Richard Urban
Assistant Professor
Richard Urban joined the faculty of FSU-CCI in the Spring of 2012 where he pursues his teaching and research interests in metadata, knowledge representation, and human-computer interaction for cultural heritage collections. His research interests in digital library, archive, and museum collections is informed by experience at the IMLS Digital Collections and Content Project, Collaborative Digitization Program, Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Historical Society of Delaware.
Education
- 2012 PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science Dissertation: Principle Paradigms: Revisiting the Dublin Core 1:1 Principle
- 2006 MLIS University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- 1997 MA History and Museum Studies Certificate University of Delaware
- 1993 BA History Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
museum and cultural heritage informatics; metadata; Semantic Web; Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LODLAM)
Teaching Interests
LIS5590 - Museum Informatics