Alyssa Hanson
Web Specialist at Iowa City Public Library- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Iowa City Public Library
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Specialist
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Jun 2016 - Present
*Managed a website redesign including migrating and integrating several subsites into Drupal *Built a customized calendar and event manager for staff and patron use in the website redesign *Builds and maintains several custom modules and themes for our Drupal sites to provide tools for staff *Coordinates and implements new features as well as continual website maintenance *Leads usability testing and gathers user data to improve user experience across digital spaces *Works to improve web accessibility according to WCAG guidelines *Gathers and reports on web analytics *Trains staff on new website features and helps onboard new staff by training them on the web tools *Hires, trains, and supervises the web intern *Manages the front-end development of both the VuFind catalog as well as the progressive web app MyICPL (React framework), both built in-house *Serves in an on-call tech help rotation to provide technology assistance to staff and patrons *Assists with web work associated with marketing campaigns *Works on the Information Desk answering patron reference and technology questions *Assists with planning staff Inservice Day *Trains staff on technology such as Microsoft Teams and Bitwarden Show less
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Library Assistant
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Apr 2015 - Jun 2016
*Assisted patrons with locating materials, using computers, and accessing ebooks *Managed social media presence on Facebook and Twitter *Taught one-on-one computer skill sessions and assist with group computer classes *Assisted patrons with locating materials, using computers, and accessing ebooks *Managed social media presence on Facebook and Twitter *Taught one-on-one computer skill sessions and assist with group computer classes
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University of Michigan Library
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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User Information Services Assistant
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2016
*Instructed and assisted in-person and online chat users with research strategies *Directed and explained to users the available library and campus resources *Identified and resolved technical issues regarding printers, the library website, and online databases *Instructed and assisted in-person and online chat users with research strategies *Directed and explained to users the available library and campus resources *Identified and resolved technical issues regarding printers, the library website, and online databases
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Web Design Intern
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Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
*Created and reorganized websites using WordPress and Pagelines *Planned and implemented design layouts using CSS *Developed a WordPress theme to fit customized uses *Created and reorganized websites using WordPress and Pagelines *Planned and implemented design layouts using CSS *Developed a WordPress theme to fit customized uses
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Wartburg College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Library Student Assistant
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Sep 2012 - Apr 2014
*Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy*Assisted patrons in locating library materials, accessing databases online, and resolving printer issues*Performed routine duties including preparing checkout cards and recording user statistics
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Math Lab Employee
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Sep 2011 - Dec 2013
*Guided and assisted students through the Intermediate Math course*Answered student questions and clarified course concepts*Tracked students progress and met with students individually as needed
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Vinton Public Library
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Library Assistant
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Jun 2008 - Dec 2012
*Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy *Assisted patrons in locating library materials, using library computers, and accessing eBooks online *Performed routine cleaning duties including vacuuming, dusting, and straightening throughout the library *Organized and shelved library materials while checking shelves for accuracy *Assisted patrons in locating library materials, using library computers, and accessing eBooks online *Performed routine cleaning duties including vacuuming, dusting, and straightening throughout the library
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Rockwell Collins
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United States
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Security Intern
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
*Merged several documents to manage more than ten thousand usernames in Excel documents *Assembled and mailed packets with security devices to each username-associated person *Worked quickly and efficiently to organize usernames to prevent duplication of device packets *Merged several documents to manage more than ten thousand usernames in Excel documents *Assembled and mailed packets with security devices to each username-associated person *Worked quickly and efficiently to organize usernames to prevent duplication of device packets
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Education
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University of Michigan - School of Information
Master of Science in Information, Library and Information Science & Human-Computer Interaction -
Wartburg College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics