VJ Beauchamp http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/ the online home of Vicki Jean Beauchamp. Librarian, Writer, Web Administrator. Findability fiend. en Copyright 2010 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:57:52 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Hey! Basic Search Engine Optimization talk is posted I was lucky to be able to present at Open Source Bridge on SEO and findability. I've posted my slides for the Making Information Findable on the web talk in PDF.

I hope you find them useful. Thanks for your interest.

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  • I live in Portland, Oregon
  • I work as a Web Services Librarian for a Library Cooperative
  • I did the longest running non-commercial online guide to Portland, altPortland
  • I have an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois
  • I participated in their Online Graduate Education (LEEP) program while working full-time
  • I have 14 years of experience in Web administration
    • 8 years as the webmaster of a educational non-profit
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • image processing using Photoshop
    • PHP
    • MySQL
    • Unix command line
    • CMS usage & minor admin using Community Servers
    • blog administration using Movable Type, WordPress, and Blogger
  • I am all about wayfinding and findability, the process of getting from here to there, because the process and the experience are very important
  • BA, Creative Writing: Residential College, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Past hometowns:
    • Ann Arbor, MI
    • Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
    • Northville, MI
    • Livonia, MI
    • Kawkawlin, MI
    • Lexington, KY
    • Alpena, MI
  • Past jobs:
    • Webmaster
    • Home Economics Secretary
    • Marketing Associate
    • Approvals Clerk
    • Author Authority Clerk
    • Hot Dog stand manager
    • waitress
    • music reviewer
    • hand book binder
    • cab driver
  • Professional Affiliations:
    • Oregon Library Association
    • American Library Association
    • Public Libraries Division
    • PNW code4Lib
    • Portland, Oregon Drupal Users Group
  • contact me at -vickijean-at=gmail=dot=com-
    • ]]>     http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2009/06/fun_facts_about_vj.html http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2009/06/fun_facts_about_vj.html front Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:57:27 -0800     Ongoing Education Conferences:
    June 2009: PNW Code4Lib (Oregon University System Library Council)
    May 2009: Webvisions
    April 2009: Oregon Library Association
    February 2009: Online Northwest (Oregon University System Library Council)
    October 2008: Internet Librarian
    September 2008: InfoCamp
    February 2008: Online Northwest (Oregon University System Library Council)
    February 2004: Online Northwest (Oregon University System Library Council)
    February 2004: WebWise 2004: Sharing Digital Resources (Institute of Museum & Library Services)
    March 2003: IA Summit: Information Architecture "Making Connections" (ASIS&T)

    Webinars & Workshops:
    June 16, 2009: Using Social Media for Disaster Response and Recovery
    2009: Usability: The Road to Informed Decisions (Jared Spool, UIE)
    February 2009: Usability in a Search-driven World
    December 11, 2008: Business Analytics with Google Analytics
    2008: Can You Get to the Point? (presentations)
    2008: Next-Gen Catalogs
    March 2006: Writing for the Web (Ann Wylie, Wylie Communications)
    September 2004: Learning PHP and PHP & MySQL at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
    2003: Web Accessibility in Mind Training (WebAIM)

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    A web administrator with real world experience in search engine optimization, information architecture, content management, standards-compliant XHTML and CSS, user-centered design and writing for the web. 8 years experience managing a large scale web site and overseeing one web developer directly, and four others indirectly. Over 14 years of web development experience. Create results in web writing, content management systems, information management, and usability design. Outstanding results in search engine optimization and indexing. ]]>     http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2009/06/webiaseo_resume.html http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2009/06/webiaseo_resume.html resumes Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:54:14 -0800     Transportation Advocate resume Vicki Jean Beauchamp -vickijean-at=gmail=dot-com-

    Summary

    An experienced web communicator with extensive web design experience. Experienced in establishing relationships and building teams. Six years experience managing a large scale web site and overseeing one web developer directly, and four others indirectly. Over 10 years of web development experience. Create results in web writing, information management, and usability design. Outstanding results in marketing, search engine optimization and indexing.]]>     http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2006/05/transportation_advocate_resume.html http://www.vjbeauchamp.com/2006/05/transportation_advocate_resume.html resumes Wed, 31 May 2006 11:24:19 -0800     2006-05-24 Breakfast on the Bridges & Pedalpalooza an email sent to the bicyclists at NWREL

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