Mapping and Geospatial Data Librarian
Penn Libraries
University of Pennsylvania
Years Active: 2023 -
Girmaye Misgna is the Mapping and Geospatial Data Librarian in the Research Data and Digital Scholarship Center of the Penn Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania. Girmaye supports faculty, staff, and students who are engaging with spatial methods, bringing deep technical expertise in both GIS and application development to that work. Prior to joining Penn Libraries, Girmaye was a Researcher and GIS Lab Manager in the Environmental Resources and Policy Ph.D Program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Pronouns: he/him
Datasets curated by Girmaye:
[su_posts template=”templates/list-loop.php” posts_per_page=”100″ post_type=”dataset” taxonomy=”curators” tax_term=”girmaye-misgna” order=”asc” orderby=”menu_order”]Data Curation Education Contributions:
- Specialized Curation Geospatial Curriculum, 2023-2024, IMLS Project #RE-252343-OLS-22 (Creator)
- Data Curation for Specialized Data Types Workshop, October 2023, IMLS Project #RE-252343-OLS-22, Durham NC (Instructor)