Adrian Ogletree

807 N. Franklin Street, Apt. 4, Philadelphia, PA 19123 512.658.6230 adrianogletree@gmail.com

EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
August 2014
Master of Science in Information Science
Masters Paper:
Metadata Workflows Across Research Domains: Supporting the DFC Cyberinfrastructure
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts in English with a Minor in Mathematics

May 2012

WORK EXPERIENCE
Drexel University, Metadata Research Center
Philadelphia, PA
Research Project Manager
September 2014 - present
v Prepare NSF proposals in accordance with sponsor deadlines, including collaborating on the
project summary and narrative, budget preparation, and proposal coordination and formatting
v Maintain the MRC web presence (website, Twitter, listservs) and led the website migration from
WordPress to Umbraco, an open source CMS
v Evaluate and publish an updated version (3.2) of Dryads metadata application profile
v Administer user testing sessions for the Digging into Metadata research project
v Interview, hire, and supervise three MRC graduate research assistants
v Schedule biweekly research meetings, set the agenda, and take notes in shared documents
v Coordinate official MRC events, involving designing logos, advertising, reserving rooms,
ordering catering, and organizing guest speakers
UNC Chapel Hill, Metadata Research Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Project Manager
March 2014 August 2014
v Managed project resources, scope, and schedule and monitored research project deadlines
v Analyzed means of quantifying the cost and value of metadata over time across two contexts:
(1) laboratory workflows in the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
and (2) self-generated health information with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) researchers
v Organized project resources, templates, and references in a shared online folder
v Scheduled research meetings, set meeting agendas, and took shared notes
v Supervised one undergraduate student research assistant
Duke University, Digital Scholarship Services
Durham, NC
Digital Humanities Technical Assistant
January 2014 May 2014
v Provided individual consultations with humanities researchers on data management practices
v Inventoried and tracked digital assets, including technical and descriptive metadata and
copyright statuses, for the BorderWork(s) Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute
v Offered recommendations for implementing curation workflows for managing research data
and for preserving and accessing data files in the short-term and long-term
v Collaborated with librarians on integrating innovative pedagogy into the digital humanities
curriculum, increasing student involvement, and developing strategies for teaching curation
Dryad Digital Repository
Chapel Hill, NC
Assistant Curator
May 2013 March 2014
v Curated data submissions for an open access scientific research data repository by reviewing
metadata representing data deposits and ensuring that data files were CC0-compliant

v Facilitated content discoverability by utilizing controlled vocabularies and the Dublin Core and
Darwin Core metadata schemas
v Researched digital preservation standards, preferred and common file formats used in the life
sciences, digital curation tools, and best practices for data citation
v Documented and updated project workflows and curation practices on the Dryad wiki
v Collaborated with the UX Designer in designing mockups to improve Dryads user interface
v Communicated with journal publishers, editors, and authors regarding data submissions
UNC Chapel Hill, Kenan Science Library
Chapel Hill, NC
Graduate Research Assistant
September 2013 December 2013
v Managed science subject LibGuides, including the Research Data Toolkit, in order to connect
researchers with information about available data management planning tools and services
v Provided reference services to students and faculty in the mathematics and science departments
v Researched 3D printing and maker space policies at other institutions and offered
recommendations for the future implementation strategies of the librarys 3D printer
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Girl Develop It
Philadelphia, PA
Social Events Volunteer
January 2015 present
v Sign people in, answer questions, collect cash for RSVPs, and help with setup/cleanup
Chapel Hill Public Library, Community Workshop Series
Chapel Hill, NC
Volunteer Instructor/Floater
June 2012 August 2014
v Team taught workshops at local public libraries on topics ranging from the Microsoft Office
suite and e-mail management to resume writing and evaluating online health information
UNC Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists
Chapel Hill, NC
Webmaster
January 2013 December 2013
v Maintained the SCOSAA listserv, Facebook group, website, blog, and Twitter account
v Organized networking events, brown-bag discussions, and tours of local archives
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Publications
Zhang, Y., Greenberg, J., Ogletree, A., & Tucker, G. (forthcoming). Advancing materials science
semantic metadata via HIVE. In DC-2015: Metadata and Ubiquitous Access to Culture, Science and
Digital Humanities: Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata
Applications. So Paulo, Brazil, September 1-4, 2015.
Krause, E. M., Clary, E., Ogletree, A., & Greenberg, J. (forthcoming). Evolution of an application
profile: Advancing metadata best practices through the Dryad Data Repository. In DC-2015:
Metadata and Ubiquitous Access to Culture, Science and Digital Humanities: Proceedings of the
International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. So Paulo, Brazil, September 14, 2015.
Greenberg, J., Murillo, A. P., Ogletree, A., Boyles, R., Romeo, C., & Martin, N. (2014). Metadata capital:
Automating metadata workflows in the NIEHS Viral Vector Core Laboratory. In MTSR-2014:
Proceedings of the 8th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference. Karlsruhe, Germany, November
27-29, 2014, pp. 1-13. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13674-5_1
Greenberg, J., Ogletree, A., Murillo, A. P., Caruso, T. P., & Huang, H. (2014). Metadata capital:
Simulating the predictive value of Self-Generated Health Information (SGHI). In 2014 IEEE
International Conference on Big Data. Washington, DC, October 27-30, 2014, pp. 31-36.
doi:10.1109/BigData.2014.7004209

Ogletree, A. (2014). Metadata workflows across research domains: Challenges and opportunities for
supporting the DFC cyberinfrastructure. In DC-2014: Metadata Intersections: Bridging the
Archipelago of Cultural Memory: Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and
Metadata Applications. Austin, Texas, October 8-11, 2014, pp. 184-186.
Professional Service
Dublin Core 2015 International Program Committee member
Affiliations
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI), 2014-present
Research Data Alliance (RDA), 2013-present
Metadata Standards Directory Working Group member
Conference & Workshop Attendance
National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) Event: Mastering the Curation, Integrity, and
Citation of Quality Research Data: Research Data Publication, Part II Philadelphia, PA April 2015
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Development Workshop Philadelphia, PA December 2014
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Development Workshop Philadelphia, PA December 2014
2nd National Data Service Consortium Planning Workshop Rockville, MD October 2014
DC-2014: International Conference on Dublin Core & Metadata Applications Austin, TX October 2014
CurateGear 2014: Enabling the Curation of Digital Collections Chapel Hill, NC January 2014
Research Data Alliance Second Plenary Meeting Washington, DC September 2013
SKILLS
General
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio,
Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Qualtrics

Metadata & Cataloging Standards

Databases
Microsoft Access, Oracle, SQL

Web Development
HTML, CSS

Data Visualization
Tableau

Digital Collection & Content Management

Project Management
Trello, Github

Graphic Design
Inkscape, GIMP