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PORTFOLIO


Digital Asset Management
Digitization
Vocabulary design (taxonomy)
Database design

Instruction
Technology training
Program management
Project management


Digital Asset Management

CASE STUDY: DAM GURU PROGRAM

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DAM Guru Program: Case study
Date: February, 2015
Organization:
Vision Information Transaction
DAM system: Picturepark

In collaboration with the Director of Global Marketing and the Program Manager, I helped design and configure a Picturepark database instance in support of the DAM Guru Program.

My involvement included the design of the initial metadata schema and controlled vocabularies to enable the DAM Guru administrator to effectively find and match member profiles and expertise to relevant job opportunities. I also assisted in configuring the database instance and importing the vocabularies using asset classes.

THE DAM DIRECTORY

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Founded: July, 2014
Content management system: LibGuides

I am the founder and head curator for the largest and most comprehensive library of DAM resources on the web. The directory consists of quality, curated educational resources on topics related to digital asset management as practiced within the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

ASSIGNMENT: DAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

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Date: Fall, 2014
Organization:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Position: Graduate student
Program: Post-Master's Certificate in Digital Services, San José State University

Course: Digital Asset Management

This implementation plan outlines a theoretical DAM initiative for marketing and creative staff based on brief interviews with staff at the Academy.

Table of Contents:
  • About the Academy
  • DAM System Implementation Goals
  • Content Inventory
  • Workflow Analysis
  • DAM system requirements
  • Metadata Model
  • Information Architecture
  • Information Governance
  • Digital Rights Management
  • Digital Preservation
  • Vendor Selection
  • Staffing
  • Strategic Alignment

VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP: DIGITAL ASSET CATALOGING

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Date: August, 2014 - January, 2015
Position: Digital Asset Management Intern
Organization:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
DAM system: Extensis Portfolio Server

My virtual internship with NHMLAC entailed cataloging over 1,450 born digital images within Extensis Portfolio, the DAM system used by the marketing/creative departments. I cataloged assets according to a departmental cataloging guide, and contributed terms to the controlled keyword index.

ASSIGNMENT: DATA DICTIONARY

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Alcohol History Collection Data Dictionary
Date: Fall, 2013
Position:
Graduate student
Organization:
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Library
Position: Graduate student
Program:
Post-Master's Certificate in Digital Services, San José State University
Course: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Metadata

This data dictionary was created for use in describing and providing online access to the Alcohol History Collection (AHC), an archival collection currently being digitized by staff at the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Library. Included in this paper is a brief description of the digitization project, with specific focus on metadata requirements and constraints imposed upon the metadata schema design.
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Digitization

INTERNSHIP: ACADEMY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Date: September, 2014 - January, 2015
Position: Digitization Volunteer
Organization:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Technology:
  • Nikon D800 camera
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Camera Control Pro
  • ShareNX2
  • Microsoft Access
  • PastPerfect

During my time at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, I digitized rare library and archival manuscripts in order to provide scholars with increased access to the materials through the Academy Library and Archives Digital Collections.

CASE STUDY: ALCVAULT DIGITAL ARCHIVE

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SALIS conference poster
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SALIS journal article
Date: April, 2014
Position: Information Specialist
Organization:
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Library
Technology: MaxxVault enterprise document management system

I designed, authored, and presented this poster at the 2014 Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (
SALIS) conference. The poster describes the library's digitization project and documents our process of procuring and customizing a document management system for use as a digital library platform. Issues are presented in the areas of rich media management, workflow, metadata, vocabularies, UX, and training.

An accompanying article was also published in the inaugural issue of
Substance Abuse Library and Information Studies, a journal of SALIS Conference proceedings which I designed and co-edited.
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MLA conference poster
I designed and co-authored this related poster, which was presented by colleagues at the Medical Library Association (MLA) conference in May, 2014. The poster illustrates the complex decisions involved in determining asset selection, workflows, indexing methods, and access/permissions structures for both unique and uniform assets. Assets are conceptualized within a grid representing the level of custom vs. automated processing, and public vs. in-house access.
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Vocabulary design

ASSIGNMENT: THESAURUS DESIGN

Thesaurus design
Date: Fall, 2013
Position:
Graduate student

Program: Post-Master's Certificate in Digital Services, San José State University
Course: Vocabulary Design
Technology: THEW32

This small thesaurus was designed for use by library and information science students, faculty, and librarians.
The scope of this thesaurus includes documents within a library and information science collection.

This thesaurus was
developed using facet analysis, and designed for use within a post-coordinated information retrieval system. Terms used in this thesaurus were derived in part from the ASIST Thesaurus of Information Science, the Library Literature and Information Science Thesaurus, and content derived from the Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science.
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Database design

ASSIGNMENT: WEB-BASED DATABASE CATALOG

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E-R Diagram
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Database schema (normalized)
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Web interface: home page
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Web interface: data entry page
Date: Spring, 2014
Position: Graduate student
Program: Post-Master's Certificate in Digital Services, San José State University
Course: Database Design & Management

This fictional database was created as part of a group project, and was designed to serve as a catalog of wildlife observed by a family over their summer vacation. The files below are a sample of the deliverables I created:

Data layer: Oracle 11g, Oracle SQL
-Table creation script
-Data insertion script

Middle layer:
XML, xSQL, xSLT
-xSQL query | XML/xSLT stylesheet
-xSQL query | XML/xSLT stylesheet

Presentation layer: HTML/CSS
The web interface enables the family to view statistics, search the database by various facets, and add observation data to the database.
 

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Instruction

INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES

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Date: 2010-11
Organization:
Paulus Library, Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
CMS system: LibGuides

I created Ranney LibGuides to provide 24/7 access to library resources and instructional support for students in the Middle and Upper Schools. Students and teachers warmly embraced these structured, interactive research guides, which were tailored to specific assignments.
I often taught information literacy lessons for students directly from these guides, and used them to curate professional development resources for teachers as well.

INFORMATION LITERACY CURRICULUM

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Date: 2011-12
Organization:
Paulus Library,
Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
CMS system: LibGuides


This series of lessons served to introduce Middle School students to library resources and the information and media literacy skills needed to become independent researchers and critical thinkers:

Information literacy curriculum:
  • Library orientation
  • The Internet vs. the "deep web"
  • Evaluating websites
  • Google 101
  • Evaluating Wikipedia
  • Introducing...the new library website!

SCREENCAST TUTORIAL

Date: January, 2011
Organization: Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
Technology: Camtasia


This screencast was created as an instructional aid to help students and faculty log in to Destiny, the web-based library catalog. This tutorial was designed to provide 24/7 assistance for students and faculty who needed help when library staff were not available!
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Technology training

WORKSHOP WIKI: INTRODUCTION TO WEB 2.0

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Date: 2011
Organization:
Paulus Library, Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
Technology: pbworks

I created this wiki to host the content of a professional development workshop on Web 2.0 tools for faculty in the Middle and Upper Schools. The wiki features recommended educational technology tools, along with examples and best practices.
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Because teachers are always on the go, I created this accompanying handout featuring "the best of the best" tech tools for busy teachers to explore.
digital_tools_for_educators.handout.pdf
File Size: 107 kb
File Type: pdf
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Program management

WEBSITE DESIGN

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Date: Spring, 2014
Organization:
Paulus Library, Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
Technology: Weebly

I designed and authored an interactive website for the Paulus Library to promote and increase access to library news, resources, programs, and services. The website served to centralize, organize, and promote the library resources and services available for the students, faculty, and parents.

INTERACTIVE ANNUAL REPORTS

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2010-11 Annual report
Date: 2010-11
Organization:
Paulus Library, Ranney School
Position:
Library, Media & Technology Specialist

CMS system:
LibGuides

Explore the interactive annual report for my first whirlwind year managing the Paulus Library media program. The report highlights my goals and accomplishments in the areas of instruction, program management, collection development, and facility management.
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2011-12 Annual report
Explore the interactive annual report for my second year managing the Paulus Library media program. The report reflects on goals from the previous year in each program area, and highlights accomplishments made towards meeting the library's mission.
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Project management

LIBRARY RENOVATION PROJECT

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Board proposal (2 pgs.)
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Full proposal (15 pgs.)
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Ranney Columns article (begins on pg. 10)
Date: 2010
Organization:
Paulus Library, Ranney School
Position: Library, Media & Technology Specialist
Technology:
Microsoft Word, Animoto

This renovation project succeeded in transforming a space full of outdated print materials into a vibrant instructional media center dedicated to teaching, learning, and digital production. The project was a collaboration between myself and talented individuals from the Administration, Development, IT, and Operations departments, as well as a library architect and specialized vendors.

After all of the research, campus visits, meetings, proposals, presentations, ordering, cleaning, and setup was completed, the new media center quickly became one of the most frequented places on campus! The facility was heavily used all throughout the year for academic classes, multimedia projects, workshops, meetings, presentations, exams, student activities, and community events.

View the transformation below!

Paulus Media Center renovation

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