Colin Rhinesmith
Founder and Director, Digital Equity Research Center at Metropolitan New York Library Council- Claim this Profile
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Mary Holbrow
Colin was a skillful and innovative director of the NeighborMedia program and did much to enhance CCTV's possibilities as a provider of news and local culture in Cambridge. He was creative and conscientious in his interactions with people in the program, helping them develop the technological skills they needed for participating in and publicizing a broad spectrum of events. He also helped them to understand citizen journalism as an important element in the larger arena of media communication.
Karin Koch
I can only say good things about Colin. He is an outstanding individual and has been an incredible asset to Cambridge Community Television. Not only is he passionate about community media, he is highly knowledgeable of all aspects of digital media production and willing to share his knowledge with others. He's always available and committed to helping CCTV producers with their projects. As a project manager, I'm particularly impressed with how he is running "NeighborMedia", CCTV's Citizen Journalism Project, which he encouraged me join and which has been quite successful in covering Cambridge from a hyper local perspective.
Mary Holbrow
Colin was a skillful and innovative director of the NeighborMedia program and did much to enhance CCTV's possibilities as a provider of news and local culture in Cambridge. He was creative and conscientious in his interactions with people in the program, helping them develop the technological skills they needed for participating in and publicizing a broad spectrum of events. He also helped them to understand citizen journalism as an important element in the larger arena of media communication.
Karin Koch
I can only say good things about Colin. He is an outstanding individual and has been an incredible asset to Cambridge Community Television. Not only is he passionate about community media, he is highly knowledgeable of all aspects of digital media production and willing to share his knowledge with others. He's always available and committed to helping CCTV producers with their projects. As a project manager, I'm particularly impressed with how he is running "NeighborMedia", CCTV's Citizen Journalism Project, which he encouraged me join and which has been quite successful in covering Cambridge from a hyper local perspective.
Mary Holbrow
Colin was a skillful and innovative director of the NeighborMedia program and did much to enhance CCTV's possibilities as a provider of news and local culture in Cambridge. He was creative and conscientious in his interactions with people in the program, helping them develop the technological skills they needed for participating in and publicizing a broad spectrum of events. He also helped them to understand citizen journalism as an important element in the larger arena of media communication.
Karin Koch
I can only say good things about Colin. He is an outstanding individual and has been an incredible asset to Cambridge Community Television. Not only is he passionate about community media, he is highly knowledgeable of all aspects of digital media production and willing to share his knowledge with others. He's always available and committed to helping CCTV producers with their projects. As a project manager, I'm particularly impressed with how he is running "NeighborMedia", CCTV's Citizen Journalism Project, which he encouraged me join and which has been quite successful in covering Cambridge from a hyper local perspective.
Mary Holbrow
Colin was a skillful and innovative director of the NeighborMedia program and did much to enhance CCTV's possibilities as a provider of news and local culture in Cambridge. He was creative and conscientious in his interactions with people in the program, helping them develop the technological skills they needed for participating in and publicizing a broad spectrum of events. He also helped them to understand citizen journalism as an important element in the larger arena of media communication.
Karin Koch
I can only say good things about Colin. He is an outstanding individual and has been an incredible asset to Cambridge Community Television. Not only is he passionate about community media, he is highly knowledgeable of all aspects of digital media production and willing to share his knowledge with others. He's always available and committed to helping CCTV producers with their projects. As a project manager, I'm particularly impressed with how he is running "NeighborMedia", CCTV's Citizen Journalism Project, which he encouraged me join and which has been quite successful in covering Cambridge from a hyper local perspective.
Credentials
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Social and Behavioral Basic/Refresher
CITI ProgramJan, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Metropolitan New York Library Council
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and Director, Digital Equity Research Center
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Quello Center at Michigan State University
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Fellow
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
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United States
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Public Policy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Benton Senior Fellow
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
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HR&A Advisors
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United States
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Real Estate
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Broadband & Digital Equity Team Broadband & Digital Equity Team
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Simmons University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Faculty
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Jan 2022 - May 2022
School of Library and Information Science
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Provost's Faculty Fellow for Scholarship and Research
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Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Center for Faculty Excellence at Simmons University
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Associate Professor
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May 2020 - Dec 2021
School of Library and Information Science
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Assistant Professor
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Sep 2016 - May 2020
School of Library and Information Science
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Senior Lecturer
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
School of Library and Information Science
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Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Faculty Associate
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2018
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Benton Foundation
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United States
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Faculty Research Fellow
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
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University of Oklahoma
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Professor
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Aug 2014 - May 2016
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Social Justice, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Affiliate, Center for Social Justice, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, College of Arts & Sciences
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New America
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United States
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Think Tanks
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100 - 200 Employee
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Adjunct Research Fellow
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Sep 2011 - Mar 2015
Adjunct Research Fellow with the Open Technology Institute.
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Google Policy Fellow
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
Worked with the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative to evaluate the Free Library of Philadelphia's two-year grant funded Hot Spot program, awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, to expand access to broadband technology and library services in underserved Philadelphia neighborhoods.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Doctoral Candidate
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Aug 2010 - Jun 2014
Doctoral Candidate and Information in Society Fellow at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2012 - May 2014
• Spring 2014, Teaching Assistant, Social Aspects of Information and Communication Technology • Summer 2013, Teaching Assistant, Libraries, Information, and Society • Spring 2013, Co-Instructor, Community Informatics Studio • Spring 2013, Co-Instructor, Introduction to Networked Information Systems • Spring 2013, Teaching Assistant, Social Aspects of Information and Communication Technology • Fall 2012, Co-Instructor, Community Informatics Studio • Spring 2012, Teaching… Show more • Spring 2014, Teaching Assistant, Social Aspects of Information and Communication Technology • Summer 2013, Teaching Assistant, Libraries, Information, and Society • Spring 2013, Co-Instructor, Community Informatics Studio • Spring 2013, Co-Instructor, Introduction to Networked Information Systems • Spring 2013, Teaching Assistant, Social Aspects of Information and Communication Technology • Fall 2012, Co-Instructor, Community Informatics Studio • Spring 2012, Teaching Assistant, Social Aspects of Information and Communication Technology
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
Community Informatics Research Lab, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Cambridge Community Television
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United States
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Media & Technology Manager
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Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
Managed CCTV's "NeighborMedia" program established to provide training and support for Cambridge residents and nonprofit organizations to create and share media about their community. Provided workshops on social media and digital literacy for Cambridge residents, nonprofit organizations, city departments and agencies. Managed computerCENTRAL, CCTV's public access computer lab, including 9 volunteer staffing interns who oversee the lab
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Community Media Coordinator
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Jan 2008 - Feb 2010
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Bentley University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Lecturer
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Jan 2009 - May 2010
Spring 2009, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, Adjunct Lecturer, Introduction to Video Production, Media and Culture Department Spring 2009, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, Adjunct Lecturer, Introduction to Video Production, Media and Culture Department
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Emerson College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2007 - Dec 2007
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Research Assistant
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May 2007 - Sep 2007
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Digital Media Producer
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Sep 2006 - Dec 2007
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Staff Assistant
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Aug 2005 - Aug 2006
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Education
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2010 - 2014
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., Library and Information Science -
2006 - 2008
Emerson College
M.A., Media Arts -
2003 - 2005
Emerson College
B.A., Media Arts
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