Expert Bio

Laura Deal is the former Digital Projects Librarian with the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program (HAPP). She lead development of the Wilson Center's Digital Archive and other digital initiatives at HAPP. She received her MS in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University and BA in History from American University.

Education

M.S. in Library and Information Science, Syracuse University, 2010.

B.A. in History, American University, 2008.

Major Publications

2015. "Visualizing Digital Collections." Technical Services Quarterly, 32:1, 14-34, DOI: 10.1080/07317131.2015.972871. (PDF preprint)

2013. "Visualizing Digital Collections: Creating User-Friendly Search and Browse Tools." Poster presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Il. (PDF download)