As research fellow at the University of Bologna, I'm focusing on what it means to open up research in the Humanities, and on the concept of 'data' in this field. My main aim is advocating for and facilitating FAIR data management practices across the entire research lifecycle.
I have always been interested in the circulation of scholarly content on-line and in the movement towards open access and open science, particularly within the Humanities. After a MA in Digital Humanities at King's College London, I have worked for one of the leading independent open access academic publishers, Open Book Publishers (Cambridge, UK). My work experience in publishing encompasses the entire scholarly publishing workflow, from organising peer review, providing technical support to authors, copyediting and proofreading, to archiving and distributing content and metadata.
Employment
- University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy – May 2022 to present
I am currently a research fellow – data steward at the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies (FICLIT)
- Freelance publishing services, Bologna, Italy – January 2019 to May 2022
Focusing on scholarly publishing, I worked as proofreader, copyeditor and translator. I also have extensive experience in typesetting content for print and digital publications (ebooks, DocBook, other XML). I offered support to authors regarding images, multimedia and rights managment, and dealt with distribution of content and data to third-party platforms.
- LEXIS Compagnia Editoriale in Torino srl, Torino, Italy – December 2019 to June 2020
I worked as researcher in the context of the project OPERAS-P, WP4 Common Access Point to Publication Services.
- Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, United Kingdom – July 2013 to December 2018
I was the digital production manager. I set up and oversaw the production department, dealing with book design, typesetting, digital products development, multimedia publishing and digital publishing.
Education
- University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy – 2019-2022
Master of Arts in Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge
- King's College London, London, United Kingdom - 2012-2013
Master of Arts in Digital Humanities
- University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy – 2008-2011
Bachelor degree in Art and Humanities – Classics
