
Laura Akerman
Technology and Metadata Librarian

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About me
Product Manager at Emory University Libraries
Education

University of Georgia
-BA Drama and TheaterActivities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science
2001 - 2003MLIS Library and Information Science
Experience

Emory University
Jan 2005 - Aug 2014Technology and Metadata Librarian(forthcoming!)

Emory University
Sept 2015 - Sept 2018Discovery Systems and Metadata Librarian(forthcoming!)

Emory University Libraries
Sept 2018 - nowProduct Manager, DiscoverELibrarian and Product Manager for the Emory Libraries' discovery layer, currently named DiscoverE and based on the Primo product. Working with stakeholders, support operations and development to maintain and improve discovery and delivery for all Emory library users.
Licenses & Certifications
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Software Design: Developing Effective Requirements
LinkedInJun 2021 - View certificate

Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues
LinkedInJun 2021 - View certificate

Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences
LinkedInMar 2021 - View certificate

Driving Change and Anti-Racism
LinkedInMar 2021 - View certificate

Leading without Formal Authority (2017)
LinkedInJun 2021 - View certificate

Difficult Conversations: Talking about Race at Work
LinkedInMar 2021 - View certificate

Project Management Foundations: Ethics
LinkedInJun 2020 - View certificate

Collaboration Principles and Process
LinkedInFeb 2020 - View certificate

Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies
LinkedInMar 2021 - View certificate

Change Management Foundations
LinkedInJun 2021
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