November 25,
2009
Phil Agre is a former Information Studies professor at UCLA who ran the
Red Rock Eater mailing list. On October 29, 2009 he was reported missing by his
sister who resides out of state.
News:
UCLA Today story (Oct 28, 2009)
UCLA-PD
Crime Alert [PDF] (Oct 28, 2009)
“Friends
and Colleagues Mount a Search for a Missing Scholar, Philip Agre”
from The Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov 19, 2009)
“The
Mysterious Disappearance Of Phil Agre”
from NPR’s All Tech Considered (Nov 24, 2009)
Pages for anyone wishing to connect and share
information:
http://sites.google.com/site/philipagre/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=share&gid=179572356500
http://groups.google.com/group/philipagre/topics
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MICHAEL
LAURUHN
mikelauruhn@gmail.com
Last Updated: December 2009
PROFESSIONAL
Metadata, Taxonomy &
Information Management Consultant: Taxonomy Strategies,
LLC.
May 2006-present
Metadata
and Taxonomy Specialist assisting businesses with processes for efficient management
and organization of large document and web content collections. Available for contract and subcontract work.
Program Chair: Tenth
International Conference on Dublin Core
and Metadata Applications
November 2009-present
Member of Conference
Committee for DC-2010 to be held in
La
conférence DC 2010. Conférence internationale des Applications du Dublin Core et des
Métadonnées:
Demander plus aux métadonnées en fêtant
les 15 ans du Dublin Core. (Soumission des contributions.)
Technical Specialist for
Content Intelligence: CMP Media, LLC
October 2004-April 2006
Served
as a member of the content management team managing online assets for CMP
publications (now UBM Technology). Focused on metadata and categorization
projects and tools used in repurposing content for syndication and specialized
vertical sites.
Metadata / Information
Consultant: Interwoven Inc.
February 2001-September 2004
Numerous
tasks involving implementation of Interwoven Content Intelligence platform (MetaTagger)
and developing metadata strategies for clients:
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Educate
clients about metadata, classification schemas and their application toward
multiple initiatives including databases, content management, search, and
information retrieval.
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Develop
best practices for designing metadata solutions.
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Develop
and maintain company- or industry- specific vocabularies and schemas.
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Installation/configuration
of software on the client sites; UNIX and Windows environments.
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Project
management and scoping of engagements for Interwoven clients.
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Give
internal instruction for new products and enhanced features.
Ontologist/Category
Manager: Looksmart.com / Zeal.com
April 2000-January 2001
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Planned
and maintained overall directory ontology and category structure.
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Communicated
with members of community about content guidelines and implementation. Lead
community initiatives to drive content quality.
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Monitored
member performance to teach and enforce guidelines.
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Participated
in development of promotions and other activities to motivate members and drive
content submissions.
Research Assistant: Professor
Greg Leazer, Department of Information Studies, UCLA.
November 1999-April 2000
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Researched
software used in conversion of MARC bibliographic records to HTML and XML
formats. Majority of work done in Perl programming language.
Library Assistant/Serials
Cataloger: The California Newspaper
Project, the Center for Bibliographic
Studies and Research,
April 1994-March 2000
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Participated
in grant-funded research project that traces trends and subjects of newspaper
publishing in
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Cataloged
(copy and original) newspapers into OCLC following various standards (USMARC,
AACR2, LCRI); answered reference queries via phone, email and in-person; gave
oral presentations; provided preservation consulting; and assisted in local
database management.
Intern: Cuadra
Associates, Information Management Software.
Winter 2000
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Participated
in QA testing for the company’s new MARC and Records Management products.
Worked on indexing project for product documentation.
Intern: Editorial Library, The
Summer 1999
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Worked
in News Research and Resource Development. Duties involved database design and
subject indexing for a historical research database on the library’s intranet
system.
Purchasing Assistant/Lab
Assistant: Department of Botany & Plant Sciences,
April 1992-April 1994.
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Purchased
supplies and equipment for department laboratories, maintained invoices, and
worked on inventory control.
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Served
as a liaison between vendors and the faculty and staff.
PRESENTATIONS
“Managing
Metadata: A Case Study in Federated Content Authoring and Categorization”
Delphi
Group's Information Intelligence
April
20, 2005 in
“Developer
Success Story - Content Intelligence Implementations and BOF”
(Presented
with Sophocles Englezos, Project Manager On-Line Content Management Systems,
CMP Media)
Gear-Up
ECM Solutions Conference
May
11, 2005 in
“Essentials
of Metadata and Taxonomy Strategies”
Henry
Stewart LA / Digital
Asset Management Symposium
November
10 & 11, 2008 in
PowerPoint
Presentation with tips and help for Taxonomy
Project Management & Taxonomy Project Planning
[Alternate link: Tips and help for Taxonomy
Project Management & Taxonomy Project Planning ]
“Development of
Custom Vocabularies and Subject Metadata to Deliver Personalized Content”
(Presented
with Derek Olson, Vice President, Foraker
Design)
Rockley
Group / Intelligent Content
2009
January
29-30, 2009 in
PDF
of Presentation ; SlideShare
Rockley
Group Announcement; Foraker Design Press Release
“Taxonomy Validation
Case Study: Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)”
(Speaker Bios: Joseph Busch, Mike Lauruhn and Rich Morey, Public Health Advisor. SAMHSA Office of Communications)
Taxonomy Boot
Camp 2009 co-located
with Enterprise
Search Summit & KM World
November
19-20, 2009 in
And occasional career panels
UCLA
Special Libraries Association Cataloger Panel
BLOG POSTS
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Collection
Development: Not just for libraries anymore, September
11, 2009.
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Who
are all these People? And when can I make them my Subjects? December
3, 2009.
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Call
for Papers for 2010 Dublin Core Metadata Conference, December 23, 2009
VOLUNTEER
& SERVICE
Library Mission
Team, Calvary Presbyterian
Church,
Nov. 2005-present
Various tasks supporting the
educational mission of a church library.
- Creation
and implementation of library’s Collection Development Policy.
- Facilitator
of monthly Book Group to support Adult Education.
- Responsible
for acquisitions of new materials.
- Participation
in various activities including marketing the collection, circulation, and
facilities upkeep.
Volunteer: Children’s
Dec. 2000-Dec. 2005
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Assisted
patrons in using educational software CD-ROMs, searches on the Internet and
local OPAC.
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Troubleshooting
problems with network connections and software.
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Responsible
for scheduling users for time on library’s computers.
EDUCATION
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Masters
Degree, Library & Information Science, Department
of Information Studies, UCLA: June 2000.
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Bachelor’s
Degree, Department of History,
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Present:
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American Library Association (
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Library & Information
Technology Association (LITA), member.
Past:
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UCLA
Student Chapter, American Library Association
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Co-President,
1999-2000.
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Vice-President,
1998-1999.
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UCLA
Student Chapter, American Society for Information Science
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UCLA
Student Chapter, Society of American Archivists
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American
Society for Information Science,
INTERESTS
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Career
interests include archives, collection development, authority control issues, classification
and cataloging, content management and databases.
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Personal
interests and hobbies include scuba, camping, volunteering, violin, and
distance running.
See Also:
Michael Lauruhn
resume on Taxonomy Strategies LLC
Mike Lauruhn on Facebook
MikeLauruhn
on Twitter
Mike Lauruhn on Google
Profiles
Taxonomy
Strategies, LLC, About Us.
Taxonomy
Strategies members on LinkedIn:
Taxonomy
Strategies Company Profile on LinkedIn
Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative on Facebook
UCLA MLIS Student & Alumni Network, on LinkedIn
UCLA MLIS Students
& Alumni, on Facebook
UCLA
Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (LISAA), Class Notes