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City: Atlanta, GA
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Teaching & Professional Interests

  • Archival Collections
  • Preservation of Collections

Research Interests

  • Information Needs and Behaviors / Practices

Dr. Erika Farr

Lecturer

Dr. Erika Farr received her PhD in English Literature from Emory University in 2004 and her Masters in Library Science from the University of North Texas in 2010. She has worked in the Emory University Libraries as a faculty librarian for five years, where she has contributed to a range of digital library, scholarly communication, and digital preservation initiatives. Her current position is Coordinator for Digital Archives in Emory's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) where she leads the born-digital archives programs and coordinates MARBL digital initiatives. Her research interests include human information behavior, born-digital archives, and emerging research methodologies in the humanities and social sciences.

Courses Taught

Education

  • Masters (Library Science) University of North Texas (2010)
  • PhD (English Literature) Emory University (2004)
  • B.A. (English Literature) North Carolina State University (1995)

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Coordinator for Digital Archives, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University (2010-)
  • Director of Born-digital Initiatives, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University (2008-2010)
  • Digital Programs Team Leader, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University (2006-2008)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

  • Approaches to Managing and Collecting Born-Digital Literary Materials for Scholarly Use published on the Office of Digital Humanities White Papers site: http://www.neh.gov/ODH/Default.aspx?tabid=111&id=37link goes to non-SJSU web site
  • Pointy brackets and paratext: How early modern women writers can influence digital collections forthcoming in New Ways V the journal of the Renaissance English Text Society
  • The Future of Digital Scholarship: Preparation, Training, Curricula published by CLIR: http://www.clir.org/pubs/resources/articles.html link goes to non-SJSU web site

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