Hello! I'm a PhD student in the field of archaeology, working at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. However I also have strong interests in information science, data management and other library and museum related work. In particular, I'm interested in the integration and re-use of archaeological data, which is quite copious, varied, and decentralized. I hope to apply the principles of linked open data to enable comparative studies while also maintaining the underlying meanings behind the information derived from artefacts, architecture, contextual relations, and environmental data. I hope to learn more about open data at OpenCon this year! I'm also webmaster for Nexus: The Canadian Student Journal of Anthropology, put out by graduate students in my department. My role has been to oversee and manage the transition to the open source OJS journal publishing platform, and I am very proud of the fact that every issue from its 40 year history is now openly accessible online and that we attract readers and submissions from all over the world. When I'm not hitting the books I enjoy playing board games, watching sci-fi movies and playing with my cat.