Page History

Role

Name

Notes

SLT SponsorBrenda

Head of Technical Services, Special Collections

Katie Rojas

Her team are responsible for making objects accessible and described. Stakeholder on which collections need discoverability and metadata enhancements. ArchivesSpace, DPG content are all part of descriptions.

Manager, Digital Production Group

Christina Deane

Owner of existing digitization workflow process and tool (Tracksys). Knows the most about that content from institutional perspective. Also leaning on LibIT (Lou and Mike)

Library Software Development

Mike Durbin

Develop and integrate existing digitization workflow tool (Tracksys) and other systems (library and external) to preserve and expose digitized resources. Systems include Virgo, ArchivesSpace, APTrust, DPLA, and more.

Director, Operations & Research, Special Collections

Heather Riser

Head of reference desk for Special Collections, also working on digital ordering process. Looking forward to making that process more seamless and self-service (especially for things that are digitized already. Stakeholder on which collections need discoverability and metadata enhancements.

Curator, Special Collections

Holly Robertson

Hopeful that this forthcoming DAMS can help with the Digital Exhibitions Platform Project to populate those online exhibitions with authentic linked digital assets instead of creating a whole new secondary universe of digital versions of our collections. Exhibitions are a heavy user of our digital assets—and a proponent of providing new pathways of access to our collections. Stakeholder on which collections need discoverability and metadata enhancements.

Library IT infrastructure

Tim Stevens

To advise on ITS coordination, alignment with Library cloud/local hosting options.

Preservation Services

Kara McClurken,
Molly Fair

Kara is standing in for vacant digital preservation librarian position. Affiliated groups could also find it easier for digital preservation workflows if we set them up well. Molly is digital preservation analyst, works with Kara & Steven. Processes access and preservation of materials across departments.

Metadata Operations Librarian

Perry Roland

metadata Metadata consulting. "we don't make the product, we make the product better." 

Director, Technology Solutions Group

Carla Arton

Will bring her team in after configuration of software. Someone from TSG will take over as software admin, access to users, paying bills to vendor, etc, keeping up with versions and features (like Mark W. does for ILS).

Project Manager

Ellen Ramsey

Implementation project manager. Will hand off program management to DAMS Administrator after full launch.

DAMS Administrator

Renee Reighart

The Library's Technology Services Group (TSG) will be taking on the responsibility of administering the system for the Library. This ensures the system remains neutrally managed and placed, as it will serve a wide variety of collections managers and stakeholders. Renee began transitioning into the DAM administrator/manager role in June 2024 and will eventually be supporting the ILS and DAM in a 50/50 capacity. 

AUL, Archives & Special Collections

Brenda Gunn

Investment in having DAMS as head of Special Collections, SLT liaison. Will work closely with Carmelita on questions that intersect w/ collections. Cheerleader & champion, partner in clearing pathways and barriers. (Our sincere thanks to Brenda for serving as initial SLT Sponsor through June 2024, and for continuing to monitor DAMS Implementation progress as it impacts her unit.