Sarah Lippincott Email & Phone Number

Northampton, Ma, Us

Responsible for defining, prioritizing, and accepting work for two software components that empower library-based publishers. More at: https://educopia.org/next-generation-library-publishing/.

Northampton, Ma

Perform research, assessment, communications, and editorial work for a range of clients in the higher education and cultural heritage sector including the Educopia Institute, the Next Generation Library Publishing project (NGLP), the Library Publishing Coalition, the Preservation of Electronic Government Information (PEGI) Project, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

Northampton, Ma

Led strategic research and consulting in support of cultural heritage institutions, specializing in scholarly communications, digital scholarship, and open source infrastructure for digital collections and publishing. Supported digital repository build and migration projects for institutional clients. Served as a product lead for the Mellon-funded LASIR project to support development of institutional repository functionality for Islandora digital repository software.

Amherst, Ma

Cambridge, Ma

Developed a roadmap and recommendations to enhance digital scholarship support at Harvard Library, including staffing, service model, and professional development plans for a new library digital scholarship unit. Final report at https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/dsi/files/harvard_ds_final-report_20170627_v2.pdf.

Northampton, Ma

As Program Director, I bear primary responsibility for planning and managing operations for the Library Publishing Coalition, a start-up membership organization serving the needs of academic libraries as campus-based publishers. My duties and achievements include:Building community and facilitating communication» Coordinate annual Library Publishing Forum» Recruit and maintaining members» Connect members with resources and information » Manage web, social media, and print communicationsDeveloping strategic directions for the organization» Lead strategic planning and needs assessment» Work with Board and membership to prioritize activities» Balance perspectives of 60 member libraries Cultivating expertise in the field» Conduct and publishing practical research» Follow trends in scholarly communications and digital scholarship» Edit annual Directory of Library Publishing

» Collaborated on the design of a public-facing website, the development of an assessment plan, and the implementation of an assessment project review process for the libraries» Consulted across the libraries on the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data» Supported the strategic planning process for the libraries through communications, project management, event planning, research

» Conducted an inventory of digital assets managed by the university library system across platforms (CONTENTdm, Django, eXist, SQL databases)» Researched and recommended standards for defining and counting “digital objects” at the CDLA

» Supported communications and publicity for libraries and publishers including the Association of Research Libraries (ARL); the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC); and eLife, a start-up open access life sciences journal » Managed print and web content» Authored reports, blog posts, press releases, and other content

» Coordinated communications, events, and research for the grant-funded “Beyond Print” project to develop sustainable models for consortial e-book licensing

New York, Ny

» Developed and implemented press campaigns for clients in the higher education sector» Advised clients on communications strategies

New York, Ny

» Reviewed manuscript submissions» Worked with senior editor to revise and edit accepted manuscripts for publication» Drafted correspondence with literary agents and authors

Msls, Library Science

Activities and Societies: Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists (Vice-President), Master's Committee (Student.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), College Of Letters, French Studies