Bio


Katie Frey is the Data Curator for Programmatic Access, part of Research Data Services at Stanford University Libraries. In this role, Katie is involved in developing best practices for API usage to support researchers on campus. She is responsible for helping researchers with creating, managing, transforming, analyzing, preserving, and making accessible their own data. Katie is also available for one-on-one consultations to assist with discovering and using online bulk data resources, along with workshops on accessing data via APIs.

Education & Certifications


  • Certification, Software Carpentry Instructor
  • MLA, Harvard University Extension School, Digital Media Design
  • MLIS, University of Pittsburgh, Library and Information Science
  • BS, San Diego State University, Astronomy

All Publications


  • Embracing the Crowd: People-powered Research to Preserve the History of Astronomy Library and Information Services in Astronomy Carver, N., Correia, S., Frey, K., Bouquin, D., McEachern, M. 2022
  • Building the UAT as a Community Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society Accomazzi, A., Bouquin, D., D'Abrusco, R., Derriere, S., Frey, K., Kern, B., McCann, G., Novacescu, J., Spoon, H., Stahlman, G., Steffen, J., Weissman, S., Williams, P. K. 2022; 54 (2)
  • The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus: Semantic Metadata for Astronomy and Astrophysics ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES Frey, K., Accomazzi, A. 2018; 236 (1)
  • Project PHaEDRA: Preserving Harvard's Early Data and Research in Astronomy Bouquir, D., Frey, K., McEachern, M., Damon, J., Guarracino, D., McGrath, A., Henneken, E., Zrull, L. edited by Lesteven, S., Kern, B., DAbrusco, R., Dorch, B. E D P SCIENCES. 2018
  • Managing Contributions to the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus Frey, K., Weissman, S., Kern, B., Lagerstrom, J., Peek, J., Accomazzi, A. edited by Lesteven, S., Kern, B., DAbrusco, R., Dorch, B. E D P SCIENCES. 2018