Sarah Werner

Candidate statement

Sarah Werner, Independent scholar, Washington, DC. My work focuses on the western hand-press period and on the ways in which digital tools present and shape the transmission and study of those texts today; my current research is on feminist bibliography and how feminist theory can help us reframe what bibliography entails (more details are at sarahwerner.net). I have been a member of SHARP since 2006 and have attended the conferences in Washington, Philadelphia, Victoria, and Amherst. For the last two years I have served on the Executive Committee as the Member-at-Large; in that role I created SHARP in the Classroom, the pedagogy section of SHARP News. As a member of the EC, I have been part of conversations about the Society’s need not only for a robust set of electronic resources but also for a communications strategy that effectively conveys who we are and what we offer as a scholarly organization and as a discipline. I have successfully run community blogs, I led the redevelopment of the Folger’s website when I worked there, and I manage my own digital resources, including EarlyPrintedBooks.com. I know how to evaluate and use digital platforms so that they run efficiently and, most importantly, I know how to help organizations craft their own informed and accessible voice so that current and potential members are welcomed in and supported in their work. I look forward to helping SHARP build an up-to-date and robust digital presence if elected to this role.