JOCELYN TRIPLETT
SKILLS
LANGUAGES/FRAMEWORKS: Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, JQuery, XSLT, XML, HTML, CSS, SQL, RSpec
TECHNOLOGIES/TOOLS: Samvera/Hyrax, Fedora, Solr, Postgres, Git, Jira, Confluence, OpenRefine, Oxygen, Heroku
METADATA/MARKUP STANDARDS: TEI, EAD, MARC, Dublin Core, VRA Core, MODS
EXPERIENCE
MORPHOSOURCE REPOSITORY DEVELOPER, 2018 – PRESENT
Software Services, Duke University Library, Durham, NC
- Working as part of a team to develop a publicly accessible repository for 3D research data
- Independently develop both front- and back-end features and customizations enabling users to deposit, manage, and curate their data submissions
- Ruby on Rails, Fedora, Solr, Postgres, JQuery, HTML, CSS, Git, RSpec
- www.morphosource.org
WEB DEVELOPER, BOOK OF FORTRESSES, 2018
- Developed an application for publishing data, images, maps, and 3D models created as part of a spatial reconstruction of the 16th century manuscript, Livro das Fortalezas, of Duarte de Armas.
- Ruby on Rails, Postgres, OpenSeadragon, Airtable, JavaScript
MANAGER, DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT & DISSEMINATION, 2015 – 2017
Library Information Technology, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA
- Oversaw a unit of four digital library software developers and programmers providing support for the creation, stewardship, dissemination, and preservation of Library-created digital assets, with a particular focus on the management of metadata and digital surrogates for the Library’s rare and unique materials collections
- Worked closely with managers for other departments, including User Experience, Search & Access Technologies, Digital Production, Metadata Analysis & Design, and Digital Preservation to coordinate efforts to build and enhance the display and usability of our digital collections
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN, 2014 – 2015
Digital Curation Services, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA
- Developed and enhanced the Library’s digital collections through strategic collection building
- Worked to improve the presentation, discoverability, and interoperability of digitized special collections
- Collaborated with Library developers and other librarians to plan and implement systems related to digital collections, including repositories and digital asset management systems, with a focus on the integration of digitized special collections materials with other Library digital resources
- Investigated, planned and managed format and metadata conversions and migrations
PROJECT MANAGER & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, 2010 - 2014
Digital Curation Services, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA
- Managed the day-to-day digitization workflows of a studio producing over 100,000 images of rare and unique materials per year
- Supervised and maintained a staff of approximately 25 students, volunteers, and interns
- Digital Image Collection Migrations: coordinated workflows with vendors, programmers, and project stakeholders, created metadata crosswalks, and wrote XSLT transformations of metadata records
OTHER POSITIONS
University of Virginia Library – Charlottesville, VA:
- METADATA & CATALOGING SPECIALIST, 2009 – 2010
- PERIODICALS CHECK-IN & CLAIMS SUPERVISOR, 2007 – 2009
- RARE MATERIALS DIGITIZATION ASSISTANT, 2004 – 2006
EDUCATION
MS, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES, 2014
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
MA, CLASSICS, 2006
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
BA, CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, magna cum laude, 2003
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CERTIFICATE, BACK END ENGINEERING, OCTOBER 2017
The Iron Yard, Durham, NC
CERTIFICATE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 2016
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
CERTIFICATE, PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANISTS, 2015
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL
HYDRA CONNECT PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE, Project Hydra, 2016
FORUM PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE, Digital Library Federation, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARY
ARCHIVAL ARRANGEMENT, DESCRIPTION, & DISSEMINATION COMMITTEE, 2016 - 2017
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS BUILDING COMMITTEE, 2014 - 2017
DATA ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE, 2013 – 2015
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, 2011 – 2013
PREMIS TASK FORCE, 2012
PRESENTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS
DARRAGH J, DOWNEY M, TRIPLETT J. (2019). AN EVOLVING HYRAX: TWO APPROACHES TO ADAPTING OPEN-SOURCE DIGITAL REPOSITORY SOFTWARE FOR MEDIATED DATA DEPOSIT. Code4Lib Southeast. Raleigh, NC.
WINCHESTER JM, TRIPLETT J, CHOY S, BOYER DM. (2018). CHARACTERIZING MEDIA ACQUISITION PROCESSES FOR MORPHOSOURCE, A USER-CONTRIBUTED 3D DATA REPOSITORY. Forum 2 of the Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation Working Group. Ann Arbor, MI.
TRIPLETT, J. (2018). INCREASING INTEROPERABILITY THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF IMAGE COLLECTIONS’ METADATA. In C. Fuchs & C. M. Angel (Eds.), Organization, Representation and Description Through the Digital Age: Information in Libraries, Archives and Museums. DeGruyter Saur.