Resume of Samuel Passey
Samuel Passey
sam.passey@utah.edu
Education
University of North Texas,
Denton, TXMasters in Library Science, 2006
Brigham Young University- Idaho,
Rexburg, IDB.S. Social Studies Education, 2004
Experience
University of Utah, Marriott Library Special Collections 1/2005-Present
Archivist
• Provided excellent reference work in-person, over the phone, and electronically
• Processed, Arranged, Described, and created EAD finding aids for collections in the
subject areas of Politics & Government and Recreation & Leisure
• Led a team to retroactively convert legacy finding aids into the EAD format
• Successfully maintained high-level patron services amidst an ongoing remodel
• Manage two part-time employees and supervise interns from various library schools
• Presented using primary sources lectures to school and community groups.
Utah Manuscripts Association 3/2007-Present
EAD best practices guidelines task force member
• Drafted, edited, and approved metadata standards for a new state-wide EAD aggregated
database
• Implemented DACS (Describing Archives: a Content Standard) recommendations
• Coordinated encoding efforts with partner schools
• Provided guidance for a successful LSTA grant for $100,000
Brigham Young University-Idaho, Special Collections & Archives 12/2002-12/2004
Archives Clerk
• Established a new reading room
• Wrote policies and procedures, trained part-time employees
• Processed manuscript, photograph, and university archives collections
• Implemented EAD and trained my supervisor and co-workers in its use
• Prepared digital collections for upload into ContentDM
Publications
Larson, Stan and Samuel J. Passey editors.
The William E. McLellin Papers. Signature Books.Salt Lake City. Forthcoming June 2007.
http://www.signaturebooks.com/mclellin.htm