Tim Sherratt
Associate Professor Of Digital Heritage
Canberra, Australia
Summary
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SeniorTim Sherratt is an Associate Professor of Digital Heritage based in Canberra with 18 years' experience applying web and database technologies to make archives, libraries and museums more accessible. He combines hands-on coding (Python, PHP, JavaScript) and full-stack development with scholarly practice in archival research, exhibition development and writing. At the University of Canberra he researches and builds practical digital tools that bridge the semantic web and cultural heritage institutions, translating complex collections into usable online experiences. An active open-source maintainer, he has contributed to the widely used Zotero translators project, fixing regressions and modernizing JavaScript code to preserve researcher workflows. He is known for pragmatic problem-solving that balances technical standards with the needs of historians and curators.
18 years of coding experience
Github Skills (4)
javascript10
webscraping10
html7
css6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
zotero/translators
Dec 2011 - Aug 2022
Zotero Translators
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 15 commits, 11 PRs in 10 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the Zotero Translators repository by addressing website changes and fixing typos, indicating a focus on maintaining the functionality of translators. They also reorganized code to meet current standards and restore functionality, specifically addressing issues related to NameSearch, suggesting involvement in both front-end and back-end aspects. Their work includes changes to various JavaScript files, suggesting the user worked across multiple areas of the project to ensure functionality and fix issues.
translatorstranslationzotero
GLAM-Workbench/trove-newspapers
Aug 2018 - Jun 2022
Experiments and examples working with Trove's digitised newspapers
Contributions:12 releases, 232 commits, 69 PRs in 3 years 10 months
trovenewspapers
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