Information Technology and Services Consultant and Contractor
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute
- Lecturer at San Jose State University
- Adjunct Faculty at Long Island University
- Blogger/Marketer at OEDB
- Information Consultant at Ellyssa Kroski (Self-employed)
- Reference Librarian at Columbia University
- Past
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- Library Assistant at Wood Tobé-Coburn School
- Executive Producer at Carfax Abbey Horror Film Database (Sole Proprietorship)
- Internet Consultant at E. Kroski (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
- Mount Holyoke College
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Ellyssa Kroski’s Summary
Insightful, strategic thinker with a broad range of skills spanning: Web strategy, information architecture, social media marketing, content, and production, as well as writing, teaching, speaking, and library science. Over 10 years of experience with Information and Internet technologies.
Please see my website for my upcoming speaking engagements, current projects, and news about my book: http://www.ellyssakroski.com
Ellyssa Kroski’s Specialties:
Web Strategy, Social Media Marketing, IA, Writing, Teaching, Speaking, Libraries
Ellyssa Kroski’s Experience
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Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
Will be teaching Web technology for their SILS graduate program beginning Summer 2008.
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Lecturer
San Jose State University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
November 2007 — Present (9 months)
Will be teaching Web technology courses for their graduate school of library and information science beginning in summer 2008.
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Adjunct Faculty
Long Island University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 months)
Teaching emerging technology courses at the graduate level through the Palmer School of Library and Information Science.
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Blogger/Marketer
OEDB
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year)
Blogger at iLibrarian, responsible for all site marketing:
• Increased website traffic by 12 x within the first month, (from 764 visitors to 9,034).
• Tripled the number of Bloglines subscribers within the first month.
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Information Consultant
Ellyssa Kroski (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
March 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Offer consulting services in:
Web Strategy
Social Media Marketing/Community Building
Information Architecture (Wireframes, Card Sorting, Website Flowcharts)
Documentation (FAQs, Help Documents, Manuals, etc.)
Webcasting/Screencasting
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Reference Librarian
Columbia University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Provide reference services which include assisting patrons navigate through Butler Library's 50,000 volume reference collection, Columbia University's 500+ electronic databases, 8 million volume library collection and its 22 libraries. Responsibilities also include special projects utlizing emerging technologies.
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Library Assistant
Wood Tobé-Coburn School
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 2 months)
Worked independently as sole library professional on duty in this library resource center. Responsibilities included providing all reference services and primary technical support to students and faculty. Position involved juggling many tasks including; selecting new books for the collection, conducting copy cataloging, acquiring ephemera, (media kits, medical pamphlets, etc.), assisting students with research papers, preparing instructional PowerPoint presentations, preparing bibliographies and conducting research to support faculty curriculum.
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Executive Producer
Carfax Abbey Horror Film Database (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2000 — July 2004 (4 years 1 month)
Founder, creator and executive producer for comprehensive web-based information resource regarding the horror film genre. Responsibilities include creative direction, graphic design, IA, content production, viral marketing, contests and online promotions, newsletter production, advertising sales, information management, industry research, editorial, developing industry relationships, SEO, site administration and all other operations of this website community.
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Internet Consultant
E. Kroski (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
August 1996 — July 2000 (4 years)
Provided various freelance services related to development of commercial websites including content development, user experience, and quality assurance testing. Clients ranged from small businesses to global corporations.
Ellyssa Kroski’s Education
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Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
MSLIS, Library and Information Science, 2002 — 2004
GPA 4.0
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Mount Holyoke College
B.A., Anthropology, 1989 — 1991
Ellyssa Kroski’s Contact Settings
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