Margaret L. Hedstrom | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 July 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Electronic records preservation, CAMiLEON, SEAD Project |
| Awards | Digital Preservation Pioneer (2008), Distinguished Scholarly Achievement (University of Fort Hare, South Africa), Fellow of the Society of American Archivists (1992) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | archives, digital preservation, data curation |
| Institutions | University of Michigan School of Information |
Margaret L. Hedstrom is an American archivist who is the Robert M. Warner Collegiate Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information. She has contributed to the field of digital preservation, archives, and electronic records management and holds a doctorate in history from the University of Wisconsin.
Hedstrom leads the NSF-funded Sustainable Environment through Actionable Data (SEAD) project, which is working closely with sustainability scientists to "develop a system that will allow them to manage and share their data."[1] Hedstrom led the CAMiLEON project, which was conducted jointly with the University of Leeds and funded by the National Science Foundation in the US and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the UK, and investigated the use of emulation tools as part of a strategy for long-term preservation of digital records.[2] Her current research interests include digital preservation strategies and cultural preservation and outreach in developing countries. She has also been a consultant to government archival programs, the World Bank, the International Council on Archives. She has served on doctoral committees at the State University of New York at Albany, the University of Pittsburgh, as well as the University of Michigan.[2]