Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship interview with Diego Pino Navarro

[Allison Lund]

Hello everyone,

Hope you've been having a good start to the new year so far.

Checking in to share information about an interview of Diego, METRO's Assistant Director for Digital Strategy and Archipelago's Lead Architect, that was recently published in the Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship:

Toward Empathetic Digital Repositories: An Interview with Diego Pino Navarro

Abstract

In this interview from October 18, 2021, Sophia Ziegler talks to Diego Pino Navarro about his work with Archipelago, and specifically how he invokes the role of empathy in ongoing digital library software development. Diego talks about his efforts to build a digital library system that empowers local control of digital items and metadata, thereby maintaining unique characteristics represented in their digital collections, while simultaneously generalizing for various schemas. This empathetic approach requires resisting capitalistic impulses for continuous growth and prioritizing generosity and care.

Congratulations on a great interview, Diego!! 

Take good care all,
Allison 

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Allison Lund 
Digital Projects and Metadata Librarian 
Metropolitan New York Library Council 
metro.org