Lives in Data: Prominent Data Librarians, Archivists and Educators Share Their Thoughts

Authors

  • Kristi Thompson University of Windsor image/svg+xml
  • Guoying Liu University ofWindsor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2017.vol2.1.35

Keywords:

data, data librarians, data archivists, library science educators

Abstract

We asked several data librarians, archivists and educators who have had prominent and interesting careers if they would be willing to let us profile them and share some of their thoughts on the field. Six graciously agreed to be interviewed via email. Many of our respondents played key roles in developing data services and infrastructure in their respective countries, while others are involved in building the future of the field through education, advancing standards, and advocacy. 

Our virtual panel includes Tuomas J. Alaterä, Finland; Ann Green and Jian Qin, United States; Guangjing Li, China; Wendy Watkins, Canada; and Lynn Woolfrey, South Africa. 

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Author Biography

  • Kristi Thompson, University of Windsor

    Kristi Thompson is the Data Librarian at University of Windsor with additional responsibilities in Information Services and Systems, and the guest editor of this issue of the International Journal of Librarianship. She previously co-edited Databrarianship: The Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice for ACRL with Lynda Kellam, and has published and spoken widely on academic data librarianship.

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Published

2017-07-25

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): Data Librarianship

Section

Commentaries

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How to Cite

Lives in Data: Prominent Data Librarians, Archivists and Educators Share Their Thoughts. (2017). International Journal of Librarianship, 2(1), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2017.vol2.1.35