Whalen Ld
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SeniorLiam Whalen is a systems-focused librarian and software practitioner with 12 years of experience building and maintaining library technology across Canadian public and cooperative systems. He has deep hands-on experience with ILS platforms (Horizon, Evergreen, Symphony), SQL/PostgreSQL/T-SQL reporting, and scripting in Perl, JavaScript and SQL to automate workflows and improve metadata quality. Liam pairs technical fluency—backed by a Computer Science degree and an MLIS—with a strong user-centered perspective, believing systems exist to serve people and prioritizing patron needs in every project. He has delivered province-wide digital services, managed records and privacy commitments, and led vendor and IT collaborations to modernize library operations. Now retired, he continues to apply his technology skills to public information access in Newfoundland & Labrador, combining practical engineering with a library science sensibility.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (4)
react8
typescript7
statement5
go2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
lwhalen/c4l18-keynote-statement
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
statementcommunity-statement
lwhalen/modified-bash-5.1-lib-sh-netopen.c
Sep 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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