research overview Erik Radio is interested in metadata, data modeling, ontologies, and linked data. His research examines how these areas intersect more broadly with semiotics, dialectics, and critical theory.
selected publications conference proceeding Information Continuity: A Temporal Approach to Assessing Metadata and Organizational Quality in an Institutional Repository. Communications in Computer and Information Science. 226-237. 2014 journal article A survey of time based approaches for linked data. Library Hi Tech. 752-763. 2019 Abstraction, Concrescence, and Identity in Descriptive Metadata. Journal of Internet Cataloging. 31-44. 2018 "Who is this?" Moving from Authority Control to Identity Management 2018 Manifestations of Metadata Structures in Research Datasets and Their Ontic Implications. Journal of Internet Cataloging. 161-182. 2017 User search terms and controlled subject vocabularies in an institutional repository. Library Hi Tech. 360-367. 2017 Measuring the Impact and Effectiveness of Transitioning to a Linked Data Vocabulary. Journal of Internet Cataloging. 80-94. 2016 Semiotic Principles for Metadata Auditing and Evaluation. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. 117-135. 2016 Using Primo for undergraduate research: a usability study. Library Hi Tech. 566-584. 2016
education and training M.L.I.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2014 B.A., Saint Olaf College 2009