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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.,
`LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC AND L G SOURCING, INC,
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`Petitioners
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`NICHIA CORPORATION,
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`Patent Owner
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,915,631
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`“Light Emitting Device and Display”
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`DECLARATION OF CORAL SHELDON-HESS IN SUPPORT OF
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`I, J. Coral Sheldon-Hess, do hereby declare:
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`1.
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`I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein, and am
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`competent to testify to the same.
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`2.
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`In the preparation of this declaration, I have studied:
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`a.
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`Blasse & Grabmaier, LUMINESCENT MATERIALS, 1994
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`(“Blasse”), Ex. 1016;
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`b. MARC record for Blasse, Ex. 1045;
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`c.
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`O’Mara, LIQUID CRYSTAL FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS, 1993
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`(“O’Mara”), Ex. 1017;
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`d. MARC record for O’Mara, Ex. 1046;
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`e.
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`Rossotti, COLOUR: WHY THE WORLD ISN’T GREY, 1983
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`(“Rossotti”), Ex. 1023;
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`f. MARC record for Rossotti, Ex. 1047;
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`g. Nakamura et al., “High-power InGaN single-quantum-well-
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`structure blue and violet light-emitting diodes,” Appl. Phys. Lett.,
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`67, 1868-1870 (Sept. 1995) (“Nakamura I”), Ex. 1015;
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`h. Nakamura et al., “Candela-class high-brightness InGaN/AIGaN
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`double-heterostructure blue-light-emitting diodes,” Appl. Phys.
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`Lett., 64, 1687-1689 (Mar. 1994) (“Nakamura II”), Ex. 1024; and
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`i.
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`Hoffman, “Improved color rendition in high pressure mercury
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`vapor lamps,” Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society,
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`vol. 64, no. 2, January 1977 (“Hoffman”), Ex. 1021.
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`3.
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`I was asked to investigate each of the above references to determine the
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`earliest date that they were publicly available, and specifically, to determine
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`whether they were published and accessible to the public before July 29, 1996.
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`I have also been asked to render an opinion as to whether Exs. 1015, 1016,
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`1017, 1021 and 1023 are true and correct copies of the references as they were
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`originally published. This declaration sets forth my findings, as well as the
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`bases for those findings.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
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`4.
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`My background in library & information science, and in electrical &
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`computer engineering, qualifies me to opine on the public availability of the
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`above references. The following is a summary of some of the relevant
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`experience I have acquired over recent years. My full CV is attached to this
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`declaration as Appendix A.
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`5.
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`I am being compensated at the rate of a one-time $500 fee plus
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`$100-per-hour after the first 5 hours, with reimbursement for actual
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`expenses, for my work related to this Petition for Inter Partes Review. My
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`compensation is not dependent on and in no way affects the substance of
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`my statements in this Declaration.
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`6.
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`I earned a Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering in
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`2005 and a Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) from the
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`University of Pittsburgh in 2009. I have over six years of experience in the
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`library and information science field.
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`7.
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`I have served as a Councilor-at-Large for the American Library
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`Association (ALA) and Member Services Director for ALA’s New Members
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`Roundtable. In 2012, I was named an ALA Emerging Leader. I have taught
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`a graduate course for the University of Maryland’s College of Information
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`Studies and given guest lectures to graduate students in library and
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`information science at other schools; I also have given presentations to
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`librarian and technologist audiences at the state, national, and international
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`level.
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`II.
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`LIBRARY CATALOGING USING MARC
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`8.
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`In general, libraries make purchases of newly published books
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`throughout the year as the books are published, and libraries then catalog and
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`shelve the books as soon thereafter as possible in order to make the books
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`available to their patrons. Thus, books are typically generally available at
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`libraries across the country within just a few days of publication and arrival
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`in the library.
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`9.
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`I am fully familiar with a library cataloging standard known as the
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`“Machine Readable Cataloging” standard, also known as “MARC,” which is
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`an industry-wide standard method of organizing library catalog information.
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`MARC was first developed in the 1960s by the Library of Congress. A
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`MARC-compatible library is one that has a catalog consisting of individual
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`MARC records for each of its items. Today, MARC is the primary
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`communication protocol for the transfer and storage of bibliographic metadata
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`in libraries.
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`10. When an Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) participating
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`institution acquires a work, it creates a MARC record for this work in its
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`computer catalog system, and the computer catalog system automatically
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`supplies the date of creation. The MARC record creation date reflects the date
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`on or shortly after the item was first acquired and catalogued by the library
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`that creates the MARC record. Once the MARC record is created by a
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`cataloger at an OCLC participating member institution, it is uploaded to
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`OCLC, making that record instantaneously available to any OCLC
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`participating members, and therefore available to the public.
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`11. A MARC record comprises several fields, each of which contains
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`specific data about the work. Each field is identified by a standardized,
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`unique, three-digit code corresponding to the type of data that follows. I
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`summarize a few of the pertinent fields below:
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`a.
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`Field 001 (“Control Number”). Contains the control number
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`assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing the
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`record;
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`b.
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`Field 245 (“Title Statement”). Information describing the title
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`of the work is recorded in field 245;
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`c.
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`Field 246 (“Variant Title”). Variations for the title appear in
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`field 246;
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`Field 100 (“Author”). The primary author of the work is
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`recorded in field 100;
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`e.
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`Field 008 (“General Information”). This field comprises the
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`date the MARC entry was entered on file and the date on which
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`the MARC entry would have been searchable by other fields of
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`the MARC record (e.g., Title, Author, General subject matter).
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`Specifically, the date of creation is identified in the first six
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`characters, in the format YYMMDD;
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`f.
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`Field 020 (“International Standard Serial Number”). A
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`work’s International Standard Book Number (“ISBN”) is
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`recorded in field 020;
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`g.
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`Field 050 (“Library of Congress Call Number”). An item’s
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`call number assigned by the Library of Congress is recorded in
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`field 050;
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`h.
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`Field 260 (Bibliographic data). Information such as the place
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`of publication, name of the publisher, and the copyright year is
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`recorded in field 260;
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`Field 040 (“Cataloging Source”). The library that created the
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`record is recorded in field 040 in subfield “a” with a unique
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`library code.1 MARC field 040 contains the OCLC symbols of
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`institutions transcribing, creating, and modifying the record. For
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`example, the OCLC symbol for the Library of Congress is
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`“DLC.” Notably, this field may identify more than one
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`institution; and
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`j.
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`Field 650 (“Topical Subjects”). This field includes the general
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`subject matter of the work, and terms that would generally be
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`used to search for and locate the subject of the work.
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`12.
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`The OCLC was created “to establish, maintain and operate a
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`computerized library network and to promote the evolution of library use, of
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`For more information about MARC field 040, please refer to
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`http://www.ocic.orgibibformats/en/0xx/040.html. The symbol
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`in subfield “a”
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`corresponds to the symbol for the institution inputting the original record. For a list
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`of OCLC symbols and
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`their corresponding
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`institutions, please refer
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`to
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`http://www.ocic.org/contactsdibraries.en.html.
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`libraries themselves, and of librarianship, and to provide processes and
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`products for the benefit of library users and libraries, including such
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`objectives as increasing availability of library resources to individual library
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`patrons and reducing the rate of rise of library per-unit costs, all for the
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`fundamental public purpose of furthering ease of access to and use of the ever-
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`expanding body of worldwide scientific, literary and educational knowledge
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`and information.”2
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`13. Among other services, OCLC and its members are responsible for
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`maintaining the WorldCat database (http://www.worldcat.org/), used by
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`independent and institutional libraries throughout the world. OCLC is the
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`international cooperative into which libraries catalog records and others pay
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`to access MARC records. MARC records that are contributed to the OCLC
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`database are accessible by any OCLC member institution (and the patrons of
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`2 Third Article, Amended Articles of Incorporation of OCLC Online
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`Computer Library Center, Incorporated (available at http://www.ocic.orgien-
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`US/cotmcils/documents/amended_articles.html).
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`those member institutions). OCLC’s WorldCat database is publicly available
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`and searchable.
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`14. OCLC also provides its members online access to MARC records
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`through its OCLC Connexion database. When an OCLC member institution
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`acquires a work, it creates a MARC record for this work in its computer
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`catalog system in the ordinary course of its business. MARC records created
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`at the Library of Congress are tape-loaded into the OCLC database through a
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`subscription to MARC Distribution Services daily or weekly. Once the
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`MARC record is created by a cataloger at an OCLC member institution or is
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`tape-loaded from the Library of Congress, the MARC record is then made
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`available to any other OCLC members online, and the underlying work is
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`thereby made available to the public. For example, once a MARC record has
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`been entered, that work is indexed and searchable by author (Field 100), title
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`(Fields 245 and 246), and general subject matter (Field 650) worldwide by
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`members. A member of the public could, therefore, locate the work via OCLC
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`WorldCat, and the owning library would typically make that work available
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`on request.
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`15. When any OCLC member institution (such as the Library of Congress)
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`creates a new MARC record, the cataloging software automatically supplies
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`the date of creation for that MARC record in the first six characters of field
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`008. The MARC record creation date reflects the date on which, or shortly
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`after which, the item was first cataloged. Initially, field 008 of the MARC
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`record is automatically populated with the date of creation in year, month, day
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`format (YYMMDD) (some of the newer library catalog systems also include
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`hour, minute, second (HHMMSS)). Notably, the date represented in this field
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`is system-supplied, and cannot generally be changed after the MARC entry is
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`created.
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`III. FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND
`ACCESSIBILITY
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`a. Blasse Was Publicly Available As of May 5, 1994
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`16.
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`Ex. 1016 is a true and correct copy of Blasse, obtained via interlibrary
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`loan from the University of Technology Sydney. There is a date stamp on the
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`third page of Ex. 1016 that indicates this item was added to the library’s
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`collection on November 17, 1994, meaning that it was publicly available as
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`of that date.
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`17.
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`Ex. 1045 is a true and correct printout of the University of Technology
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`Sydney’s electronic MARC record for Blasse. It is accessible as a web page
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`via the University of Technology Sydney’s website using a standard browser
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`(http://find.lib.uts.edu.au/search;jsessionid=FEE69F7B387025BBEB91AF6
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`BB62E5944?R=OPAC_b1277587), and I personally accessed and viewed
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`this web page to confirm the accuracy of its contents.
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`18.
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`I have confirmed that Ex. 1045 is the MARC record containing
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`information pertaining to Blasse, by matching the various fields of the MARC
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`record to identifying information of the reference, including, for example,
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`making sure that the editors, title, publisher, and ISBN (3540580190) are
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`consistent between Ex. 1016 and Ex. 1045. Accordingly, Ex. 1045 is a copy
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`of the MARC record for Ex. 1016. As can be derived from Ex. 1045, the
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`record for this item was created on May 5, 1994 (field 008). This indicates
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`that this work was available to the public as of May 5, 1994.
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`b. O’Mara Was Publicly Available As of February 1994
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`19.
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`Ex. 1017 is a true and correct copy of O’Mara, obtained via interlibrary
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`loan from The British Library. There is a stamp on the third page of Ex. 1017
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`that indicates this item was added to the library’s collection on February 7,
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`1994, meaning that it was publicly available as of that date.
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`20.
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`Ex. 1046 is a true and correct printout of The British Library’s
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`electronic MARC record for O’Mara. It is accessible as a web page via The
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`British
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`Library’s
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`website
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`using
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`a
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`standard
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`browser
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`(http://primocat.bl.uk/F/?func=direct&local_base=PRIMO&doc_number=00
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`9735684&format=001&con_lng=eng), and I personally accessed and viewed
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`this web page to confirm the accuracy of its contents.
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`21.
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`I have confirmed that Ex. 1046 is the MARC record containing
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`information pertaining to O’Mara, by matching the various fields of the
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`MARC record to identifying information of the reference, including, for
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`example, making sure
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`that
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`the editors,
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`title, publisher, and ISBN
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`(0442014287) are consistent between Ex. 1017 and Ex. 1046. Accordingly,
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`Ex. 1046 is a copy of the MARC record for Ex. 1017. As can be derived from
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`Ex. 1046, OCLC record number 27172359 for this item was created on
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`January 7, 1994 (field 008). This indicates that this work was available to the
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`public on or shortly after that date.
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`c. Rossotti Was Publicly Available As of June 1986
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`22.
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`Ex. 1023 is a true and correct copy of the cover, front matter, and
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`chapter 15 of Rossotti, obtained from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. It
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`shows a date stamp that indicates this item was added to the library’s
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`collection on June (“JE”) 10, 1986 , meaning that it was publicly available as
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`of that date.
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`23.
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`Ex. 1047 is a true and correct printout of the Carnegie Library of
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`Pittsburgh’s electronic MARC record for Rossotti. It is accessible as a web
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`page via
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`the
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`library’s website using a standard web browser
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`(http://catalog.einetwork.net/search/o10778491) and I personally accessed
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`and viewed this web page to confirm the accuracy of its contents.
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`24.
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`I have confirmed that Ex. 1047 is the MARC record containing
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`information pertaining to Rossotti, by matching the various fields of the
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`MARC record to identifying information of the reference, including, for
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`example, making sure
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`that
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`the editors,
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`title, publisher, and ISBN
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`(069108369X) are consistent between Ex. 1023 and Ex. 1047. Accordingly,
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`Ex. 1047 is a copy of the MARC record for Ex. 1023. As can be derived from
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`Ex. 1047, the catalog record for this item was created on May 9, 1984 (field
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`008) at the Library of Congress (DLC, field 040 subfield a). This indicates
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`that this work was available to the public on or shortly after May 9, 1984.
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`c. Nakamura I Was Publicly Available As of September 1995
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`25.
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`Ex. 1015 is a true and correct copy of Nakamura I, including the cover
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`and table of contents of the issue of the journal in which it appeared, Applied
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`Physics Letters, Volume 67, Number 13, September 25, 1995. I created this
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`scan from the University of Pittsburgh’s (“PITT’s”) copy of this journal.
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`There is a date stamp on the third page of Ex. 1015 that indicates that this item
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`was added to PITT’s collection and made available to the public in September
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`1995.
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`d. Nakamura II Was Publicly Available As of March 1994
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`26. Ex. 1024 is a true and correct copy of Nakamura II, including the cover
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`and table of contents of the issue of the journal in which it appeared, Applied
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`Physics Letters, Volume 64, Number 13, March 28, 1994. I created this scan
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`from the University of Pittsburgh’s (“PITT’s”) copy of this journal. There is
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`a date stamp on the third page of Ex. 1024 that indicates that this item was
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`added to PITT’s collection and made available to the public in March 1994.
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`e. Hoffman Was Publicly Available As of March 1984
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`27.
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` Ex. 1021 is a true and correct copy of Hoffman, including the title
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`page/table of contents of the issue of the journal in which it appeared, the
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`Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, Volume 6, Number 2,
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`January 1977. I created this scan from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s
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`copy of this journal. There is a date stamp on the fifth page of Ex. 1021 that
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`indicates that this item was added to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s
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`collection on or before March (“MR”) 27, 1984.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`28.
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` This declaration and my opinions herein are made to the best of my
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`knowledge and understanding based on the material available to me at the
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`time of signing this declaration. I declare that all statements made herein on
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`my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and
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`belief are believed to be true, and further, that these statements were made
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`with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are
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`punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 or Title 18
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
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`Executed on ___________, 2017.
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`DATED: ______________, 2017
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`___________________
`J. Coral Sheldon-Hess
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`Coral Sheldon-Hess, CV
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`Coral Sheldon-Hess
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`coral@sheldon-hess.org | coral.sheldon-hess.org | github.com/csheldonhess
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`Education:
`University of Pittsburgh – Master of Library and Information Science, 2009
`Carnegie Mellon University – MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005
`University of Virginia – BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering - With Highest
`Distinction, 2003 Minors: Computer Science, Chinese Language & Culture
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`Professional Experience:
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`Librarian and Web Developer, January 2015 - present
`Freelance/Self
`• Updated and converted the University of Maryland College of Information Studies
`course INST 630, Introduction to Programming for the Information Professional (in
`JavaScript), to online format and taught a section in fall 2016.
`• Located books, articles, theses, and conference proceedings; verified authenticity and
`date of public availability; and wrote declarations attesting to those findings for use in
`patent litigation.
`• Maintained and updated websites, primarily in WordPress.
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`Developer, September - December 2014
`Center for Open Science
`• Developed harvesters to fetch and normalize metadata from institutional and
`discipline repositories for the SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE)
`notification service.
`• Contributed expertise about metadata and library culture to the development of the
`SHARE system architecture and discussions of COS positioning/marketing to
`SHARE stakeholders.
`• Contributed to the Open Science Framework with front-end (JavaScript, CSS,
`HTML5) and back-end (Python) improvements, including unit tests.
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`Web Services Librarian/Assistant Professor, October 2009 - September 2014
`University of Alaska Anchorage/Alaska Pacific University Consortium Library
`• Designed, maintained, and improved library websites and web services.
`• Chaired Web Development Team; and proposed, designed, and chaired Social Media
`Team.
`• Wrote a plan for development of the library’s web presence and follow-up documents,
`including Best Practices for Topic Guides and Library Social Media Marketing Plan.
`• Trained and supported colleagues in the use of web-based technologies.
`• Served as liaison to/collection developer for School of Engineering.
`• Provided in person, phone, and online reference service.
`• Installed and customized open-source web applications (e.g. LibStats, Omeka -
`PHP/MySQL) and led acquisition and implementation of web applications purchased
`from vendors (e.g. LibGuides, LibAnswers), including coordinating policy development
`around their use.
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`• Managed multiple content management systems, including MODX, WordPress,
`LibGuides, and Open Atrium (a constrained form of Drupal).
`• Performed usability testing on websites and vendor-supplied applications.
`• Served as Acting Head of Systems in department head’s absence (approximately 14
`weeks).
`Information Assistant, December 2008 - August 2009
`Carnegie Mellon University - Institutional Repository (Field Placement, Spring 2009)
`• Utilized SHERPA/RoMEO database and web to research publishers’ copyright policies.
`• Uploaded documents into Digital Commons institutional repository and assigned
`Dublin Core metadata.
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`Information Assistant, August 2008 - August 2009
`Carnegie Mellon University - Engineering & Science Libraries
`• Answered reference questions in person and remotely, utilizing engineering and
`science e- journals, databases, and print resources.
`• Processed book donations.
`• Created an engineering library blog and assisted colleagues in redesigning
`sections of the library website.
`
`Summer Library Assistant, April 2008 - August 2008
`Brentwood Public Library
`• Answered patrons’ reference and circulation questions and assisted with computers.
`• Checked materials into and out of the library, shelved materials, repaired damaged
`materials, and processed new materials.
`• Assisted with adult programming, including an “Intro to Blogging” class.
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`Senior Consultant, June 2006 - February 2008
`Booz Allen Hamilton
`• Supported US DOT's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII, now Intellidrive)
`program as a wireless systems engineer, software requirements analyst, and
`project manager.
`• Wrote sections of, managed subcontractors’ input to, and coordinated/edited
`60+
`team members’ contributions
`to
`the VII System Requirements
`Specifications.
`• Refined document creation workflows, increasing documents' accuracy and
`decreasing creation time significantly.
`• Analyzed/edited requirements for VII subsystems and applications, maintaining and
`updating requirements in Rational Requisite Pro.
`• Contributed to several proposal teams, writing a key technical section of a $93M
`proposal and writing as well as editing/coordinating authors' contributions to a $6M
`proposal.
`• Recruited and interviewed candidates for hire.
`
`RF Engineer, September 2005 - May 2006
`i5 Wireless, LLC
`• Led the company’s research and development initiatives, designing and testing
`antennas for use in waveguides within novel in-building wireless installations.
`• Monitored and performed maintenance on existing systems inside government
`buildings, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and three Library of
`Congress buildings.
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`• Provided information about new wireless trends and emerging technologies to
`management.
`• Interfaced with vendors, both in coordinating the setup of the company’s new
`office and in procuring wireless test equipment.
`
`Research Assistant, June 2003 - August 2005
`Carnegie Mellon University - Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
`• Performed research as part of the Antenna and Radio Communication (ARC) group
`and Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking.
`• Designed and implemented experiments that created large data sets; analyzed
`data and created visualizations using MATLAB.
`• Provided engineering expertise to Penn DOT’s Tunnel Radio project, helping to
`design and build a system to retransmit AM and FM radio into two of Pittsburgh’s
`tunnels.
`• Maintained the ARC’s website.
`
`Honors and Awards:
`• 2017 NASA Datanaut
`• Code4Lib 2014 Conference Diversity Scholarship Recipient
`• ALA 2012 Emerging Leader, sponsored by the ACRL Science & Technology Section
`• Pacific Northwest Library Association “LEADS” Leadership Institute, October 2010
`• UCLA student scholarship to attend Electronic Resources & Libraries 2009
`• High 5 Award (Booz Allen Hamilton), 2007 - In recognition of dedication to fostering a
`collaborative community across ITI Home Team 1 through participation in the
`Communications Focus Group.
`• Performance Recognition Award (Booz Allen Hamilton), 2006 – For outstanding
`support and dedication in developing the subsystem specifications and interface
`requirements for the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Project.
`• Rodman Scholar (University of Virginia), 2000-2003; Echols Scholar, 1999-2000
`• William L. Everitt Student Award for Excellence (2003)
`• Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering Honors Society
`• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honors Society
`
`Professional Involvement:
`• American Library Association (2008-present)
`• ALA Councilor-at-Large (2013-14)
`• New Members Round Table (2008-14)
`• Member Services Director (2011-13)
`• Student and Student Chapter Outreach Committee (2008-10), Chair (2009-10)
`• Web Committee (2009-10), Chair (2013-14)
`• Library Information Technology Association (LITA) (2009-present)
`• LITA Local Task Force (2016-present)
`• Code4Lib (2014-present)
`• Conference Documentation Committee (2015-present)
`• Conference Accessibility Committee (2016-present)
`• Fiscal Continuity Workgroup (2016-present)
`• In the Library with the Lead Pipe (open access journal), Tech Lead (2013-15)
`• Code for America - Anchorage (2013-14), Pittsburgh (2015-present)
`• Anchorage Programming Workshop (2013-2015)
`• Co-founder and co-host
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`• Teacher/trainer
`• Alaska Library Association (2009-14)
`• Anchorage Chapter – President (2011), Past-President (2012-13)
`• New Members Roundtable – Chair (2011-12)
`• AkLA Annual Conference – Technology Coordinator (2010), Website Chair (2014)
`• Social Media Committee (2010-present), Chair (2013-14)
`• Web Team (2012-14)
`• Alaska Library Snapshot Day Committee (2011, 2012)
`Conference Presentations and Panels:
`• “Command Line Bootcamp,” Co-leader, Code4Lib Preconference, 3/7/2016.
`• “Level Up Your Coding with Code Club (yes, you can talk about it),” Code4Lib,
`2/10/2015.
`• “Open source could save libraries! Maybe!,” Open Source Bridge, 6/24/2014.
`• “Technology, Librarianship, and Gender: Moving the conversation forward” (full
`day pre- conference, co-moderator) – “Codes of Conduct” (mini-session
`moderator), Code4Lib. 3/24/2014.
`• “Battledecks!,” (deck builder/MC), Alaska Library Association Annual Conference, 2014.
`• “Tune in, Turn on, and Get Social,” Panel Member, Alaska Library Association
`Annual Conference, 3/2/2014.
`• “Challenges of Gender Issues in Technology Librarianship,” Panel Discussion, ALA
`Midwinter Meeting, 1/25/2014.
`• “Getting buy-in on user centricity,” LITA National Forum, 11/10/2013.
`• “Anchorage Programming Workshop,” Anchorage Mini-Maker Faire, 7/27/2013.
`• “Back in the Stacks, Bringing Professional Organization into Professional Life,”
`ACRL New Members Discussion Group Panel Discussion at ALA Midwinter,
`1/27/2013.
`• “Librarians Build Communities: Advocacy Through Volunteerism,” Pacific Northwest
`Library Association Annual Conference, 8/3/2012.
`• “Emerging Leaders Team Seeking States to Host Librarians Build Communities,” ALA
`Advocacy Corner, American Library Association Annual Conference, 6/24/2012.
`• “Alaskan Librarians Build Communities,” Alaska Library Association Annual
`Conference – Lightning Talks, 2/25/2012.
`• “Social Media Starter Kit,” Alaska Library Association Annual Conference, 2/18/2011.
`• “Implementing New Tech Tools,” DirLead (Alaska Public Library Directors’ Leadership
`Group) Annual Meeting, 10/15/2010.
`• “ALA Conference for Students and Introduction to NMRT,” Chapter Meeting,
`Virginia/West Virginia branch of the University of North Texas’s Library and
`Information Sciences Student Association (LISSA), 6/21/10.
`
`Workshops and Training Sessions:
`• “Getting buy-in on user-centricity.” Guest lecture for LIS 861, UW-Madison School of
`Library and Information Science. 5/5/14.
`• “Intro to the Command Line.” Anchorage Programming Workshop. 2/19/14.
`• “WordPress Basics.” Anchorage Programming Workshop. 10/16/13.
`• “Technology Training for Part-Time Librarians.” UAA/APU Consortium Library. 8/19/13.
`• “LibChat Training.” Training for Instruction & Reference Department, UAA/APU
`Consortium Library. 8/6/13.
`• “Introduction to GitHub.” Anchorage Programming Workshop. 7/31/13.
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`• “LibCal Training (Using Calendars).” Training for UAA/APU Consortium Library faculty
`and staff. 5/23/13, 5/28/13, and 6/11/13.
`• “Web Fundamentals.” Anchorage Programming Workshop. 5/22/13.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: Blogging Best Practices.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s
`Library, Reference, and Information Technology Training Series. 4/9/13.
`• “Using QuickSearch for Library Research.” UAA Faculty ETech Fair. 2/15/13
`• “LibAnswers Policies & How-to.” Training for Instruction & Reference Department,
`UAA/APU Consortium Library. 11/27/12.
`• “LibCal Training (Moderating Room Booking).” Training for Circulation staff,
`UAA/APU Consortium Library. 11/8/12 and 11/9/12.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: LibAnswers QuerySpy: Answering Questions Our Users
`Wanted to Ask.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s Library, Reference, and Information
`Technology Training Series. 11/6/12.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: LibAnswers.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s Library,
`Reference, and Information Technology Training Series. 8/28/12.
`• “Using LibAnswers.” Training for Instruction & Reference Department, UAA/APU
`Consortium Library. 8/14/2012.
`• “Adding FAQs to the LibAnswers Knowledge Base.” Training for Instruction &
`Reference Department, UAA/APU Consortium Library. 8/7/2012.
`• “Writing to the Reference Blog.” Training for Instruction & Reference Department,
`UAA/APU Consortium Library. 7/31/2012.
`• “Using LibCal Room Booking.” Training for Circulation staff, UAA/APU Consortium
`Library. 7/9/2012 and 7/13/2012.
`• “Google+.” Faculty ETech Fair, presented by UAA ELearning Working Group. 2/17/12.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: Google Plus.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s Library,
`Reference, and Information Technology Training Series. 2/14/2012.
`• “LibGuides Open Work Session.” Training for UAA/APU Consortium Library faculty
`and staff. 12/14/11, 1/11/12, 7/16/13, 7/30/13, 8/12/13, 8/15/13, 8/21/13, 8/23/13.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: RSS and Google Reader.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s
`Library, Reference, and Information Technology Training Series. 7/26/2011.
`• “Twenty-Minute Training: Facebook Privacy.” UAA/APU Consortium Library’s
`Libr