Kimberly Durante
Science Metadata Librarian, Data Management Services
Bio
As the Science Metadata Librarian in the Reseach Data Services group, my primary role is to support the curation of geospatial data within the Stanford Digital Repository, the Stanford Spatial Data Infrastructure, and EarthWorks. I also provide one-on-one research consultations in data science tools, as well as workshops in Python toolkits such as GDAL, Pandas, and GeoPandas.
Education & Certifications
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MLIS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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MA, Georgia State University, Art History
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BFA, SUNY Buffalo State University, Fine Arts
Professional Affiliations and Activities
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Archivist, Western Association of Map Libraries (2022 - Present)
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President, Western Association of Map Libraries (2015 - 2016)
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Open Data Group Leader, BayGeo (2013 - 2014)
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Joint Committee on Archives, Libraries, and Museums, ALA/SAA/AAM (2010 - 2012)
All Publications
- Open Source – GIS Springer Handbook of Geographic Information Springer, Cham. 2022; 2
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Discovery, Management, and Preservation of Geospatial Data Using Hydra
JOURNAL OF MAP & GEOGRAPHY LIBRARIES
2015; 11 (2): 123-154
View details for DOI 10.1080/15420353.2015.1041630
View details for Web of Science ID 000435786400002
- A Metadata Schema for Geospatial Resource Discovery Use Cases Code4Lib Journal 2014
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Modeling the History of the City
JOURNAL OF MAP & GEOGRAPHY LIBRARIES
2013; 9 (1-2): 128-139
View details for DOI 10.1080/15420353.2013.767763
View details for Web of Science ID 000435774300008
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Creating an Actionable Assessment Framework for Discovery Services in Academic Libraries
COLLEGE & UNDERGRADUATE LIBRARIES
2012; 19 (2-4): 215-228
View details for DOI 10.1080/10691316.2012.693358
View details for Web of Science ID 000433684800008