Statement
Code is not neutral. The technology we use in our libraries reflects and indeed embodies our professional values. LITA members can help ensure that our tools match our ideals, and if elected as a Director-at-Large of the LITA Board, I pledge to help the division help our members -- and thus our patrons. However, LITA is at a critical point in its history. The Steering Committee considering the potential merger of LITA, ALCTS, and LLAMA has made great strides in its work but has recognized that more time is needed to weigh options. If elected as a member of LITA's board, I will support the work of the Steering Committee in any way I can. Whether or not a merger ultimately happens, I will also use my experience working with organizational issues around Code4Lib and its conference to help ensure the sustainability of LITA or any super-division it joins.
Current Position
Infrastructure and Added Services Manager
Equinox Open Library Initiative
Previous Positions
- Vice President of Research and Development, LibLime, 2007-2009
- Data Migration Analyst, Ex Libris Group, 2002-2007
Major Accomplishments
Honors and Awards
- Named a Library Journal "Mover and Shaker" in 2013
Publications
- Galen Charlton: "Distributed Version Control and Library Metadata", Code4Lib Journal, Issue 3, 2008.
Degrees and Certificates
- Millersville University, BS Mathematics, 1998
Division Affiliations
- ALCTS
- LITA
Round Table Affiliations
- Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT)
- Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
Were you a Spectrum Scholar?
No
Were you an Emerging Leader?
No
ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities
- IFC Privacy Subcommittee, 2017-2019
- OITP Advisory Committee, LITA Representative, 2018-2020
- LITA Nominating Committee, 2016
- LITA 2018 Forum Planning Committee, 2017-2018
- LITA 2019 Forum Planning Committee, 2018-2019
- LITA Open Source Systems Interest Group, chair, 2010-2013; vice-chair, 2013-2015
- LITA Patron Privacy Technologies Interest Group, chair, 2014-2015
- Co-organizer of the "Migrating to open source library systems" LITA Preconference at ALA Annual 2010
- Co-presenter at the "Practical Linked Data with Open Source" LITA Preconference at ALA Annual 2014
- Co-presenter at the ALCTS Forum Mashcat Panel at ALA Midwinter 2016
Offices Held in State, Regional, and Other Library Associations
- Code4Lib, Member, 2017 Conference Local Planning Committee
- Code4Lib, Vice-chair, 2018 Conference Budget Committee
- Code4Lib, Co-Chair, 2019 Conference Budget and Sponsorship Committee
- Code4Lib, Chair, Fiscal Continuity Interest Group, 2016-2017
- Code4Lib, Vice-Chair, Fiscal Continuity Working Group, 2017-2018
- Mashcat, Co-organizer, 2016 Conference
- Mashcat, Co-organizer, 2017 Conference
- Evergreen Project Oversight Board, 2011-2014
Links to Further Information
- Blog: https://galencharlton.com/blog/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gmcharlt