Leadership: Heather Campbell

What we do

Metadata is what makes library materials discoverable and accessible.  

Our experts create, enhance, and manage metadata. We ensure that the metadata we work with is consistent, correct, and conscientious.  

Email us at metadata@iastate.edu.

Explore our projects

Who we are

Metadata Unit

We create metadata for digital objects and collections. We create and manage persistent unique identifiers for locally produced resources and oversee metadata management and automation.

Nausicaa Rose

Metadata Librarian, Metadata Services

Hema Thulsidhos

Metadata Projects Librarian, Metadata Services

Lenard Kluck

Library Assistant, Metadata Services

Diana Zhang

Library Specialist, Metadata Services and Preservation

Cataloging Unit

We catalog and re-catalog books, archival materials, journals, and media items. We correct errors in catalog records and contribute authority records to the Library of Congress. 

Christopher Dieckman

Lead Cataloging Librarian, Metadata Services

Stacey Bonello

Library Assistant, Metadata Services

Judy Gerdes

Library Assistant, Metadata Services

Lenard Kluck

Library Assistant, Metadata Services

Sylvie Manuel

Cataloging Librarian, Metadata Services

Diana Zhang

Library Specialist, Metadata Services and Preservation