Jonathan Blackburn

Jonathan Blackburn

Librarian, Information Designer, and Web Geek

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Current
Past
Education
  • Florida State University
  • Liberty University
Connections
106 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
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Jonathan Blackburn’s Summary

I am currently coordinating web services for a large university library but have strong interests in all aspects of information and interaction design, especially those that impact online learning and discovery. My resume includes experience in web design and development, usability testing, information architecture, and content management.

Jonathan Blackburn’s Specialties:

usability, information architecture, content management, project management, web analytics, PHP, (X)HTML, Javascript, CSS, Drupal, MediaWiki, Wordpress MU


Jonathan Blackburn’s Experience

  • Web Development Librarian

    Florida State University Libraries

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    August 2004Present (5 years 4 months)

    In this position, I collaborate with users, University stakeholders, and library personnel to create a seamless, integrated web presence for the Libraries. This includes responsibility for web design and development, usability testing, server administration, and content management.

  • Electronic Resources Support Specialist

    Florida State University Libraries

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    20052006 (1 year )

    I coordinated access to over $3.5 million in annual electronic resource subscriptions, including customizing and configuring related software tools, maintaining relevant database information, troubleshooting reported issues, and providing front-line technical support.

  • Digital Media Center Supervisor

    Florida State University Libraries

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    December 2004March 2006 (1 year 4 months)

    I supervised and personally provided on-site instruction for multi-media computer lab and equipment.

  • Periodicals Room Supervisor

    Liberty University

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    20002004 (4 years )


Jonathan Blackburn’s Education

  • Florida State University

    M.S. , Information Studies, specializing in Information Architecture , 20042006

  • Liberty University

    B.S. , Communication: Media Graphics, Philosophy and Social Science , 19962000

    Activities and Societies:
    Honor Society

Additional Information

Jonathan Blackburn’s Websites:

Jonathan Blackburn’s Interests:

information architecture, usability, user experience design, web development, web design, philosophy of information, semantic web, open data, online learning, social graph

Jonathan Blackburn’s Groups:

ALA, LITA, LITA-BIGWIG, RUSA-MARS, Code4Lib, ASIST, IAI, FLA

  •    Brainstorming Web 2.0
  •    American Library Association
  •    LinkedPHPers - The Largest PHP Group
  •    Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Social Media Today
  •    User Experience
  •    Florida Drupal Group
  •    Information, Knowledge and Content Management Specialists
  •    Web Standards and Usablity User Group
  •    code4lib
  •    Drupal for Libraries
  •    LITA

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