Meet the Metadata Officer

Hello, having been working on the project now for 4 weeks I thought I should introduce myself.  I’m Laura and have been working at the University Library for two and a half years as a cataloguer. The last four weeks have been a whirlwind tour of the project including team meetings, finding my way round [...]

Meet the oral historian

Hello, my name is Colin Hyde and I run the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), which is based in the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester. EMOHA was originally funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to establish the first large-scale archive of oral history recordings for Leicestershire & Rutland. This includes [...]

Meet the project director

My name is Ben Wynne.  I am Head of Academic Liaison at the University of Leicester Library.  What does that mean you might well ask?  I am responsible for ensuring that we provide relevant and accessible information resources for the University’s research, learning and teaching and that our customers know what resources are available to them [...]

Meet the IPR person

Hello, I’m Gareth Johnson and in terms of the MLDA project I’m there to advise mostly on IPR and copyright related issues.  Unlike quite a few of my compatriots I’ve only a small committment in terms of actual time on the project, which is a shame as I think this is a really fascinating endeavour that Ed and the [...]

Meet the project team (pt1)

After a rather extended and unscheduled hiatus on this blog I think it is an appropriate time to introduce ourselves, and what we are doing on this project.  Look out for posts from each member of the team in the next few days. My name is Ed Kirkland. I’m the project manager.  I have already [...]