Urbana Free Library Tech Volunteers – 2011-Present
This Drupal site to track volunteer hours/transactions and provide a digital literacy knowledge base for the Urbana Free Library Tech Volunteers was my Practicum project at GSLIS.
Nonprofit Consulting – 2008-Present
I started a nonprofit consultancy to work with local and regional nonprofits in Central Illinois to help them use the web and social media more effectively. These projects are representative of that work.
University of Illinois Libraries – Government Information Virtual Library – 2012
My primary project as the Government Information graduate assistant at University of Illinois Libraries was a complete redo of the layout and architecture for the Government Information Virtual Library, as well as a new social media strategy for promoting it.
The Savvy Researcher – Personal Information Management – 2012
I developed this workshop as part of my work as a graduate assistant with Reference, Research, and Scholarly Services at University of Illinois Libraries. It is part of the Savvy Researcher seminar series which teaches information skills for scholars and researchers.
GSLIS Town Hall Committees – 2011-2012
During my time at GSLIS, public conflicts arose over issues of racial and cultural inclusion in admissions, curriculum, and student life. I became engaged as an ally and advocate, and eventually served on committees formed to address these issues.
OAI-PMH Static Repository – 2012
This OAI-PMH static repository was the capstone project in my Metadata in Theory and Practice class, bringing together general knowledge of structured data with detailed implementation of metadata schemas.
WILL AM/FM/TV UX Redesign Project – 2011
This team User Experience redesign project was the final for my Interfaces to Information Systems class at GSLIS. It was done in partnership with WILL AM/FM/TV, the local NPR and PBS affiliate.
Evernote Usability Engineering Lifecycle Project – 2011
This User Experience design project was the individual capstone for my Interfaces to Information Systems class at GSLIS. It simulated portions of a full iterative design process as outlined in Jakob Nielsen’s “Usability Engineering”.
