Metadata Services Coordinator
University of Houston Libraries, Metadata & Digitization Services
Houston, Texas
January 2015 - March 2018
My Role
- Led Bayou City DAMS development team.
- Managed Bridge2Hyku IMLS grant project team.
- Collaborated on design and specification of DAMS open source software.
- Wrote documentation for DAMS open source software and workflows.
- Developed software tools for digitization workflows, metadata normalization, and data
migration.
- Created data models for digital library systems.
- Designed metadata schema for digital library systems.
- Managed Metadata Unit production workflows and software environment.
- Supervised Metadata Unit librarian and full-time staff.
- Coordinated with Digitization and Special Collections personnel on digital projects planning.
- Consulted with library, campus, and external personnel on digitization, preservation, and
metadata issues.
- Provided technical support and metadata advice for the Scholarly Works Pilot Project.
About UH
The University of Houston (UH) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is classified as an R1 research university and is the flagship institution of the UH System.