| July 2019-Present | Digital Curation and Scholarship Librarian |
| California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA | |
| Served as campus liaison for scholarly communication and administrated the campus institutional repository; designed outreach programming and workshops to educate faculty on open access issues; managed campus digital archives infrastructure, implementing AWS solutions and ArchivesSpace; administered the campus Open Journals system; advised and assisted on campus-wide projects and departments in research data management, storage, and preservation; performed high quality instruction sessions for information literacy, data management, and data privacy; performed regular reference duties; mentored students and interns. | |
| Mar. 2017-June 2019 | Digital Assets Librarian |
| Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Washington D.C. | |
| Served as administrator for digital collections and related systems; developed and managed digital preservation activities; created and oversaw workflows for metadata best practices; researched, selected, and implemented a new digital asset management system and migrated existing data; produced and updated technical documentation; trained and onboarded all users; managed all internal and external rights, reproductions, and permissions; served as liaison to all museum departments; provided reference, consultation, and help-desk services; supervised interns and volunteers. | |
| Aug. 2015-Mar. 2017 | Graduate Research Assistant |
| North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Supported a statewide DPLA service hub, collaborating with regional partners; managed both physical and digital archival materials throughout their life cycles; applied metadata and technology standards based on best practices; mastered use of library technologies, including scanning hardware and software, and various design programs and the file formats they produce. | |
| May 2016-Dec. 2016 | Department Intern |
| Duke University Libraries, Data and Visualization Services, Durham, NC | |
| Supported the department in developing tools and training guides for data initiatives; provided reference and instruction services for data-specific needs, including data storage, data management, data curation, GIS software, and visualization tools; collected and analyzed tools for instruction in programming languages and applications. | |
| May 2013-Aug. 2013 | Junior Research Fellow |
| Library of Congress, Geography and Maps Division, Washington, D.C. | |
| Created and implemented digital projects and educational tools using ArcGIS and archival materials; organized and presented digital content; designed and led outreach programs, including tours and congressional visits. |
| May 2017 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Master of Science in Library Science | Certificate in Digital Curation | |
| Thesis: “Mapping the Modern Data Librarian: Maintaining | |
| Competence in a Changing Digital Research Landscape" | Advisor: Rebecca Vargha | |
| May 2014 | Duke University |
| Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Art History | |
| Graduation with Distinction |
| DATA | Python, R, ArcGIS, Tableau, MySQL, OpenRefine |
| WEB | HTML, CSS, Javscript |
| CONTENT | ArchivesSpace, CONTENTdm, TMS, SpringShare, Samvera, NetX, Drupal, Preservica |
| DESIGN | Adobe Suite, SketchUp, LaTeX |
| Articles | Blackwood, E., Juarez, D. Virtual Internships: A COVID Side Effect that Libraries Should Keep. portal, Forthcoming spring 2022 |
| Blogs | Blackwood, E. Professional Networks: The Alumni Association for DAM. LinkedIn. September 30, 2019. |
| Chapters | Blackwood, E., Hoffmann, D. "More Data, Less Dewey: Modernizing a For-Credit, Library Course to Support Data and Algorithmic Literacy for Undergrads"; in Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers Data Literacy and the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, American Library Association, Chicago; forthcoming 2021. |
| Columns | Blackwood, E. (2020) Integrating digital stewardship into library instruction: An argument for student (and librarian) success. Journal of Academic Librarianship; 46(1). hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680 |
| Blackwood, E. (2020) Fostering Institutional Awareness for Copyright: Some Practical Strategies. Journal of Academic Librarianship; 46(5). hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/tt44ps468 | |
| Presentations | "Outside the R1: Equitable Data Management at the Undergraduate Level," Paper Presentation, International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology 2021 Annual Conference; Scheduled: May 17, 2021 |
| "Primerpalooza Webinar", presented by the Data Curation Network and the International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology, April 29, 2020 | |
| "DAM Careers Forum: Paths in, Across and Upward" (Panel Discussion) Henry Stewart Digital Asset Management Conference, November 7, 2019 | |
| "Fostering an Institutional Awareness for Copyright and Licensing" Best Practices Exchange, Columbus, OH, April 29, 2019 | |
| "From Folders to Facets: Improving the Digital Asset Management System User Experience for Creative Types" Musuem Computer Network Annual Conference, Denver, CO, November 15, 2018 | |
| Primers | Blackwood, E; Joubert, D; Sobczak, J. (2020). STL Data Curation Primer. Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/211352. |
| 2020 | California State University Channel Islands Faculty Research and Development Mini Grant, $7990 |
| 2019 | Amazon Web Services Research Computing Grant, $10,000 |
| LIB COMM 211 | Data Literacy | Example Syllabus |
| March 2020-Present | Technology Volunteer |
| Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center of Catawba County | |
| Newton, NC | |
| Provided instruction and assistance in digital tools and applications, such as Zoom, Adobe Acrobat, and various social media platforms, during the COVID-19 global pandemic. | |
| March 2020-May 2020 | Volunteer |
| Medical Device Page Project, ifixit.com | |
| Organized a medical device repair manuals for inclusion in an open access repository for medical professionals during the COVID-19 global pandemic. | |
| Jan. 2016-May 2017 | Committee Member |
| Justice and Advocacy Committee- North Carolina Synod | |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Salisbury, NC | |
| Designed a statewide survey; analyzed and presented data from the survey; organized and disseminated information to statewide networks; managed social media and marketing for the committee’s community activities. | |
| Aug. 2014-Aug. 2015 | Young Adult Volunteer |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Szarvas, Hungary | |
| Developed and taught ESL and art history classes for grades 1-12; tutored advanced students for English fluency exams; stewarded complex relationships between American, Hungarian, and Roma churches. | |