Robert Wilson, he/they Enterprise Application Admin

Email
wils3107@umn.edu
ORCID iD
ORCID logo 0000-0002-6957-8869
Full position title(s)
Library Enterprise Application Administrator
Libraries department
Library Enterprise Systems

About

The Library Enterprise Application Administrator provides professional support for developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud enterprise software applications related to the Libraries’ suite of Ex Libris services and applications including Alma, Leganto, Rapido, and Alma Digital.  In addition, this position supports and develops business integrations with University systems as well as external library partners, with a focus on interoperability, integrations, user identification and information security management related to these systems for all system campus libraries.

Education

MS - Library and Information Science, Drexel University

MS - Computer Information Systems, Middle Tennessee State University

BS - Mass Comm - Photography, Middle Tennessee State University

Professional experience

Cloud Systems Administrator - Cornell University Library

Systems Librarian - Middle Tennessee State University

Systems Librarian - Bridgewater State University

Implementation Manager and Support Analyst - OCLC

Works

Manuscripts

2021          Wilson, R., & Mitchell, J. (2021). Open Source Library Systems: A LITA Guide. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2021          Wilson, R. & Mitchell, J. (2021). Measure Twice, Cut Once: A Baseline Survey of Library Makerspaces. The Alabama Librarian.

2020          Quintel, D., & Wilson, R. (2020). Analytics and Privacy: Using Matomo in EBSCO's Discovery Service. Information Technology and Libraries, 39(3). https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v39i3.12219.

2018          Wilson, R. & Dubinsky, E. (2018). Piloting a homegrown streaming service with IaaS. Code4Lib Journal, 42. https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13823.

2018               Rodriguez, M., Tonyan, J., & Wilson, R. (2018). Tools and techniques for troubleshooting remote access. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 30:3,171-178. doi: 10.1080/1941126X.2018.1494095.

Editorial-reviewed publications

2022          Nolen, T., Wilson, R., & Moreno, H. (2022). The Read Feed. Serials Review, 1–4. DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2022.2082239.

2021          Moreno, H., Baker, H., Parang, E., & Wilson, R. (2021). Reviews.  Serials Review, 47:1, 47-54, DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2021.1879621.

2020          Bane, T., Waterhouse, J., Wilson, R., Howell, S., Rapoza, D., Mueth, S., Holman, J., Walton, K., & Davidian, C. (Contributors) (2020) Serials Spoken Here - Reports of Conferences, Institutes, and Seminars, Serials Review, 46:1, 50-61, DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2020.1720898. 

2019          Moreno, H., Parang, E., Church, J. M., & Wilson, R. (2019). The Read Feed - Reviews. Serials Review, 45:4, 1–7. doi:10.1080/00987913.2019.1689898. 

Presentations, conference papers, and posters

2023               Johns, Erica, Wilson, Robert T., & Kowalski, Brandon. Second Time's the Charm ... (sort of): Lessons Learned from Two Attempts to Migrate from DSpace 6.3 to DSpace 7.6. 2023 Northeast Institutional Repository Day. Worcester, Massachusetts. December 1, 2023. doi:10.13028/6qtx-tv57. 

2022               Quintel, Denise & Wilson, Robert T. Getting Out of the Forest: Privacy-Focused Web Analytics in Your Library. ER&L 2022. March 17, 2022. 

2018               Pancsofar, Natyra & Wilson, Robert T. We Implemented a discovery layer and you won’t believe what we discovered. 2018 ACRL-NEC Conference. Plymouth, Massachusetts. May 4, 2018. Poster Session

2017               Wilson, Robert T. Aggregated Data Reporting for Smarter Outreach and Collection Development. 2017 LITA Forum. Denver, Colorado. November 12, 2017.

2017               Wilson, Robert T. Creating a Proposal & Project Management Process. 2017 LITA Forum. Denver, Colorado. November 11, 2017. Poster Session.

Interviews and media appearances

2021               Open Source Live. Press for upcoming monograph, Open Source Library Systems: A Guide. April 22, 2021. 

2021               “Walker Library trio works through pandemic protocols to keep items accessible,” MTSU News. January, 28, 2021. 

2019               Wilson, Robert T. (2019). Personal interview. “Systems Librarianship: A Practical Guide for Librarians.” By Brighid M. Gonzales. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2020.

2018          “Innovation Grant Winners Honored,” Bridgewater State University, February 1, 2018. 

2016          “Celebrating National Library Week: The road to librarianship,” OCLC's "Next" blog. April 16, 2016. 

Grants and fellowships

2022          IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI) fully funded Fellow, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. 

2017          Center for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (CARS) Travel Grant recipient. $1,350 award.

2014          Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Educational Grant recipient. $5,000 award.

Professional organizations

American Library Association (ALA), 2012-present

Core, formerly Library Information Technology Association (LITA), 2015-present