AUTHOR: Olivia Dorsey

Olivia Dorsey joined the Library of Congress Labs team as an innovation specialist in 2021. She works on the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative where she supports the program’s fellows and grantees, designs and coordinates the program, and assesses the program’s impact. Previously, she worked on the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud initiative, where she supported three researchers and defined possible pathways for cloud computing at the Library. She has also worked in health informatics, project management, and in digital humanities labs. She has a particular interest in using digital humanities methods and tools to the benefit of community archives and independent researchers. She is also interested in user-centered design and socially responsible algorithms. Outside of the Library, she uses her skills in web development to create digital tools and projects to aid African American genealogy research and to engage people with Black History. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in information science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a minor in African American studies.
Most Recent Posts
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Majestie Varnado, “Heavy is the Hair: Evolution of African Hair in America from the 17th c. to the 20th c.” November 15th, 2023
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Olivia Hewang, “Identity and Solidarity: Asian American Activism in the 1960s and 70s” November 8th, 2023
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Victoria Dey, “The Process or The Product: Finding Balance with Institutional Deliverables” November 1st, 2023
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Samiah Sudler-Brooks, “The Journey to Our Rights: African American Activism from the 1900s-Present Day” October 25th, 2023
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Erica Quinones, “Designing Liberation: Printing Queer Latinx Activism in the 1970s” October 20th, 2023
- CCDI Junior Fellow Spotlight: Yeji Kim, “Threads of Asia: A Guide to Historical Asian Textiles in the U.S” October 18th, 2023
- 2023 CCDI Libraries, Archives, Museums Recipients: Boone County Public Library September 6th, 2023
- 2023 CCDI Higher Education Recipients: University of New Mexico August 30th, 2023
- 2023 CCDI Libraries, Archives, Museums Recipients: Historical Society of Pennsylvania August 23rd, 2023