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Digital Technologies

The Library's Digital Technologies department develops and manages technological systems and tools that support teaching, learning, and research at Brown University. The department is comprised of three areas:

Digital Technologies staff work with the Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS) by supporting scholarly and academic activities that are conducted or enhanced through the use of digital technology. Digital Technologies staff collaborate with and support the work of all Library units.

The Library's strategic goals are available in the Technology Plan submitted for LORI (Library of Rhode Island) Standards Certification in March 2015. Learn more about some of our current projects in the Digital Technologies blog.

Integrated Technology Services (ITS):
  • Provides support for the Library’s commercial and enterprise software;
  • Designs and develops specialized software, which meets the needs of faculty and students for access to Library resources at any time, in any location, in any medium, via any platform or device;
  • Supports internal Library operations by automating and streamlining staff workflows and processes;
  • Supports the Library’s assessment efforts by developing tools to collect, store, describe, update, access, and report on data;
  • Administers Library servers at the application level and works closely with CIS staff on server infrastructure, standards, and security;
  • Includes the Library Technical Support group, responsible for providing desktop support for Library staff workstations, staff technical training, and coordinating and administering technology purchases for the Library.
Brown Digital Repository Services (BDR):
  • Hosts a technology platform for preserving, discovering, and accessing digital materials of enduring value to the academic work of the University;
  • Designs and develops specialized software for ingesting, managing, describing, and disseminating digital objects;
  • Collaborates with researchers, the Center for Digital Scholarship, and other Library units on efforts to preserve and link research data;
  • Maintains and migrates digital content to ensure its ongoing viability;
  • Houses the Library's digitized collections.
Library Web Services:
  • Supports the Library's web presence with interface design, interactive programming, user research, and usability testing. Administers content management systems, builds and maintains scholarly projects, and responds to requests for architecture and content curation to support teaching, learning, research, and scholarship.
Digital Technologies Staff

Integrated Technology Services (ITS):

  • Birkin Diana, Digital Library Software Developer
  • Joe Mancino, Lead Library System Administrator
  • Justin Uhr, Library Web and Applications Developer
  • Connor Murphy, Senior Library Technologist, Digital Records, Projects and Application Support
  • [position vacant], Library Programmer
  • [position vacant], Semantic Web Developer
  • [position vacant], Senior Library Applications Developer

Brown Digital Repository Services (BDR):

  • [position vacant], Digital Repository Manager
  • [position vacant], Digital Library Programmer

Library Web Services:

  • Gordon Brillon, Senior Library Technologist, Web Content Expert
  • Yvonne Federowicz, Senior Library Technologist, Library Digital Technologies
  • Laimah Osman, Web Designer and Producer

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