Guin Library

Cara Key

Digital Repository Librarian

Phone: (541) 737-7988

Office room number: 4th Floor, The Valley Library

Websites: ScholarsArchive@OSU, Oregon Digital, OJS at OregonDigital.org

Primary Duties:

I provide digital services and resources for the OSU community by supporting the repositories that hold university scholarship, unique cultural and historical collections, and open-access journals.

Brief CV

Education:

MLIS, Florida State University, 2009
BA, Anthropology, University of North Carolina, 2004

ORCID: 0000-0002-8960-7022

Full CV:

key_cara_cv_2018.pdf

Pubs-presentations

Selected Publications:

Key, C., Park, D. Nichols, J., Borland, L., and Llebot, C. (2024). The role of data in the IR: Report on survey data. Oregon State University. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rj430d447
Key, C., Park, D. Nichols, J., Borland, L., and Llebot, C. (2024). The role of data in the IR: Survey responses (Version 1) [Dataset]. Oregon State University. https://doi.org/10.7267/8p58pp34p
Bahde, A. and Key, C. (2024). Text analysis of archival finding aids: Collection Scoping and Beyond. Information Technology and Libraries, 43(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v43i4.17065
Bahde, A. and Key, C. (2024). Text analysis of archival finding aids: Supporting materials [Dataset]. Open Science Framework. http://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/AUXF4
Key, C. (2024). LCSH broader terms subject analysis [Software code]. GitHub. https://github.com/osulp/LCSH-BT_subject_analysis
Key, C. (2024). EAD2CSV: An XSL transformation [Software code]. GitHub. https://github.com/osulp/ead2csv
Key, C., Llebot, C., and Boock, M. (2023). Building a Trustworthy Data Repository: CoreTrustSeal Certification as a Lens for Service Improvements. Journal of eScience Librarianship,12(3): e761. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.761
Key, C. and Llebot, C. (2023). Compliance of ScholarsArchive@OSU with requirements for quality research data repositories. Oregon State University. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vh53x4476
Boock, M., Castillo, D., Key, C., and Ralph, T. (2023). Open-ing the library: evaluating the scholarly publishing landscape and shaping future open services and organizational structures at Oregon State University Libraries and Press. Oregon State University. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/z890s312t
Boock, M., Key, C., Llebot, C., Mellinger, M., and Van Tuyl, S. (2022). ScholarsArchive@OSU Repository Core Trust Seal self assessment: 2022. Oregon State University. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/9593v342f
Key, C. (2021). An XML-based migration from Digital Commons to Open Journal Systems. Code4Lib Journal, 52. https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/15988
Key, C. (2021). XSLT migration from bepress Digital Commons to OJS 3.X. [Software code]. GitHub. https://github.com/osulp/bepress-ojs-xslt
Ziegler, S. and Key, C. (2019). More than a Pretty Interface: The Louisiana Digital Library as a Data Hub. Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, 5(2), 153-171. http://journal.acrlla.org/index.php/codex/article/view/155

Selected Presentations:

Llebot, C., Key, C., Park, D., Borland, L., & Nichols, J. (2025, Mar. 11). The repository of last resort? Exploring the relevance of institutional data repositories. Presentation at RDAP Summit 2025, online. https://osf.io/dertm/
Castillo, D., Deitering, A. M., and Key, C. (2024, July 9). Organizing for Open: Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values. Presentation for ALA Core, Best of Core Forum Webinar Series, Online. Reprisal of October 20, 2023 presentation.
Key, C. (2024, March 6). Lessons from the OSU IR's First Annual Preservation Assessment. Presentation for Data Curation Network, Online. Reprisal of November 14, 2023 presentation.
Key, C. (2023, November 14). Lessons from the OSU IR's First Annual Preservation Assessment. Presentation at DLF 2023 Forum, St. Louis, MO, United States. https://osf.io/gj7bz/
Castillo, D., Deitering, A. M., and Key, C. (2023, October 20). Organizing for Open: Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values. Presentation at 2023 Core Forum, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/t435gn84g
Key, C. and Seymore, S.B. (2023, April 20). "Reimagining Oregon Digital." Poster presentation at 2023 Oregon Library Assocation Conference, Bend, OR, United States. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/file_sets/3197xv80t
Key, C., Llebot, C., and Boock, M. (2023, March 28). Building a trustworthy data repository: Leveraging CoreTrustSeal certification as a lens for service improvements. Presentation at RDAP Virtual Summit 2023, Online. https://osf.io/h4b6w/
Key, C. (2022, October 12). Developing a practice of representation for women athletes in OSU Digital Collections. Presentation at DLF 2022 Forum, Baltimore, MD, United States. https://osf.io/8s3n4/
Key, C. (2021, Apr. 23). OLAQ moves to OJS. Poster presentation at 2021 Oregon Library Association Conference, Online. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/ft848x704
Key, C., Luis Ramirez, G., Sato, L., and Wick, R. (2019, October). It's 2019, do you know where your metadata is? Oregon Digital and the Joys of Migrating...Again. Presentation at Samvera Connect 2019, St. Louis, MO. https://repo.samvera.org/concern/generic_works/69b0c7ba-b0a5-47e4-9685-f386a67e6e2e
Key, C. (2018, October). Using DevOps Tools for Migrating the Louisiana Digital Library. Presentation at DLF 2018 Forum, Las Vegas, NV. https://osf.io/khwde/
Key, C. and Waugh, M. (2018, April) Creating a Reproducible Metadata Transformation Pipeline Using Technology Best Practices. Presentation at 2018 Digital Initiatives Symposium, San Diego, CA. http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2018/2018/33/

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