About Me
Amy Neeser
Consulting + Outreach Lead, University of California Berkeley Research IT
I am a science and data librarian working in Research IT. I coordinate consulting across the Data Management and Research Computing programs to offer a holistic approach to data and computation. I have experience working with data in all aspects of the research lifecycle and my research interests include equity in STEM, interdisciplinary and open digital scholarship, innovative uses of technologies in academic environments, and critical digital literacy.
Skills + Expertise
A selection of skills related to my current work
research facilitation
Enabling and supporting research activities
Leadership + Management
Inspiring and supporting others
Outreach + engagement
Growing + sustaining partnerships
instruction
Creating + delivering instructional materials
Data sharing + publication
Making data discoverable for reuse
Data Curation + Preservation
Making data accessible + usable
Education + Experience
A summary of my education and professional experience
University of California Berkeley
Consulting + Outreach Lead, Research IT
Coordinates the consulting efforts across the Data Management and Research Computing programs to offer a holistic approach to data and computation. Facilitates community, partnership, and outreach programs.
University of California Berkeley
Research Data Management Program Manager
Led the Research Data Management Program to provide services across the full research lifecycle in order to disseminate and preserve scholarship produced by UC Berkeley faculty, students, and researchers.
University of Michigan Library
Research Data Curation Librarian
Worked with researchers across disciplines to identify, recruit, ingest and deposit data in the Library’s data repository. Collaborated with researchers at all stages of the research lifecycle in data management planning, discovery and access, organization and management, metadata and documentation, sharing and publication, and preservation.
University of Minnesota Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Sciences Library
Research Services & Plant Sciences Librarian
Served as liaison librarian and selector for the departments of Plant Biology, Plant Pathology, and Agronomy & Plant Genetics; coordinated research management services, including training researchers and librarians in data management, curation, complying with funder mandates, and evaluating data management plans. Led the communications for the Experts@Minnesota SciVal Experts project, the campus-wide research networking and expertise system.
University of Minnesota Physical Sciences & Engineering Library
Library Assistant III
Provided science reference and research consultations; taught and developed workshops in the areas of data and information management; developed processes, evaluated user needs, and created training materials for the institutional repository; designed and maintained a variety of web, electronic and print resources.
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
MLIS, Master of Library and Information Science
Metadata & Information Architecture
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BA, Bachelor of Arts
German Studies, Global Studies, Cultural Studies, Cinema & Media Studies
Publications + Presentations
A selection of my publications and presentations
Expanding research data management to UC Berkeley researchers: a targeted approach to outreach and instruction
Sackmann, A., Neeser, A., Teplitzky, S., et al.
In Teaching Research Data Management (p.177-192). ALA Editions.
Making Job Postings More Equitable: Evidence-based Recommendations from an Analysis of Data Professionals Job Postings Between 2013-2018
Thielen, J. and Neeser, A.
Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, Vol 15, No 3
How You can Write More Inclusive Data Practitioner Job Postings
Thielen, J. and Neeser, A.
Journal of eScience Librarianship, Vol 8, No 2
Giving Datasets Context: A Comparison Study of Institutional Repositories That Apply Varying Degrees of Curation
Koshoffer, A., Neeser, A.E., Newman, L., Johnston, L.R.
International Journal of Digital Curation, Vol 13, No 1.
International Digital Curation Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
Research Facilitation on a Budget
Christopher et al.
Proceedings of the Practice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing, No. 72.
Academic Uses of Video Games: A Qualitative Assessment of Research and Teaching Needs at a Large Research University
Farrell, S. L., Neeser, A. E., & Bishoff, C.
College & Research Libraries, Vol 78 No. 5
Outreach, Collaboration, Collegiality: Evolving Approaches to Library Video Game Services
Bishoff, C., Neeser, A. E., and Farrell, S. L.
Journal of Library Innovation, Vol 6, No. 1.
Get in touch!
If you have ideas, would like to collaborate on a project, or just want to say hi.
2850 Telegraph Avenue Suite 400 Berkeley, CA 94705
510-984-4504