Emily Benoff
Archivist and Cultural Heritage Metadata Specialist
- Role
- Digital Archivist at Curationist
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Digital Archivist
Apr 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Conducts in-depth art historical and cultural heritage research to develop reparative metadata layers for Curationist’s Works, including both controlled metadata and free-text object descriptions and alt text- Performs targeted searches in Wikidata for relevant subject, cultural context, geographic, stylistic, and artist name terms, and creates or edits Wikidata entries as needed- Oversees the management and expansion of Curationist’s local taxonomy to support accurate and culturally sensitive archival description- Provides research and archival support to Curationist Feature writers, including one-on-one research consultations, rights research with external institutions, and fact-checking object-level metadata for accuracy and completeness- Serves on the planning committee for and participates in the annual Curationist Metadata Learning and Unlearning Summit, contributing to discussions on current issues in metadata, archival description, and information ethics
Education
Skidmore College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2012 — 2016
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS
2021 — 2023
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS
2021 — 2023
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