Andrew J Weidner

Researcher. Technologist. Librarian.

I am an experienced researcher, project manager, digital collections expert, and digital asset management ecosystem architect with master’s degrees in History and Library Science. I hold a graduate certificate in Digital Content Management, and I have completed training as a Certified Scrum Product Owner. My professional interests include digital collections, digital preservation, metadata quality, digitization, project management, software development, and workflow automation.

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Education

Master of Science, Library Science
Digital Content Management Certificate
University of North Texas, December 2011

Master of Arts, History
University of Texas of the Permian Basin, May 2009

Bachelor of Arts, History
Grinnell College, May 1999

Experience

Head of Digital Production Services
Boston College Libraries
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2022 - Present

Digitization Operations Coordinator
University of Houston Libraries: Digitization Unit
Houston, TX
April 2018 - February 2022

Metadata Services Coordinator
University of Houston Libraries: Metadata Unit
Houston, TX
January 2015 - March 2018

Metadata Librarian
University of Houston Libraries: Metadata Unit
Houston, TX
February 2014 - December 2014

Project Coordinator, New Mexico Historical Newspapers
University of North Texas Libraries: Digital Newspaper Unit
Denton, TX
February 2011 - January 2014

Graduate Library Assistant
University of North Texas Libraries: Preservation Unit
Denton, TX
August 2009 - January 2011

Documentarian
University of North Texas: Division of Advancement
Denton, TX
June 2009 - April 2010

Reference Desk Assistant
University of Texas Permian Basin: Dunagan Library
Odessa, TX
September 2008 - June 2009

Graduate Assistant
University of Texas Permian Basin: History Department
Odessa, TX
August 2007 - May 2009

Volunteer

Volunteer Archivist
Veterans Memorial Air Park (Fort Worth Aviation Museum)
Fort Worth, TX
July 2010 - January 2014

Processing Volunteer
University of North Texas Archives
Denton, TX
January 2010 - November 2010

Scholarly Works

Publications
Browse Andrew’s 16 Publications

Presentations
Browse Andrew’s 48 Presentations

Posters
Browse Andrew’s 12 Posters

Credentials

Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance, September 2017 - September 2019

Digitization Certificate
Digital Transitions, September 2019

Library Leadership and Management Certificate
Library Juice Academy, March 2019

XML and RDF-Based Systems Certificate
Library Juice Academy, March 2015

Awards

Outstanding Group Award
Bridge2Hyku, University of Houston Libraries, 2019

John P. McGovern Outstanding Librarian Achievement Award
University of Houston Libraries, 2017

Trailblazer Award for Leading Organizational Change
Bayou City DAMS Implementation Team, University of Houston Libraries, 2017

Outstanding Group Award
Metadata & Digitization Services Department, University of Houston Libraries, 2017

Board of Directors Award
Veterans Memorial Air Park, 2013

Graduate Student of the Year Award
History Department, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 2009