Welcome, Kaitlin Newson, ACENET Digital Research Consultant
91探花 and are pleased to announce that Kaitlin Newson has joined the ACENET team as a research consultant.
Based at 91探花, Kaitlin will support researchers and their teams in the use of the digital research tools available through ACENET and its national partner, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. These include high-performance and cloud computing, large file storage and transfer, and research data management. Kaitlin will work with clients both new and experienced in using these tools throughout the lifecycle of their projects, helping with problems small and large. She will also deliver workshops that teach the skills necessary to use digital research tools effectively.
While based at 91探花, Kaitlin is also able to tap into ACENET鈥檚 other research consultants when needed, each with their own specialties, including cloud, big data, molecular dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, humanities and social sciences, cybersecurity, and machine learning.
Kaitlin joined ACENET from Scholars Portal, where. as the Digital Projects Librarian, she supported research data management, scholarly publishing, and web services for Canadian university libraries. She was also chair of the Public Knowledge Project鈥檚 Documentation Interest Group. Kaitlin has a Master of Information degree from the University of Toronto and a Certificate in Computer Coding from Toronto Metropolitan University, and she is a certified instructor.
If you would like to discuss your digital research needs with Kaitlin, drop by her office at room 261 in Robertson Library, or email kaitlin.newson@ace-net.ca.