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MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Troubleshoot and support the Innovative Interfaces ILS (Integrated Library System).
- Evaluate user needs for Web site; make appropriate changes to Web site to accomodate these information needs.
- Develop solutions for Web site and online catalog interface issues.
- Assist in development and maintenance of systems underlying the databases and other resources the library provides.
- Otherwise provide computer support for staff and patrons.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Web developer for the
Oregon Health & Science University Libraries Web site,
1997-2006
- Program developer/manager/instructor/Web Manager support, Database-driven Web classes (data modelling, ColdFusion, SQL), 2002-2004
- Program developer/manager/instructor/Web Manager support, Web Manager Education Program (Beginning and Advanced HTML, Forms, CSS, FTP), 1997-2001
- Computer Applications Trainer,
Edu-Tech Center and Training
Program,
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
(1995-1997)
- Grant Writer / User Support Analyst, Vollum
Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
(1994-1995)
- Administrative Support / User Support Analyst, Office of
Rural Health,
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
(1993-1994)
- Administrative Support, Oregon Economic Development Department, Portland, OR (1992-1993)
EDUCATION
- MLIS (2006), Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- MA in History (2005),
Portland State University, Portland, OR
- BA in English (1991, cum laude), University of Oregon Honors College, Eugene, OR
PRESENTATIONS
-
User
Interface Needs in the OPAC: A Case Study in Usability Testing from
OHSU (PPT |
PDF), Innovative
User Group
Conference 2008 - Presentation (Session G5) and Poster, Washington,
D.C., April 27-30,
2008
- Using a Content
Management System to Teach Library Staff
about Web
2.0, OLA/WLA 2008
Conference
- Training and Instruction Showcase, Vancouver,
WA, April 16-18, 2008
- Navigating User Understanding of the OPAC
Interface: Case Study from OHSU's Web Usability Testing (PDF)
(Executive
Summary |
Resource list / handout),
Online Northwest 2008, Corvallis, Oregon, February 22,
2008
- Usability Testing the
OPAC: A Case Study from OHSU (PDF), Northwest
Innovative Users Group, Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 2007
- Co-presenter, with Friday Valentine,
"OHSU's Homegrown Knowledgebase", at
Online Northwest 2005
- Co-presenter, with Diane Carroll
and
Sara Piasecki,
"Descent Into Chaos: Figuring out database-driven
technology for OHSU Library ejournals", at both a PORTALS meeting
and at the April 2002 ASIS conference at Reed College
- Co-taught, with
Dolores Judkins as
a Saturday
Academy class, the
week-long
"Design a Website: Young Women's Health Page for OHSU", July 1999
- Assisted with
"Take Our Daughters To Work"
day visit, in training over 100 6-10 year olds in building Web pages
(1999).
- Assisted with
Advocates for Women in
Science, Engineering and Mathematics (AWSEM)
program visit to OHSU, Tuesday, February 16, 1999.
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Co-presenter, with
Janet Crum, "Library Applications of
XML" at both the ASIS
Pacific Northwest Chapter
Annual Meeting, 1998 and the
1999 Online Northwest Conference.
PUBLICATIONS
-
Untangling the Legal Universe for Libraries:
Professional Pages Book Review,
Knowledge Quest on the Web,
vol 35 (3), Jan/Feb 2007
- Crum, J., Judkins, D. Z., and Zeigen, L. (2003). "A Tale of Two Needs: Usability Testing and Library Orientation." Computers in Libraries 23(1), 22-25.
MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES HELD
- Northwest Digital Archives Usability Design Working Group (September 2007-present)
- American Association for State and Local History, Member
- American Library Association, Member
- Association of College & Research Libraries, Member
- Library & Information Technology Association, Member
- Oregon Library Association, Member
- Special Libraries Association, Information Technology Division, Member
- Member, University of Oregon Honors College Alumni
Advisory Board; co-chair of alumni resources Web site development team and
mentoring team (appointment 1999-2002).
RESOURCES OF INTEREST
- Associations/groups
- ASIS&T - American Society for Information Science and Technology
- Center for History and New Media
- CHIFOO - Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon
- Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research
- Digital Library Federation
- EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Connect | Learning Initiative
- Innovative Users' Group
- Institute for Women and Technology
- Internet Archive
- New Media Consortium (produces annual Horizon Report).
- Northwest Digital Archives
- Northwest Oral History Association
- Online Archive of California
- OpenLibrary
- Oral History Association - Centers and Collections
- Oregon Historical Society
- Visual Resources Association
- WITI - Women in Technology International
- Continuing Education
- Medical Library Association: Distance Learning
- Portland Community College | Computer Information Systems | Multimedia | Web Site Development and Design
- Portland Community Media - Media Education Classes
- Portland State University | E-Learning Systems | Postsecondary, Adult & Continuing Education | Training and Development
- UC Davis - Technocultural Studies
- University of Oregon Continuation Center
- San Francisco State University - Multimedia Studies Program
- University of Maryland - Master of Distance Education
- Instructional design and distributed learning
- Web design and development
- ColdFusion Development: Georgetown University
- CreativePro.com
- developer.com
- Jakob Nielsen
- lynda.com
- Optimizing Web Graphics
- O'Reilly | Digital Audio | Digital Video | Flash and ActionScript | Photoshop | Web Design | Web Development
- ReadWriteWeb
- SQL Tutorial
- Usability.gov
- VirtualHosting.com: Design | Development | 100 Essential Resources for Freelance Programmers
- Visibone
- Web Design References (Univ. Minnesota Duluth)
- Web Developer
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Web Worker Daily
- Yale University Web Design Guide
- Other
- ACRL/LAMA Guide for Architects: Guide for Planning Higher Education Library Spaces
- University of Wisconsin: Women in Science Program
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