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== Ben Schmidt ==
[https://benschmidt.org/ Ben Schmidt] is Vice President of Information Design at Nomic, where he is working on new interfaces for interpreting and visualizing large-scale data in the browser. Previously he was a professor of history and digital humanities, where his research focused on large-scale text analysis, humanities data visualization, and the challenges and opportunities of reading data itself as a historical source. His project, [https://creatingdata.us/ Creating Data], explores practices of data collection in the 19th century American state through archival research, visualization, and re-analysis of historical data. Library data sources, such as Hathi Trust and the Library of Congress, have featured prominently in his work.
==Dr. Brandy McNeil==
Dr. Brandy McNeil focuses on community needs through game-changing innovations to build successful adult education programs in the 89 branches under her stewardship across NYC. Building the highly successful TechConnect program, Dr. McNeil has established partnerships with Apple, Spotify, Google, and Microsoft to name a few. Through her inspirational leadership, she has made it her mission to help underserved communities to ensure equitable access to technology, knowledge, and opportunity. Dr. McNeil is also a contributing writer of the book titled Libraryland; It's All About The Story published in 2020 and has appeared in various publications. Dr. McNeil holds a Doctorate in Business and an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship. Previously, she worked for several Fortune 500 companies and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Public Library Association and was on the Black Caucus of ALA Executive Board. In her spare time, she is an entrepreneur, consultant, and motivational speaker.
* Public Library Association biography[https://www.ala.org/pla/about/people/board/mcneil]
* Dr. McNeil's website[https://brandymcneil.com/about-me]
* Library Bytegeist interview with Dr. McNeil[https://soundcloud.com/librarybytegeist/talking-project-code-with-nypls-brandy-mcneil]
[mailto:brandymcneil@nypl.org Brandy McNeil's email address]
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