Hello! I’m a memory worker, learner, and slow writer living in Pittsburgh, PA. My work is motivated by curiosity about personal recordkeeping practices and the impact of data and information systems on human memory; it’s also motivated by a desire to share that curiosity with others.
Currently, you can find me:
Teaching courses on archives and records management in Pitt’s Master of Library and Information Sciences program, where I work as a Teaching Assistant Professor.
Exploring community archives and memory work in Pittsburgh through Documentation Lab. Relatedly, learning about how people working in institutional settings form thoughtful, sustainable partnerships with memory workers outside of institutions.
Co-facilitating workshops on Art + Data and considering the humanistic nature of data work and the possibilities that arise when we use unexpected materials and methods.
Serving on the Board of Directors of Prototype PGH and on the Editorial Team of The Reading Room: A Journal of Special Collections.
Reading, knitting, gardening, exploring Pittsburgh on foot or bicycle, spending time with my chihuahua and my three perfect cats.
By emailing cmg100 [at] pitt [dot] edu.
Previously, I have also:
Contributed to the Civic Switchboard Institute, a series of IMLS-funded workshops for library workers who serve as civic data intermediaries for their communities (or are interested in doing so).
Learned from librarians how they use open educational resources related to data and digital literacy.
Collaborated on the development and facilitation of the Socio-Technical Sustainability Roadmap, including the creation of a facilitator’s manual designed to help others lead their own Roadmap workshops.
Co-organized the Personal Digital Archiving conference in 2019.
Held various job titles, including archivist, project coordinator, manager of digital intiatives, sample knitter, microfilm library clerk, dog walker, etc.
Currently, you can find me:
Teaching courses on archives and records management in Pitt’s Master of Library and Information Sciences program, where I work as a Teaching Assistant Professor.
Exploring community archives and memory work in Pittsburgh through Documentation Lab. Relatedly, learning about how people working in institutional settings form thoughtful, sustainable partnerships with memory workers outside of institutions.
Co-facilitating workshops on Art + Data and considering the humanistic nature of data work and the possibilities that arise when we use unexpected materials and methods.
Serving on the Board of Directors of Prototype PGH and on the Editorial Team of The Reading Room: A Journal of Special Collections.
Reading, knitting, gardening, exploring Pittsburgh on foot or bicycle, spending time with my chihuahua and my three perfect cats.
By emailing cmg100 [at] pitt [dot] edu.
Previously, I have also:
Contributed to the Civic Switchboard Institute, a series of IMLS-funded workshops for library workers who serve as civic data intermediaries for their communities (or are interested in doing so).
Learned from librarians how they use open educational resources related to data and digital literacy.
Collaborated on the development and facilitation of the Socio-Technical Sustainability Roadmap, including the creation of a facilitator’s manual designed to help others lead their own Roadmap workshops.
Co-organized the Personal Digital Archiving conference in 2019.
Held various job titles, including archivist, project coordinator, manager of digital intiatives, sample knitter, microfilm library clerk, dog walker, etc.
2023