Jared Cowing
Assistant Director For Systems And Metadata Services
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJared Cowing is an experienced librarian and systems professional with eight years building and integrating library systems, data pipelines, and discovery platforms for academic institutions. He combines hands-on administration of systems like Ex Libris Alma/Primo, ArchivesSpace, and EZproxy with practical data engineering—creating ETL workflows, Streamlit dashboards, and visualizations from large JSON/XML/CSV datasets. With an MS in Data Science and an MLIS, he translates library workflows into interoperable, auditable integrations that improve transparency and operational decision-making. Jared has led migrations (e.g., Islandora to Alma-Digital), built custom web tools and interactive instruction platforms, and routinely collaborates across campus stakeholders to align systems with institutional needs. Outside of work he’s an avid hiker, board gamer and native plant gardener, bringing a methodical, user-centered approach informed by both technical rigor and community service.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music Composition, Bachelor of Music Composition at Ithaca CollegeMLIS Library Science, MLIS Library Science at University of Rhode IslandMaster of Science Data Science, Master of Science Data Science at Elmhurst University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
in-progress8
api6
wms4
database2
proxy2
proxy-server2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jaredcowing/wms_westcoast_2018
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
jaredcowing/wmsNewBooks
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:1 branch in 2 months
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