Arden Kirkland, MSLIS, MFA (@ardeninred)is an independent digital librarian, providing services for digital collections and online learning. She is an Adjunct Instructor for the iSchool at Syracuse University. As Project Coordinator for the IMLS-funded Design for Learning program, she led the development of a series of online modules about online teaching, released as Open Educational Resources (OER). Her years of work in higher education, mostly at Vassar College, have included a focus on college students’ active participation in the construction of multimedia digital collections. Other recent projects include web development in Omeka for ArtOneida.org and the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium (HVVACC.org). She holds an MSLIS from the iSchool at Syracuse University, along with an MFA in Costume Design from Rutgers University. Arden’s work can be explored at ardenkirkland.com.