ITTS Update » ITTS Staff http://itts.ala.org/update From the ALA IT Department Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:47:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © jlevine@ala.org () jlevine@ala.org() From the ALA IT Department jlevine@ala.org No no http://itts.ala.org/update/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg ITTS Update http://itts.ala.org/update 144 144 Senior Usability Officer http://itts.ala.org/update/?p=270 http://itts.ala.org/update/?p=270#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:53:57 +0000 Sherri http://itts.ala.org/update/2008/09/08/senior-usability-officer/ I am pleased to announce the promotion of Louise Gruenberg to the position of Senior Usability Officer.  Louise brings to this position formal training and experience in information architecture (wire frames, interaction design, card sorts); iterative design (scenario-based, rapid prototyping); discount engineering methods (task analysis, functional analysis, heuristic evaluations); and an essential understanding of the usability lifecycle.  She has been working on the implementation of the ALA’s new website design and information architecture with UserWorks (ALA’s Usability Consultants) and the Web Editorial Board.  She also has extensive understanding about how to work in the Serena Collage web content management system to create site structures, left hand navigation, contribution documents and metadata forms.  Her experience as an educator and trainer is another plus, as our Web developers work to convert their existing site sections and provide ongoing maintenance of them in compliance with the new Web Style Guide and Accessibility requirements.

Louise’s achievements with other organizations include analysis of an online university’s research tutorial for appropriate interaction and instructional design strategies, and management of a publications program for communications and training that included communications and print, intranet and interactive online employee awareness materials.

Louise has spoken on information architecture and usability topics at national conferences, including the Information Architecture Summit.

Louise has a M.S., Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Master of Adult Education from National-Louis University, and B.A., Design & Experimental Educations & K-12 Teacher Certification in Art Instruction from Goddard College.  Louise’s expertise will be focused on the implementation of ALA’s new website design and information architecture.  She will be working with ALA’s content managers to target specific areas for immediate improvement.  She will also perform ongoing usability studies for the website as required.

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Sherri Vanyek
Director, Information Technology & Telecommunication Services
American Library Association
50 East Huron
Chicago, IL. 60611

Phone: (800) 545-2433 x2437
Direct:  (312) 280-2437
Email: svanyek@ala.org
www.ala.org

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]]> http://itts.ala.org/update/?feed=rss2&p=270 0 Welcome, Donavan Vicha! http://itts.ala.org/update/?p=212 http://itts.ala.org/update/?p=212#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:32:55 +0000 Jenny http://itts.ala.org/update/2008/01/22/welcome-donavan-vicha/ Donavan in his new digs Please join us in welcoming Donavan Vicha to the ITTS staff. Donavan should be no stranger to most of you, as he has worked at ALA for nearly 20 years, first in Publishing and most recently in RUSA and ASCLA. In his position as Web Developer in ITTS, Donavan will cover most of the areas previously tended to by Amos Lieberman (but please continue to send your help requests to the Help Desk). Donavan’s vast skill set includes Collage, ColdFusion, Online Communities, Moodle, and Second Life (just to name a few), so we’ll have no trouble finding things for him to get involved in!

Donavan can be reached at x2439.

Rob
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Rob Carlson
Web Development Manager

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Maribeth Chapman – Technical Services Specialist; Hardware/software purchases, ALA mailing lists, Telephone changes

Louise Gruenberg – e-Learning Instructional Designer; Training, tutorial development, documentation

Matt Ivaliotes – Internet Administrator Blogs, ListProc, WebCT, Sympa and feedback@ala.org & webmaster@ala.org accounts

Jim Kanis – Computer Operations Manager; Manage computer operations area, hardware & software issues

Jenny Levine (half-time) – Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide; implmentation and integration of social networking systems, user interface issues

Amos Lieberman – Web Developer; Design & Coordinate ALA Website changes

Irene Marquez – Systems Project Manager; Knowledge Management System, telephone system, ADP Payroll System

Tim Smith – Assistant Director; AMS software applications, database support, assists Director

Sherri Vanyek – Director

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