Sharon Grant

Information Systems Director

Information Technology
Staff - current

I'm the Information Systems Director. Areas of expertise include Biodiversity Informatics, Data Standards Development, Data Management, Digitization Workflow and Training. Also in my bailiwick is the administration of EMu; the Field Museum's main collections database.

Responsibilites

  • Collections data integrity and archiving
  • Projects advisor
  • IT Systems point of contact
  • Database Admin (KE EMu)
  • Web Contact
  • Digitization Contact

My ORCID

Education and Work

  • M.Sc. Natural Resource Management: University of Leicester, Leicester. U.K.
  • Postgraduate Diploma Information Systems: Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. U.K.
  • B.Sc. Marine and Fisheries Ecology 2:1: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen. U.K.
  • Institution: British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Apr 1996 – Jun 2002
  • Institution: The Natural History Museum, London (NHM). Jun 2002 – Dec 2009

Accomplishments

  • GBIF Executive Committee: First Vice-Chair 2023-2025
  • GBIF US Delegation Member: 2022-present

Research Sketch

Standards: Latimer Core