Experience

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

• United States
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Digital Library Federation

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Senior Program Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Nov 2022



San Jose State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2023

  Instructor for INFO281-20 Building a Critical Culture: Information Ethics, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship, offered Summer 2022 and Summer 2023. Instructor for INFO281-20 Building a Critical Culture: Information Ethics, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship, offered Summer 2022 and Summer 2023.



Maryland Institute College of Art

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Digital Initiatives Librarian

  • Jul 2015 - May 2021

  • Enhances the Decker Library Digitization Program, institutional repository services, selection of digital tools, Social Media Plan and Web Strategy, with new developments in the field and according to the needs of users. • Develops digitization priorities and approach for all collections. • Manages the library’s digital presence, including the library website, social media platforms, and digital collections sites. • Participates in library liaison work including reference, collection development, instruction, and departmental outreach. • Keeps abreast of new developments in digitization, digital preservation, institutional repositories, digital tools, and web and social media practices and products. • Updates Digitization Program, Social Media Plan, and Web Strategy to be in alignment with contemporary philosophies, practices, tools, and the library’s mission, vision, and values. • Develops and designs frameworks, tools, services, activities, and experiences in support of digital initiatives. • Oversees the organization and appearance of the content management system for digital collections and institutional repository. • Informs and instructs library staff and users of new projects and developments in Digital Initiatives. • Coordinates with a variety of library departments in support of digital initiatives, particularly through the Strategic Works Enterprise Tactics Team and the library’s Web Committee. • Serves as liaison to the college’s Strategic Communication department. • Manages the Digital Curation & Audiovisual Archives Specialist and the Digital Projects Specialist. • Oversees processing and cataloging for the digital image collection and academic repository. • Performs quality control for all digital projects. • Develops activities, outreach tools, or programs that promote social justice, equity, and diversity. • Member, Presidential Diversity Task Force. Show less



Smithsonian Channel

• Archives Technician

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Prepare original footage, completed shows, production elements, and other assets for long-term preservation (includes inventorying, identifying formats, confirming health and completeness of files, changing file/folder names, organizing files/folders according to in-house standards). • Reconcile materials with production inventory lists and update/correct those lists for cataloging use. • Make secure back ups of original footage and other assets as they are delivered from production partners and vendors. • Write LTO tapes and assist in managing LTO tape inventory. • Arrange for Assistant Editors to create access files for processed collections. • Assist with migration of digital files from optical discs. • Enter technical metadata and storage locations into collections database. • Assist in fulfilling requests for master footage. • Assist with footage research requests for in-house archives. Show less



Barnard College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photograph Collection Fellow

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  • Developed a processing plan for the Barnard College Photo Collection, consisting of 42.5 linear feet. • Based on the processing plan, organized the Photo collection into series. • Within 210 hours, established physical and intellectual control over the entire collection. • Developed a processing plan for the Barnard College Photo Collection, consisting of 42.5 linear feet. • Based on the processing plan, organized the Photo collection into series. • Within 210 hours, established physical and intellectual control over the entire collection.



New York Public Library

• United States
• Government Administration

• Processing Intern (Fall 2013)

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Wrote archival descriptions for unprocessed manuscript collections using "More Product, Less Process," processing principles adapted to fit the mission of the division. • Created finding aids using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, created by the Society of American Archivists. • Rehoused material as needed. • Wrote archival descriptions for unprocessed manuscript collections using "More Product, Less Process," processing principles adapted to fit the mission of the division. • Created finding aids using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, created by the Society of American Archivists. • Rehoused material as needed.



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• ARL CEP Fellow, Humanities & History Division, Butler Library

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Developing Librarian Project, digital humanities project training program: • Participated in practical training units and exercises focused on individual contributions to the common and ongoing project to document the history of Morningside Heights and its environs. • Researched and provided content for the project on the natural and built environment of Morningside Heights using Omeka. Additional duties: • Cataloged dissertations in the institutional repository, Academic Commons. • Created a database of Humanities and History Division staff publications for the purpose of cataloging them in Academic Commons. Show less



Pratt Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exhibition Specialist & Graduate Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Provided reference assistance to library patrons (in person and by email). • Pulled Special Collections and theses materials for library patrons. • Researched, planned, and curated an exhibit of Special Collections, Archival, and Rare Books materials held at Pratt Institute (opened May 3, 2013). • Provided reference assistance to library patrons (in person and by email). • Pulled Special Collections and theses materials for library patrons. • Researched, planned, and curated an exhibit of Special Collections, Archival, and Rare Books materials held at Pratt Institute (opened May 3, 2013).



Maryland Center for History & Culture

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator of Photographs & Digitization Coordinator

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2012

  • Processed historic photograph collections previously unavailable to the public. • Initiated the equipment and budget plan for the Department of Imaging Services. • Facilitated digital project collaborations with local archives and institutions (e.g. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Maryland State Archives, University of Maryland, and more). • Oversaw the Imaging Services Technician; a part-time position dedicated to photographing oversized and three-dimensional objects in the photo studio. • Digitized reflective and transparent items, three-dimensional items, and non-print media including oral histories. • Fulfilled patron and in-house requests for rights and reproductions. • Creator and curator of the MdHS Photographs Tumblr blog (http://mdhsphotographs.tumblr.com). • Consultant for the Special Collections Department on re-housing materials of all kinds, uploading inventories to the website, creating a better user experience on the Special Collections page, and creating an effective workflow for the processing of collections. Maryland Historical Magazine, Editorial Assistant, 2011-2012 Show less

• Imaging Services Technician

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2009

  • Assisted patrons with rights and reproductions requests by scanning special collections materials requested and composing invoices and contracts.



National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

• Digital Imaging Technician

  • Sep 2007 - Feb 2009

  • Digitized over 900 lantern slides for the purpose of preservation and web access.• Assisted in digital asset management.• Maintained quality control using quality index levels. • Maintained records of imaging projects in the archives’ database.

• Digital Imaging Intern

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

  • Digitally archived over 7,000 gelatin photonegatives taken by noted photographer Walter Rosenblum.