Full Name
Jessica BrodeFrank
Institution/Organization
University of Illinois Chicago
Speaker Bio
Jessica BrodeFrank (she/her) spent the last decade in cultural heritage institutions, running DAMS, digital humanities research, and digital curation. She held positions at the Georgetown University Library, Adler Planetarium, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Smithsonian’s NAA, Gardens, NPG, and NMAAHC. She leads the Chicago Collections Consortium portal as part of her role as a Clinical Professor and Digital Librarian with the University of Illinois Chicago. Her research continues from her doctorate at the University of London, and focuses on crowdsourcing as a means of digital engagement, and the enrichment of metadata taxonomies with these diverse voices as a way towards inclusive search and access.
Jessica BrodeFrank