allyson groves

* Answered and screened calls * Reviewed manuscripts and wrote readers reports for the principal agent * Processed invoices and royalty statements for numerous clients * Wrote and copy-edited agency catalogue entries, webpages, and non-fiction project proposals * Tracked the status of ongoing projects using excel sheets and accounting software

* Drafted a report to the CANB community to address the challenges of preserving digital records * Created a set of step-by-step guidelines for preserving digital records for small institutions * Assisted in the ingestion, selection, migration and dissemination of digital records * Added metadata to digital records * Tested and made recommendations for various open-source preservation applications

* Hosted a weekly spoken word radio show * Reviewed literature, movies, television, and poetry * Analyzed pop culture trends and events

* Researched and revised outdated company documents * Assisted in the research and development of a new Environmental Services curriculum * Developed and maintained an inter-office communication wiki * Developed and stocked an online inter-office resource library * Created user manuals and delivered training seminars

* Conducted extensive research on topics surrounding Atlantic Canadian agriculture in the early 20th century * Scoured microfilm copies of archived newspapers for relevant articles

* Solicited and edited submissions * Supplemented submissions as necessary * Collected and created a compendium of resources for Atlantic Canadian Poetry * Prepared digital content for publishing * Contacted authors and publishers to secure permissions to publish copyrighted content * Worked with web developers to design a functional online archive * Populated the website with the prepared content