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Vision Quest: Maturing Digital Object Management Practices At Gvsu, Max Eckard, Kyle Felker

Max Eckard

Max Eckard is the Metadata & Digital Curation Librarian at Grand Valley State University. A [relatively] recent graduate of North Carolina Central University’s School of Library and Information Science, he is passionate about digital preservation and librarianship as service.

Kyle Felker is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Grand Valley State University. He is a [non-recent] graduate of the LSU School of Library and Information Science with more than ten years’ worth of experience in managing technology in a library setting.

You can check out their blog mentioned in their presentation at http://digobj.wordpress.com/.

The "Northern Cities Shift": A Digital Preservation Story, Max Eckard

Max Eckard

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'Good Enough' Really Is Good Enough, Max Eckard

Max Eckard

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Factors That Increase The Probability Of A Successful Academic Library Job Search, Max Eckard, Ashley Rosener, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra

Max Eckard

Finding a position in an academic library can be challenging for recent Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates. While LIS students are often encouraged to seek out experience, network, and improve upon their technology skills in hopes of better improving their odds in the job market, little research exists to support this anecdotal advice. This study quantifies the academic and work experiences of recent LIS graduates in order to provide a better understanding of what factors most significantly influence the outcome of their academic library job searches. The survey results demonstrate that the job outlook is most positive for candidates …

Best Practices For Research Data Management, Max Eckard

Max Eckard

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