CV
A complete version of my CV is available in pdf form
Education
- B.A. in English, Kalamazoo College
- M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Selected Work Experience
- 2017-present: Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library
- Manage descriptive metadata work for the J. Willard Marriott Library’s digital collections.
- Supervise metadata staff and librarian.
- Identify and support innovative solutions for ongoing metadata work.
- Coordinate legacy metadata remediation and enhancement in the digital library.
- Consult on new digital initiatives and projects across library departments.
- 2015-2017: Metadata Librarian, University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library
- Created metadata records in support of the J. Willard Marriott Library’s digital collections.
- Audited and improved metadata in existing collections.
- Supervised part-time metadata staff, supporting continuing education and ensuring quality control for metadata records.
- Consulted on metadata and digital library projects for internal and external departments.
- 2015-2017: Digital Metadata Librarian, Mountain West Digital Library
- Supported improvement of metadata standards and metadata in MWDL partner digital collections.
- Facilitated ingestion of new collections into MWDL via ExLibris Primo.
- Performed metadata audits of new collections to ensure standards are being met.
- Resolved interoperability issues with metadata harvesting.
- Supported MWDL harvests into the Digital Public Library of America.
- Developed and provided metadata training for MWDL partners.
- 2011-2015: Digital Projects, University of Utah J. Willard Marriott library
- Assisted with Utah Digital Newspapers, http://digitalnewspapers.org program.
- Facilitated ingestion of digital newspaper materials into the Ex Libris Rosetta system for digital preservation.
- Served on EZID Implementation Task Force, Rosetta Implementation Group, and Digital Asset Management Systems Review Committee.
- Project manager, Western Waters Digital Library , Administered ongoing metadata harvests through Open Harvester Systems.
Communicated with local collection managers and representatives of the Greater Western Library Alliance about new items, collections, and projects for WWDL. Updated WWDL blog.
- 2011-2013: Executive Director, Utah Library Association
- Redesigned ULA’s web presence by creating new website in Drupal.
- Developed and maintained ULA’s web site, annual conference web site, membership database, and mailing list.
- Set up and posted to ULA social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and LinkedIn.
- Facilitated communication among association members.
- Served as ex-officio member of ULA Board and Executive Board.
- 2007-2011: Project Manager, Western Soundscape archive
- Provided project management for the Western Soundscape Archive, an Institute of Museum and Library Services funded digital collection of animal sounds.
- Coordinated work on the digital collection from a variety of library staff.
- Updated and monitored digitization and metadata cataloging workflow.
- Prepared reports for funding agency.
Selected Publications
Myntti, J. and Neatrour, A. (2016). "Use Existing Data First: Reconcile Metadata Before Creating New Controlled Vocabularies." Journal of Library Metadata. 15(3-4).
Witkowski, A., Neatrour, A., Myntti, J., McBride, B. (2017). "Massive Newspaper Migration – Moving 22 Million Records from CONTENTdm to Solphal." D-Lib Magazine. 23(7/8).
Neatrour, A., Callaway, E., Cummings, R. (2018). "Kindles, Card Catalogs, and the Future of Libraries: A Collaborative Digital Humanities Project." Digital Library Perspectives. Vol. 34 Issue: 3, pp.162-187, https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-02-2018-0004
