Amanda Shepp

Senior Assistant Librarian

Ancillary Title:

Coordinator Special Collections

Library

117 Reed Library

(716) 673-3606

Amanda.Shepp@fredonia.edu

DMAI

DM ID:

2207235

Education:

Master of Library Science, State University of New York at Buffalo

Bio:

Amanda M. Shepp currently serves as the Coordinator of Special Collections & Archives in The State University of New York at Fredonia’s Daniel A. Reed Library Special Collections & Archives Division. She presents and writes on topics related to digitization and historical subjects within the realms of Freethought, Spiritualism, and the Occult. When she’s not elbow-deep in materials from a bygone era, Mandi can be found homebrewing, experimenting in the kitchen, and enjoying life with her happy-go-lucky husband, Chris, and enormous Norwegian Forest Cats, Kujira and Bakemono.

Office Hours

Monday:

9 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday:

9 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday:

9 AM - 5:30 PM

Thursday:

9 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday:

9 AM - 5:30 PM

Research Interests:

Digital humanities, In-house digitization methodologies - The Black Box Method, Specialized research techniques, Research & Archival Pedagogy,, Rare books, Bookmaking techniques, Artist book methods & materials;Woman’s suffrage, Spiritualism , Freethought, Burned-Over District and related movements, Utopian society movements, Victoriana; Local History, Legend, Lore, & Haunted History;Occult Beliefs, Practices, and History, Theosophy, Secret societies, Esoteric and Goetic literature, Phrenology & Esoteric psychology, Esoteric and Occult philosophy, History and practice of illusions and stage magic;History of 20th-Century subcultures.

Awards & Honors:

Conference Scholarship, Association of College & Research Libraries Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (2018).

Excellence in Library Service, Western New York Library Resources Council (2017).

Professional Membership:

The League of Awesome Librarians

Society of American Archivists

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association for College and Research Libraries

American Library Association

New York Library Association

Western New York Library Resources Council

Special Libraries Association

License / Certification:

Book Repair Basics

Certified Archivist

Library Director I

Contract/Grant:

Festivals Fredonia Outreach Improvements

2023

Recordings at Risk

2022

Innovation & Access Grant

2020

Preservation Assessment Program

2020

Strategic Planning Assistance

2019

Intellectual Contribution:

New York Heritage Digital Collections: Helping Researchers at Home

2022

Tips and Tricks for Researching Your Spiritualist Ancestors

2021

A Peek Beyond the Veil: “Spiritualist Shorts” at Lily Dale

2020

Media Contribution:

Bound by the Cloak Podcast - "Exploring America: Lily Dale (NY" (2023).

Who's Who at WNYLRC (2022).

The Joseph Damon Story (2021).

the New York Times (4).

Lost In The Stacks: The Research Library Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show (27).

American Libraries Magazine ().

Performance/Exhibit:

Sounds of the Past: Music in Reed Library's Archives & Special Collections

2023

The History of Mason Hall

2023

A Trip to the Archives in 50 Objects

2023

I Love NY Summer of Hip Hop

2023

Sigurd Rascher Collection Highlights

2023

Far From Normal: A Rich History of Music at SUNY Fredonia

2023

Demystifying Archives: Availability, Accessibility, & Invisible Labor

2023

Music in Our Schools Month: Celebrating Alumni of Note in Music Education

2023

The Buffalo Bills @ SUNY Fredonia

2023

The Art of Correspondence

2022

Chautauqua County Ephemera

2022

Founder's Day 2020 Virtual Exhibit

2021

Founder's Day 2019

2019

Honoring Fredonia Alumni Who Have Served

2019

Rare Books: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2019

Presentation:

Remixing the Archives: Current Students and Future Researchers

2023

Getting the Most Out of Tours

2023

Updates & News From Reed Library's Special Collections & Archives

2023

Demystifying Archives: Accessibility, Availability, & Invisible Labor

2023

Witches, Wives, Women: Feminist Theory & Salem Witchcraft

2023

History Where You Least Expect It! Place-based Strategies

2022

DIY Digitization: Methods & Practices

2022

State of the Scholarship in Special Collections & Archives

2022

Well, That Escalated Quickly: When One Project Becomes Many Projects

2022

International Collaboration in Interesting Times: Salzburg, Skype, and Stefan Zweig

2022

Collections/Archives Panel

2022

International Collaboration in Interesting Times: Salzburg, Skype, & Stefan Zweig

2022

Keeping Current: Tips & Tricks for Policy Updates

2022

International Collaboration in Interesting Times: SUNY Fredonia, Zweig Digital, and StoryMapsJS

2021

Virtual Assessment Experience at SUNY Fredonia

2021

Failing at Failure

2021

Advocacy and You

2020

Advocating for Your Passions and for Yourself

2020

Weak in Body, Strong in Spirit: Suffrage, Social Progress, & Spiritualism

2020

Witches, Wives, Women: Salem Witchcraft & Its Influence on Feminist Theory

2020

Special Collections Librarianship

2020

A Slice of Lily Dale History: Colonel Bob and Robert Burns

2019

A Demonstrative History of Sideshow Acts

2019

The Global Library

2019

Mentoring the Mentors

2018

Undoing Library Cliches

2018

‘As God as My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly’: Failure Confessions

2018

Last modified:

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 11:43am

Disabled:

Is Faculty:

Is Teaching (staff member):

Approved photo:

Yes

Photo Filename:

s/shepp_amanda.jpg

eServices ID:

ward1222

Dept Trimmed:

library

UID:

ward1222-Library

www Node ID:

Main menu

Amanda Shepp