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Mr Robert McDonald

Member since: 07/15/2013 - 15:22
Professional title: 
CTO/IT Director
Primary Domain/Field of Expertise (Other): 
information science
Other (professional title): 
Associate Dean
Organization name: 
Indiana University
Organization type: 
Academia/Research
City: 
Bloomington
Country: 
United States

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Robert H. McDonald oversees the technological infrastructure and innovations that facilitate, support, and enhance IU Libraries collections and services. As the Associate Dean for Research & Technology Strategies, he is responsible for the IU Libraries' Technology Division including the Digital Library Program, IU Enterprise Software Library Systems Department, and the statewide Indiana University Integrated Library System, IUCAT. McDonald is the co-principal investigator on several technology-related Libraries initiatives including the HathiTrust Research Center, a digital library initiative providing large-scale data access. McDonald is also the Deputy Director of the Data to Insight Center at IU'™s Pervasive Technology Institute, responsible for collaborative projects that utilize the IU Digital Library Program in mass data storage, data analysis, data curation, and digital library infrastructure. Additionally, he serves as Director of Kuali OLE Community Development, a multi-institutional initiative to develop open source library management software.





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