Summary
Karin Oolu is an experienced information professional and Head of Library at the Estonian Academy of Arts with nine years in records and digital preservation roles and a long-standing focus on selection and significance of digital cultural heritage as a PhD researcher. She has led national and European e‑archiving initiatives—coordinating pilots, advising on interoperability specifications, and running institutional records management—bridging academic research and practical implementation. Comfortable teaching at university level and consulting for the EU eArchiving initiative, she translates complex preservation standards into operational workflows. Based in Estonia, Karin combines a librarian’s attention to provenance with technical project leadership, and she often ponders long-term societal impacts of how we choose what to keep for the future.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Information Science, BA, Information Science at Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool
Master of Arts (MA), Social Sciences, Records Management, Master of Arts (MA), Social Sciences, Records Management at Tallinn University