Category: Cataloguing / Metadata Librarianship

Christina Zoricic

she, her, hers
Head, Discovery, Description, & Metadata, Metadata Management Librarian, Western Libraries, Western University; Formerly Acting Head, Metadata Access, Western Libraries, Western University; Formerly Authority File Maintenance Librarian for University of Waterloo/TUG
Areas of expertise
Authorities (Canadiana, LCSH, Name Authorities, MESH, applying other controlled vocabularies to your system/records), cataloguing, MARC, linked data, data munging, administrative management duties, metadata crosswalking, translating cataloguing speak into regular speak, discovery layers, link resolvers, project management
Can help with
my expertise in the above listed areas, job applications, cover letter advice, CV writing, when to say no to a job offer, interview questions, decoding job ads, workload planning, academic librarianship/research in an unpopular subgenre, project management
Can speak
English
Can read
English, French
Contact
czorici@uwo.ca, @Libraried

Christy Bailey-Tomecek

She, hers, her
Project Archivist, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University
Areas of expertise
Metadata, arrangement and description, oral histories, project management, ArchivesSpace, vicarious trauma, supervising student workers, academic libraries.
Can help with
Informational interviews about the profession and job competencies, questions about the above subject areas. I sometimes have time to review things like resumes and cover letters too, but please ask before sending on materials.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
christy.bailey-tomecek@yale.edu / @GothArchivist

Devon Elizabeth Stivers

Just call me Devon. I'm not big on pronouns.
Electronic Records Archivist at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Areas of expertise
Government Records, Born-Digital collection Management, Metadata, Archives and Museum Artifacts collection management, Graphic artist.
Can help with
CV Review, Digitization, Artifact (especially Art) Handling, Troubleshooting ideas about digital preservation concerns. Ohio River Valley Local History.

I love helping if I get advanced notice.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
@lizbeth0255 / archivistfox.wordpress.com / devonstivers55@aol.com

Evan Schilling

they/them/theirs/iel
Architecture Librarian at University of Waterloo
Areas of expertise
liaison librarianship (architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and design); information and visual literacy; copyright/fair use, and creative commons licensing; citation management software; cataloguing; critical research methods; knitting and foraging
Can help with
CV review; job interview questions; mock interviews; career changes; academic and museum libraries; presentation preparation; professional associations
Can speak
English, Greek, easy French
Can read
English, French, easy Greek
Contact
evan.schilling@uwaterloo.ca

Jacob Ratliff

he, him, his
User Experience Specialist
Areas of expertise
UX, Information Architecture, Taxonomies, Metadata, Information Management, Special Libraries
Can help with
Happy to talk through anything.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
jaratliff13@gmail.com / @Gameronomist

John Dewees

he/him/his
Digital Asset Management Lead, University of Rochester - River Campus Libraries
Areas of expertise
project management, digitization, digital libraries, metadata, US copyright law, policy development, public libraries, Omeka, CONTENTdm, Internet Archive, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Preservica, Python a bit of data visualization, and enough IIIF to make me dangerous
Can help with
CV/resume review, cover letter review, interview preparation, getting involved with professional organizations/service, presentation preparation, developing portfolios, DAM/digital libraries/digital preservation, getting started in coding, just being a sounding board for whatever you've got going on
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
john.dewees@rochester.edu (preferred), john.dewees@gmail.com, @johndewees, johndewees.com (updated 2022-03-11)

Jordan Hale

they/them/theirs
Digital Repositories Librarian, University of Waterloo
Areas of expertise
repository management, metadata, cataloguing, GIS/map/data librarianship, scholarly communications, labour relations, research design, grant writing, media archives, digitization, digital scholarship, DSpace, OJS, cat petting
Can help with
CV and interview questions, surviving library school and the world beyond, making connections
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
jordan.hale@uwaterloo.ca / @jordanclaire

Kara Handren

she/her/hers
Metadata Librarian, Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries
Areas of expertise
Geospatial metadata creation, eJournals/eBooks publisher source data and conversion (JATS/BITS), metadata automation projects, linked data, academic librarianship.
Can help with
job applications, cover letter/resume feedback, academic library/consortium questions, general career questions
Can speak
English and French (rusty!)
Can read
English and French
Contact
kara@scholarsportal.info
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