Non-Unit Personnel

Department Chair, Resource Description Services

Chelsea Dinsmore, MLIS, MA

With an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in History from the University of Florida, Chelsea Dinsmore joined the UF libraries in 2004 as the International and State Documents Librarian. She began organizing digital projects within the government documents community, including the creation of regional federal depository Centers of Excellence (COE) for the Panama Canal and the National Recovery Administration collections. Chelsea found her way to the Digital Services Support Department and was named Chair of DSS and Metadata in 2014. With a background in History and Archives, the importance and value of making library resources accessible was always a high priority and plays a key role in her research and is a leading factor in programming decisions. Pivoting toward the challenging task of providing better descriptions for digital materials resulted in many philosophical discussions with colleagues in the cataloging and metadata communities and the move to Resource Description Services in 2022.

Authorities and Bibliographic Metadata Librarian

Currently Vacant

The Authorities and Bibliographic Metadata Librarian brings focus and care to our authority and broader bibliographic metadata efforts, ensuring equity and quality are guiding factors in our metadata practices.

Principal Cataloger

William C. (Hank) Young, MSLS

Hank came from a public services background, but has been cataloging in academic, public, military, and corporate libraries since 1986. Hank began working for UF in 2002 and was the head of the Serials Cataloging Unit from 2016 until 2022. He has a BS in Chemistry and General Mathematics from Berry College and an M.S. in Library Science (MSLS) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His areas of expertise are the STEM fields. He primarily focuses on cataloging special projects for UF, FLARE, and Digital Support Services. He contributes to many statewide and international cataloging programs, coordinates UF's Cataloging for the PCC (BIBCO/CONSER) work. In addition to serving on many Statewide Cataloging Subcommittees and Task Forces, he is currently serving a 3-year term as a member of the PCC Standing Committee for Standards.