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Ani Bezirdzhyan University of Michigan Libraries AB
Ani Bezirdzhyan University of Michigan Libraries Ani Bezirdzhyan is a doctoral candidate in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. As part of an internship supported by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, she conducted research on book author and reader perceptions of open access.
Ilda Cardenas California State University, Fullerton
Ilda Cardenas California State University, Fullerton Ilda Cardenas is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton. She manages access to the library’s electronic content. She is the COUNTER representative on the NASIG Standards Committee. She received her MLIS from San Jose State University. Previously to working at Fullerton, she was an Electronic Resources and Acquisitions Librarian at Mississippi State University Libraries. Ilda’s research interests include usage statistics, issues in electronic resources management and employee wellness.
Lettie Conrad Product Experience Architect at LibLynx
Lettie Conrad Product Experience Architect at LibLynx With 20 years’ experience in scholarly publishing and product design, Lettie brings human-centered methods to her work with technology and service providers. Her work history demonstrates a commitment to delivering positive and productive information experiences for learners, scholars, practitioners, and other user communities.
Charlotte Hertzberg Librarian at Malmo University
Charlotte Hertzberg Librarian at Malmo University Librarian with +20 years experience. Worked both in the private sector (pharmaceutical company) as well as academic library. Mainly been working with e-resources and the different systems connected to this. The last 8 years focus on usage statistics and how this can help the library in e-resource management.
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Kathryn Hodgkinson Audit Bureau of Circulations Ltd
Matt Jabaily University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Matt Jabaily University of Colorado Colorado Springs Matthew Jabaily is the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian and Interim Head of Collections and Content at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He has held a wide variety of library positions at academic libraries, including reference and instruction, library systems, and eResource access and discovery. He now dedicates most of his time to collection development and project management. His research focuses on the interpretation of usage statistics and assessing the value and impact of user driven acquisitions.
Tasha Mellins Cohen Executive Director of COUNTER Metrics Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER and Founder of Mellins-Cohen Consulting, joined the scholarly publishing industry in 2001. She has held roles within learned societies and commercial publishers across operations, technology, editorial and executive functions, while donating time to key industry initiatives and bodies such as UKSG, ALPSP and STM. From 2022 she took over the running of COUNTER, the usage metrics standard, alongside her not-for-profit consulting work.
Iratxe Puebla DataCite
Iratxe Puebla DataCite Iratxe Puebla is Director of Make Data Count at DataCite. Iratxe drives the Make Data Count initiative’s work to promote the development of open data metrics, to enable evaluation and reward of the usage and reach of open data. Prior to this role, Iratxe worked at ASAPbio, where she led initiatives to promote the use of preprints and greater transparency in peer review. Iratxe has also held editorial roles at open-access journals and served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief at PLOS ONE, where she was actively involved in editorial policy development and open science initiatives. Iratxe is the President of the FORCE11 Board of Directors and co-founded the FORCE11/COPE Research Data Publishing Ethics Working Group.
Hannah Reidy Service coordinator at Jisc
Hannah Reidy Service coordinator at Jisc Hannah Reidy joined Jisc in September 2023 as a service coordinator for the JUSP and IRUS statistics services. In this role, she supports librarians and repository managers in accessing usage statistics to meet their institution’s needs. Before joining Jisc, Hannah gained experience working in a research office at Keele University, where her focus was on repositories and advancing open research initiatives.
Charles Watkinson University of Michigan Libraries
Charles Watkinson University of Michigan Libraries Charles Watkinson is the director of the University of Michigan Press and Associate University Librarian for Publishing at the University of Michigan Library. He is also on the boards of the OAPEN Foundation and the OA Book Usage Data Trust.
Laura Wong Product Manager at Jisc
Laura Wong Product Manager at Jisc Laura Wong is product manager for two COUNTER-based usage statistics services (JUSP and IRUS) and works within the Jisc licensing intelligence and analytics team. Laura has worked at Jisc for 8 years and previously worked in academic libraries in e-resource roles.
