Nargis Sultana

nargis@hawaii.edu
ePortfolio

Library Experience

Intern August 2019 to December 2019

Maps, Aerial Photographs, and GIS (MAGIS), Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i

● Supervised students and volunteers in map sorting, weeding, and scanning.

● Selecting map sets for the digitization project to serve the immediate need of the geospatial community.
● Led a map digitization project.
● Georeferenced scanned maps, created index maps, and added metadata.
● Created metadata for digital maps in Excel file
● Created Webmap using ArcGIS Online to host digital maps.
● Organized, scanned, and processed historical aerial photographs for long term storage and host through
the LibGuides.
● Participated in outreach events (GIS day, Open house for the geospatial community).
● Provided reference services related to maps, aerial photographs, and GIS and GIS consultation to the
students.

Graduate Research Editorial Assistant (REA) September 2019 to December 2019

Library and Information Science Program, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and International Journal of Information,
Diversity & Inclusion (IJIDI)

● Copy edited the submitted articles, including cross-checking citations, and verifying the references.
● Assisted the IJIDI editors and staff in scholarly communications and publication of the
journal.
● Communicated with editors and LIS scholars regarding proofreading.
● Organized submitted articles in Google drive for better retrieval.

NRC-Asia GIS and Digital Project Student Assistant May 2019 to July 2019
Southeast Asia collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i

● Used GIS software (such as ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, and QGIS) to georeference scanned maps and
imagery.
● Created spatial metadata for geospatial products.
● Developed web maps using ArcGIS Online and associated web technologies.
● Prepared geospatial data layers for ingestion into a spatial server.
● Used controlled vocabularies from the Library of Congress’ Subject Headings and GeoNames for place
names, themes, and categories of scanned maps.

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GIS Coordinator February 2012 to December 2015
GIS Data Manager December 2009 to January 2012
Maps, Aerial Photographs, and GIS (MAGIS), Hamilton Library, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i

⚫ Provided expert GIS consultation to the university community (faculty, staff, and students) with varying
needs and abilities by email, phone, and in-person.
⚫ Managed libraries, digital maps, aerial photographs, and GIS services.
⚫ Managed multiple projects including budget management, supervising staff, and preserving and hosting
digital data.
⚫ Created metadata profile for scanned maps and aerial photographs Responsible for metadata creation
and management of digital items.
⚫ Developed work-flows and created protocols for digital quality assurance and digital control areas.
⚫ Maintained MAGIS (Maps. Aerial Photographs and GIS) website to make the geospatial data readily
available.
⚫ Provided MAGIS’ resource orientation sessions for UH students and visitors.
⚫ Participated in various committees, such as the Digital Library Program Task Force committee, WAML
(Western Association for Map Libraries) conference committee (created 2012 WAML conference
website).
⚫ Conducted workshops to introduce GIS to the students, faculty, and staff and as well as librarians.
⚫ Wrote meeting minutes, annual statistical reports, work-flow manuals, and other technical reports
⚫ Coordinate with academic departments and other librarians for GIS data acquisition, collection, and
management.
⚫ Coordinate with the Digital Network Service department (other technical staff) in various data
development and project support initiatives.
⚫ Served as a member of different committees, such as the geospatial librarian hiring committee, student
staff hiring committee, Digital Library Program Task Force committee, WAML (Western Association for
Map Libraries) conference committee (created 2012 WAML conference website).

Other Professional Experience

Teaching Assistant - GIS for Community Planning January 2020 to June 2020
January 2019 to June 2019
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i

● Prepared the instructional manual for ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.

● Created YouTube videos to demonstrate various GIS tools.
● Conducted lab, helped students with the lab assignments, and responded to student questions regarding
course assignments (provided in-person and virtual help).
● Assisted the instructors in organizing instructional materials and grading assignments.

Research Assistant (National Science Foundation project) September 2009 to February 2012
Research Program, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai'i

● Managed Vietnam’s multiple years Census data and GIS data from multiple years.
● Performed data management, organization, data interpretation, and presentation.
● Conducted online research and various statistical and geospatial analysis (i.e., correlation, regression,
cluster analysis, factor analysis).

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Planner/GIS Specialist March 2007 to April 2008
GIS Analyst October 2006 to March 2007
Group 70 International, Inc., Honolulu, Hawai’i

● Performed spatial analysis to help decision making for different environmental planning processes.
● Prepared various maps for environmental impact assessment reports. For example, natural resources
mapping, cultural and archaeological mapping using multiple forms of spatial data.
● Wrote and edited Environmental Impact Assessment reports.

GIS Analyst January 1999 to July 2002

GIS Assistant December 1996 to January 1999
Environment and GIS Unit, CARE-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

● Prepared Environmental Impact Assessment reports using socio-economic and GIS data.
● Supervised GIS Assistants and other project staff on preparing the GIS database from the GPS surveyed data.
● Created map library and archived maps for co-workers without a GIS background.

Education and Professional Certification

• Master of Library Information Science, Fall 2020 expected, Library and Information Science, University of Hawai’i
at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA
• Certified Geographic Information System Professional (GISP), 2015-2020 by GIS Certification Institute, USA.
• Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2007, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of
Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA.
• Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning, 1996, Department of Urban and Rural Planning, University of Khulna,
Khulna, Bangladesh.

Technical Experience
GIS Software ArcGIS Desktop; ArcGIS Pro; ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Urban
QGIS (Open Source)
Statistical and Database Software SPSS, R (Beginner)
Graphical Software AutoCAD (Intermediate), Adobe Photoshop, GIMPS
Languages HTML, Python (Introductory)
Content Management Software Omeka S, LibGuides
Streaming and Screen recording OBS Studio
Other commonly used software Microsoft Office Suite

Publications
● Saksena, Sumeet; Fox, Jefferson; Spencer, James; Castrence, Miguel; DiGregorio, Michael; Epprecht, Michael;
Sultana, Nargis; Finucane, Melissa; Nguyen, Lam; Vien, Tran Duc. (June 2014). Classifying and mapping the
urban transition in Vietnam. Applied Geography, 50, 80–89.

● Tran, Chinh C.; Yost, Russell S.; Yanagida, John F.; Saksena, Sumeet; Fox, Jefferson; Sultana, Nargis. (2013).
Spatio-Temporal Occurrence Modeling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1: A Case Study in the
Red River Delta, Vietnam. International Journal of Geo-Information, 2(4), 1106-1121.

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● Spencer, J. H., Finucane, M. L., Fox, J. M., Saksena, S., & Sultana, N. (2020). Emerging infectious disease, the
household-built environment characteristics, and urban planning: Evidence on avian influenza in Vietnam.
Landscape and Urban Planning, 193, 103681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103681

Internal Publication
⚫ Sultana, Nargis; Suzuki, Mabel; Togashi, Ross. (Summer 2013). Scanning Project of the U.S. Navy Aerial
Photographs of the Western Pacific Islands. Ke Kukini; Hamilton Library, University of Hawai’i, USA.

Professional Membership
• Hawai’i Library Association (HLA), Hawai’i, USA.
• Hawai’i Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC), Hawai’i, USA.
• Member of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP).
• A lifelong member of Khulna University Planners Alumni, Bangladesh

Committee Service
• Member of Western Association of Map Librarians (WAML) conference committee, 2012. Created the
conference website.
• Member of Geospatial Librarian Search Committees, 2012.
• Member of Digital Library Program Task Force Committee, 2015.

Volunteer
• Vice President of Hui Dui Board, Library Information Science Program (2019-2020) Student Association.
• Spouse Representative in East-West Center Participants Association (EWCPA) board of 2002-2003.
• Treasurer, Khulna University Planners Alumni (KUPA) executive board 1999-1998.

Language
● English (Read, write, and speak fluently).
● Bengali (Read, write, and speak fluently).