Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Carolyn Davis
Summary of Qualifications
I am a librarian, an author, and a public speaker. A specialist in development and access issues, I was the first Internet Reference Librarian at the Providence Athenaeum, past Chair of the Resource Center at the Peace Corps headquarters in Jamaica, as well as a facilitator of the Jamaica Coalition on Disability. In these capacities, I conducted Internet and HTML training and survey research for the Athenaeum’s library staff, US Peace Corps Volunteers, and agency directors in Jamaica, respectively. As a researcher and former mediator, I have produced forty publications and presentations in the US, Britain, and Jamaica.
I have experience in Web design and Web 2.0 tools, SQL, PHP, and Adobe Dreamweaver, as well as the use of spreadsheets, including Excel, as well as experience with DACS-compliant finding aids and Blackboard, and significant experience in AACR2, AAT, LCSH, and LC classification.
My first book, How to Write Persuasively Today, was published by Greenwood/ABC-CLIO Publishers in February 2010. I am conducting research for my second. Its topic is physical and psychological access in library communities.Pending: Eban and the Dolphins, a fable for young people.
I have edited several dozen manuscripts and numerous dissertations for others in preparation for publication.
Providence, RI
US
Home phone: 401 369 9540
https://my.indeed.com/p/Caroly-n_Davis
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Years in the field: 30
Years freelancing: 30
Carolyn Davis
Summary of Qualifications
I am a librarian, an author, and a public speaker. A specialist in development and access issues, I was the first Internet Reference Librarian at the Providence Athenaeum, past Chair of the Resource Center at the Peace Corps headquarters in Jamaica, as well as a facilitator of the Jamaica Coalition on Disability. In these capacities, I conducted Internet and HTML training and survey research for the Athenaeum’s library staff, US Peace Corps Volunteers, and agency directors in Jamaica, respectively. As a researcher and former mediator, I have produced forty publications and presentations in the US, Britain, and Jamaica.
I have experience in Web design and Web 2.0 tools, SQL, PHP, and Adobe Dreamweaver, as well as the use of spreadsheets, including Excel, as well as experience with DACS-compliant finding aids and Blackboard, and significant experience in AACR2, AAT, LCSH, and LC classification.
My first book, How to Write Persuasively Today, was published by Greenwood/ABC-CLIO Publishers in February 2010. I am conducting research for my second. Its topic is physical and psychological access in library communities.Pending: Eban and the Dolphins, a fable for young people.
I have edited several dozen manuscripts and numerous dissertations for others in preparation for publication.
