CV / Resume

Experience

ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN FOR LIBRARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor, MI.

CTO (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER) & PROFESSOR
University of Rhode Island, University Libraries, Kingston, RI.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Library Applications and Knowledge Systems
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Health Sciences/Human Services Library, Baltimore, MD.

DIGITAL ACCESS LIBRARIAN
Florida International University, Medical Library, Miami, FL.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY / INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT
Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library, Cambridge, MA.

E-RESOURCES SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Harvard University Libraries, Office for Information Systems, Cambridge, MA.

REFERENCE LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library, Cambridge, MA.

LAW LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo PC, Boston, MA.

LIBRARY ASSISTANT
Harvard University, Robbins Philosophy Library, Cambridge, MA.

TEACHING FELLOW
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Education

SIMMONS COLLEGE, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, MA.
M.S. in Library and Information Science.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA.
M.A. in Classical Philosophy.

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Seoul, South Korea.
M.A. in Western Philosophy.

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Seoul, South Korea.
B.A. in Philosophy.

Publications and Presentations

See the Publications and  Presentations page.

Services

Professional Associations

  • Member, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) – IT Section Standing Committee, 2023 – 2027. [Elected officer]
  • Co-Chair, BTAA – Library Digital Strategies and IT Services Directors Group, 2023 – Present.
  • Member, American Library Association (ALA) – United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Subcommittee, 2023 – 2025.
  • Member, ARL/CNI Joint Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI and Machine-Learning Futures, 2023 – 2024.
  • Member, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, 2023 – 2024.
  • Liaison to ARL – Intensive Learning Program Task Force, 2023 – 2024.
  • Member, Code4Lib 2024 Conference – Budget and Sponsorship Committee, 2023 – 2024.
  • Member, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) – Advisory Panel for the Open Infrastructure Fund, 2023.
  • Member, Advisory Board for the IMLS Grant “Responsible AI: Tools for values-driven AI in libraries and archives”, awarded to Montana State University (MSU), James Madison University, and Iowa State University ($249,999), 2022 – 2025.
  • Member, ALA – Core Technology Section, 2021 – Present.
  • Executive Board, Rhode Island Library Association (RILA), 2019 – 2021. [Elected officer]
  • Vice-President/President/Past-President, American Library Association (ALA) – Library Information Technology Association (LITA), 2017 – 2020. [Elected officer]
  • Board of Directors, Library Pipeline, 2018 – 2020.
  • Board of Directors, American Library Association (ALA) – Library Information Technology Association (LITA), 2014 – 2017. [Elected officer]
  • Outreach Director & Executive Board Member, ALA – New Members Round Table (NMRT), 2012 – 2014. [Elected officer]
  • Founding editor (2012 – 2015) / Author (2012 – Present), ALA – Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) TechConnect Blog.
  • Chair/President, RILA – CORI, 2021.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA/ALCTS/LLAMA, Core Publications Working Group, 2020.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA Fundraising Committee, 2019 – 2020.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA/ALCTS/LLAMA, Operations Working Group, 2018-2019.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA Appointments Committee, 2017 – 2018.
  • Chair and Past Chair, ALA – LITA/OCLC Kilgour Award Committee, 2015 – 2017.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA International Relations Committee, 2014 – 2015.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA User Experience Interest Group, 2014 – 2015.
  • Chair, ALA – LITA Mobile Computing Interest Group, 2010 – 2012.
  • Chair, ALA – NMRT Annual Program Committee, 2010 – 2012.
  • Co-chair, ALA – ACRL New Members Discussion Group, 2011 – 2012.
  • Co-chair, Southern Chapter of Medical Library Association, Web Committee, 2010.
  • Member, NISO Plus 2021 Conference Planning Committee, 2020 – 2021.
  • Member, ALA – Core Presidential Nominating Committee, 2020.
  • Member, ALA – LITA/ALCTS/LLAMA, Core Transition Executive Committee, 2020.
  • Member, SJSU (San Jose State University) School of Information – Technology Program Advisory Committee, 2018 – 2021.
  • Member, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Advisory Committee, 2016 – 2020.
  • Member, OCLC Research – Applied Research Agenda Working Group, 2019.
  • Member, IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) Grant Review Panel, 2018.
  • Member, ALA – LITA/ALCTS/LLAMA, New Division Steering Committee, 2017 – 2020.
  • Member, ALA Committee on Appointments (APPC), 2017 – 2018.
  • Member, ALA Center for the Future of Libraries Advisory Group, 2016 – 2018.
  • Member, 2017 NMC Horizon Report Library Expert Panel, 2016 – 2017.
  • Member, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Southeast Atlantic Region, Technology Program Advisory Committee, 2014 – 2017.
  • Member, ALA – ACRL 2017 Conference #critlib Unconference Planning Committee, 2016 – 2017.
  • Member, ALA – ACRL 2017 Conference Local Planning Committee, 2015 – 2017.
  • Member, ALA – LITA 2017 Emerging Leaders Selection Committee, 2016.
  • Member, ALA – LITA 2015 President’s Program Task Force, 2015.
  • Member, ALA – LITA 2016 Emerging Leaders Selection Committee, 2015.
  • Member, Code for Libraries (Code4Lib), 2018 Code4Lib Conference Planning Committee, 2017 – 2018.
  • Member, Code for Libraries, Code4Lib Conference Scholarship Committee, 2014 – 2016.
  • Member, Code for Libraries, Code4Lib Regional Group for Maryland, DC, Virginia – 2015 Regional Conference Organization Committee, 2014 – 2015.
  • Member, Code for Libraries, Code4Lib Conference Social Activities Committee, 2014 and 2016.
  • Member, ALA – LITA Top Technology Trends Committee, 2011 – 2014.
  • Member, ALA – LITA Web Coordinating Committee, 2012- 2014.
  • Member, ALA – NMRT Emerging Leaders Selection Committee, 2012.
  • Member, ALA Public Awareness Committee, 2010 – 2012.
  • Liaison to Medical Library Association, ALA – NMRT, 2009 – 2010.
  • Member, ALA – ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG) Advisory Board, 2010 – 2011.
  • Member, ALA – ACRL HSIG Web & Communications Committee, 2009 – 2010.
  • Member, Medical Library Association (MLA) – Continuing Education Committee, 2010 – 2012.

Universities

University of Michigan (U-M)

  • Member, U-M Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Committee, Office of the Vice President for Research, 2023-2024.
  • Member, U-M STAC-Core (Strategic Technology Advisory Committee; IT Leadership/governance group of college-level CIOs at U-M), University of Michigan, 2022 – Present.
  • U-M’s Institutional Representative to BTAA Library IT Directors Group, 2022 – Present.
  • U-M’s Institutional Representative to CNI (Coalition for Networked Information), 2022 – Present.
  • Co-Chair,  Search Committee for the Director of Circulation and Access Services, U-M Library, 2023.
  • Member, U-M Research Data Storage Working Group, Office of the Vice President for Research – U-M Research Data Stewardship Initiative (RDSI), 2022 – 2023.
  • Member, U-M Asian Pacific Islander Desi / American (APID/A) Group, University of Michigan, 2022 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Discovery Strategy Strategic Objective/ Library Search Service Team, U-M Library, 2022 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Alma Coordinating Committee, U-M Library, 2022 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Data Steering Team, U-M Library, 2023 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Digital Preservation Strategic Objective, U-M Library, 2022 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Culture and Climate – Organizational Culture Team, U-M Library, 2022 – Present.
  • AUL Sponsor, Digital Collections Platform Working Group, U-M Library, 2022 – 2024.
  • AUL Sponsor, Electronic Course Materials Strategic Objective, U-M Library, 2022 – 2003.
  • Lead, DPACT (Digital Preservation and Access Component Technologies) FY25 funding proposal to the provost’s office working group, U-M Library, 2023 – 2024. ($370,000; ongoing base)
  • Lead, DPACT (Digital Preservation and Access Component Technologies) FY24 funding proposal to the provost’s office working group, U-M Library, 2022 – 2023. (Funded: $230,000; ongoing base)
  • Member, Digital Scholarship funding proposal to the provost’s office working group,U-M Library, 2022 – 2023.

University of Rhode Island (URI)

  • Member, EAST/OCLC GreenGlass Implementation Working Group, 2020 – 2021.
  • Lead, Lean Library Implementation Working Group, 2020.
  • Member, Center for Data Science Consulting – Proposal Development Committee, URI, 2019 – 2022.
  • Member, Search & Screen Committee for Chief Data Strategist, 2020.
  • Member, Digital Commons UI Redesign Committee, 2020.
  • Chair, Website Advisory Committee, URI Libraries, 2018 – 2019.
  • Chair / Hiring official, Search & Screen Committee for Scholarly Labs Manager, URI Libraries, 2018 – 2019.
  • Chair / Hiring official, Search & Screen Committee for Makerspace Facilitators (3 part-time positions), URI Libraries, 2018.
  • Member, AI Lab Planning Working Group, URI Libraries, 2017 – 2018.
  • Member, Diversity Panel Program Planning Group, URI Libraries, 2017.
  • Member, Gamification Working Group, URI, 2017.
  • Member, Big Data Collaborative/Data Science, URI, 2017 – 2022.
  • Member, High Performance Computing Group, URI, 2017 – 2022.
  • Member, UTN (University Technology Network/ URI’s distributed IT group), URI, 2017 – 2022.
  • Member, Digital Repository Redesign Committee, URI Libraries, 2019 – 2022.
  • Liaison for the URI Libraries to the URI ITS (Information Technology Services), 2017 – 2022.
  • Liaison for the URI Libraries to ExLibris (library systems vendor), 2017 – 2022.
  • Library webmaster, URI Libraries, 2017 – 2022.

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

  • Member, New IT Leader’s Group, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), 2014 – 2017.
  • Member, IPE (Interprofessional Planning Education) Planning Committee, UMB, 2016 – 2017.
  • Member, Continuity of Operations Planning Committee, UMB, 2014 – 2017.
  • Chair / Hiring official, Search & Screen Committee for Senior Web Developer, UMB HS/HSL, 2017.
  • Chair, Innovation Space Task Force, UMB HS/HSL, 2017
  • Member, Search & Screen Committee for the Head of Research, Education, and Outreach Services, UMB HS/HSL, 2016.
  • Member, “Cybersecurity and You: Issues in Higher Education and Beyond” Conference Planning Committee, UMB, 2015 – 2016. (http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/cybersecurity.cfm)
  • Chair, Search & Screen Committee for Technology and Evaluation Coordinator, UMB Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) and National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Southeast Atlantic Regional Medical Library, 2015.
  • Chair, Makerspace Operation Working Group, UMB HS/HSL, 2015 – Present.
  • Chair, Makerspace Implementation Committee, UMB HS/HSL, 2014 – 2015.
  • Co-Chair, Maker Space Task Force, UMB HS/HSL, 2014.
  • Member, HS/HSL New Strategic Plan Planning Group, UMB HS/HSL, 2014 – 2016.
  • Member, Effective Communications Committee, UMB HS/HSL. 2014 – 2016.
  • Member, LL05 Classroom Renovation and Technology Update Committee, UMB HS/HSL, 2014 – 2015.
  • Member / Hiring official, Search & Screen Committee for Emerging Technologies Librarian, UMB HS/HSL, 2014.
  • Chair / Hiring official, Search & Screen Committee for Senior Web Developer, UMB HS/HSL, 2014.
  • Member, Exhibits, Displays, and Promotion Committee, UMB HS/HSL, 2014.

Florida International University (FIU)

  • Faculty Interview Panel for Medical Student Admission, Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2010-2014.
  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Full Accreditation Self-Study Task Force, Sub-committee for ER11-14, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2010-2014.
  • Technology Committee, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2009 – 2014.
  • Library Committee, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2008-2014.
  • Search & Screen Committee for Head of Information and Instruction Services for Medical Library, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 2012.
  • Florida Virtual Campus, User Interface Standing Committee, 2013 – 2014.
    (Advises Florida Council of State University Libraries.)
  • Digital Initiatives Committee, FIU – University Libraries and Museums, 2011- 2014.
  • Digital Rights Sub-Committee, FIU – University Libraries and Museums, 2011- 2014.
  • FIU Libraries – E-Resources Group, 2009 – 2014.
  • Search & Screen Committee for Science Librarian, FIU Green Library (BBC), 2013.
  • Search & Screen Committee for Health Science Librarian, FIU Green Library (MMC), 2012.
  • Search & Screen Committee for Science and Health Sciences Librarian, FIU Green Library (BBC), 2011 – 2012.

Journal/Grant Peer-Review Service

  • 2023, Peer-reviewer for the Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Open Infrastructure Fund Advisory Review Panel
  • 2021, Peer-reviewer for the KULA (Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies) journal
  • 2021, Peer-reviewer for Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
  • 2020, Peer-reviewer for the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) Digital Humanities Advancement Grant Review Panel
  • 2020, Peer-reviewer for the Library and Information Science Research journal
  • 2019 – Present, Peer-reviewer for International Journal on Digital Libraries (IJDL)
  • 2019, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Research, Applied Research Agenda Advisory Group for the position paper “Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries”
  • 2018, Peer-reviewer for the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) Grant Review Panel for the FY2018 National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
  • 2018, Peer-reviewer for the KULA (Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies) journal
  • 2017, Peer-reviewer for the Library Hi Tech journal
  • 2015 – 2020, Peer-reviewer for ALA – Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) TechConnect Blog (http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/)
  • 2016 – 2017, New Media Consortium (NMC) 2017 Horizon Report Library Edition – Expert Panel
  • 2012 – 2015, Founding editor, ALA – Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) TechConnect Blog (http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/)

External Tenure/Promotion Review

  • 2023, Promotion reviewer, University of Maryland Libraries
  • 2021, Tenure reviewer, Loyola University Chicago Libraries
  • 2019, Tenure reviewer, Brigham Young University Libraries
  • 2016, Tenure reviewer, City University of New York Libraries
  • 2014, Tenure reviewer, Indiana University Libraries
  • 2012, Tenure reviewer, Georgia State University Libraries

Research Interests

  • Emerging technologies and trends
  • IT management, strategic planning, and leadership
  • User experience
  • Scholarship, academic librarianship, and higher education in the digital age

Honors and Awards

  • Harvard University Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, 2018.
  • Build-a-Gene Scholarship, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baltimore Underground Science Space, 2015.
    (Attended the 2015 Summer program at Baltimore Underground Science Space, 2015; Course material at: http://openwetware.org/wiki/BUGSS:Build-a-Gene_2015)
  • Nominated for 2013 Florida International University Faculty Award, 2013.
  • 2013 Recipient of Association of College and Research Libraries Conference Scholarship, ALA – ACRL, 2013.
  • 2011 Class of American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (Recipient of LITA sponsorship), ALA – LITA, 2010 – 2011.
  • Code4Lib Conference Minority Scholarship, Code4Lib, 2011.
  • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Member of the Week for June 21~28, ALA – ACRL, 2010.
  • Beta Phi Mu, a Library and Information Studies Honor Society. 2009.
  • Professional Development Fund, Simmons College, 2008.
  • Merit-Based Tuition Grant, Simmons College, 2006 – 2008.
  • Teaching Fellowship, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2003 – 2004.
  • GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) Scholarship, Harvard University, 2001 – 2003.