AUTHOR: Carlyn Osborn

Carlyn Grace Osborn is a Digital Collections Librarian in the Digital Services Directorate at the Library of Congress and is a Community Manager for the 'By the People' crowdsourced transcription program. She graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's in the history of science, medicine and technology (2014) and from the University of Maryland College of Information Studies with a master's of library and information sciences, specializing in archives and digital curation (2017). Carlyn has been involved with museums, libraries, and special collections since 2010 and is interested in the history of science, crowdsourced cultural heritage, and digital engagement. Prior to joining the Digital Services Directorate and the 'By the People' team, Carlyn worked in the Geography and Map division at the Library of Congress, where she founded the blog Worlds Revealed in 2015.

Most Recent Posts

• The State Formerly Known as Deseret April 8th, 2016
• Anna Beek and the War of the Spanish Succession March 25th, 2016
• Emma Hart Willard: Pioneering Geography Educator March 18th, 2016
• Millie the Mapper March 11th, 2016
• Putting Women Back on the Map March 4th, 2016
• Rare Spanish manuscript map showing the western borders of the Louisiana Purchase arrives at the Library of Congress February 25th, 2016
• What in the World? A New Game from the Geography and Map Division February 13th, 2016
• State Shapes: Iowa Caucus Edition February 1st, 2016
• Book Talk: “American Geography and Geographers: Toward Geographic Science” January 15th, 2016