Adam Rogers Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Raleigh, Nc

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Envisioned and lead the planning process for a second Makerspace in D.H. Hill Library to focus on DIY, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning• Lead and manage the NCSU Libraries Makerspace program, with one space and another forthcoming, a suite of technologies and services, and a series of workshops and course collaborations• Planned, launched, and iteratively develop the Hunt Library Makerspace with its 3D printing and laser cutting services, 3D scanners, and electronics kits for use by… Show more • Envisioned and lead the planning process for a second Makerspace in D.H. Hill Library to focus on DIY, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning• Lead and manage the NCSU Libraries Makerspace program, with one space and another forthcoming, a suite of technologies and services, and a series of workshops and course collaborations• Planned, launched, and iteratively develop the Hunt Library Makerspace with its 3D printing and laser cutting services, 3D scanners, and electronics kits for use by all NCSU students, faculty, and staff• Teach NCSU users and visitors about 3D printing and 3D design both formally in workshops and informally over email and in person in the Makerspace• Organize Makerspace-related events such as the SketchUp Visiting Professionals Program• Built a web-based queueing system for the 3D printing service to effectively store and track users’ files through the printing process and notify them upon completion• Curate emerging technologies and showcase successful user projects in Hunt Library’s Technology Showcase• Learned new skills and gained hardware and software proficiency in 3D design, 3D printing and scanning, and laser cutting by attending workshops, online tutorials, and self-directed study• Promote the library’s digital media services to faculty, support the creation of digital media assignments, and teach workshops on media production• Guide the Technology Lending Service, curate technology purchases and propose new initiatives• Outreach and promote library services to a diverse array of students, groups, faculty, and more• Created a growing, large-scale Mobile Scavenger Hunt orientation program, serving as technical lead, running many events, and promoting the program inside and outside of NCSU• Serve on many committees and project teams in support of library initiatives including many related to opening the James B. Hunt Jr. Library• Design interfaces and user experiences for the Web, mobile, digital signage, and kiosk computers Show less

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

(2-year appointment, time split between two departments)Learning Commons Services• Served as UX/UI Lead for mobile website redesign (in progress)• Co-created award-winning Mobile Scavenger Hunt• Redesigned and updated web content on digital media services• Coordinated and improved parts of Technology Lending serviceResearch and Information Services• Led a project which improved the user experience and information architecture of subject- and course-related… Show more (2-year appointment, time split between two departments)Learning Commons Services• Served as UX/UI Lead for mobile website redesign (in progress)• Co-created award-winning Mobile Scavenger Hunt• Redesigned and updated web content on digital media services• Coordinated and improved parts of Technology Lending serviceResearch and Information Services• Led a project which improved the user experience and information architecture of subject- and course-related web content• Served in a primary outreach role, promoting the library to prospective students, new students, international and minority groups, and continuing education members• Planned, promoted, and coordinated events in the library• Interviewed undergraduates and guided photo-diary exercises in support of an IMLS grant • Taught instruction sessions for undergraduate and graduate students• Served as subject liaison for Anthropology• Developed a workshop for faculty, “Digital Media Assignments: Design and Support”• Regularly provided reference service at D.H. Hill Library and online via LibraryH3lp chat Show less

• Provided discipline-specific reference service to graduate and undergraduate students• Taught classes on RefWorks citation management software• Contributed expertise to major monograph and serial cataloging projects

• Developed a mobile website for SFC’s streaming radio using iUI framework, HTML and CSS• Conducted mass digitization of an analog cassettes, producing preservation masters and metadata• Cataloged over two thousand 45rpm records; copy-cataloged hundreds of LPs

• Digitized and cataloged materials for 19th-Century American Sheet Music Digitization Project• Migrated a digital collection of over 4000 images from an aging website into CONTENTdm • Produced wireframes and helped develop information architecture for collection website

• Worked independently digitizing archived concert recordings & associated documents• Collaborated with librarians and IT specialists; helped with circulation and patron inquiries as needed• Learned to use Unicorn Workflows software, MARC records, audio formats & processing

• Drove the Bookmobile to biweekly stops at after-school programs, community centers, retirement homes, preschools, and neighborhoods• Provided personalized library service to diverse and traditionally underserved populations• Shared responsibility for library tasks such as organizing and maintaining materials, route planning and evaluation, and public relations events including parades and school visits

Msls, Library And Information Science

Activities and Societies: ASIS&T at UNC, Progressive Librarians Group, Dewey Decimators, WXYC

Ba, Anthropology, English

Activities and Societies: Area Program in Poetry Writing, WTJU, Love Revolution Teaching assistant for Anthropology Dept. Attended Summer.