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Curriculum Vitae Updated December 2011
CYNTHIA TOBAR, M.L.S., M.A.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, METADATA LIBRARIAN
Mina Rees Library Phone: 212.817.7072
City University of New York Graduate Center [email protected]
365 5th
Avenue
New York, NY 10016
EDUCATION
M.L.S., Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science, May 2008
Certificate in Archival Management
M.A., New School for Social Research, May 2006
Political Science
Master's Thesis: The ‘Social Movement Perspective’ Regarding NPOs: Using Resource
Mobilization Theory to Understand Collective Action within NPOs in Puerto Rico.
B.A., Hunter College, May 2001
English, Writing Concentration, Philosophy minor
AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION
Special collections and archives (see PUBLICATIONS, SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE AND
PROFESSION, SPECIAL PROJECTS)
Documenting the context of memory, performing arts, community documentation, gender
studies, attacks on memory, identity politics, crisis of representation, history and storytelling,
media and print culture, social and political theory. (see PUBLICATIONS, SPECIAL
PROJECTS, PRESENTATIONS)
Digital preservation & metadata (see SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION,
SPECIAL PROJECTS, PRESENTATIONS)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Professional Appointments
Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY
Assistant Professor, Metadata Librarian, December 2009-present
Catalog materials in all subjects and formats, with specialization in cataloging special
collections, digital resources and other non-print formats.
Perform original cataloging for CUNY Ph.D. theses.
Supervise one full time employee and multiple interns.
Participate in digital project planning and implementation including the development of
standards and best practices, creating metadata for digital resources.
Assist patrons at the Reference Desk and at library workstations; serve as subject liaison
to the Political Science, Sociology, Social Welfare and Theatre doctoral programs.
Serve as back-up to the volunteer archivist.
Assist with photo rights and reproduction requests.
Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
Senior Metadata Creator, June 2009 – December 2009
Created descriptive and structural metadata in Argus museum database for prints and
negatives for digitization for the museum’s Collections Portal.
Evaluated and maintained quality control of metadata records in Argus museum database.
Produced standards manual and transformed cataloging policies.
Assisted Digital Project Coordinator with creation of controlled vocabularies, metadata
schemas and properly encoding digital assets.
Analyzed metadata needs and provide estimated metadata timeline for proposed projects.
Supervised metadata creator and intern.
Assisted with re-housing of photographs.
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Archivist/Cataloger, May 2008 – May 2009
Arranged, described and preserved political, social, and historical archival collections for
the Archives and Manuscripts division.
Performed original and complex cataloging and classification of collections processed by
archival staff.
Conducted catalog maintenance and revision of records in various formats in OCLC,
CATNYP and Millennium.
Surveyed, arranged and described theatre and dance archival collections for the Wilson
Processing Project.
Created finding aids in EAD using Xmetal.
Conducted inventories of music and theatre archival collections.
Performed original cataloging and classification in OCLC, CATNYP and Millennium of
archival collections processed by archival staff.
Created item-level records for rare books.
Participated in the planning and execution of preservation projects.
Entered descriptive metadata of Circle in the Square Records photographs for NYPL
Digital Gallery.
Project Archivist, Jan. 2007 - Apr. 2008
Arranged, described and preserved image and archival collections at the Billy Rose
Theatre Division.
Participated in accessioning and surveying collections, planning and execution of
collection moves, preservation projects and field assessment of collections under
consideration for acquisition.
Marked up finding aids in EAD using XML and created catalog record.
Provided reference assistance to patrons.
Worked with design and digital consultants in creating databases and digital metadata for
Lighting Archive ©, adhering to timeline of NYS Council of the Arts grant.
Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY
Library and Archives Assistant, October 2007 – March 2008
Inventoried and cataloged rare books, serials, ephemera and library materials.
Maintained image collection subject guide and cataloged images in PastPerfect museum
database.
Scanned photographs for patron requests and researched images for museum exhibition.
Surveyed new accessions and processed manuscript collections.
Conducted conservation survey of Reading Room stacks.
Provided reference assistance to patrons.
Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY
Knowledge Management Assistant, May 2006 – August 2006
Provided bibliographic instruction and researched key issues in juvenile justice policy
and practice and edited documents for Vera staff.
Assisted in Inter-library loan and developed collection development policy.
Formulated user surveys and focus groups for Vera users.
Expanded list and budget for print and online journal subscriptions.
Developed effective serials control program, including check-in system and retention
guidelines.
Teaching Experience
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2006 – December 2006
Class: LIS 653 Knowledge Organization
Provided Instructor of Knowledge Organization course with technical assistance for
presentations.
Researched articles in cataloging/metadata creation and subject analysis.
Communicated class assignments and procedures to students, providing additional
instruction to students as necessary.
NYC Teaching Fellow, New York, NY
English Language Arts/ESL Teacher, 2004 - 2005
Student-taught Remedial English for summer school course for students at Bushwick
High School in Brooklyn.
Designed and taught English Language Arts curriculum for sixth grade students at Joseph
Pulitzer Middle School, IS 145 in Jackson Heights, Queens.
Composed and graded exams, quizzes and papers.
Designed and taught English as a Second Language course for summer school course for
incoming high school students at Newcomers High School/Academy for New Americans
High school in Long Island City, N.Y.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
2009-present Beta Phi Mu, Theta Chapter (library school honorary society)
2008 GATEWAI (Graduate Archives Training and Education Work & Information)
Scholar, Pratt Institute
2008 MARAC Workshop Attendance Scholarship, Appraisal Theory and
Practice
2006 Everett Public Service Scholar Award, New School for Social Research
2003 Mensa Scholarship, New School for Social Research
2001-2002 Hispanic Scholarship Fund Award, New School for Social Research
1999-2001 Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Hunter College
SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCH
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
2009 Tobar, Cynthia. Arté Cubano: A Reference Guide to Cuban Art Resources at the
New York Public Library, Art Documentation v. 28 no. 2 (Fall 2009) p.
67-71.
Refereed Book Chapters
2012 Tobar, Cynthia. “Documenting the Untold Stories of Feminist Activists at
Welfare Rights Initiative: A Digital Oral History Archive Project.”
Recent Developments in the Design, Construction and Evaluation of
Digital Libraries, eds. Cool, Colleen and Dr. Ng, Kwong Bor.
Forthcoming in IGI Global.
Refereed Reviews
2012 Religion and Revelry in Shakespeare's Festive World, Theatre Survey 53.1.
Multimedia
2012 Welfare Rights Initiative Digital Oral History Project.
http://wri-voices.org
Nonrefereed Articles
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. Music to My Ears: The New York Philharmonic Digital
Archives, D-Lib Magazine, 17. (July/August ). Accessed September 29,
2011. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july11/tobar/07tobar.html
Book Reviews
2011 Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt by Robert Gottlieb. Broadside, newsletter for
the Theatre Library Association, v. 38, n.2, Spring 2011 issue, p. 21.
2010 Alice Guy Blaché: Cinema Pioneer edited by Joan Simon. Broadside, newsletter
for the Theatre Library Association, v. 38, n.1, Fall 2010 issue, p. 28.
2010 George O’Brien: A Man’s Man in Hollywood by David W. Menefee. Broadside,
newsletter for the Theatre Library Association, v. 37, n. 3, Summer 2010,
p. 21.
Other Articles
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. “Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.” Facts on File,
Inc. 2010-2011. Women in American History: An Encyclopedia New
York: Facts On File.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. “Welfare Reform.” Facts on File, Inc., 2010-2011. Women in
American History: An Encyclopedia New York: Facts On File.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. Creating Harmony at Carnegie Hall, Performance! (newsletter
of the Society of American Archivists Performing Arts Roundtable),
Spring/Summer 2011, p.16-19.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. TLA Symposium III: Holding Up the Mirror: Authenticity and
Adaptation in Shakespeare Today, Broadside, newsletter for the Theatre
Library Association, v. 38, n. 2, Spring/Summer 2011 issue, p. 7-11.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. March Workshop: An Introduction to EAC-CPF: Archival
Authority Control Metropolitan Archivist, v.17, n.2, Summer 2011, p. 31-
32.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. Shanghai Surprise, LACUNY News, Vol. 29, n.2, Winter
2010/2011. December 2010. Accessed June 13, 2011.
http://lacuny.org/news/winter10/2011/03/07/shanghai-surprise/
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. Documenting Ephemeral Performance at the BAM Archives,
Performance! (newsletter of the Society of American Archivists
Performing Arts Roundtable), Winter 2010/2011, p. 16-18.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. Creating Harmony at Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Archivist, v.17,
n.1, Winter 2011, p. 10-13.
2011 Tobar, Cynthia. October Workshop: Born-Digital AV: A Primer for Archivists
and Caretakersof Moving Image and Sound Collections Metropolitan
Archivist, v.17, n.1, Spring 2011, p. 32.
2010 Tobar, Cynthia. Semantic Web: Linking Up Libraries and Beyond, LACUNY News,
Vol. 29, n.1, May 2010. Accessed September 9, 2010.
http://lacuny.org/news/spring10/semantic-web-linking-libraries-and-beyond/
2010 Tobar, Cynthia. April Workshop: Semantic Web: Linking Up Libraries and
Beyond, Metropolitan Archivist, v.16, n.2, Summer 2010, p. 29.
2009 Tobar, Cynthia. ART Workshop: Digital Asset Management and Institutional
Repositories: Case Studies Addressing the Development and
Implementation of Systems, Metropolitan Archivist, v.14, n.1, Winter
2009, p. 30.
2009 Quoted in Member Feedback: ART’s Future, Metropolitan Archivist, v.15, n.2,
Summer 2009, p. 16-18.
Works in Progress
In prep: Finding their voices: The Untold Stories of Feminist Activists at Welfare Rights
Initiative, Oral History Review (Forthcoming)
In prep: Metadata policy implementation. Co-authored with Dalia Leonardo. (Forthcoming)
In prep: From memory studies to memory work: Investigating the moral implications of digital
appraisal and collection development for archivists.
PRESENTATIONS
2011 Changing Trends in Collecting, Preserving, and Accessing Performing Arts
Archives session, Chair, Society of American Archivists Meeting, Chicago, IL,
August 26, 2011.
2011 Omeka as a Tool for Developing Digital Library Projects, Invited presentation,
CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative (CUNY DHI) meeting, CUNY Graduate
Center, February 9, 2011.
2011 Grassroots Organizing and Working-Class Feminist Activism at Welfare Rights
Initiative: A Digital Oral History Archive Project, Invited presentation, New
Media Lab general meeting, CUNY Graduate Center, January 25, 2011.
2010 Alum Community Leaders panel, Welfare Rights Initiative’s Community
Leadership Seminar, Invited panelist, Hunter College, December 8, 2010.
2010 Welfare Rights Initiative: A Digital Oral History Project, Invited talk, New Media
Lab general meeting, CUNY Graduate Center, November 16, 2010.
2010 Metadata vs. Cataloging: How is this different from cataloging?,
Moderator/panelist, Metro Digitization Special Interest Group meeting,
Metropolitan New York Library Council, November 11, 2010.
2010 Descriptive Metadata for Digital and Non-Bibliographic Materials: Implications
for Archives & Special Collections session, Moderator/chair, New York Archives
Conference, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, June 4, 2010.
2009 There’s More Than One Way to Enter the Room: Increasing Access to Digital
Collections, Invited talk, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, May 2009.
2000 Gender Tensions in Civil Rights Organizations of the ‘60s: Case-studies of the
NWRO and SNCC, Ronald E. McNair Annual Conference, Conference paper
presentation, Wisconsin, May 2000.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2011- CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, City College. Metadata/Digital Media
consultant for the Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
project, in collaboration with the Hispanic Society of America as part of a
National Endowment for the Humanities Level-2 Digital Humanities Start-Up
Grant.
2010-2011 Mina Rees Library, CUNY Graduate Center. In collaboration with Mina Rees
librarians, developed metadata standards, best practices, and metadata creation for
Remember Me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth Street from River to River
digital exhibit.
2010 CUNY Graduate Center, Center for the Humanities. Consulted on the
development of current and emerging trends, issues and best practices in tools and
technologies related to digital repositories and digital collection development for
the “Lost & Found” Archive faculty, administrators and staff.
2007-2008 The New York Public Library. Collections processed and finding aids made
available for public access.
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Aldyn McKean Papers, 1978-1994. Aldyn McKean
Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library,
October 2008.
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/mckeana.pdf
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Carol Lynn Papers, 1896-1959, (S) *MGZMD 209,
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts, July 2008.
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/danlynn.pdf
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Bertha Kalich Papers, 1866-1955,*T-Mss 1991-005,
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts, June 2008.
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/thekalic.pdf
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Dale Harris Papers, 1939-1995, (S) *MGZMD 201,
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts, May 2008.
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/danHarris.pdf
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Peter Wexler Photographs and Designs,*T-Vim
1998-044, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts, February 2008.
http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/THEwexler.pdf
Emmons, Beverly, Knowles, Barbara and Tobar, Cynthia. Richard Nelson Papers
and Designs, *T-VIM 2000-014. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts, 2007. http://www.nypl.org/ead/4903
2008 Brooklyn Historical Society. Collections processed and finding aids made
available for public access.
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the William Patton Griffith Papers, 1861-1937.
Brooklyn Historical Society, ArMs 2006.030, April 2008. http://gc-
cuny.academia.edu/documents/0077/0095/arms_2006_030_william_patton_griffit
h_papers.pdf
Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Amote Sias Papers, 1945-1993. Brooklyn Historical
Society, ArMs 2008.017, March 2008. http://gc-
cuny.academia.edu/documents/0077/0099/arms_2008_017_amote_sias_papers.pd
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Tobar, Cynthia. Guide to the Theatre Collection, 1733-1939. Brooklyn Historical
Society, ArMs 1977.041, February 2008. http://gc-
cuny.academia.edu/documents/0077/0093/arms_1977_041_theatre_collection.pdf
2007 The New York Public Library, Theatrical Lighting Database, Digital Metadata
consultant for New York State Council of the Arts funded project.
http://lightingdb.nypl.org/
SUBJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
Political Science
Library Guide: http://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/political_science
Sociology
Library Guide: http://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/sociology
Social Welfare
Library Guide: http://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/social_welfare
Theatre
Library Guide: http://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/theatre
Library/Bibliographic workshop: “Theatre Research and Bibliography” (Professor Judith
Milhous); September 2010.
GRANTS
2011-2012 PSC-CUNY Enhanced Research Award, Grassroots Organizing and Working-
Class Feminist Activism at Welfare Rights Initiative: A Digital Oral History
Archive Project, 2011-2012 ($10,277.44).
SERVICE TO THE INSTITUTION
University Service
Institute Planning Committee, Library Association of the City University of New York, 2011-
Budget Committee, Library Association of the City University of New York, 2011-
Delegate, Library Association of the City University of New York, 2010-
Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, 2010-
Organized Semantic Web: Linking Up Libraries and Beyond workshop for Emerging
Technologies Committee, Graduate Center, April 10, 2010.
Co-chair, Junior Faculty Research Roundtable, 2010-2012
Organized the following:
Tenure information session, Graduate Center, January 24, 2012.
Networking skills for academic librarians, Graduate Center, October 24, 2011.
Organizational meeting/Networking skills, Graduate Center, May 17, 2011.
Grant-writing/funding session, Graduate Center, March 22, 2011.
PSC-CUNY grant information session, co-sponsored with the Professional Development
Committee at Graduate Center, December 17, 2010.
Open Access meeting at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Nov. 9, 2010.
JFRR Business/Organizational meeting at Graduate Center, September 8, 2010.
College Service
Library Representative, New Media Lab, 2010-
Member, GC Sustainability Committee, 2009-2011
Department Service
Member, Metadata and Digitization Committee (MDC), 2009-
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION
American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP); 2010-
New York City Team Co-Chair, 2010-Present. https://sites.google.com/site/atapnyc/
Web Committee Member, 2010-Present. http://americantheatrearchiveproject.org/
Archivists Roundtable of New York (ART-NY); 2008-
Chair, Certified Archivists (CA) Exam Committee, 2010
Co-organizer, Academy of Certified Archivists Accreditation meeting; Fashion
Institute of Technology, October 18, 2010.
Discussion group, 2010-Present
Co-facilitator, Creative Uses of Archival Collections discussion at the CUNY
Graduate Center on September 19, 2011.
Education Coordinator, 2009-2011
Organized the following workshops:
An Introduction to EAC-CPF: Archival Authority Control presented by Daniel
Pitti at the Fashion Institute of Technology, March 7, 2011.
Taxonomy & Metadata: Not just for DAMS workshop at Trinity Church on
January 4, 2011.
Raising Private Monies to Support Archival Programs, co-sponsored with the
Society of American Archivists and held at Trinity Church, on November 19,
2010.
Born-Digital AV: A Primer for Archivists and Caretakers of Moving Image and
Sound Collections, co-sponsored with and held at METRO on October 6, 2010.
Introduction to Digital Libraries and Digital Archives, co-sponsored with the
Society of American Archivists and held at the American Numismatic Society on
April 30, 2010.
Semantic Web: Linking Up Libraries and Beyond, co-sponsored with LACUNY
and METRO, at the Skylight Room, CUNY Graduate Center on April 10, 2010.
Accessing Oral Histories at Brooklyn Historical Society on November 19, 2009.
Implementing “More Product, Less Process”, co-sponsored with the Society of
American Archivists, at American Numismatic Society on October 13, 2009.
Using Omeka to Build Digital Collections for Libraries and Archives, co-
sponsored with and held at METRO on September 11, 2009.
Education Committee member, 2008-2009
Organized the following sessions:
Understanding Photographs: Introduction to Archival Principles and Practices
workshop, which was co-sponsored with the Society of American Archivists, at
the New York Public Library on May 7-8, 2009.
Digital Asset Management and Institutional Repositories: Case Studies
Addressing the Development and Implementation of Systems workshop at NYU
Kimmel Center on November 10, 2008.
Using the Archivists Toolkit™ (AT)* in Archives and Special Collections
workshop held at New York Public Library on April 10, 2008.
Metropolitan NYC Regional Library and Information Organization coalition
representative, 2009-2010.
New York Archives Conference planning sub-committee, 2009-Present
Organized Descriptive Metadata for Digital and Non-Bibliographic Materials:
Implications for Archives & Special Collections panel for the New York Archives
Conference at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY on June 4, 2010.
Metropolitan Library Council (METRO) Digital Services Advisory Council, 2008-
Digitization Special Interest Group, Co-convener, 2009-Present
Organized the following sessions held at METRO:
Semantic Technologies & Linked Data for Digitized Collections, March 7, 2012.
Digitizing Workhorse Collections: The Benefits and Obstacles of Digitizing
Heavily Used Collections, October 20, 2011.
Digital Preservation, May 31, 2011.
Introducing the Newly Re-designed OCLC CONTENTdm, May 16, 2011.
Metadata vs. Cataloging: How is this different from cataloging? November 11,
2010.
Basic Imaging for DIY Digitization Projects, October 7, 2010.
Next Generation ILS, in collaboration with Library 2.0 Special Interest Group,
May 5, 2010.
Society of American Archivists (SAA), 2007-
Performing Arts Roundtable, Steering Committee, 2010-Present
Proposed, organized and chaired Changing Trends in Preserving and Accessing
Performing Arts Archives panel for Archives 360°: Annual Meeting of the
Society of American Archivists Meeting in Chicago, August 22-27, 2011.
Co-founder/President: Student chapter of SAA at Pratt, 2007-2008.
Theatre Library Association (TLA), 2010-
TLA Board member, 2011-Present
TLA Book Awards, Co-Chair, 2011-Present
Symposium III-Holding Up the Mirror: Authenticity and Adaptation in Shakespeare
Today, Publicity committee member, 2011
TLA Book Awards committee member, 2010
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Archivists Roundtable of New York (ART-NY)
Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY)
Metropolitan Library Council (METRO)
Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Theatre Library Association (TLA)
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, New York University, New York, NY
Event Coordinator, 2006
Planned and implemented the Human Rights and Jurisdiction in Latin America Seminar
Series; met strategic goals of the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center.
Conceptualized themes, presented ideas, researched requests, assessed feasibility, and
made recommendations to ensure the implementation of a successful, targeted event.
Consulted with Director and Associate Director on management of the large-scale event;
researched vendors, options, pricing structures, etc.
Projected expenses; determined staffing, space, and equipment needs.
Milano Graduate School of Urban Policy, New School University, New York, NY
Project Coordinator, 2001 – 2003
Assisted Director with contracts, grant routing and proposal submission to Development
Office.
Assisted Community Development Fellow and Milano Finance Lab staff with annual
conference coordination, course planning and implementation.
Coordinated the production of edited business plans and other publications with Finance
Lab director, fellows and support staff; conducted research on foundations and banking
institutions.
Coordinated production of The Milano Review; acted as liaison between Editor,
publication houses, graphic designer and authors; followed up with collaborating authors
for timely release of articles for journal entry.
Acquired necessary permissions to reprint articles from publication houses; edited drafts
of publication copy.
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Welfare Rights Initiative, Alum Advisory Board, 2010-
RELEVANT SKILLS, LICENSURES AND LANGUAGES
Technology: Omeka, Drupal, Collective Access, Wordpress, Expression Engine, HADES
(NYPL’s metadata creation interface), Xmetal, Oxygen, Archivists Toolkit, Dreamweaver,
Photoshop, PastPerfect, Argus, Windows 98/NT/00/XP, MAC OSX, HTML, PHP, CSS, ease
with creating and using wikis, blogs and RSS feeds.
Cataloging Tools: Aleph, OCLC Connexion, Innovative Interfaces' Millennium and Geac
Advance library systems, Cataloger’s Desktop, MarcEdit.
Metadata Tools: MARC, RDA, EAD, XML, Dublin Core, DCRM(G), AACR2, DACS, APPM.
Languages: Fluent Spanish and working intermediate-knowledge of French.