Biography
Before coming to Florida Southern College, Marina taught a wide range of metadata and cataloguing courses in Canada at Seneca College - Library and Information Technician Program in Toronto, ON and at Mohawk College - Library and Information Technician Program in Hamilton, ON.
As a librarian she worked in highly collaborative environments on various special collections and digital scholarship projects, while cataloguing, promoting, and helping develop several digital collections such as Children’s Literature Archive and The Real Story of Winnie the Bear.
Marina is actively involved in scholarly research and contributed to the library profession through presentations, peer reviewed posters, and papers at various national and international conferences. She is also active professionally in the following state and national committees:
Education
- Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute, 2019
- Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, Web Programming and Information Architecture Pathway, School of Information, San Jose State University, 2019
- Master of Information Studies, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009
- Library and Archival Science Diploma, Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, 2002
Publications and Exhibitions
May 2019 - Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Presentation: Professional or Predatory: Distinguishing Legitimate from Illegitimate in an Era of Open Access
Apr. 2019 - Association of College & Research Libraries Conference, Cleveland, OH
Poster: Pop-Up Learning: Enriching the Undergraduate Experience Through Extracurricular Workshops
Jan. 2019 - American Libraries Association Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, Seattle, WA
Presentation: New Take on Name Authority Control in a Digital Repository
Oct. 2018 - Florida Association of College & Research Libraries Conference, Fort Myers, FL
Poster: The Research Sprint: Faculty as Learners in an Academic Library
Sep. 2018 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Porto, Portugal
Peer reviewed poster: Author Identifier Analysis: Name Authority Control in Two Institutional Repositories
Sep. 2018 - International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, Porto, Portugal
Peer reviewed poster: ORCID iDs in the Open Knowledge Era
Aug. 2018 - 12th annual CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, Columbus, OH
Poster: Hello from the Citrus Groves: Adhering to the Sunshine State Digital Network Metadata Guidelines for DPLA
May 2018 - Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Presentation: Engaging Students with Rare Books
Apr. 2018 - Innovative Users Group Conference (IUG), Orlando, FL
Poster: Post Migration Data Cleanup, Improved Accuracy, and Scalability
Feb. 2018 - American Libraries Association Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, Denver, CO
Presentation:
Discovering What Works
Feb. 2018 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada
Poster: Engaging Students with Rare Books at Florida Southern College
Oct. 2017 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Washington, D.C.
Peer reviewed poster: ORCID: Using API Calls to Assess Metadata Completeness
Jun. 2017 - Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of Association of College & Research Libraries, Iowa City, IA
Poster: Every Picture Tells a Story: Metadata and the Citrus Collections at Florida Southern College
Feb. 2017 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada
Presentation: Beyond MarcEditor: Intermediate and Advanced Tools for Your Metadata Automation
Jan. 2017 - American Libraries Association Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, Atlanta, GA
Presentation: Rethinking Children’s Collections: Meeting the Unique Needs of Students with Dyslexia
Oct. 2016 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Copenhagen, Denmark
Peer reviewed poster: Digital Asset Management Systems: Open Source or Not Open Source?
Jan. 2016 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON
Presentation: Improve the Batch Cataloguing at your Library: MarcEdit to the Rescue
Poster: Moving to Linked Data: Cataloguing Outside the (MARC) Box
Sep. 2015 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, São Paulo, Brazil
Peer reviewed poster: Bringing a Small Archival Collection to Life on the Web: Remembering the Real Winnie
Jun. 2015 - Canadian Library Association National Conference, Ottawa, ON
Presentation: Everything you wanted to know about (batch cataloguing with) MarcEdit but were afraid to ask
Discussion facilitator: Network Strategic Session Technical Services Network meeting
Workshop convenor: Getting ready for Linked Data: MARC to BIBFRAME
Jan. 2015 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON
Poster: Remembering the Real Winnie: The World’s Most Famous Bear Turns 100
Poster: Made in Canada: Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection
Oct. 2014 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Austin, TX
Peer reviewed poster: Undressing Fashion Metadata: Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection
May 2014 - Canadian Library Association National Conference, Victoria, BC
Poster: Digital Humanities: Linking the Past to the Digital Future
Workshop convenor: Cataloguing Non-Print Materials in RDA
Session convenor: RDA Implementation in Canada
Discussion facilitator: Network Strategic Session Technical Services Network Meeting
Jan. 2014 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON
Workshop convenor: Cataloguing Serials & Integrating Resources in RDA
Workshop convenor: Cataloguing Video & Audio With RDA
Sep. 2013 - International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Lisbon, Portugal
Peer reviewed poster: Digital Humanities and Metadata: Linking the Past to the Digital Future
Sep. 2013 - Ontario Library Services North Conference, Sudbury, ON
Presentation: What is RDA and What Does the Future of RDA Hold for Us?
Presentation: MARC Training
Feb. 2013 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON
Presentation: DDC23 in the 21st Century
Jan. 2013 - Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON
Session convenor: Vendors and Managers: Working Together