Experience

• 

  University of East Anglia

  • Norwich, United Kingdom

  • Academic Librarian for the Humanities and Social Sciences

    • Oct 2016 - Present
    • Norwich, United Kingdom

    Develop the relationship between the Library and schools within the faculties of Arts and Humanities (HUM) and Social Sciences (SSF), delivering an information skills programme and managing and developing both print and electronic collections to support the faculty's teaching, learning and research and enrich the experience of members of the University.

• 

  Cambridge University Library, University of Cambridge

  • United Kingdom
  • Research Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Digital Content

    • Oct 2013 - Oct 2016

    (Left this more senior role to eliminate commute and play a larger part in family life). Led and managed the Digital Content Unit (DCU), which undertook the digitisation and licensing of Library collections and the preparation of content for the Cambridge Digital Library. Undertook collaborative digitisation or digital humanities projects with other heritage institutions and with research groups based within Cambridge and elsewhere. Represented the Library in digital preservation and digital humanities initiatives. On Steering Group for the Digital Humanities at Cambridge; Board Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC). Instrumental in securing significant (£4M+) research funding and philanthropic donations.

  • Digitisation & Digital Preservation Manager & Head of Content Programme, Digital Services,

    • 2008 - Oct 2013

    Managed the Library's digitisation programme, establishing the Cambridge Digital Library (2010-14, see http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/) and acting as Project Director or Technical Manager on many associated digitisation and digital humanities projects. As Digital Content Programme lead (from 2012) provided direction for the Library's digitisation, digital preservation, digital humanities initiatives and its institutional repository and early research data management activities.

• 

  University of Bristol

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Manager - RLUK 19th Century Pamphlets Online Project

    • 2007 - 2009

    Managed "19th Century Pamphlets Online", a large-scale digitisation project within Phase 2 of the Jisc’s Digitisation Programme. Project was directed by the University of Southampton for Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and involved collaboration between 8 UK research libraries and JSTOR.

  • Technical Research Officer - Technical Advisory Service for Images

    • Dec 2002 - Apr 2008

    Delivered advice, documentation, training and consultancy for TASI (a national advisory service, later renamed Jisc Digital Media). Specialised in the discovery and use of images, cultural heritage digitisation, digital asset management, metadata and rights issues.

• 

  World ORT

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Digital Projects Coordinator and Archives Coordinator

    • Oct 1997 - Nov 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Led several early Internet-based projects, including the development of online resource directories and learning resources. Prepared funding applications and provided consultancy. Established, in 1999, an institutional archive for ORT (an international educational non-profit organisation), procuring an archives management system, rehousing the collection, assessing records held in London, Paris, New York and Jerusalem, and initiating a digitisation programme.

• 

  Standard Bank

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Information Services Officer

    • May 1997 - Oct 1997
    • London, United Kingdom

    Managed the bank's reference collection, providing information bulletins for bankers and clients and conducting online searches of company and financial databases on their behalf.

• 

  Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind

  • New Zealand
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Technical Services Librarian

    • 1995 - 1997

    Managed the Library's acquisition, cataloguing and reference services, including the purchasing and commissioning alternative format resources (Braille, audio and electronic texts).

  • Tertiary Studies Librarian

    • 1994 - 1995

    Provided services and alternative format resources for visually impaired students throughout the New Zealand further and higher education sectors.

• 

  Auckland College of Education

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Library Assistant - User Education, Acquisitions and Serials

    • Jan 1991 - Feb 1994
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    A trainee role for those intending to undertake Library and information studies. First 18 months covered technical services, especially acquisitions and periodicals. Second 18 months covered reference and user education services, including inductions and information skills training for academic staff and students.

• 

  New Zealand Forest Research Institute

  • Rotorua, New Zealand

  • Library Assistant

    • 1988 - 1990
    • Rotorua, New Zealand

    Summer vacation role. Provided user support and undertook cataloguing.

• 

  Rotorua Hospital

  • Rotorua, New Zealand

  • Library Assistant

    • 1988 - 1988
    • Rotorua, New Zealand

    Summer vacation role. Undertook a large deselection project.

• 

  Rotorua Public Library

  • Rotorua, New Zealand

  • Library Assistant

    • 1987 - 1988
    • Rotorua, New Zealand

    Part-time user services role. Served on the main desk and undertook shelving.