Library Experience
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Library
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities (cdrh.unl.edu)
Library Assistant
May 2006 – Present
Duties:
Project management - Meeting scheduling, meeting minutes, maintenance of project management software and tracking of action items.
Website maintenance - Maintenance of departmental and project websites, including, installation, encoding and graphic work.
Design - Website and print materials design for department and projects.
Other duties as assigned - Including XML encoding, digitization, assisting with grant preparation and supply ordering.
Accomplishments:
Implemented a project management system for staff and faculty. Project involved research, presentation, and selection of software, as well as installation, troubleshooting and implementation. One piece of software, MediaWiki, has now become the department’s main place to store documents and collaborate.
Created a branded look for Center communication pieces, including brochures, handouts, postcards, advertisements and website components. Advertisements have been placed in the Chronicle for Higher Education and the New York Review of Books. Also created promotion pieces for various scholarly websites. See below for examples of design work.
Helped organize and run several successful events, including the Nebraska Digital Workshop (2006 and 2007), a TEI workshop, and department retreats.
Designed Nebraska Public Documents (http://cdrh.unl.edu/nebpubdocs/) site, and helped manage and alter files.
Committees:
Display Committee - Helps choose, and arrange monthly displays.
Nebraska Library Commission
Web Designer
May 2008-August 2008 (Practicum appointment)
Duties:
Information Architecture - In consultation with the web development team, I am helping create an Information Architecture for a new public site.
Design and Coding - Creating design mockups and eventual production images and code for new website, with an emphasis on ease of use and accessibility, in addition to integration with old systems.
Migration of content - Will migrate old content to new templates and help integrate login and security mechanisms for site.
Practicum is ongoing, to be completed in August of 2008.