Michael Giarlo

Current

• Information Technology Specialist at Library of Congress

Past

• Software Engineering Consultant (Independent) at Project Conifer
• Web Consultant (Independent) at Western New York Library Resources Council
• Digital Library Applications Programmer at Princeton University Library

• Senior Computer Specialist at University of Washington Libraries
• Network/Systems Administrator at Rutgers University Libraries
• Systems Administrator at Waystation Networking

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Education

• University of Washington
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website
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Michael Giarlo’s Summary

A professional bio of sorts: http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/about/
A brief CV: http://lackoftalent.org/michael/resume/

Michael Giarlo’s Specialties:

library technology research and development

Michael Giarlo’s Experience

• Information Technology Specialist

  Library of Congress

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Libraries industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  The Library of Congress is seeking a qualified individual to join us in our efforts to build library and repository systems of the future. The incumbent will work with a specialized group of programmers on complex, multi-faceted prototype and production systems, and assist with software analysis, design, development, documentation and implementation of these systems. The successful candidate will work as a member of a team to design, develop, document, and support new or existing software systems within a repository development program. These systems will support acquisition, preservation, and access for a large number of digital collections spanning a wide variety of content types and formats.

• Software Engineering Consultant (Independent)

  Project Conifer

  (Libraries industry)

  May 2008 — September 2008 (5 months)

  Developing components of acquisitions and serials modules for the open-source Evergreen integrated library system for Knowledge Ontario's Project Conifer. Working on a Ruby client for the OpenSRF back-end and handling EDI for vendor transactions, e.g., exchange of purchase orders.

• Web Consultant (Independent)

  Western New York Library Resources Council

  (Information Services industry)

  February 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  Designed and developed websites including: some graphic design, custom PHP programming, Wordpress theme and plugin hacking, and various other minutiae. Sites were developed iteratively and requirements were provided by a small project team located off-site. QA was also handled iteratively as needs evolved. The sites were based on MediaWiki, Wordpress, and bbPress, and are available here: http://wnylrcwatch.org/

• Digital Library Applications Programmer

  Princeton University Library

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Instrumental in assisting with programming needs, especially in Ruby on Rails (management web app for persistent identifiers) and XQuery (OAI-PMH interface). Develop software and middleware, as well as design websites for metadata entry, cataloging, and end-user patronage alike. Assist in selection, design, and development of the Digital Collections Repository. Use the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) and the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) from the Library of Congress as the main markup standards driving digital library content. Manage Subversion repositories and Trac project management sites.

• Senior Computer Specialist

  University of Washington Libraries

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Libraries industry)

  November 2005 — September 2006 (11 months)

  Design and develop linkages between campus course management system and library resources. Contributes technical expertise, analysis, troubleshooting, and operational support to the Libraries' Windows- and Linux-based systems. Participates in the design, development, implementation, and management of computing and networking services to Libraries' staff and users. Provides technical support and expertise to system users. Provides reference and information services at the Suzzallo and Allen Library Information Desks.

• Network/Systems Administrator

  Rutgers University Libraries

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)

  January 1999 — September 2005 (6 years 9 months)

  Focus primarily on digital library research and development. Design and implement infrastructure of the University's institutional repository and the New Jersey Digital Highway project, a statewide digital initiative to discover and provide access to cultural heritage materials. Manage a mix of systems/network work, small-scale application development, user support, liaisonship, information architecture, project management, electronic text processing, digital library research, and staff coordination.

• Systems Administrator

  Waystation Networking

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years )

  UNIX systems administrator, Windows systems administrator, assistant network administrator, security analyst, systems programmer, technical support lead, and sales support tech.

Michael Giarlo’s Education

• University of Washington

  Professional M.A. , Computational Linguistics , 2006 — 2006

  Withdrew from program after two quarters. Currently on extended leave of absence.

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

  MLIS , 2004 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  RUSLA

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

  B.A. , Linguistics, Philosophy , 1995 — 1998

  Henry Rutgers Scholar thesis on the syntax of Germanic languages, specifically about the differences between anaphors and pronominals.

  Activities and Societies:

  Henry Rutgers Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, Intramural Hockey, Intramural Basketball

Additional Information

Michael Giarlo’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website
• My RSS feed

Michael Giarlo’s Interests:

digital libraries and repositories, digital preservation and archiving, web services, information architecture, identifier persistence, semantic web, knowledge representation, automatic indexing, natural language processing, roles of authority and skepticism in information behavior, library technology

Michael Giarlo’s Groups:

code4lib, ASIS&T, Dublin Core Kernel Metadata Working Group, ALA, NJLA, RUSLA, LITA

•    Python Community
•    On the Hill
•    Rutgers Alumni
•    Open Source Universe
•    Django
•    Linked Data Web
•    Rutgers College Alumni
•    PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY Official
•    NJSLA - New Jersey Chapter of Special Libraries Association
•    National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
•    Rubyists
•    Digital Libraries
•    Campaign for Liberty
•    MetaData
•    code4lib
•    D.C. Area Librarians
•    ACRL
•    Rutgers SCILS Alumni
•    Institutional Repositories

Michael Giarlo’s Honors:

Outstanding MLIS Student in Technical Services/Information Systems Award, May 2005; NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award - Honorable Mention, April 2005; Interview in NJSLA Bulletin, March 2005; SARC Merit Award - 1st Place in "Creative Use of Electronic Resources", May 2004;
NJLA CUS Technology Innovation Award, April 2004; Henry Rutgers Scholarship, December 1997; Phi Beta Kappa, January 1997

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