Robin C. Pike, MLIS, CA, DAS
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Robin C. Pike

Curriculum Vitae 

 

Education

Degrees

  • Master of Library Information Science, Summa cum laude, August 2007
    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Specialization in Archives and Records Management
  • B.S. Ed. Music Education, Summa cum laude, May 2006
    • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Certificates

  • Digital Archives Specialist Certificate, October 2013
    • Society of American Archivists
  • Certified Archivist, August 2011, August 2017
    • Academy of Certified Archivists

Employment

  • Manager, Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting; Digital Collections Librarian
    • February 2012-Present (Librarian II)
    • University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, Maryland
    • Description
      • Responsible for growing the resources available in UMD Libraries Digital Collections: http://digital.lib.umd.edu/ and growing the digitization operations across UMD Libraries. Provide leadership and create policies, standards, and workflows as they relate to digital conversion and reformatting. Administer the personnel, resources, and projects of the DCMR Department and oversee and coordinate digital conversion and reformatting efforts across the UMD Libraries for all formats, for both in-house and vendor-based digitization projects or requests. Coordinate the funding of digitization projects throughout the Libraries, and explore new funding opportunities including, grants and coordinating with the Director of Development of the Libraries on seeking donors; serve as a financial advocate for these projects. Consult with Libraries staff on digitization projects, and manage these projects and resources. Identify collaborative opportunities in the UMD Libraries and external groups and partnerships. Serve as an expert on digitization and digital collections standards and policies by representing Libraries on internal and external committees, working groups, and professional organizations.
  • Audiovisual Archivist
    • February 2008-February 2012
    • The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
    • Description
      • Managed the photographic, audio, moving image, and film collections, including acquisition of materials from university offices and donors and the identification of new sources. Provided reference and access to collections, including digitization of photographs and audiovisual materials, for CUA students, staff, faculty, administrators and external researchers. Managed digitization projects for the Archives and advised on digitization standards throughout the Libraries. Appraised, arranged, and described audiovisual collections or audiovisual series, creating indexes and finding aids using Encoded Archival Description (EAD) in NoteTab XML editor, Describing Archives a Content Standard, and Library of Congress Authorities. Acted as the liaison between the Archives and the Libraries IT staff. Assisted with website revisions. Hired, trained and supervised student workers, practicum students, and volunteers. Served as the CUA representative on the digital collections and preservation committees in the Washington Research Library Consortium.
  • Masters of Library and Information Science Internship
    • August 2006-August 2007
    • University of Pittsburgh Music Library, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Description
      • Performed copy and original cataloging for commercial music scores, books, sound recordings, and special collections according to AACR2, DACS, and Library of Congress Authorities; assisted with collection development by searching for re-released sound recordings; performed basic reference and circulation desk duties; assisted patrons with materials and music playback technology; and assisted with receipt and assessment of donations.
  • Masters of Library and Information Science Field Experience
    • May 2007-August 2007
    • Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center, West Homestead, PA
    • Description
      • The BMNECC was founded in 1930 to serve as a social club and cultural center for immigrants in the Pittsburgh region. The historic facility houses the largest collection of Bulgarian art, audio recordings, film, video, costumes, jewelry, textiles, books, and artifacts in the United States. Consulted with the Board of the BMNECC to assess needs and develop requirements for a database for the cataloging of all cultural heritage collections. Developed a relational database in using qualified Dublin Core metadata and standardized terms from the Library of Congress Authorities, the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, and the Thesaurus of Graphic Materials based on the needs of the collections. Created manual on how to enter objects in the database using Dublin Core metadata and standardized forms for specific fields. Completed a survey of the preservation state of the audio and moving image collections in the cultural collections. Created a preservation manual that can be followed by future volunteers and interns performing surveys of the other cultural materials, including books, papers, and other audiovisual materials.
  • Music Library Student Worker
    • August 2002-May 2006
    • Indiana University of Pennsylvania Music Library, Indiana, PA
    • Description
      • Performed basic reference duties and referred patrons to the Music Librarian and Music Library Cataloger for in-depth questions. Performed circulation duties using Voyager. Performed preservation binding of scores and created preservation copies of scores and parts. Created parts using Sibelius notation software when lost. Received materials from the bindery and assisted in making them shelf-ready. Performed shelf-maintenance and inventory of circulating collections. Assisted with packing and moving the library’s collections during the music building renovations.

Service

Library Service: Committee, Task Force, Group Service

 

  • University of Maryland
    • Library Assembly and Library Assembly Advisory Council (LAAC)
      • Chair-Elect/Vice Chair, Chair, Past Chair (elected), July 1, 2017-June 30, 2020
      • LAAC 2014-2016, 2017-2020
    • Archival Metadata Librarian Search Committee, December 2015-May 2016
    • Library Assembly Committee on Committees (member, elected), July 2013-June 2018
      • Chair, 2014-2016, 2017-2018
    • Collection Services Advisory Committee, July 2013-present
    • Digital Preservation Policy Task Force, 2012-2013
    • Chair, Historic Maryland Newspaper Librarian Search Committee, October 2012-January 2013
    • Born-Digital Working Group, September 2012-2014
    • Prange Collection RFP group, August 2012-November 2013
    • ReVision Committee for Nonprint Media Services, February 2012-February 2013
  • The Catholic University of America
    • Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC)
      • Preservation Advisory Committee, 2011-2012
      • Digital Practices Committee, 2011-2012
        • Chair, 2011-2012
      • Digitization Taskforce, 2010
      • Digital Collections Sub-committee, 2008
    • Coordinator of Science Libraries Search Committee, 2009-2010

Campus Service: General

  • University of Maryland
    • University Senate Academic Procedures and Standards Committee member, 2015-2017
    • Sigma Alpha Iota, Gamma Epsilon College Park Chapter, volunteer, 2015-2016
    • My Maryland Day Fair volunteer, College Park, MD, 2015-2016
    • Maryland Day volunteer, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
  • The Catholic University of America
    • President Father O’Connell Farewell Campus Planning Committee, 2010

Campus Service: Teaching, Guest Lecturing

  • University of Maryland
    • Pike, Robin and Laura Schnitker, “Audiovisual Formats,” LBSC 786: Library and Archives Preservation, March 15, 2017.
    • Pike, Robin, “Management of Digital Programs,” LBSC 784: Digital Preservation, October 22, 2015.
    • Pike, Robin, “Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digitization,” INST 641: Policy Issues in Digital Curation, February 4, 2015.
    • Pike, Robin, “Doing Digital: Skills, Knowledge, and Roles in Libraries and Archives.” Panel, April 15, 2014.
    • Pike, Robin, “Digital Collections and Digitization Process at the UMD Libraries,” tour guide and guest lecturer for HIST 419E: Making and Critiquing Digital History, February 10, 2014.
    • Pike, Robin, “Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digitization,” INST 641: Policy Issues in Digital Curation, February 5, 2014.
    • Pike, Robin, “Digitization Process at the UMD Libraries,” tour guide and guest lecturer for LBSC 605: Archival Principles, Practices, and Programs, October 9, 2013.
    • Pike, Robin, “Digital Imaging and Digital Preservation,” LBSC 784: Digital Preservation, February 18, 2013.
    • Pike, Robin, “Management of Digital Programs in Special Collections,” LBSC 731: Special Collections, October 22, 2012.
    • Pike, Robin, “Digital Formats and Digital Collections,” LBSC 708R: Visual and Sound Materials, June 26, 2012.
  • The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
    • Pike, Robin, "Management of Digital Programs in Special Collections," CLSC 747: Special Collections, July 18, 2016.
    • Pike, Robin, "Management of Digital Programs in Special Collections," CLSC 747: Special Collections, July 20, 2015.
    • Pike, Robin, “Creating Exhibits of Visual Materials,” LSC 879: Public Programs, Outreach, and Digital Exhibits in Libraries, Archives, and Museums, March 23, 2011.
    • Pike, Robin, “The Life of an Audiovisual Archivist,” LSC 646: Archives Management, September 16, 2010.
    • Pike, Robin, “Audiovisual Preservation at the Catholic University of America,” Religious Archives Institute, June 5, 2009.

   Professional Service

  • External Reviewer
    • Senior Librarian, University of Oregon, 2017
    • Full Archivist Librarian, Texas Tech University Libraries, 2014
  • Grant peer reviewer for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
    • Access to Historical Records, August 2015
    • Digitizing Historical Records, July 2013
    • Documenting Democracy: Access to Historical Records, February 2013
  • Hosting and coordinating Society of American Archivist Workshops
    • Accessioning and Ingest of Electronic Records, College Park, MD, Digital Archives Specialist Curriculum, March 31, 2014
    • Appraising Electronic Records, College Park, MD, Digital Archives Specialist Curriculum, September 30, 2013
  • Association for Recorded Sound Collections
    • Education and Training Committee, 2010-2016
    • Webmaster, May 2012-May 2014
    • Web Editor, 2010-May 2012
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
    • Program Committee, Fall 2012 program
  • Society of American Archivists (SAA)
    • Recorded Sound Roundtable
      • Chair, 2014-2015
      • Web Liaison, 2010-2012
      • Steering Committee, 2012-2013, 2015-2016
      • Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, 2013-2014
    • Digital Archives Specialist Exam Proctor, 2014-present
  • Sigma Alpha Iota
    • Washington, DC, Alumnae Chapter, 2012-present
      • Vice-President of Membership, 2013-2017
      • Fundraising Committee Chair, Kappa Beta Chapter, 2004-2005
  • Member of:
    • International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, 2013-present
    • Academy of Certified Archivists, 2011-present
    • Association of Moving Image Archivists, 2010-present
    • Association for Recorded Sound Collections, 2009-present
    • Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, 2008-present
    • Music Library Association, 2007, 2011-2012
    • Society of American Archivists, 2006-present
    • Phi Kappa Phi, 2004-present
    • Sigma Alpha Iota, 2003-present

Mentoring

  • Association of Research Libraries, Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, August 2015-December 2017.

Scholarship/Creativity

  • Books
    • Book Editor
    • Chapters in Books
      • Dohe, Kate, and Robin C. Pike, “Project Management and Digital Curation: Applying Agile Practices to Large-Scale Digital Projects,” Advances in Library Adminstration and Organization: Project Management in the Library Workplace (Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018). Accepted, pending publication.
      • Pike, Robin C., Anna J. Kephart, and Douglas P. McElrath, “The Future of the Past: How Chronicling America Can Impact Genealogical Stories,” Librarianship and Genealogy: Trends, Issues, Case Studies, (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2017). Accepted, pending publication.
  • Articles in Referred Journals
    • Pike, Robin C., “Funding a Future for Digital Collections at University of Maryland Libraries,” Journal of Digital Media Management, Volume 6 number 1 (2017).
    • Parker, Bria, Robin C. Pike, and Vincent Novara, “Digitizing the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives Media,” Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists, Volume 34 number 1 (2016) http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol34/iss1/11/ (accessed June 1, 2017).
    • Knies, Jennie A. Levine and Robin C. Pike. “Catching Up: Creating a Digital Preservation Policy After the Fact,” Archival Practice, Volume 1 number 1 (26 March 2014) http://libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/ap/article/view/870/532 (accessed June 1, 2017).
  • Other Articles
  • Presentations
    • Referred Presentations
      • Pike, Robin C., “Maryland Newspapers in Chronicling America,” UMD Libraries Research and Innovative Practice Forum, College Park, MD June 8, 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19238 (accessed June 15, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin C., Monique Politowski Libby, Nicole H. Scalessa, and Nicole Joniec, “Business Models for Digitization: Locating Funding and Prioritizing Digitization,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Newark, NJ, April 21, 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19203 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin C., “Digitization Prioritization and Funding,” Digital Library Federation Forum, Milwaukee, WI, November 8, 2016 https://osf.io/uuw3e (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin C., “Using Statistics to Set Priorities,” UMD Libraries Research and Innovative Practice Forum, College Park, MD, June 6, 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18090 (accessed June 1, 2017). 14 downloads since June 13, 2016.
      • Arp, Laurie Gemmill, Laura Drake Davis, Robin C. Pike, and Linda Tompkins-Baldwin, “Archival Impact: Increasing Connections to Collections through Digitization,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 15, 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19214 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Parker, Bria, Robin C. Pike, and Vincent Novara, “‘Is This Enough?’ Digitizing Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives Media,” International Council on Archives-Section on University Archives, Chapel Hill, NC, July 15, 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/17141 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin C., “Managing Audiovisual Digitization,” UMD Libraries Research and Innovative Practice Forum, College Park, MD, June 4, 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18091 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Halaychik, Corey, Matt Dunie, Robin Pike, and Charles Sicignano, “Finding a Way: Negotiation Tips and Tactics,” The Collective, Knoxville, TN, February 19, 2015.
      • Pike, Robin, C., Siobhan Hagan, and Steven Villereal. “Audiovisual Alacrity: Managing Timely Access to Audiovisual Collections,” Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, Washington, DC, August 16, 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15574 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin, "Managing and Maneuvering Mass Digitization," Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Rochester, NY, April 26, 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15634 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin, “What’s Wrong with this Picture? How Format and Issue Identification Tools Can Help You,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 8, 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19215 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin, “Digitization Machines of the 21st Century: Gado and IRENE,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Richmond, VA, October 26, 2012.
      • Pike, Robin, “Rights, Reproductions, and Reality: The Business of Serving Our Researchers,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Alexandria, VA, May 7, 2011.
      • Pike, Robin, "New Developments in Describing Audiovisual Materials," Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Alexandria, VA, May 6, 2011.
    • Invited Presentations
      • Pike, Robin C. and Rebecca Wack, “Maryland Digital Newspapers,” Maryland Newspaper Conference, Digital Maryland, Towson, MD, June 14, 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19255 (accessed June 15, 2017).
      • Pike, Robin C. and Douglas McElrath, “Historic Maryland Newspapers Project Advisory Board Meeting,” College Park, MD, November 11, 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18919 (accessed June 1, 2017).
      • Forbes, Megan, Jennifer Kremyar, and Robin Pike, “Unblurring the Lines,” Lyrasis Second Fridays, Webinar, July 8, 2016.
      • Pike, Robin, “Building a Scalable, Sustainable Digitization Program: From the Stacks to the Future of Research,” MITH Digital Dialogues, College Park, MD, April 9, 2013.
      • Pike, Robin, "You Have a Website, Now What? Seven Ways to use Web Tools," presenter, SAA Annual Conference, Lone Arrangers Meeting, Washington, DC, August 11, 2010.
      • Pike, Robin, “Audio Preservation in a Reel Archive: A Case Study,” Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), Spring Forum: From Digitization to Digital Preservation, presenter and panel speaker, Washington, DC, April 15, 2010.
    • Panel Presentations
      • Pike, Robin, “Doing Digital: Skills, Knowledge, and Roles in Libraries and Archives,” Panel at University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD, April 15, 2014.
    • Poster Sessions
      • Pike, Robin, "No Website? No Knowledge? No Problem!" Society of American Archivists Annual Conference, Washington, DC, August 10, 2010.
  • Workshops
    • Olney-Zide, Molly and Robin C. Pike, “Delaware and Maryland in the News: The National Digital Newspaper Program and Chronicling America,” Maryland Library Association and Delaware Library Association Joint Library Conference, Cambridge, MD, May 12, 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19226 (accessed June 1, 2017).
    • Blood, George, Robin C. Pike, and Joshua Ranger, “Managing Audiovisual Digitization Projects,” Society of American Archivists Annual Conference preconference workshop, Cleveland, OH, August 17, 2015.
  • Exhibits
    • Pike, Robin, Portal to the Past: Reflections of Student Life, Mullen Library Gallery, The Catholic University of America, September 2011-December 2011.
    • Knoblauch, Leslie and Robin Pike, Intellect and Virtue: A Catholic Tradition, Mullen Library Gallery, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, January-May 2011.
    • Knoblauch, Leslie and Robin Pike, Together in Faith: The Pope Visits Catholic University, traveling campus exhibit, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, June 2008-December 2008, April 2009.
    • Knoblauch, Leslie, Robin Pike and Jane Stoeffler, CUA History (Annual Exhibit), Mullen Library Gallery, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, September-December 2008, 2009, 2010.
  • Grants
    • National Endowment for the Humanities. Historic Maryland Newspapers Project, Phase 3. Amount Awarded: $250,000. Proposal Start Date: September 1, 2016, Proposal End date: 8/31/2018. Co-Principal Investigators: Robin Pike and Douglas McElrath.
  • Print Interviews
  • Other Contributions
    • egular contributor to Digital Systems and Stewardship blog “DigiStew,” 2013-present: http://dssumd.wordpress.com/.
    • Pike, Robin C., Joanne Archer, Heather Foss, Eileen Harrington, and Carla Montori, “Digitization Initiatives Committee Charter,” College Park, MD, August 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19173 (accessed June 1, 2017).
    • Pike, Robin C., “Digital Conversion and Media Reformatting: Management and Production of Digital Collections,” College Park, MD, March 20, 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/18507 (accessed June 1, 2017).
    • Knies, Jennie Levine, Robin C. Pike, Joanne Archer, Vincent J. Novara, and Carla Montori, “University of Maryland Libraries: Digital Preservation Policy,” College Park, MD, January 7, 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1903/14745 (accessed June 1, 2017).