Research & Scholarly Interests

Scientific Communication, Altmetrics, Data sharing, Digital user services

Education

• MLS, Library Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, August 2008
  Emphasis on metadata, digital libraries, and bibliographic instruction.
• MIS, Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, August 2008
  Emphasis on information retrieval systems design and web development.
• BA, English, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, May 2006

Experience

• Marketing Associate, Public Library of Science, San Francisco, CA, August 2009 - Present
  • Lead efforts to market PLoS ONE and the PLoS Community Journals to a wide range of international scientific communities
  • Contribute to various social media marketing channels such as the Official PLoS Blog, everyONE blog, the PLoS LinkedIn group, and the official PLoS Twitter stream
  • Organize appearances at major domestic and international scientific conferences
  • Support research and development for products that are changing the way science is communicated
  • Responsible for running the PLoS ad server (Jan. 2010 - Mar. 2011)
• Digital Repository Resident Librarian, ScholarWorks, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts, September 2008 - July 2009
  • Partnered with campus and external organizations to publish and preserve data on university and community research and programs
  • Identified materials for and obtain author and publisher permission to post materials to the repository
  • Planned and produced customized site features
  • Trained and managed interns
  • Developed training workshops and promotional materials for individuals with varied learning styles and levels of computer competency on the usage of BePress digital repository software
  • Provided consultation services in the areas of copyright, authors' rights, open access, and scholarly communication
• Instruction Assistant, Information Commons Undergraduate Library Services, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, January 2008 - August 2008
  • Created lesson plans in information retrieval practices for 100- and 200-level undergraduate classes
  • Instructed undergraduate classes in information retrieval practices
  • Designed interactive and engaging activities that teach research skills to students
  • Collaborated with course instructors to create lesson plans that reinforce instructors' objectives
• Reference Assistant, Information Commons Undergraduate Library Services, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, January 2008 - August 2008
  • Served a diverse clientele of students, researchers and community members at a dynamic service desk
  • Instructed patrons on a one-on-one basis in searching academic databases and library catalogs, both in-person and via telephone and virtual reference services
  • Answered patron queries regarding library services and facilities
• Coordinator, Commission on Personal Safety, Office for Women's Affairs, Indiana University, August 2007 - August 2008
  • Assessed campus and community needs and interest to plan highly successful programs and educational campaigns
  • Organized and plan Commission on Personal Safety Committee's monthly meetings
  • Created and maintained OWA websites and webforms using XHTML and Perl
  • Cooperated with the Coordinators for the Women in Science Program and RAISE to produce promotional materials, plan events, and conduct research
• Metadata and TEI Intern, Digital Library Program, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, May 2007 - August 2007
  • Mapped and converted metadata from a localized XML-based metadata scheme to MODS and EAD standards for the Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction and Analysis (EVIA) Digital Archive using XSLT stylesheets
  • Encoded digitized books from the Indiana Authors Project to TEI format
• Library Coordinator, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services, Indiana University, September 2006 - July 2007
  • Responsible for collection development, cataloging, budgeting, and acquisitions for a collection of 3,000+ items
  • Recorded, analyzed, and created reports and recommendations regarding material usage, website statistics and collection development
  • Collaborated to develop and implement a classification system
  • Trained and managed student workers and volunteers
  • Provided specialized reference assistance for patrons, including instruction on usage of library catalogs, WorldCat, and various popular academic databases
  • Created instructional materials and project documentation for volunteers and future employees
  • Updated, maintained, and evaluated the Library's and GLBTSSS's websites and databases using XML and JavaScript
• Scanning Technician, Digital Library Program, Herman B. Wells Library, Indiana University, September 2006 - March 2007
  • Created and maintained metadata for materials
  • Utilized popular digitization and image processing software to scan and color-match paper materials and slides

Professional Qualifications

Computer Skills

• Repository software: Extensive administrative experience with BePress software; skilled user of DSpace and Fedora-based repositories
• Applications: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, SSH, FTP
• Computing languages/scripts: HTML, CSS, XML, DHTML, Perl, XSLT; basic JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and Ajax
• Metadata & text encoding standards: DC, RDF, RDF Schema, MODS, EAD, TEI Lite
• Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Unix
• Databases: Extensive Internet and database searching experience. Familiarity with most database vendors including: Thomson-Gale, Proquest/CSA, EBSCO, Lexis-Nexis, WilsonWeb and more
• Content Management Systems: Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla
• Social media: Advanced user of Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr, Delicious, YouTube, Flickr, and FriendFeed

Grants & Awards

• Sloan Foundation Grant (15%, Collaborator), "Article Level Metrics: Filtering and Assessing Research Content", Public Library of Science, November 2011 - December 2013
• Commission on Multicultural Understanding Award (Graduate Student Category), Indiana University, 2007-2008
• Indiana University GLBT Alumni Association Scholarship, Indiana University, 2007-2008
• Digital Libraries Education Program Fellowship, Indiana University, 2006-2007

Presentations

• Konkiel, Stacy R. "The Pornographic is Political: An Examination of Pornography's Relevance for Lesbians and Transgender Individuals in the Web 2.0 Era." Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference (MBLGTACC). Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 14 February 2009.
• Konkiel, Stacy R. "Proving Them Right: Valerie Seymour's Role in the Well of Loneliness." Geis Student Research on Women Conference. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States. 08 April 2006.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Library Association, 2006-2009
  • GLBT Round Table
• Member, Progressive Librarians Guild, 2006-2009
• Vice-President & Webmaster, Progressive Librarians Guild Student Chapter, Indiana University, 2007
• Webmaster, American Library Association Student Chapter, 2007

Service

External

• Assistant Instructor and "Roadie," Bay Area Girls Rock Camp, Oakland, CA, 2011
• Volunteer Webmaster & Affiliates Manager, Femina Potens Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2008-2009
• Volunteer Cataloguer, Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Lahusen Gay History Papers and Photographs, Archives and Manuscripts Division, New York Public Library, August 2007

Internal

• Member, Process Team (Organizational Planning and Strategy), PLoS, 2011-Present
• Member, Data Preservation and Sharing Working Group, PLoS, 2011-Present
• Member, Article-Level Metrics Working Group, PLoS, 2010-Present
• Member-at-large, Commission on Personal Safety, Indiana University, 2007-2008
  • Chair, Bicycle Safety Subcommittee, Commission on Personal Safety, Indiana University, 2007-2008
  • Member, Sexual Assault Education Subcommittee, Commission on Personal Safety, Indiana University, 2007-2008
• Member-at-large & Webmaster, Commission on Multicultural Understanding, Indiana University, 2007-2008