About

Two Librarians at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library have led the research on metadata inadequacies in rock climbing research.

Tallie bouldering in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

Tallie Casucci, MLIS, is an Assistant Librarian at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Tallie provides research, teaching, patent, scholarship, and innovation support to the Colleges of Health and Engineering. Tallie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sport Science and a Business Essentials Certificate from the Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-CH. Afterwards, Tallie completed a Master of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh with a specialization in health resources and services. Outside of work, Tallie is an avid rock climber. 

Contact Tallie at tallie.casucci@utah.edu.

Rachel Wittmann, scrambling at Paul Bunyan’s Woodpile, near Nephi, Utah.

Rachel Wittmann, MLIS, is a Digital Curation Librarian at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Prior to working at the University of Utah, she was the National Parks Metadata Specialist on the Open Parks Network Project at Clemson University Libraries in South Carolina. The move from South Carolina to Utah was made smoother with her long-haul lap-cat, Moo. Working with photography, history, primary source materials, and technology is a dream come true for Rachel. Having worked with the National Park Service in her previous role, she is eager to visit Utah’s National Parks and diverse landscapes. Rachel graduated with her M.S. in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute’s School of Information in New York City.

Contact Rachel at rachel.wittmann@utah.edu