What I Do
"Digital Assets" refers to information in digital form that has been identified as having value for the university. It's stuff that is worth keeping because of its use in research, teaching, and public service. I work with people to figure out what and how assets need to be managed. This is also known as curation, hence my involvement with the UC Curation Center.
Curation can include helping to publish or disseminate that information more broadly, whether it's creative writing or a gazetteer.
I've also managed projects to convert information into digital form to increase its usefulness or accessibility, such as:
- The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology
- The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture collection
- UCSF Japanese woodblock prints
I work with other UC colleagues on improving how the UC Libraries manage and make accessible information as a member of
- Systemwide Operations Planning and Advisory Group (SOPAG)
- Next Generation Technical Services (NGTS) Management Team as Communications Manager
- Library Technology Advisory Group (LTAG) as SOPAG liaison
Professional Interests
Education/Degrees
Master of Library & Information Science
Drexel University (2003)
Concentration in Management of Digital Information
Artium Baccalaureus, Comparative Literature
Princeton University (1998)
Magna cum laude
Certificate in East Asian Studies
Teacher Preparation Program
Publications/Presentations/Reports
- UC Next Generation Technical Services Phase 2: New Modes for Organizing and Providing Access to Special Collections, Archives, and Digital Formats (2010)
- Ad Hoc UC Digital Library Services Task Force Final Report (2010)
- "Curating Faculty Research Data at UC Merced," Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) Annual Meeting, November 2009, University of Auckland.
- "METS and Access to Complex Digital Objects: A new university and a young museum partner together to create a digital collection from the ground up—using METS," Museum Computer Network Annual Conference, November 2006, Pasadena, CA.
- "Who Owns What? Negotiating Intellectual Property, Digital Assets, and Information Access," Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) Annual Meeting, October 2005, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
- "Japanese Fine Art: Building a Digital Enterprise While Building a New University," World Cultures Institute Forum, June 2005, Great Valley Center, Modesto, CA; and the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) Annual Meeting, October 2004, Academia S
Contact Emily
Emily Lin
Kolligian Library
University of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
209-658-7146
elin@ucmerced.edu
Guides by Emily
- Last Updated May 6, 2013
The NSF and other granting agencies have established requirements for data sharing and data management planning. This guide presents tips and tools for researchers on how to approach data management.
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Digitization, digital collections, archiving, preservation
Data curation
Digital scholarship and publishing
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Visual resources
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