Hello! I'm a professional researcher and special collections librarian with a Master’s of Library and Information Science who has decades of experience finding information and working with archival and special collections. I provide research for podcasts, museum exhibitions, and other creative and library projects. I have experience working in university, museum, and special libraries and was the Library Director at a contemporary art museum before becoming an independent researcher and consultant.
If you have a project that could use some research help, please get in touch. I'd love to work together.
To learn more about my experience, visit my LinkedIn.
Researcher
I have decades of experience working with researchers within and outside of libraries, as well as conducting my own research. For the last ten years, I have been an independent researcher and library consultant, helping support podcasts and museum exhibitions. Do you need help with an upcoming exhibition? Or perhaps supporting research for your podcast or other creative project? I can help.
Current Research
- Rebel Spirit Podcast
- Says Who Podcast
- Working on an exhibition for the Newberry Library
Special Collections Librarian
I have over fifteen years experience working in special, museum, and academic libraries and archives. I’m skilled at all aspects of running a library, from technical systems to cataloging as well as reference and archival management. I’ve been trained to handle artwork and other special collections. Do you need a freelance library consultant to work on a special project in your library? Perhaps to catalog a special collection or establish an archive? Or help plan a library or build a collection? I can help.
Library Employment
For a fuller picture of what I've done, visit my LinkedIn.
Traveler
I’ve organized my life around traveling. It is an essential part of who I am, a traveler. From road trips as a child banging around in the back of our station wagon to Airstream trips now with my family, I am always either traveling or planning my next trip. The Hitch is my family’s podcast about traveling in our Airstream, Evangeline, in the summers. Check it out if you would like to hear more about traveling, towing, and living in a 27' Airstream travel trailer.
Let's Connect
Spending hours and hours researching is what I love to do and I'm diligent and dogged in pursuit of what I'm looking for. If you want help with your research projects, reach out. You can contact me through email at janice@janicedillard.com or on LinkedIn.