Category: Cataloguing / Metadata Librarianship

Amy Lorencz

she, her, hers
Metadata and Copyright Librarian at Saint Mary's University in Halifax
Areas of expertise
I oversee the Cataloguing and Metadata Systems Department (what was once know as Technical Services). I also work with Copyright within the University and regional committees. I work a lot with Government Documents in the collection, too.

My strengths and expertise are : Managing a department of dedicated cataloguers, collection evaluation and maintenance, link resolvers and troubleshooting, eBooks and batch records, Currently growing in the area of Research Data Management.
Can help with
I'd be happy to help go over any CVs and any questions you may have.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
alorencz@gmail.com

Christina Zoricic

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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

Jacob Ratliff

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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

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Supervisor Digitization Services, Toledo Lucas County Public Library
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), 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, just being a sounding board for whatever you've got going on
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
john.dewees@gmail.com, john.dewees@toledolibrary.org, @johndewees, johndewees.com

Jordan Hale

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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

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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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Kyle Shockey

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Cataloging Librarian, Music Division, Library of Congress
Areas of expertise
special & multimedia cataloging, linked data, discovery layers/systems, music copyright, licensing, historiography & critical theory in librarianship literature
Can help with
job applications, resumes, academic copy editing/reading, general questions, copyright, cataloging and linked data for non-tech services, applying for US federal jobs
Contact
kysh@loc.gov, @krofss
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Marc d’Avernas

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Metadata & Description Specialist at Mount Royal University
Areas of expertise
Cataloguing, Metadata, Databases, Library systems, eResource management/acquisitions, Vendor relations, Tech support, Project management
Can help with
Tech stuff mostly but I would welcome any questions. I am happy to review resumes or cover letters. I am new to academic librarianship but spent 6 years working in K-12 as a technical services supervisor and system administrator.
Can speak
English
Can read
English
Contact
marc.davernas@gmail.com , @start_words