I am currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information where I study a broad range of topics related to digital libraries, human-computer interaction, online learning and collaboration, interface design and evaluation and information architecture. I have worked in information fields since 1996, originally as a reference archivist for the Florida State Archives, and later as a government records consultant and business planner for Texas state agencies. My interest in the intersection of people, technology and information is rooted in my professional experiences where I witnessed first-hand the transformative power of the Web and networked enabled technologies on information work. My immediate goal is to do a stellar job finishing up my degree and dissertation and then contemplate what comes next after that.
I live in Austin, Texas with my wife Margaret, our daughter Mia, and at the time of this writing, a-soon-to-be-named new baby. I am an avid fan of all music, Linux, open source software, most things geeky, ridiculously large collections of records/reel-to-reel tape/cds/mp3s, vintage audio equipment, saxophones, quirky library types, intellectual freedom, Fair Use, reading, running, the freedom to set an agenda, mild weather and most all reasonable people.
My circle
- Patrick Williams
- Libby Peterek
- J Molin
- Tony Corsentino
- Travis Brown
- Gary Geisler
- David Burns
- Greg Argo
- Dimitri Lundquist
- Haley Richardson
- Shane Williams
- Carlos Ovalle
Classes I enjoyed outside of the iSchool
- Everything by Gary Chapman in the LBJ School because he does things that matter to people.
- Anything Clay Spinuzzi teaches because he makes fun of his own verbal ticks and he a) reads incessantly and is b) really smart.
- Do It Yourself Statistics made all other stats classes really really easy.
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