Glynn Edwards' Profile | Stanford Profiles Stanford Profiles Menu Browse Schools Graduate School of Business Graduate School of Education School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences School of Engineering School of Humanities and Sciences School of Medicine Institutes & Research Centers Bio-X Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Precourt Institute for Energy SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Stanford ChEM-H Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Stanford PULSE Institute Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Administration Office of External Relations Office of VP for University Human Resources Office of Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer Stanford University Libraries Vice Provost and Dean of Research Vice Provost for Student Affairs Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Sign In Edit My Profile Glynn Edwards Assistant Director, Special Collections Web page: https://library.stanford.edu/spc Print Profile Email Profile View Stanford-only Profile Tab Menu Bio Professional Publications Current Role at Stanford Glynn is the Assistant Director in the Department of Special Collections & University Archives is primarily in charge of the Collection Services Division and the libraries' Born- and Acquired-Digital Programs. She also collaborates with other managers to develop new programs and directions within the department. Collection Services staff work collaboratively with over 20 subject specialists and curators throughout the library; we take in over 350 collections each year, totaling between 1,800 and 3,500 linear feet (this is equivalent to 2.5-6 million documents) a year. Our focus is on collection management as well as discovery and access including: acquisitions, cataloging and processing of incoming material in any format - from rare books and papyrus fragments to artifacts and computer media. We also manage all digitization projects and descriptive metadata for special collections materials in conjunction with subject specialists and the digital library group. The departments' Born-Digital Program collaborates with Digital Libraries Systems and Services as well as the libraries' Metadata Development Unit. The department of Special Collections also directs the ePADD Project - developing software to acquire, process and deliver email archives in our collections. A new release of ePADD software (Version 5.0) came out in winter 2018. Honors & Awards Digital Preservation Award for Research and Innovation - ePADD Project, Digital Preservation Coalition (2018) NDSA innovation award - ePADD Project, National Digital Stewardship Alliance (2017) NDSA innovation award - An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship Project, National Digital Stewardship Alliance (2012) Education & Certifications MLIS, Simmons College, Archives Management MA, Simmons College, History AB, Brown University, Classics Projects ePADD Project: NHPRC-funded, development of email processing and access software, Stanford University Library (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2015) A two-year project to develop a software program to make email archives available for research. It is funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Location Stanford, CA Collaborators Josh Schneider, Assistant University Archivist, Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries Benoit Mandelbrot papers - digitization & processing project, Stanford University (10/1/2012) To process and make available the papers and born-digital material created by Benoit Mandelbrot. Location 425 Broadway St., Redwood City, California CLIR Processing Project - MALDEF & CRLA, Stanford University (September 1, 2011 - February 28, 2013) Processing the records of two legal aid organizations: Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF) and California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA). Location 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA Stop AIDS Project Records - processing & digitization project, Stanford University (October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012) Stop AIDS Project San Francisco Location 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA Collaborators Catherine Aster, Librarian - Product & Service Manager, Library Technology, Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources AIMS Born Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship project, Stanford University (October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2011) Collaborative project with University of Virginia, Yale University, and Hull University (U.K.) Location 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA Collaborators Michael Olson, Librarian, Library Technology, Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources Hummel Family Papers - digitization & processing project, Stanford University (September 1, 2009 - August 1, 2012) Location 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA Contact Academic gedwards@stanford.edu University - Academic staff Department: Special Collections Position: Assistant Director 415 BROADWAY Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries REDWOOD CITY,  California  94063  (650) 521-2255 (office) (650) 521-2255 (cell) Additional Info Mail Code: 8406 Links Special Collections Unbound LinkedIn Professional Affiliations and Activities Member, Society of American Archivists (2001 - Present) Member, Program Committee (2012-13), Society of California Archivists (2006 - Present) Member, American Library Association (2007 - Present) Member, Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ARCL (2007 - Present) Member, Northern California Technical Processes Group (2012 - Present) All Publications ePADD: Computational Analysis Software Enabling Screening, Browsing, and Access for Email Collections Schneider, J., Chan, P., Edwards, G., Hangal, S. IPRES2017. Kyoto, Japan. 2017 Implementing Controlled Vocabularies for Computer Game Platforms and Media Formats in SKOS Journal of Library Metadata Kaltman, E., Wardrip-Fruin, N., Mastroni, M., Lowood, H., de Groat, G., Edwards, G., Barrett, M., Caldwell, C. 2016; 16 (1): 1-22 View details for DOI 10.1080/19386389.2016.1167494 CoreMetadata Schema for Cataloging Video Games Version 1 Greta, d., Glynn, E., Henry, L. Game Metadata and Citation Project. California. 2015 ; Game Metadata and Citation Project Tech Report 31 Capturing and Processing Born-Digital Files in the STOP AIDS Project Records: A Case Study Journal of Western Archives Wilsey, L. 2013; 4 (1) AIMS Born-Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship AIMS Project 2012 Born-Digital Material at Stanford SAA Technology and Science Newsletter Edwards, G. 2010 Experiments In Navigation: The Art of Charles Hobson Hobson, C. 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