Postgraduate specialisation in Archives: Historical, Artistic and Cultural Heritage
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About me
Karen Merlim
Librarian with a master's degree in Information Science and a research focus on special collections management.
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Information, collections and memory
My career spans public libraries, museum libraries, documentary archives and special collections. I work on collection organisation and technical processing, preventive conservation and facilitating access to information.
At Museu de Arte do Rio, my experience includes managing the library and documentary archive, assisting researchers, supervising interns and supporting exhibitions. I also take part in training and knowledge-sharing initiatives on collections and memory.
Professional practice
Experience with library and collection management systems
I have extensive experience with Pergamum, SophiA Biblioteca and Alexandria Online, which I use in collection organisation and management and in library services.
I also have experience with In Patrimonium, a computerised system for managing cultural heritage, museums and collections.
Academic education
Education
Master's degree in Information Science
Universidade Federal Fluminense — UFF
Postgraduate specialisation in Public and Institutional Library Management
Universidade Candido Mendes
Bachelor's degree in Library Science and Documentation
Universidade Federal Fluminense — UFF
Research
Heritage recognition and musealisation of special collections
My master's research explores the distinctive nature of bibliographic collections in art museum libraries. It brings together Library Science, Museology and Information Science, examining the organisation and representation of rare books and artists' books through research involving MAR and MAM Rio.
Read the dissertation in the UFF repositoryExperience
Professional experience
Librarian and documentalist · Museu de Arte do Rio
Library and documentary archive management; cataloguing, indexing and UDC classification; MARC 21 and Pergamum; RFID; preventive conservation of rare items, documents and artists' books; researcher support; intern supervision and exhibition support.
Librarian · Organisation of Ibero-American States in Brazil
Professional work in library science and information management in Rio de Janeiro.
Librarian · Instituto Odeon
Work in collection management and library services.
Library assistant · Museu de Arte do Rio
Support for technical processing, organisation and library services.
Intern · Museu de Arte do Rio
Experience in specialist library operations and collection management.
Collection assistant · IDG
Circulation, user registration, bibliographic research, collection organisation and relocation, user assistance and use of the Alexandria system.
Intern · Biblioteca Parque Estadual
Public service, guided tours, circulation using Alexandria, cataloguing, collection inventory and support for RFID implementation.
Intern · Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Culture
Support for projects of the Reading and Knowledge Superintendency and for public policies on access to books, reading and libraries.
Experience in customer service and documentation
Previous roles at Oi and Carmo de Sousa Advogados, involving customer service, document analysis and digitisation, and case file organisation.
Continuing education
Selected courses and certificates
- 11th Lecture Series on Rare and Special Collections — 2026
- Archival Science and Digital Social Networks — 2024
- Palaeography 2: Reading Historical Handwriting — 2023
- Cultural Management Training Course — Escola do Olhar/MAR — 2022
- Introduction to the History of the Printed Book — 2021
- From Invention to Excellence: the Printed Book from 1450 to 1570 — 2021
- Ink, Wood and Burin: Engraving in the Printed Book — 15th and 16th Centuries — 2021
- SophiA Biblioteca Software — 2019
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