Hi, I’m Leslie! I’m a digital librarian with an MLIS from the University of Washington, where I studied metadata design, digital libraries, and computational methods for cultural heritage materials.
I started in digital collections on the University of Oregon Libraries’ Oregon Digital team, where I supported metadata creation and digital collections work. Since then, I’ve expanded into linked data and computational approaches, contributing to projects in bibliographic analysis, RDF modeling, and large-scale web archive research.
My focus is on improving discovery and access to digital collections through linked data, user-centered design, emerging technologies, and sustainable infrastructure. For a closer look at my background, check out my resume and the Projects section below.
Contact: ✉️ leslieharka@gmail.com
Selected digital scholarship and metadata projects.
Analyzed ISMIR conference metadata (2000–2024) for author affiliations and topics. Built Python pipeline using dblp Knowledge Graph and SPARQL endpoint to transform RDF data. Solo project building on earlier ISMIR tutorial work with Jin Ha Lee and Grace Landers.
Python, SPARQL, RDF, Data Extraction
Current project developing methods to detect spreadsheets in End of Term Web Archive PDFs using multimodal models and computer vision. Published tutorial on accessing parquet data on AWS S3.
Python, SQL, AWS S3, Web Archives, Data Extraction
Processed archival collections and created accession records and finding aids in ArchivesSpace during UO Special Collections Thomas Internship. Selected examples shared in the links below.
ArchivesSpace, Metadata, Digital Archives, EAD
Metadata auditing and remediation for thousands of cultural heritage materials in the Oregon Digital platform relaunch (Samvera Hyrax, Feb 2023).
Samvera, Metadata, Digital Archives
Remediated metadata for 2,400+ Doris Ulmann photographs (early 20th-century American South). Created public digital exhibit in Spotlight.
Spotlight, Metadata, Digital Archives, Exhibits