Managed and maintained all Web-based library applications for Davenport’s 14 campuses, including LibGuides, Horizon ILS, WebFeat Federated Search, and the CMS pages.
Developed a proprietary application in PHP and MySQL for improving communication about transitional students between tutors and professors.
Created new information architecture and design using XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS for Davenport’s LInC website within the constraints of the University’s CMS.
Designed, researched, and wrote jargon-free help website for LInC patrons.
Instituted and maintained a bibliographic authority record control system with an outside vendor.
Freelance Web Designer & Developer,
Matthew Reidsma Builds Websites
Created and edited bibliographic and holding records for materials in the Rare Book collection following AACR2 and DCRM(B) in ExLibris’ Aleph ILS.
Provided patron and reference assistance in the Special Collections Reading Room and to off-site researchers through phone and email.
Edited bibliographic metadata; performed search, browse, and user testing for Crime Broadside Digital Library website. (http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu.)
Prepared and installed exhibitions and displays highlighting portions of the collection.
Served on website redesign transition team to revise and convert existing content for new CMS.
Provided customer service to Harvard patrons and borrowing libraries, handing borrowing and lending workflow in Illiad and Ariel software applications, and handled Special Messages in OCLC.
Processed invoices for domestic and international lenders in PeopleSoft, working closely with Financial Services.
Supervised eight student workers, managing workflows and scheduling.
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Weave: Journal of Library User Experience, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for Library User Experience professionals published by Michigan Publishing. 2012–2018.
Felker, K. and Reidsma, M. (2015). Journal Funding Ideas for Editors. Michigan Publishing Journal Webinar. December 2, 2015.
Felker, K. and Reidsma, M. (2015). The UX of Scholarship. Michigan Publishing Journal Editors Tea Panel, Ann Arbor, MI. November 2, 2015.
Coco, P., Mayden, S., and Reidsma, M. (2015). The UX of Scholarship. NISO Virtual Conference: Interacting with Content: Improving the User Experience. October 28, 2015.
Reidsma, M. (2015). Good for Whom?. Keynote Address at Harvard University Libraries, Cambridge, MA. June 2, 2015.
Reidsma, M. (2011). Customizing Hosted Library Services with jQuery. Code4Lib Midwest 2011, Chicago, IL. July 28, 2011.
Reidsma, M. (2011). Create Targeted Searches for Your Students. 10th Annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium at GVSU, Grand Rapids, MI. March 18, 2011.