Lydia Tang, Ca, Cpacc, Dma, Mlis Email & Phone Number

The Senior Outreach & Engagement Coordinator provides leadership, expertise, andinnovation to the Outreach and Engagement Hosting unit and serves as theAccessibility subject matter expert to support Lyrasis’ accessibility work across theorganization.Selected accomplishments:Created the VPAT for CollectionSpace (2024)Coordinated and taught multiple staff accessibility skill-shares on topics including document accessibility, neurodiversity at work, and ADA Title II impacts

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

- Hosting lead for the flagship hosted services of Lyrasis: ArchivesSpace and DuraCloud; serving over 300 current hosting clients and fielding approximately 200 hosting inquiries per year. These two hosting services bring in over $1.8 million for the organization.- Provides prompt and professional customer service for entities seeking hosted services, including creating quotes, negotiating contracts, providing VPAT and HECVAT compliance documentation, product demonstrations and training sessions, and onboarding new clients- Prepares market analysis reports on product strengths, weaknesses, and pricing comparisons with competitors- Maintains CRM for sales forecasting and strategic outreach initiatives- Collaborates with a geographically-distributed team with Billing, Membership Outreach, parallel hosted products, and open source organizational homes for efficient and nuanced workflows- Provides feedback and advice on accessibility, UX, and DEI best practices for Lyrasis communications, websites, promotional and educational offeringsSelected accomplishments at Lyrasis:- Collaboratively and strategically refined a multiservice discount package across hosting services, 2022- Revised and updated the Duracloud website for migration to the Lyrasis domain, 2022- Taught Lyrasis Learning Accessible Archives and Special Collections classes, 2021-Present- Co-led multiple accessibility staff training events, 2021- Created market analysis reports for ArchivesSpace and DuraCloud and assisted with pricing model revisions, 2021-2022- Revised all templates, promotional materials, internal documentation, and workflows for efficiency and accessibility, 2021, 2022- Spearheaded DuraCloud 10th Anniversary survey, swag gifts, and initiatives, 2021- Served on the DEIA Tiger Team for the LYRASIS Member Summit, 2021- Lyrasis Catalyst Fund grant recipient and proposal reviewer, 2021-2022- Revised an updated ArchivesSpace HECVAT documentation, 2021, 2022

Provided accessibility expertise to guide local and national accessibility best practices for archives and libraries. Please browse Publications and Professional Service sections of the CV to see publications and committee work.National Standards:- “Creating Accessible and Interactive Online Presentations,” Digital Library Federation, updated in September 2020 by Debbie Krahmer, Lydia Tang, Sarah Goldstein, Stephanie Rosen, Alex Wermer-Colan, and Amy Vecchione.- Call, Elizabeth, Michelle Ganz, Kathryn Kuntz, Cheryl Oestreicher, Heather Oswald, Lydia Tang, “Guidelines for Access to Research Materials in Archives and Special Collections Libraries,” ACRL-RBMS/SAA, approved September 2020- “Guidelines for Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities,” Society of American Archivists Standard, February 2019 and 2024 revisionsInstruction:- Accessibility in Archives and Special Collections, 60-minute Lyrasis Learning webinar, 2021 - Present- Browse Presentations section for additional listingsSelected Projects:- Reimagining Access: Inclusive Technology Design for Archives and Special Collections IMLS grant Accessibility and Archives Subject Matter Consultant, 2020 - 2022- Mailbag Email Archiving project Accessibility Consultant, 2021 - 2022- Bitcurator Accessibility Consultant, 2022- Online Courses for the Society of American Archivists: Toolkit for Instructors Accessibility Rubric and Checklist co-author, 2020- ArchivesSpace Staff Interface Enhancement Working Group leader, 2018

Extensive orchestral performance experience as a principal or section player, pre-college private lesson instruction experience, wedding and other special occasion music, and music appreciation instruction. Experience includes making self-promotional material (Wordpress website, fliers, business cards, etc), negotiating contracts, and recording studio experience. Qualities honed include working in high pressure situations, flexibly adapting to rapidly changing situations, an understanding for the necessity of preparation, repetition, mentorship, and persistence for continuous improvement. See CV for additional details

East Lansing, Mi

- In collaboration with curators, stewarded, accessioned, and processed MSU Special Collections’ archival collections. - Hired, trained, supervised, and advised Special Collections interns, student assistants, and staff on archival projects- Provided leadership with ArchivesSpace implementation and responsive feedback to Systems relating to upgrading and troubleshooting with ArchivesSpace and integrations and its integration with Aeon, SearchPlus, and other library systems.- Collaborated with the Digital Multimedia Center to create and maintain workflows for preservation and access of digitized and born-digital records.- Maintained a workflow with Technical Services to ensure the cataloging of archival collections and Remote Storage staff for transferring and requesting archival materials.- Maintained a workflow with Conservation and Preservation to ensure the ongoing preservation and optimal storage of unique and fragile archival materials. Has in-depth knowledge of identifying common preservation issues and legacy media carriers.- Provided in-person and remote reference assistance relating to Special Collections.- Created and maintained archival processing manual, Collection Development policies and research guides for Special Collections archival collections.Philosophy MSU libraries liaison (25% appointment), July 2016 - Present- Responsively and cordially liaised with Philosophy department faculty and graduate students to support their research and teaching efforts with MSU Libraries resources and expertise.- Developed and maintained library collections in Philosophy, Ethics, and Aesthetics with a nearly $15,000 annually allocated fund primarily using GOBI.- Provided bibliographic instruction services and reference for that subject area.- Created and maintained Collection Development policies and research guides for philosophy.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Project archivist in the Music Division to integrate new accruals and update the EAD finding aid for the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Duties to assist in the large-scale (150 cubic feet) arrangement and description of the Gwendolyn Brooks Papers according to best professional practices, identify items in need of conservation (mold, brittle, damaged items) or sensitive material for access restrictions.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Duties include providing on-site and remote reference service to researchers, including interpreting access policies for sensitive materials; arranging and describing a high volume of new acquisitions throughout the year; creating and updating finding aids using Archon and MARC records; publishing research guides and blog posts showcasing the collection; contributing to the archives’ Facebook and Twitter accounts; handling and identifying historic formats of photographs, negatives, and audiovisual material; digitizing images and creating metadata for Sjoerd Koopman postcards and WWI glass lantern slides; capturing and curating digitized and born-digital records on the ALA Institutional Repository (ALAIR).

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Duties included identifying areas for development in the collection and recommending acquisitions for the music, dance, and theatre collections; cataloging microfilms of medieval and baroque of musical scores in Latin, French, and German; and creating LibGuides for Krannert Performing Arts Center 2013-2014 performances.

Cataloging and processing Robert E. Brown collection of ¼ inch audio ethnomusicological recordings. Duties included carefully handling and identifying acetate and polyester reels, and researching standardized spelling of Indian and Southeast Asian musical terms.

Duties included providing reference service to on-site and remote researchers, processing new acquisitions, and creating and updating finding aids.

Duties included providing reference, assisting patrons in using music playback technology, and circulation assistance.

Doctor Of Musical Arts, Viola Performance

Cognate: Music Archives

Master Of Library & Information Science (M.L.I.S.), Special Collections And Archives

Certificate in Archives and Special Collections

Master Of Music, Viola Performance

Bachelor Of Music, Violin Performance

Bachelor Of Music, Violin Performance