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City: Los Angeles, CA

Teaching & Professional Interests

  • Academic Libraries
  • Data Librarianship
  • Geographic Information Science & Technology

Research Interests

  • Information Policy
  • Social Science Research Methods
  • Statistical Literacy

Katharin Peter

Lecturer

Katharin Peter is the Social Sciences Data Librarian for the Von KleinSmid Center Library for International and Public Affairs at the University of Southern California where she established library data services in 2007. Prior to USC, Katharin spent 7 years as a research analyst and data professional, conducting research for publication by the National Center for Education Statistics and other agencies.

Courses Taught

Education

  • MLIS (Library & Information Science) Pratt Institute, NY (2007)
  • BA (Sociology) University of California, Santa Cruz (2000)

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Social Sciences Data Librarian, University of Southern California (2007-)
  • Data Analyst, Consultant (2005-2007)
  • Research Associate, MPR Associates, Inc., Berkeley, CA (2001-2005)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

  • Peter, K. (2011). Basic Sources for Supporting Numeric Data Services. In L. Kellam (Au.), Numeric Data Services & Sources for the General Reference Librarian. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.

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