SDSU Library: Directory

Professional History

Head of Discovery Services, 2019—Present
Library , San Diego State University
Catalog Librarian, 2010—2019
Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, Texas A&M International University
Media cataloger Intern, 2010—2010
Cataloging and Metadata Services Department, University of Washington
File Clerk, 2009—2010, National Asset Management
Archival Photograph Processor, Student Assistant, 2008—2010
Special Collections, University of Washington
Metadata/Digital Images Intern, 2009—2009, Getty Images
Field Intern, 2008—2008, Student Conservation Association
Library Assistant II: Copy Cataloger, 2006—2008
Peter J. Shields Library, University of California, Davis
Archaeological Technician: Owens Valley, 2006—2006, Far Western Anthropological Research Group Inc
Archaeological Technician: Truckee River Legacy Trail, 2006—2006, Far Western Anthropological Research Group Inc

Education

Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, 2010
Bachelor of Arts/Anthropology, University of California Davis, 2006

Grants

Using AI Models to Catalog California State Documents, San Diego State University, 2023-2025, 7,500 USD

Journal Articles

Nerissa Lindsey, Greta Kuriger Suiter & Kurt Hanselman (2022). Ethical Considerations of Including Personal Demographic Information in Open Knowledge Platforms, Kula: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, And Preservation Studies [journal-article]
Yukari Sugiyama & Nerissa Lindsey (2022). Report of the Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group. ALA Core Interest Group Week, July 2021, Technical Services Quarterly [journal-article]
(2021). Report of the Core Copy Cataloging Interest Group. Core Virtual Interest Group Week, February 2021, Technical Services Quarterly [journal-article]
(2020). Report of the Faceted Subject Access Interest Group. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2020, Technical Services Quarterly [journal-article]
(2015). Cataloging News, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly [journal-article]

Conference Presentations

Nerissa Lindsey, Keven Jeffery & Brian Moore (2026). Succession Planning for Losing an all-star: A Moneyball approach, Ex Libris User Group Of North America Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Nerissa Lindsey, Greta Heng & Kate Holvoet (2025). Can you get quality descriptive metadata for electronic state documents using large language models?, Ala Core Conference [conference-presentation]
Nerissa Lindsey, Rami Attebury, Samantha Thompson-Franklin & Maria Hugger (2024). Does it get any more integrated than this? Assessing user feedback on ordering with Rialto, Ex Libris User Group Of North America Annual Conference [conference-presentation]
Nerissa Lindsey, Kurt Hanselman & Greta Kuriger Suiter (2022). The Best Solution for the Time, American Library Association Annual Conference [conference-abstract]
Nerissa Lindsey (2021). Exploring Accessibility Practices in Institutional Repositories, Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference [conference-abstract]
Nerissa Lindsey (2018). Accessibility of Content in Institutional Repositories: Going Beyond Open Access , Texas Conference On Digital Libraries [conference-abstract]
Nerissa Lindsey (2018). Texas Data Repository: A Year in Review, Texas Conference On Digital Libraries [conference-abstract]
Nerissa Lindsey (2017). An Overview of the Texas Data Repository and the TAMIU Dataverse, Tamiu Learning Technologies Week [lecture-speech]
Nerissa Lindsey (2016). Enhancing Discovery and Slaying Workflows: Using the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway to Sync Repository Metadata to worldcat.org, Texas Conference On Digital Libraries [conference-abstract]
Nerissa Lindsey (2015). Essential Skills and Qualifications of Cataloger/Metadata Librarians in the Digital Era, Texas Library Association Annual Conference [conference-abstract]

Conference Posters

Nerissa Lindsey, Kurt Hanselman & Ashley Wilson (2024). Content Warnings in the Catalog: What do students think?, American Library Association Annual Conference [conference-poster]
Nerissa Lindsey, Greta Heng & Kate Holvoet (2023). Can we teach OpenAI to catalog?, American Library Association Conference [conference-poster]
Nerissa Lindsey (2018). Assessing the Texas Data Repository: Determining What to Measure and How, Library Assessment Conference [conference-poster]

Other Works

(2020). Accessibility in institutional repositories: Report [report]
Nerissa Lindsey (2017). Introduction to DSpace training webinar, Texas Digital Library [other]
Nerissa Lindsey (2016). Increasing User Satisfaction Doesn’t Have to Create More Work for Staff, Oclc [other]
Nerissa Lindsey (2016). Dspace 5 Release Webinar [other]

Nerissa Lindsey

Head of Discovery Services

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