| Chair-elect
Rebecca Shows
Implementation Manager, ARTstor, rebecca.shows[at]artstor.org
In the past six years, I have built a career as a user advocate in web and library environments. Recently, I have worked as a software implementation manager for a nonprofit which delivers a digital library of images online. Traveling to campuses and conferences, I have presented to and built relationships with university administrators, librarians and IT. Internally, my role involves liaising between business units, UX, and developers, providing feedback from users and influencing prioritization throughout iterative development cycles. At Sarah Lawrence College, I collaborated with systems and reference librarians to support the adoption of a web-based ILS system and participated in collection development. Previously, I managed circulation at a library branch in Madison, Wisconsin, and was responsible for developing a training curriculum, developing a staff wiki for internal communication and building a Flickr site for promoting the branch as it tried to raise new money for a building. Working in nonprofit and startup contexts also prepares me for the all-hands-on-deck approach necessary to launch and sustain new projects.
“My enthusiasm in the role of Communications Officer for ASIS&T SIG-DL would contribute to its mission and I could utilize communication and analytical skills to help shape the future of the group.”
Secretary/Treasurer
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Rolando
Research Data Librarian, Georgia Tech
lizzy.rolando[at]library.gatech.edu
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Rolando is the Research Data Librarian in the Scholarly Communications and Digital Curation Department at the Georgia Tech Library. She graduated from UCLA in 2012 with a specialization in Informatics, and her research was centered on the data practices of science and technology researchers.
“I’d like to serve as Secretary/Treasurer for SIG-DL because I want to contribute to the ASIS&T community. As a new working professional, I’m excited at the opportunity to help ensure that SIG-DL can continue to provide the events, programming, and forums that promote and support the goals and mission of the group.”
Communications Officer
Tina Jayroe
PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies
tinajayroe[at]gmail.com
Tina is the current Communications Officer for SIG DL and has been an ASIST member since 2007. She is a PhD student/IMLS fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies. She received her MLIS from the University of Denver and is an ASIST 2010 New Leaders awardee.
“Tina has been working with SIG DL for two years, first as an intern and currently as an officer. She currently manages SIG-DL’s social media and e-mail accounts. For the last two annual meetings she has helped the SIG with its panel proposals which showcase the work of master’s, undergraduate, and recent graduates. She has also worked with fellow officers and others in the field to promote and plan ASIST’s Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit. SIG-DL keeps her sane when PhD studies get rough so please show some mercy and vote for her!”
Membership Officer
Anne Diekema
Assistant Professor, Utah State University, anne.diekema[at]usu.edu
Anne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences at Utah State University. Her research interests are in digital libraries, personal information management, information organization, and human information behavior. Anne is especially interested in the use of technology to assist teachers and students in finding, organizing, and utilizing information in educational digital libraries. Currently, she is teaching aspiring school librarians as part of the School Library Media Administration program. Occasionally Anne can be found at elementary schools with therapy dog Rosa who helps improve kids’ reading skills as part of the R.E.A.D. program.
“I have been the SIGDL membership officer for a number of years now and would like to continue in this capacity. For the next term I would like the opportunity to focus on recruiting new members from the SIG-DL social media venues, and making new members feel welcome to SIG-DL.”
Webmaster
Dot Porter
Associate Director for Digital Library Content & Services
Indiana University Bloomington, dot.porter[@]gmail.com
Dot Porter is the Associate Director for Digital Library Content & Services at the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Dot holds Master’s degrees in medieval studies and library science and started her career working on image-based digital editions of medieval manuscripts. She has worked on a variety of projects, focusing on materials as diverse as ancient texts and Russian religious folklore, providing both technical support and scholarly expertise. Since 2010 she has been in her current position in the Digital Library Program at the IU Bloomington Libraries, where she leads the creation of new services to support librarians and faculty in the creation of digital projects. Dot is pleased to be a 2012 ASIS&T New Leader!
“I was the webmaster for the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (http://www.digitalhumanities.org) from 2008-2012, during which time I oversaw the redesign of the site. I also served as the Executive Secretary for the Association for Computers and the Humanities (http://www.ach.org/) from 2007-2012 and have served on a number of committees and boards including the Text Encoding Initiative Technical Council and the Digital Medievalist Board. I look forward to contributing to SIG-DL.” |
