Kevin Beswick
Associate Head, Digital Library Initiatives
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolKevin Beswick is an Associate Head of Digital Library Initiatives with 13 years of experience applying software development, DevOps, and machine learning to modernize library services and digital preservation. Based in Raleigh, he leads cross-functional teams at NCSU Libraries, serving as technical lead for projects like QuickSearch, VirtualBrowse, and a major DSpace upgrade while supervising and mentoring librarians and developers. He excels at translating emerging technologies into practical pilots and production services—automating deployments, provisioning, and ingest workflows to scale repository operations. With a background in computer science and an MLIS, he blends engineering rigor with deep domain knowledge in discovery, digitization, and researcher support. A less obvious strength is his repeated success building homegrown, user-focused tools (e.g., typeahead, virtual shelf browsing) that bridge traditional librarianship and modern web UX.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library and Information Science, Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library and Information Science at The University of Western OntarioB.Cosc Hons, Computer Science, B.Cosc Hons, Computer Science at Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (52)
bento10
quicksearch10
rake10
php9
ruby8
opensearch8
search-engine8
linux7
vagrant7
docker7
html6
backend6
excel6
vba6
javascript6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
NCSU-Libraries-Ansible-Roles/dev-bundle
Jan 2018 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 4 pushes, 2 tags in 4 years
NCSU-Libraries-Ansible-Roles/passenger-rhel7-apache
Jan 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:3 releases, 5 pushes, 4 tags in 1 year 9 months
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