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Debbie Campbell

Local Studies & Digitisation Librarian at Coffs Harbour City Council / City of Coffs Harbour
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Seasoned library professional with expertise in knowledge management and information management.
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Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, AU
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  • Knowledge Management
  • Information Management
  • Metadata
  • Library Management
  • Research
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Debbie Campbell is a seasoned library professional with extensive experience in knowledge management, information management, and metadata. She has held various roles, including Local Studies & Digitisation Librarian at Coffs Harbour City Council, Consultant, Digital Cultural Heritage, and Director, Collaborative Services Branch at National Library of Australia. Debbie has also worked on several high-profile projects, including the digitisation of Australia's historical newspapers and the development of the Trove web-based service.

Experience

  • Coffs Harbour City Council / City of Coffs Harbour
    • Local Studies & Digitisation Librarian
      • Sep 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Coffs Harbour City Council
    • Australia
    • Government Administration
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Library Museum Gallery Digitisation Coordinator
      • Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

      As the Project Manager for the Coffs Coast Heritage & Arts Digitisation project, my team and I delivered a new regional discovery service, Coffs Collections @ coffs.recollect.net.au.It was launched on 1 September 2020 by the Hon. Ben Franklin, MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Energy & the Arts (NSW).

    • Local Studies & Digitisation Librarian
      • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Private
    • Coffs Harbour
    • Consultant, Digital Cultural Heritage
      • May 2014 - Jun 2016
      • Coffs Harbour

      Speaker:Brick Mansions, Taree Family History Inc, March 2016Consultant & Author: "Buried Treasures - the Cemeteries Collection Project" Report for the Society of Australian Genealogists: digitisation, access (metadata) and dissemination. September-October 2015. Photograph Collection Management Plan for the Port Macquarie Historical Society: storage, digitisation, access (metadata) and dissemination. Funded by the Royal Australian Historical Society. November-December 2014.Speaker:2015* Trove Workshop, Coffs Harbour Regional Museum, November 2015;* Tweed & Gold Coast History & Heritage Association, Trove hands-on, 10 November, Tweed Heads;* NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Annual Conference, "Journey of Discovery - Trove" 11-13 Sept, Port Macquarie;* Coffs Harbour District Family History Society, Trove hands-on, 22 Aug;* Museums & Galleries Qld Conference, "Trove - Collaborative Digital Collection Building" 5-6 Aug;* Coffs Harbour District Family History Society, "An Introduction to Trove", 28 February.Writer, Underneath the Flight Path: experiences with memory services -http://utfp.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/whatabouttrove.htmlhttp://utfp.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/not-everything-that-can-be-counted.htmlIt's not all GLAMorous - http://utfp.blogspot.com.au/2014_11_01_archive.htmlMember, Tweed Heads Historical Society 1985-2015Management Committee 2014-2015; http://tweedhistory.org.au/Co-editor 2014 Strategic Plan; Project Lead for website redevelopment; Communications Strategy.Local history researcher

  • National Library of Australia
    • Australia
    • Libraries
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Director, Collaborative Services Branch
      • Feb 2007 - Jul 2013

      Through extensive collaboration with memory institutions around Australia and with the help of a highly professional team, I oversaw the day-to-day operations of the National Library-hosted web-based service Trove and and the national catalogue Libraries Australia. I was Trove's Inaugural Business Owner, reflecting the highest level of responsibility for its public engagement and development priorities.

    • Project Manager, Newspaper Digitisation Project
      • May 2005 - Feb 2007

      Managed the precursor activities for the establishment of the digitisation of Australia's historical newspapers, now available as part of Trove

    • Director, Coordination Support Branch
      • 2002 - 2006

      ARROW Project: Board, Technical Committee, project manager for the ARO discovery service

  • JISC
    • London, United Kingdom
    • DNER Office
      • Mar 2001 - May 2001
      • London, United Kingdom

  • National Library of Australia
    • Project Manager
      • 1999 - 2001

      As the Manager of the development and implementation of the first significant web-based Library service, PictureAustralia, I instigated the collaboration between many cultural agencies and university libraries with significant image collections resulting in a vibrant service which illustrated the visual power of online discovery services.Just prior to its merger with Trove, Picture Australia linked together more than 70 agencies with over 100 unique collections - Australia's first national virtual gallery.

  • National Library of Australia
    • Distributed Systems Technology Centre, University of Queesland
    • Project Manager, MetaWeb Project
      • 1998 - 1998
      • Distributed Systems Technology Centre, University of Queesland

      Worked with the DSTC team to produce the first experimental instantiation of the Dublin Core metadata schema in Australia

  • National Library of Australia
    • Business Analyst
      • 1997 - 1997

    • Senior Programmer and Project Manager
      • Mar 1986 - Dec 1996

      Project Manager in 1995-1996 of a large project exploring the replacement of ABN's traditional bibliographic utility software.

  • Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
    • Canberra
    • Programmer and Database Administrator
      • Jul 1980 - Feb 1986
      • Canberra

Education

  • 2012 - 2012
    CAVAL
    Library Leadership Program
  • 1995 - 1998
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    Diploma of Family History Studies
  • The Australian National University
    Bachelor of Arts, in Psychology and Political Science
  • Tweed River High School
    Higher School Certificate
  • University of Canberra
    Graduate Diploma in Computing Studies

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