www.msu.ru/en/info/struct/depts/library.html
August 1983 – October 1985
Assisted with the organization and storage of one of the largest library collections in Russia, handled
patron queries including delivery and arrangement of the used literature, carried out inventories, did
collection checks, and assisted with reference work.

Experience – Volunteer

Online Audiovisual Catalogers – OLAC http://olac-annotator.org/#/about

Translator
February 2014 – December 2015
Movie credit translation from Russian into English for the OLAC Movie & Video Credit
Annotation. Experiment supervised by the University of Oregon Libraries.

Experience – Education

Library of Congress Washington DC

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Africa Section http://www.loc.gov/aba/about
African, Latin American, and Western European Division
Practicum Student (24 hours/week)
September 2014 – October 2014
Built a basic foundation for understanding the collection needs of a research library and the
specialized functions of a whole item cataloger including working closely with a subject cataloger
and the serials cataloging specialist. Undertook initial processing and RDA cataloging of incoming
library materials from West Africa and South Africa in English and French including searching
requests for acquisitions, creating and updating initial bibliographic control records for monographs
and serials, and whole item cataloging including subject analysis using the Library’s online
integrated library system (Voyager ILS). Details of work experience and catalog records are
available at: http://elenavstuartpages.weebly.com/practicum-journal

Education

Dominican University River Forest IL

Department of Library and Information Science gslis.dom.edu
Master of Library and Information Science
August 2012 to January 2015 (GPA 4.0/4.0)
See professional portfolio http://elenavstuartpages.weebly.com

Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Moscow Russia

Business French DFA B1 Advanced level http://www.francais.cci-paris-idf.fr/dfp-b1/
February 2009 – October 2009

Moscow State Linguistic University Moscow Russia

The largest and the oldest university in Russia that specializes in linguistics and foreign languages with
about 10,000 students and postgraduates in the university.
Diploma – Translator Consultant (English and French) www.linguanet.ru/english
September 1997 – June 1999
Evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. as additional semester undergraduate credit of
31 hours.

Moscow State University of Culture and Arts (f/k/a Moscow State Institute of Culture)
Moscow Russia
The Institute is one of only a few universities for training librarians with about 11,000 students.
Diploma – Librarian-Bibliographer www.mguki.ru
September 1984 – May 1989
Evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. as equivalent to a US Bachelor degree in
Library Science with additional graduate work. Total semester hours of undergraduate and graduate
credit of 156 hours. US Bachelor degree is 124 hours.

Foreign languages
Russian Native English Fluent
French Fluent

Publications I am the author of the Russian book in a genre of traveling notes: "From Moscow
towards the Adriatic Coast"
Memberships ΒΦΜ - Beta Phi Mu Library Honor Society
Certificates “Making Sense of Data” Google April 2014
“Introduction to Archives Administration and Management” March 2016
"The Interpreter Advantage (TIA)" January 2019
(40-hour Interpreter Professional Training)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Commercial Oral Proficiency Interview Test (January 2019)
• English Advanced High Qualified
• Russian Superior Qualified
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Seminars Library of Congress Seminars:
• Information Security Awareness 2014
• Cataloger’s Desktop 4 New Feature Overview
• ILS Searching for Bibliographic Control Staff
• Subject Curriculum: Cataloging the Grey Areas
• ILS Cataloging
ALA 2017 Convention Seminar “Building Successful Digital Programs at Small
Institutions”
Interests Travelling, piano, classical music, theatre, reading
Visa Status US Citizen

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