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About M. Elizabeth Downing-Turner

M. Elizabeth Downing-Turner, MLIS has been working in libraries and archives for more than a decade. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Digital Curation Librarian at Forsyth Library and teaches in the Masters of Liberal Studies program at Fort Hays State University. She received her B.A. in History from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and her Masters of Library and Information Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Ms. Downing-Turner specializes in digitization, digital preservation, and metadata creation and control. She has served as a consultant for archival and digitization projects all across the United States and in China.

Positions

2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Fort Hays State University ‐ Forsyth Library
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2018 - Present Instructor, Fort Hays State University ‐ Graduate School
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2017 - Present Digital Curation Librarian, Fort Hays State University ‐ Forsyth Library
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2015 - 2017 President, Grand County Library District ‐ Board of Trustees
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2013 - 2017 Metadata Cataloger, Buffalo Bill Center of the West ‐ McCracken Research Library
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2009 - 2011 Assistant to the Director, Russell Public Library ‐ Russell Public Library
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2020 - Present Secretary, AAUP
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Courses

  • IDS 801 - Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies

Education

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2014 - 2016 M.L.I.S., Wayne State University ‐ School of Library and Information Science
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2004 - 2008 B.A. History, Fort Hays State University ‐ Department of History
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