Michael at Terhune Orchards :: September 2007

Michael J. Giarlo
 
Technical Development
Office of Strategic Initiatives
Library of Congress

John Adams Building
101 Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540

E-mail:
WWW: http://purl.org/net/leftwing
Blog: http://purl.org/net/leftwing/blog
 
 
Education
January 2006 Master of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ, US

January 1998 Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Philosophy
Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors
Rutgers College
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ, US
 
 
Experience
2007-Present Information Technology Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) - Library of Congress
2006-2007 Digital Library Applications Programmer - Princeton University Library
2005-2006 Senior Computer Specialist - University of Washington Libraries
2000-2005 Systems Administrator - Rutgers University Libraries
(Scholarly Communication Center / Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities)
2003-2005 Project Coordinator - New Jersey Digital Highway
1999-2000 Systems Programmer - Rutgers University Libraries (Scholarly Communication Center)
1999-2000 Systems Support Specialist - Rutgers University Libraries
1996-1999 Numerous Positions - Waystation Networking
 
 
Publications
Barrera, A., Chilana, P., Clarke, K., & Giarlo, M. (2007). 2007 Code4Lib Conference Report. Library Hi-Tech News, 24(7), 4-7. [Full-text: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00011670/, Abstract: info:doi/10.1108/07419050710823247]

Jantz, R. & Giarlo, M.J. (2007). Digital archiving and preservation: Technologies and processes for a trusted repository. In W.E. Landis & R.L. Chandler (Eds.), Archives and the Digital Library. New York: Haworth Press.

Jantz, R. & Giarlo, M.J. (2007). Digital archiving and preservation: Technologies and processes for a trusted repository. Journal of Archival Organization, 4(1/2).

Giarlo, M.J. (2006). The role of skepticism in human-information behavior: A cognitive-affective analysis. Library Student Journal, 1. [Full-text: http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/index.php/lsj/article/view/24]

Chudnov, D., Binkley, P., Frumkin, J., Giarlo, M.J., Rylander, M., Singer, R., & Summers, E. (2006). Introducing unAPI. Ariadne Magazine, 48. [Full-text: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/chudnov-et-al/]

Jantz, R. & Giarlo, M.J. (2005). Digital preservation: Architecture and technology for trusted digital repositories. Microform & Imaging Review, 34(3), 135-147.

Jantz, R. & Giarlo, M.J. (2005). Digital preservation: Architecture and technology for trusted digital repositories. D-Lib Magazine, 11(6). [Full-text: info:doi/10.1045/june2005-jantz]

Hancock, B., Giarlo, M.J., & Triggs, J. A. (2003). Reinventing UNIX: An introduction to the Plan 9 operating system. Library Hi Tech, 21(4), 471-476. [Abstract: info:doi/10.1108/07378830310509772]

Hancock, B. & Giarlo, M.J. (2001). Moving to XML: Latin texts XML conversion project at the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities. Library Hi Tech, 19(3), 257-264. [Abstract: info:doi/10.1108/07378830110405139]

Giarlo, M.J. (1998). Conditions on anaphora: An analysis of SELF across syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic boundaries. Henry Rutgers Scholars Program thesis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US. [Full-text: Thesis, Literature Review]

 
 
Instruction / Presentations
August 2007Presenter [invited] - Ruby: Zen and the Art of Application Building [Presentation]
(for the VALE-NJ Technology Awareness Group)
April 2007Presenter [invited] - A library revolution: Returning the means of production via service discovery, systems integration, and open standards [Transcript]
(for the New Jersey Library Association 2007 Conference)
October 2006Presenter [invited] - unAPI: What is it, and why should I care? [Presentation]
(for the VALE-NJ Technology Awareness Group, a statewide library technology forum)
September 2005Poster Session [invited] - The Library in Bits and Bytes, a digital library symposium at the University of Maryland [Poster Session]
April 2005Open Issues Moderator, Fedora Users' Conference (for international Fedora Users Group)
November 2004Speaker [invited] - Highway Building 101: Paving the Way to a State-wide Digital Repository [Presentation]
(for the semi-annual dinner program of the New York Technical Services Librarians)
August 2003Hands-on Introduction to Linux (for the faculty and staff of Rutgers University Libraries)
January 2000Panelist at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
January 2000Netscape Workshop (for the faculty and staff of Rutgers University Libraries)
 
 
Honors and Awards
May 2005 Spring 2005 "Outstanding Student in Technical Services/Information Systems" Award, MLIS Program
April 2005 NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award - Honorable Mention
March 2005 Interview in NJSLA Bulletin Portable Document Format
May 2004 SARC Merit Award - 1st Place in "Creative Use of Electronic Resources"
April 2004 NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award
December 1997 Henry Rutgers Scholarship
January 1997 Phi Beta Kappa
 
 
Professional Memberships
1999-PresentMember & Presenter, VALE-NJ Technology Awareness Group
2007Member, Library and Information Technology Association
2005-2007Member, International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
2004-2007Member, American Library Association
2004-2007Member, New Jersey Library Association
[Sections: Information Technologies]
2004-2007Member, American Society for Information Science and Technology
[SIGs: Digital Libraries, Library Technologies]
2005-2006Member, Association for Computational Linguistics
2004-2006Webmaster (Development & Design), Rutgers University Special Libraries Association
 
 
Committees
2004-PresentDublin Core Kernel/ERC Working Group
2006Organization Development and Communications Advisory Committee, University of Washington Libraries
2005-2006Digital Futures Alliance - Technical Issues Working Group
2003-2004RUL Mass Storage Selection Team
2003-2005NJDH Infrastructure Workgroup
2002-2005FEDORA Implementation Team
2002-2005Digital Architecture Working Group
2001-2003Web Content Management System Thinktank
2001-2002LUNA Imaging Team
2000-2005Technology Awareness Group
2000-2001MDLS E-Journal Development Team
1999-2005PC Working Group
 
 

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