Jonathan Isip

Jonathan Isip

Archivist-Information Manager

Personal Profile

I am an information manager specialising in digital records and data protection. My mixed background in librarianship and electrical engineering provides a unique perspective in creating preservation solutions to ensure long-term access to documents. My training as a teacher and consultant enables me to engage different audiences and to communicate needs effectively to vendors and suppliers. I seek to work for an organisation that proactively fulfils the needs of their stakeholders to preserve and access cultural heritage towards fostering collective memory.  

Work Experience

Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman

August 2019 - present

Teaches archival theory, records management, and information governance at the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS). Supervises student research on records management and ICT hardware applications in information science.

Project Manager - Consultant at Libraryanihan, Inc.

February 2019 - present

Facilitated capacity building for electronics records management and data protection. Conducted lectures on archives theory and management. At present provides information audit, records management planning, and digital preservation consulting.

Information Management Officer at Hackney Council

August 2018 - January 2019

Facilitated new ways of working with information in a cloud environment through managing behavioural change and encouraging user acceptance. Created guidance to reduce the risk of data breaches arising from the sharing and public link capability of G Suite, with consideration to open access to information as a council responsibility.

Work Placement and Volunteer at the BT Archives

July 2018 - November 2018

Organised and described the collection of Rugby Radio Station comprised of 56 boxes of documents, technical manuals, engineering drawings, and photographs. Conducted an audit of the audiovisual collection through validating the catalogue entries, removing duplicates, performing carrier repair, and assessing media quality

Archives Volunteer at the Southwark Local Heritage Library & Archive

November 2017 - January 2018

Catalogued 19th century church records and migrated existing catalogue listings to an Archives Hub compatible format.

Instructor 4 at the University of the Philippines Diliman

August 2015 - July 2017

Taught modules on digital preservation, archival theory, web design, and research at the Philippine's top university. Researched and continued the newly established digital preservation module, and redesigned the ICT core modules and electives to reflect current best practice.

Consultant at Librayanihan, Inc.

August 2016 - August 2017

Established three private archives and a family library for a famous local author. Delivered training and consultancy for companies and librarians. Conducted a national census of archivists and records managers for the National Commission on Culture and the Arts.

Project Associate at Archon Solutions

April 2014 - December 2015

Digitised the extensive photograph collection of Filipino action-star Rudy "DaBoy" Fernandez in preparation for his biography movie. Credited with the pseudonym "Jonathan Pascual" in the movie.

Key Skills

  • Digital Preservation
  • Archival Custody
  • Systems Design
  • Metadata Audit
  • OAIS-TRAC Compliance
  • GDPR Compliance and Risk Assessment

Education

UCL (University College London)

MA in Archives and Records Management, with Merit, 2018

Dissertation: Custody and Community: How the General Data Protection Regulation is Presented to Data Subjects by UK Retail Banks Following Its Recent Implementation

Modules on Archival Concepts and Contexts, Creation and Capture, Recordkeeping, Access, and Collections Care

Training in Information Governance, Data Privacy, and GPDR compliance

University of the Philippines Diliman

Bachelor of Library and Information Science, magna cum laude, 2015

Thesis: Needs Assessment of Digital Preservation in the Archives Profession Towards LIS Curriculum Development

Information Modules on Indexing, Cataloguing and Classification, Archives Arrangement and Description, Book and Paper Conservation

Engineering Modules on C Programming, HTML-PHP-MySQL based System Analysis and Design, Signals and Systems