Back to the Audience & Participation Workstream
Workstream conveners are responsible for the recruitment of a broad range of workstream members and the identification of expert participants for DPLA activities over the next two years.
Brian Bannon
Chief Information Officer, San Francisco Public Library
Brian is the CIO for the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) in this role, he leads the digital strategy, web, and media teams for the Library and is the general manager for Information Technology. Before SFPL, Brian lived in Seattle where worked within the City Libraries and at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Brian is very active in work related to public technology access and bridging the digital divide.
Rachael Bower
Director, Internet Scout
Rachael Estes Bower is Director of Internet Scout, a research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scout focuses on connecting educators with high-quality online information for use in classrooms and libraries, and creating tools, software and publications that support those connections. As a young woman Ms. Bower worked in both the film industry and the dot com world before settling happily into academia. She received her undergraduate degree in art and communications from Ohio University.
Dan Cohen
Associate Professor of History and Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
Daniel J. Cohen is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University and the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, which produces digital resources and platforms for students, teachers, and scholars.
Michael Colford
Director of Library Services, Boston Public Library
Michael is the Director of Library Services at the Boston Public Library (BPL). If it’s library-related, it’s part of Michael’s division. He oversees the Central Library and all the Branches, Collections Strategy, Technical & Digital Services, Communications, Reference & Instruction, Exhibitions & Programming, Literacy Services, and Youth Services. Michael is very interested in the evolution of libraries and the publishing industry, particularly in the rise of the e-book and how libraries will become a vital part of the publishing ecosystem. That said, while he loves technology and reading, he has yet to complete an entire e-book, and still brings a physical book wherever he goes.
Chris Freeland
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Chris Freeland is the Director of the Center for Biodiversity Informatics at the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Technical Director of the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Mr. Freeland has an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Eastern Illinois University and has worked as a technologist in scientific organizations and digital libraries for more than 10 years. He has been a project manager for several large biodiversity informatics and digitization projects, including the development of the Tropicos botanical information system, online at www.tropicos.org, and the BHL, online at www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
Toby Greenwalt
Virtual Services Coordinator, Skokie Public Library (IL)
Toby Greenwalt is Virtual Services Coordinator at Skokie (IL) Public Library, where he is charged with improving the public side of the organization’s web interface. Working with issues of content, design, and policy, he works to bring the human factor to community technology. He writes “The Wired Library” column for Public Libraries magazine, as well as occasional posts on his blog theanalogdivide.com.
Ira Rubinstein
Senior Fellow, NYU School of Law
Ira Rubinstein is a Senior Fellow at the Information Law Institute, NYU School of Law. His research interests include Internet privacy and security, electronic surveillance law, and online identity. He lectures and publishes widely on these issues and has testified before Congress on numerous occasions. Prior to joining the ILI, he spent 17 years in Microsoft’s law department, most recently as Associate General Counsel in charge of Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy.
Aaron Schmidt
Influx