about
Sam Bogner is an archivist with a background in fine arts, specializing in visual materials, digital media, and web-based content. With a Master of Information from Rutgers and a BFA in Sculpture and Expanded Media from the Cleveland Institute of Art, she facilitates the growing information needs of individual artists, libraries, archives, and museums with a user-focused approach.

experience
Museum Archivist- Neuberger Museum of Art Purchase, NY February 2020-Current
Purchase College, State University of New York
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Arranges and describes institutional records
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Implements institutional standards and workflows for archival materials, file management, digitization, metadata, digital curation, and cataloging
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Preserves and digitizes documents, photographs, negatives, ephemera, film, audio, and other media
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Preserves websites, email, social media, as well as born digital files
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Lead database implementation for archives, integrated with the museum CMS
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Organizes information for web output, finding aids, lib-guides, and other resources
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Provides reference to students, staff, and scholars
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Researches collection provenance and aids curators in research projects
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Implemented records management schedule
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Surveys preservation and conservation needs
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Supervises student assistants
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Creates presentations and workshops for staff, volunteers, and classes
Gallery Coordinator- Mason Gross Galleries New Brunswick, NJ January 2020-December 2021
Rutgers University
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Administrator for gallery operations
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Facilitated and organized both physical and online exhibitions
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Supervised student workers
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Managed multiple projects and events simultaneously
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Worked with students to assist in installation of work and web design
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Hosted workshops for documenting artwork (photography, sound and video), vinyl cutting, installing works, technical equipment and lighting
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Archived and created content for past exhibitions
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Created web platform: http://masongrossgalleries.rutgers.edu
Project Archivist- Julie Langsam Studio Milltown, NJ October 2019-July 2020
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Organized 13,000 photographs into searchable collection by location
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Collected and organized artwork archive for database/website
Archivist-Peter Beard Studio New York City, NY July- October 2019
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Gathered exhibition research
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Processed physical collections of artwork and ephemera
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Created finding aids and inventories
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Developed social media presence
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Assisted researchers
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Performed basic conservation and cleaning of delicate work
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Implemented Records Management
Archives Intern- Cartier Mansion New York City, NY March-November 2018
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Preservation tasks, re-housing
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Catalogued collections by item and file level
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Described visual materials based on controlled vocabulary
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Digital preservation workflows
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Assisted with research requests
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Surveyed conservation needs
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Created finding aids to current archival standards
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Contributed to local controlled vocabulary for correspondence collection
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Assisted the Archives Manager in processing tasks and projects as assigned
Conservation Project Assistant-Gracie Mansion Gallery New York City, NY November-December 2018
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Cleaned and packed books for archival storage
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Performed preservation duties for small sculpture collection
Curatorial Intern-The Sculpture Center Cleveland, OH August 2011-May 2013
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Created content for website
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Gave tours to visitors
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Corresponded with artists and donors
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Assisted artists in the installation and de-installation process
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Collected data for grant proposals
Installation Intern-Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH July-October 2011
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Assisted artists in the in hanging and installing of their work; large scale sculpture and immersive installation
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Served as docent for exhibition opening
Installation Assistant-Spaces Gallery Cleveland, OH June-September 2011
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Art handling and packing (Installation of flat work and sculpture, video, and audio)
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Web content creation
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Gave exhibition tours to visitors
education
Master of Information Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Archives and Preservation May 2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH Sculpture and Expanded Media May 2014
Digital Archives Specialist Certificate Program Candidate, Society of American Archivists Certification expected Sept 2025
Began coursework January 2024
skills
Databases
ArchivesSpace, ArtBase, ArtistArchive, Collective Access, embARK, Filemaker Pro, LibraryThing/TinyCat, Zotero
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Digitization Methods
Professional photography using DSLR cameras
Scanning of slides, negatives, and transparencies, documents, photographs, books
Digital transfer of VHS, audio cassettes, and reels
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Software and Applications
for digital preservation workflows: DART, DROID, WinMerge, ArchiveIt, Internet Archive, WARC file creation using web browser tools, and exports of emails via PDF creation tools
for maintaining and editing digital archives: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, Acrobat, InDesign, Premier), Excel, Airtable, OtterAi (transcriptions)
for project management: Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams, Project) and Apple equivalents; Google Suite, Dropbox, Slack, Sketchup, Airtable
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Archival Standards, Models, and Vocabularies Studied and Applied
DACS, EAD, RDA, MARC, Dublin Core, MODS, VRACore, OAIS, PREMIS, PAIMAS, FADGI
Controlled vocabularies/subject heading schemas: Custom local for museum archive and founding patron papers, Library of Congress Subject Headings and Authority Figures, Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus and Union List of Artist Names
Creative: Marketing, and Communications
graphic and web design (e-blasts, lib-guides, finding aids, Basic HTML, CSS, XML, website formatting via platform (Wordpress, Omeka, Weebly, SquareSpace, Elementor, LiveWhale)
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Fabrication
Laser cutter/CNC, 3D printing and modeling, basic carpentry, sewing, basic printmaking, vinyl cutting and signage, acrylic and plexiglass fabrication
Recent projects include creating custom and adjustable book cradles, creating custom housing for archival objects, designing shelving units to maximize holding capacity and secure storage
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professional affiliations
Conference Participation
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Morgantown, WV April 2019
Web Archiving for Emerging Artists, Graduate Student Poster Presentation
Society of American Archivists/CoSA, Austin, TX July 2019
Adaptive Outreach, Transforming Archival Participation, Student Chapter Poster Presentation
Co-authored with Marlee Newman, Catherine McGowan, Emily Crispino and Stephanie Crawford
Independent Project and Research 2017 to present
Archiving for Artists, an individualized consulting project for emerging artists and their studio practices
Professional Organization Membership/Leadership
Society of American Archivists Member 2017-present
American Alliance of Museums Member 2016-present
SOURCE, Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists at Rutgers University, New Brunswick
President-Spring 2019, Vice President-Spring 2017-Fall 2018