Research Software Analyst
Samantha Callaghan initially joined KDL in 2017 as the Metadata Analyst for the Georgian Papers Programme and has held a number of roles within the Lab.
Samantha has an MLIS and received her training in the field of digitisation through her work at the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre. She has worked on a wide variety of digitisation projects, large and small, both in NZ and in the UK. She has written or co-written articles around interlibrary loan, digitisation and Mātauranga Māori, digitisation in small institutions and orphan work licensing schemes.
Samantha’s research interests and volunteer work centres around Indigenous and other source community participation in research projects as well as representation in GLAM sector institutions.
Projects
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A Partnership for Conserving and Promoting Sudanese Cultural and Documentary Heritage Sudan Memory
Digital Humanities, King's College, London
2022–2025
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Georgian Papers Programme
Royal Household
2018–2025
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King's Past
History, King's College, London
2023–2025
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iREAL: Inclusive Requirements Elicitation for AI in Libraries to support respectful management of Indigenous knowledges iREAL
King's Digital Lab, University of Technology Sydney, University of Glasgow, King's College, London, Digital Preservation Coalition
2024
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Sharing Ancient Wisdoms SAWS
Classics, Digital Humanities, King's College, London
2009–2013
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Art of Making in Antiquity AofM
Classics, King's College, London
2010–2013