This semester, DLS is happily hosting eleven SLIS digital librarianship fellows. Some faces are familiar ones, as several fellows from the first cohort have stayed on to either finish up previous projects or embark on new digital adventures. Many second-cohort fellows have begun their assignments, as well, making the DLS project room full of bodies hard at work!
As the newest staff member in Digital Library Services, being surrounded by a veritable army of fellows seems quite normal. It’s already clear to me that each individual’s unique set of skills and qualities have helped DLS grow in ways far beyond staff numbers. Instead of pondering implications of the inevitable fellow exodus after they all graduate, for now we’ll just enjoy their dedication and cooperation in helping DLS staff curate the Iowa Digital Library.
Experience each fellow’s trials, tribulations, and triumphs along with them through their weblogs:
Name: Mark Anthoney
Projects: Flood of 2008 photographs and audio; Fanzine collection
Blog: Virtually a Librarian
Name: Shawn Averkamp
Projects: Institutional repository implementation; Political election videos
Blog: Digital Library Seminar
Name: Chris Ehrman
Projects: Daily Iowan images; Geological research slides
Blog: IMLS Project Blog
Name: Elizabeth Hoover de Galvez
Project: Iowa rural women photographs and documents
Blog: A Student’s Perspective
Name: Amber Jansen
Project: Medieval manuscript images
Blog: Fuzzy Technowledge
Name: Joanna Lee
Project: E-journal hosting implementation
Blog: Digital Cardigan
Name: Ian Mason
Project: Geological research slides
Blog: Ian’s Digital Weblog
Name: Rebecca Ramsey
Project: UI musical recordings
Blog: Rebecca’s Digital Library Adventures
Name: Amber Skoglund
Project: Rare medical images
Blog: SLIS Fellowship Blog
Name: Bryan Stusse
Project: Oral history migration
Blog: IMLS Fellowship Blog
Name: Minglu Wang
Projects: Federal government poster images; Medieval manuscript images
Blog: Learning to be a Digital Librarian
–Anne Shelley, Digital Projects Librarian