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Biography:

Alexander (‘Sasha’) Schwarzman is information systems analyst at the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Since 1999, he has been involved in AGU's transition from a paper-based to an XML-oriented publishing model. He developed and maintained AGU Article SGML and XML DTDs, formulated requirements for AGU metadata database and suite of XML/XSLT tools that work with it, designed specifications for conversion of legacy metadata into the database, and implemented an XML-centric production workflow for currently published journals that includes AGU staff and outside vendors. Before reengineering AGU's journal publishing process, Sasha took part in developing an innovative Internet-based system for submission, management, and publishing of abstracts for meetings and conferences organized by AGU. Prior to joining AGU, Sasha worked at the National Agricultural Library's Text Digitizing Program. He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the State Technical University of St.Petersburg, Russia, and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA.