Natasha Allen
Library Services Platform Specialist
Automation, Indexing, and Metadata · Library Information TechnologyNatasha Allen
Library Services Platform Specialist
Automation, Indexing, and Metadata · Library Information TechnologyAbout me
My work is project-based so it varies from day to day. I generally support my library colleagues by managing various aspects of our Library Services Platform, Alma, including troubleshooting tickets that come in through our ticketing system TeamDynamix. Issues often include issues related to fulfillment, record and user loads, metadata, report generation, and user management. My professional special interest is in project management. I am committed to learning how to effectively manage successful IT projects. I believe in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. I believe in kindness, critical thinking, and being accountable to one's words and actions when they cause harm to others. I believe these are values that should be evident in everything we do, and should be boxes to check off to meet someone else's arbitrary set of standards. I am a member of the SACUA Information Technology Committee (ITC) and currently providing project management support for a number of projects in the library.
In my free time, I enjoy attening Tigers baseball games with my spouse Bryan, running after my retired racing greyhound Taco and our 3 cats Citrine, Sunny, and Hester. I also enjoy sewing, leatherworking, writing poetry, and writing music with my band, Waunita. I play on Ann Arbor's local co-ed hurling team. I am also an avid collector of local music memorabilia, particularly memorabilia related to underground DIY music in the punk, screamo, hardcore, and metal subgenres.
Languages
English