KEVIN DRIEDGER
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-9440 • kdriedger@michigan.gov
Employment history
Part time faculty
2008-presemt
Wayne State University Detroit, MI
 Teach the Introduction to Archival and Library Conservation.
Librarian – cataloging and collection conservation
2006-present
Library assistant
2000 - 2006
Library of Michigan
Lansing, MI
 Conserve and re-house with archivally sound techniques paper documents and bound volumes from
the Library’s rare and law collections.
 Regularly lead workshops in book repair throughout the state.
 Original and copy cataloging of print, electronic and audiovisual monographs and serials with primary
responsibility for Michigan government documents. Create and update local authority records. Conduct
database maintenance for quality control.
 Project manager for the final year of cataloging phase and cataloger during microfilming phase of the
Michigan Newspaper Project. Responsibilities included: original cataloging, developing and maintaining
database in Microsoft Access, fielding reference questions, and grant administration.
 Managed the library’s binding program (2002-2006) determining appropriate treatments for items,
processing all outgoing and returning items, and working with the vendor.
Library associate
1996 - 1999
Goshen Public Library Goshen, IN
 Circulation Services (six months) responsible for general circulation duties, answering and forwarding
telephone calls.
 Technical Services (two years) responsibilities included: book repair of circulating collections, assistant
to the automation manager working both with the integrated library system and general PC
troubleshooting, developing public relations procedures as well as writing and editing library press
releases.
Library assistant
1995 - 1996
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library Elkhart, IN
 Processing inter-library loan requests, as well as general circulation duties
Education
M.L.I.S.
Wayne State University
Dec. 2005
Detroit, MI
M.A. in Theological Studies
1996
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart, IN
B.A. (religious studies/anthropology)
University of Manitoba
1992
Winnipeg, MB Canada
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Presentations
 Regularly conduct day-long book repair workshops for library staff.
 Conduct public talk on “Caring for your family treasures” at East Lansing Public Library, Library of
Michigan, Tecumseh District Library.
 Assisted in organizing the Michigan Library Consortium program “Newspaper Collections in Libraries
and Archives” and presented “Managing Michigan Newspapers: Cataloging, Preserving, and Beyond”
in East Lansing, April 21, 2005.
 Presented “Bound to Bind” on the continuing importance of library binding at the NASIG program
“Serials Preservation at a Crossroads” in Ann Arbor, March 11, 2005.
Publications
 A regular column on preservation issues for LM4X, the Library of Michigan newsletter.
 Maintain the blog “Library Preservation” http://librarypreservation.blogspot.com
 “Michigan Book Arts at the Library of Michigan” in the Fall, 2005 issue of Bound and Lettered.
 “Book Press: Public Libraries and Public Relations” in the July/Aug 1999 issue of Library Mosaics: The
magazine for support staff.
Skills & Activities
 Basic reading knowledge of German, ancient Greek, ancient Hebrew.
 Evaluated grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities for the final round of
grants for the U.S. Newspaper Program.
 Worked with Library of Congress on the specifications to convert U.S. Newspaper Project Local Data
Records to MARC Format for Holdings.
 Participated in the State-Wide Planning Subcommittee, as well as the Local History Subcommittee to
the Michigan Library Digitization Task Force.
 Co-curated the “Michigan Book Arts” exhibit at the Library of Michigan, November – December,
2004.
 Member of American Library Association, Michigan Library Association.
 Served as chair of the board of a faith-based retreat center in southern Michigan from 2001-2003.
Oversaw a $250,000 property purchase and the capital campaign.