Blanka Matkovic
Data Services Specialist @The British Library
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WORK HISTORY
Data Services Specialist @The British Library
London, GB
Key areas of responsibility • Supporting the Data Services Lead in the implementation of the British Library’s Data Strategy in conjunction with other British Library staff involved in data initiatives; including prototyping and evaluation of data-related tools and resources and implementation of data management processes.• Administering the UK DataCite service including maintenance of client accounts, organisation of events and representation as required. • Supporting British Library staff in the production of data management plans for British Library datasets by maintaining a central register of British Library-derived datasets and acting as a resource for data skills within the British Library.• Monitoring the external data landscape, producing reports to inform future strategic thinking and acting as the primary data support within the Research Services team.Additional responsibilities:• Supporting the promotion of IGSNs (DOIs for physical samples) within the UK consortium.• Organising a DOIs for thesis survey, analysing data, writing a report and facilitating a webinar (2023).• A member of an organisation committee for the Open and Engaged 2024: Empowering Communities to Thrive in Open Scholarship (2024).• Working on an analysis of the implementation of the CARE Principles and the challenges the experts in the field face.Training:1. Python for Librarians (with an introduction to Machine Learning)2. Research Software Camp Learning to Code programme (the Software Sustainability Institute)3. Business Development Skills4. Copyright5. Licensing and Data Protection in Digitisation Projects
EDUCATION
University of Cambridge
Diploma in Archaeology, Death and the Ancient World
University of Cambridge
Diploma in Archaeology, Conflict Archaeology and Heritage (including Holocaust Heritage)
University of Warwick
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Politics and International Studies
EC London
Business English
EF International language schools, Chicago, USA
English language
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Croatian Studies/Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet hrvatskih studija
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, History
El Puente (Spanish lnguage centre), Zagreb, Croatia
A1 , Spanish language
EC London
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) preparation course, English
University of Cambridge
Challanges of teaching Slavonic languages in Higher education workshop
Queen's University Belfast
Certificate of Attendance, Conflict transformation and social justice
University of Leicester
Master's degree, Archaeology and Heritage
Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
Short course, Archaeology in Practice
ABOUT BLANKA MATKOVIC
Interdisciplinary researcher specializing in modern conflict archaeology, heritage, and post-totalitarian memory. I bridge fieldwork, archival research, and public engagement, with a focus on producing research that is both innovative and socially impactful.In the heritage sector, I am passionate about Indigenous knowledge systems and ethical stewardship, I apply the CARE Principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics). As a historian, I focus on modern Croatian history, mainly the Second World War and the Homeland War.Over the past two decades, I have published extensively, presented at international conferences, and collaborated with heritage and academic institutions. I am committed to producing research that is both scholarly innovative and socially impactful, ensuring that communities and knowledge-holders are respected and empowered in the creation, preservation, and interpretation of cultural heritage.List of publications and conference papers available at:
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