Robert Wilson, he/they Enterprise Application Admin
- wils3107@umn.edu
- ORCID iD
- 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