Jewel Ward

Current

Information Design Consultant at Agaliha
Doctoral Student/Graduate Research Assistant at UNC-CH

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Connections

110 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Jewel Ward’s Summary

An analyst by nature, my doctoral research interests include (in no particular order) data+metadata transfer systems and structures, networked information, preservation data grids, the OAI-PMH, digital preservation, project and people management, the effects of technology on people, mark-up languages, information+web design, system and information processes, and digital libraries.

Jewel Ward’s Specialties:

Digital Libraries, Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), information management, information design, digital preservation, digital curation, technical writing, process documentation, project management, web design, and document design.

Jewel Ward’s Experience

Information Design Consultant

Agaliha

(Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Freelancer on the document design and information architecture side of information design. More information is available at: agaliha.com/services.html. I am looking to supplement my doctoral student stipend with small projects based on my prior experience in data communications and systems development. I.e., documentation (technical writing and process documentation), document design + layout, web site design + layout (including domain registration, finding a hosting entity), plus installation and maintenance of blogs, wikis, etc. My full CV is at: http://agaliha.com/about/cv/jward_cv_2008-agaliha.pdf.
Doctoral Student/Graduate Research Assistant

UNC-CH

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

NARA Research Prototype Persistent Archive Extension: June 2007 to present. NSF funded joint project between UNC-CH, NARA, and SDSC. Coordinated project to integrate DDI metadata into the iRODS iCAT and advised on the OAI-PMH. Analyzed DCMES and DDI metadata quality and content for the Odum Institute. Tested implementation of OAI-PMH DP and SP. Analyzed and reported results.

Digital Curation and Trusted Repositories Project: August 2006 to May 2007. Research and write requirements for ingest survey for pilot institutional repository. Interview and engage librarians and faculty. Analyze results and develop requirements and processes for ingest of each collection into the institutional repository. Write up and present results of research and application of survey instrument.

Jewel Ward’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.S.I.S. , Information Systems , 1999 — 2002

Master’s Paper: “A Quantitative Analysis of Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) Usage in Data Providers Registered with the Open Archives Initiative (OAI)”

Activities and Societies:

ACM, ASIS&T
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A.B. , International Studies and History , 1986 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

UNITAS, St. Anthony Hall

Additional Information

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Jewel Ward’s Interests:

Hiking, camping, science fiction and fantasy novels, electronic music, cross-country and world travel, spending time with my two Standard Poodles, and laughing a lot with friends.