Hidden Peanuts

This page is eternally under construction. I’m in the process of adding examples of my work and class experience. Anything that I put up here, you can bet I’m pretty proud of. It is a bit outdated right now - many of my current projects aren’t things that can be linked to externally.

Presentations:
ALA 2008 Annual Conference: Panelist, “If We Don’t Call it Distance Learning, Does it Exist?”

Publications:
Talkin’ Blogs–LJ Round Table (Library Journal print edition cover story: Oct 1, 2005)
Library Journal TechBlog - Regular writer through July, 2006
Do Libraries Innovate? - Session writeup featured in AL Direct, 6/27/07

Digital Libraries:

As a class project, I worked on a team which developed a digital library of ethnic recipes. We created our own custom metadata set, and the library itself was constructed using the open source Greenstone software.

While the library is not currently web-enabled, I would be happy to demonstrate it for you in person. In the mean time, here are some sample screen shots and a static page:

Search Interface
Under Construction in Greenstone
Sample Recipe Page (non-functional)

Web Design:

I worked on the web team which redesigned our library’s web site over the summer of 2006. You can see the results here.

My senior year of college, I worked on a team of three to computerize Grove City College’s room draw system. I was mainly in charge of user interface design and final documentation. While the system is still in use by GCC, it is not accessible off campus. In this screenshot, you can see the overview interface, from which students select a dorm for more information. The users’ manual can be downloaded here.