Kelly Applegate

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area United States

Library and Archives Information Professional

Education

I'm currently a Metadata Assistant for the Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS), the institutional repository at the main library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I recently graduated with a Master's degree and Special Collections certificate from the Illinois School of Information Sciences. My current work focuses on metadata quality assurance and developing sustainable workflows for digital curation and quality control. My work history is rooted in solid foundations of teamwork, organizational skills, and project management. Although my work future is undecided, my hope is to enter the post graduate work force with an eye ...