I currently work as a community facilitator/Wiki Wrangler for the CUNY Academic Commons. I recently received a masters degree in Library Science from Queens College and also blog on the Commons at QCGLIS, Wiki Wrangler and Omeka.
Current day job is working at a telecommunications company as a software developer, coding in Java and Adobe Flex.
Academic Interests:
Digital Humanities, Literature, Writing, Social Media, Open Source, Open Access, Semantic Web, WordPress, BuddyPress, Omeka.
Education:
- MLS – Queens College, Library Science.
- MA – University of Buffalo, Creative Writing.
- BA – Hobart and William Smith Colleges, High Honors in English. Chester J. Hampton Award for General Excellence in English. Baccalaureate Essay of Distinction.
Contact Information:
Email: scott.voth@verizon.net
About this Blog:
Among other things, In Perpetual Beta hopes to explore open paradigms in libraries and education, their implications, and overlaps. Open source software and open access publishing deliver affordable resources of high quality for open learning communities. Open journals, wikis and blogs change the way we view and evaluate information and manage our classrooms. Our curriculum and the libraries that support it remain in perpetual beta to address their challenges.