Patrick R. Wallace, MLIS

Digital projects and archives librarian, experienced in the design, implementation, and management of infrastructure + workflows for high-impact collections and repositories, born-digital preservation, archival digitization, metadata cataloging, and digital scholarship support. 

As a librarian-archivist with a radical streak, my professional practice has long been geared for: 

• promoting universal access to cultural heritage collections in academic and state libraries;

• leading trans- and multi-institutional collaborations in archival research and development;

• democratizing information systems & arming communities against data colonialism, disinformation, and censorship;

• equipping non-specialists to gain control over the means of information, and supporting activist & community-led models of archival praxis;

• developing low-cost, low-barrier workflows and toolchains for digital preservation;

• producing honest and broadly representative historical records;

• mentoring peers at resource-constrained organizations in digital preservation and related archival projects.

Outside of office hours my life is mainly devoted to film photography, electronic music & video art, cuddling with a matching brace of black cats, and moonlighting as a mechanic & instructor at a local community bike shop.

I do not maintain a personal presence on social media, including (but not limited to) Facebook, Instagram, X, and so on. Any profiles in my name are used for API access, scraping / archiving, and other work-related tasks requiring login credentials with those services. Please contact me through other channels.

More info

• Patrick's staff profile at Middlebury College