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Daniel Smith, JD

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dlsmith@unc.edu
919-966-1776
CB# 7585, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
 

Recent Professional Activities

Smith, Daniel. "Tools for Environmental Justice: The EPA, Freedom of Information, and Scientific Research." Presentation at the J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium, NMSU, March 31, 2007.

Smith, Daniel. "Build it Right and They Will Keep Coming: Information Architecture for Digital Learning." Workshop for NMSU College of Extended Learning, January 26, 2007.

Smith, Daniel. "Creating Digital Assets: Information Design in Principle and in Practice." Presentation at NMLA mini-conference, October 13, 2006.

Smith, Daniel. "The American Journeys Digital Library: Metadata, Information Architecture, and Scholarship." Presentation at Historical Society of New Mexico annual conference, April 22, 2006.

Smith, Daniel. "Freedom of Information in New Mexico and Beyond." Presentation at NMLA annual conference, April 20, 2006.

Smith, Daniel. "Terry Belanger and Rare Book School: An Appreciation." NMLA Bulletin, March/April 2006.

Smith, Daniel. "Justice on the Border: Homicide and Human Rights / Justicia en la Frontera: Homicidio y Derechos Humanos." Exhibition in conjunction with J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium, NMSU, March 27 - April 13, 2006.

Smith, Daniel (Digital Production Editor & Metadata Coordinator). "American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement." A digital library and learning center (www.americanjourneys.org) at the Wisconsin Historical Society, 2004.

Brief Bio

Daniel has a background as an antiquarian, curator, reference librarian, publisher, and consultant, and has worked extensively in the areas of rare books and archives, digital libraries, and scholarly communications. Among his research interests are freedom of information, international human rights, digitization and preservation, the history of the book, and the history of science, technology, and medicine.

Education

BS, Biochemistry, The University of Iowa
BA, Russian, The University of Iowa
MA, Library and Information Science, The University of Iowa
MFA, Comparative Literature, The University of Iowa
JD, Law, The University of Iowa

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