DEBORAH MARON
486 E Camino Del Abeto
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
(570) 704- 7501
debweb.org/debpress
Deborah.maron@gmail.com
Summary:
Multitalented, tech-savvy professional with a diverse media background in both the US and England seeks a position utilizing her
strong technical, literary and librarianship skills. Familiar with content management systems, descriptive, technical and administrative
metadata standards, database creation software (MS Access, Visio), risk assessments (DRAMBORA), grant proposal writing,
AACR2, XML, PHP/MYSQL, SQL, CSS, XSLT, HTML, Python, Photoshop, and Final Cut Pro, as well as with Mac OS X and XP.
Edits and writes for print, TV, radio, and the Web. Strong interest in Digital Humanities and Holocaust studies. More information on
my qualifications, as well as project samples, can be found at debweb.org/debpress.
Education:
M.S.LIS Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Library and Information Science, Dec. 2010
M.A. Kings College London, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, London, UK
Digital Culture and Technology, 2008
Thesis: On the Digitization of Holocaust Materials, Wiener Library, London, UK
B.A. Rutgers University, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
Journalism and Media and English, 2006 (graduated with high honors)
Experience:
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (Center for History and New Media), Fairfax, VA
January 2011- Present
Technology Outreach Specialist/ Community Lead for Zotero
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Community Liaison for Zotero – Intermediary between Community and Developers
Rewrite documentation and create screenshots and videos on how to use Zotero
Helped organize and storyboard the Website redesign
Ran Developer workshops at Midwest Institutions: Newberry Library, Northwestern, UW Madison
Manage social networking tools and provide technical support on Facebook, Blog, Twitter, Wiki
Conduct Zotero workshops for teachers, librarians and students
Created exhibit database (HTML document and Excel Spreadsheet with exhibit API) for “Zotero Evangelists” to connect
with each other
Spearheading the organization of a workshop to teach people programming and mark-up using Zotero as the tool
Gaining familiarity with JavaScriipt and XUL (the language of Firefox extensions)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Dumbarton Oaks), Washington, DC
July 2010- Dec 2010
Digitization Specialist/ Digital Humanities researcher at the Image Collections and Fieldwork Archive
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Researched and created logical models for ideal database. Implementing the emBARK database and web kiosk to provide
users dynamic access to archival collections
Implementing social networking tools – Facebook, Blog, Wiki
Conducting Zotero workshops for incoming scholars
Assisting in the creation of a Digital Humanities symposium to be hosted by the Curator and me. There, we will also present
on GIS and text-mining initiatives we are interested in applying to the Byzantine Institute of America fieldwork papers and
illustrations
In charge of researching and implementing Digital Humanities and semantic web trends to improve the web presence and
increase access to our collection
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Assist in scholar requests for photographs from the Byzantine collection, over the phone and in person
Implementing a test site in which to test various dynamic search and semantic web tools
Interview and supervise interns in cataloguing and inventory activities
Catalogue Byzantine photographs using Harvard’s OLIVIA
Oversee digitization activities with the Marc II Camera and Epson scanner
Work with mixed media, including black and white prints, negatives, color transparencies, and 16mm film
HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND NEWSPAPER LIBRARY, Champaign, IL
August 2009- May 2010
Graduate Assistant
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Created an Excel index, web site in PHP/MySQL, and database (complete with logical model and normalization) to organize
serialized fiction in HPNL's Farm, Field and Fireside newspaper collection. This enables stories to be searched by author and
title, and chapters to be collocated.
Writing two library guides, one on Zotero, a Firefox plug-in to organize resources, and one on Serialized Fiction in the early
20th century
Assist at Circulation Desk and shelve books
Assist with reference questions pertaining to history, philosophy and religious research online, on the phone, and in person
Assist users with microfilm readers and scanners
Do Olive Repository Maintenance, fixing textual errors that prohibit adequate searching of Farm, Field and Fireside
Periodicals
Other Relevant Experience:
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VALENCIA BRANCH OF PUBLIC LIBRARY, Tucson, AZ
Intern
ADULT SWIM, New York, NY
Archivist/ Researcher for live-action TV pilot
CONDE NAST, New York, NY
Producer, Glamour.com
SKODIE MEDIA, Remote
Freelance HTML coder
KIWIBOX.COM, New York, NY
Web Production Specialist
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, NY
Intern/Freelancer in the Music Department
Awards, Memberships, Languages, Certifications and Conferences
CONFERENCES:
I-Conference (2010), Champaign-Urbana, IL.
ALA (Summer 2009), Chicago, IL
Society of American Archivists (2010), Washington, DC
ALA (2010), Washington, DC
DHSI Summer Institute (2011), Victoria, CA
ALA (2011), New Orleans, LA
MITH API workshop, College Park, Maryland
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Libraries Association (ALA) 2009-Present
LITA (2010-Present)
ULSAC
AWARDS:
Balisage The Mark-up Conference: 3rd place award winner for my essay on XML education for library professionals
$2500 Data Curation Scholarship
ASSISTANTSHIP:
Graduate Assistant at the History Philosophy and Newspaper Library for which I received a tuition waiver
MISC. COURSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND SKILLS
LITA APIs and Mashups course
Apple Final Cut Pro course
Beginner reading/writing Hebrew skills (Hebrew School and semester in college)
Self-taught in German (beginner/intermediate)
PHP tutor