Kara Killough

Kara Killough has extensive work experience in the library and content management field. Kara is currently working at Scribd as a Senior Content Operations Specialist II since March 2021. Prior to this, Kara worked at Ex Libris / ProQuest as a Senior Metadata Librarian from April 2012 to December 2020. In this role, they were responsible for coordinating currency, mapping, ingestion, and rights management of various types of content for global subscribers. Kara also coded in XQuery, XPath, and Regex to query, parse, map, and clean metadata from different content standards and schemas. Before joining Ex Libris / ProQuest, Kara worked at ProQuest / Serials Solutions as a Senior Metadata Librarian from April 2005 to April 2012. Here, they served as a Library of Congress-trained cataloger and was responsible for creating and maintaining best practices for the cataloging team. Lastly, Kara worked at Chapman University as a Serials and Acquisitions Librarian (Law) from August 2003 to August 2004, where they oversaw ordering, claiming, and receiving of materials and managed a $1 million grant for monograph purchases. Kara also supervised and trained staff members. Kara's earliest work experience was at Follett Learning as an Audio-Visual Cataloger from August 2002 to April 2003.

Kara Killough holds a Master's degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in English from The University of New Mexico. No specific dates are provided for these educational accomplishments.