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Ellyssa Valenti (Kroski)
http://ellyssakroski.com
http://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa
ellyssakroski@yahoo.com
Profile
A successful librarian, technologist, and innovator with nearly 15 years in the library field and over 20
years of Web experience along with a deep understanding of the current landscape of libraries, social
media, mobile, and emerging technologies. I am the Director of Information Technology at The New York
Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 36 books including Law Librarianship in
the Digital Age for which I won the AALL’s 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. I’m an adjunct
faculty member at San Jose State and Drexel Universities, and an international conference speaker. I
speak at several conferences a year, mainly about new tech trends, makerspaces, cosplay programming,
and libraries.
Awards
 Winner of the 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award awarded by The
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) for Law Librarianship in the Digital Age.
 Winner of the 2014 Emerging Leader Award from the Private Law Libraries
Special Interest Section (PLL-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries
(AALL).
 Winner of the 2011 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in
Library Literature awarded by The American Library Association (ALA) for The Tech
Set.
Education
 Master of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, 2004 (GPA 4.0)
 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College, 1991
Professional Experience
Director of Information Technology 12/11 – Present
The New York Law Institute, New York, NY
 Manage all information technology at The New York Law Institute including website development,
electronic resource management, IT infrastructure such as on-site wiring, VOIP phone system, etc.
budget management, project management of all third-party developers, marketing, staff training,
member training webinars, etc. Responsible for management of all IT and Technical Services staff.
Consulting Acquisitions/Developmental Editor 8/12 - Present
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers/Scarecrow Press
 Recently named Editor of Practical Guides for Librarians book series (10
books/year).
 Project Management: Responsible for concept, planning, author acquisition,
project management, and developmental editing, of technology books and book
series.

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 Management: Manage between 14-35 high profile authors through all aspects of
the book writing and publishing process from proposal to editorial to promotion.
 The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) awarded Law Librarianship in the
Digital Age the 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award.
Consulting Editor/Author 8/08 - Present
American Library Association/Formerly Neal-Schuman Publishers
 Project Management: Responsible for concept, planning, author acquisition, project
management, developmental editing, and marketing of an award-winning set of 10
technology books aimed at libraries.
 Management: Manage 10-12 high profile authors through all aspects of the book writing
and publishing process from proposal to editorial to promotion.
 The American Library Association (ALA) awarded The Tech Set the 2011 Greenwood
Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature.
Adjunct Faculty
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 9/15 – Present
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 10/07 – Present
Pratt Institute SILS, New York, NY 6/08 – 2016
Long Island University, New York, NY 9/07 – 2010
 Teach Web technology, KM, Open Source, and Basic Reference courses to
graduate students enrolled in Library and Information Science programs in both
classroom and online learning environments.
 Filmed and edited video lectures using green-screen technique as well as
instructional screencasts.
 Created private social networks for students to participate in using Drupal
technology as well as maintain class websites in course management programs.
 Created and helped students publish a peer-reviewed open-access journal using OJS.
 Served on the Technology Program Advisory Committee at San Jose State University.
Blogger 8/07 – 11/14
iLibrarian, http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian
 Authored a daily blog with over 100,000 unique visitors per month. Topics included
mobile and emerging technologies as they pertain to the library field.
 Audience development through multi-channel marketing such as social media,
traffic analysis, and networking, etc. Tracked conversations and sentiment to
ensure the iLibrarian brand had a positive presence wherever people had
conversations.
Emerging Technologies and Web Services Librarian 10/09 – 11/11
Barnard College Library, New York, NY
 Responsible for the application and use of new and emerging technologies
both internally and to the public services function. Managed the library’s
Drupal website, developed taxonomies for navigation, wireframes, and led
the library through a complete redesign.
 Responsible for bibliographic instruction and staff training.
 Head of the Barnard Library Internship Program
 Provided reference services and one-on-one research consultations.
Information Consultant 3/05 – 10/09
Ellyssa Kroski & Associates, New York, NY

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 Offered services in social media marketing, information architecture, usability
testing, technology training, content development, and strategic assessment of
Web technologies for clients such as The College Board, New York Observer, and
PolitickerNJ.
 Provided writing and editing services, custom workshops and technology talks, and
professional courses.
Reference Librarian 3/05 – 3/08
Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, NY
 Public Services: Provided reference services for Butler Library's 50,000 volume
reference collection, 1,700+ electronic databases, and 10 million volume
university library collection.
 Technology Initiatives:
o Created an interactive map for the Library’s reference collection which
allowed patrons to click on virtual stacks to view contents as well as search
for items.
o Creating and updated library web pages using the Web CMS.
o Created an internal blog for the Reference department staff. o
Created a Butler Stacks Guide podcast.
o Founded a monthly Emerging Tech Brown Bag series.
 Training: Created technical documentation, user guides, instruction scripts, and
handouts.
Association & Field Work
 LLAGNY Board Member 5/14 – 6/15
Elected to the Board of the Law Libraries Association of Greater New York.
 2014 Horizon Project Expert Panel 4/14 – 7/14
Invited to serve with international group of 50 experts to inform the production of the first ever
library-focused Horizon report, the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Edition for Academic and Research
Libraries.
 Artistic Director 4/12 – 11/13
LLAGNY Law Lines, Official newsletter of the Law Library Association of Greater New
York.
Publications
Books
 63 Makerspace Projects for Libraries, Editor, American Library Association, Pending,
2018.
 The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook, Editor, American Library Association, March
2017.
 Cosplay in Libraries: How to Embrace Costume Play in Your Library, Author, Rowman
and Littlefield Publishers, October 2015.
 Library Technology Essentials 12-Book Series, Creator/Series Editor, Rowman and
Littlefield Publishers, August/Sept 2015.
 Law Librarianship in the Digital Age, Editor, Scarecrow Press. November 2013.
 The Tech Set II (10-Book Series), Creator/Series Editor, Neal-Schuman Publishers,
May, 2012
 The Tech Set (10-Book Series) Creator/Series Editor, Neal-Schuman Publishers April,

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2010
 Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals, Author, Neal-Schuman
Publishers February, 2008
 Li brary 2 .0 an d B ey on d: In n ov ati v e T ech n ol ogi es an d T om orr
ow’s U ser , Chapter Author, Libraries Unlimited, June 2007. Contributed Chapter
8: Folksonomies and User-Based Tagging.
Articles and Interviews
 Ellyssa Kroski on Treasures and Technology at the New York Law Institute, Law
Lines, June 12, 2015.
 10 Free Technologies for Law Libraries, Peer-to-Peer, ILTA: International Legal
Technology Association, December 2013.
 Interviewed by Irish Examiner Do writers need social media? Irish Examiner June 07,
2013.
 Digitally Embedding the Law Library, SLA-NY Chapter Newsletter, March 2013.
 10 Great Technology Initiatives for Your Library, American Libraries, Jan/Feb 2013.
 Interviewed by Library Journal Mobile Evolution: How Apps Are Adapting to a New
Device Ecosystem, The Digital Shift column, February 2013.
 First Impressions of an AALL Conference, Law Lines, Volume 35, No 4 Summer 2012.
 Interviewed by the Information World Review (UK) Interview with Ellyssa Kroski, The
Digital Librarian, (pg. 23), Information World Review (UK) September 2010.
 10 Technology Ideas Your Library Can Implement Next Week (Cover Story) American
Libraries, March, 2010.
 Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy? School Library Journal October 1,
2009.
 6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!), The CyberSkeptic's Guide
to Internet Research May 2009,14:5.
 T h at ’s In f ot ain ment ! : H o w to Create Your Own Screencasts, School Library
Journal
February 1, 2009.
 Interviewed by ALA TechSource, Daniel A. Freeman, Catching up with Ellyssa Kroski,
ALA TechSource, January 2009.
 Drupal and Libraries, The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research September,
2008, 13:8.
 On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies, ALA Library
Technology Reports, July 2008
 All a Twitter: Want to Try Microb.logging? School Library Journal Jul 1, 2008
 Widgets to the Rescue, School Library Journal February 1, 2008 p.41-43.
 Interviewed by the New York Times, Marci Alboher, Blogging Your Way into a
Business, August 12, 2007.
 The Social Tools of Web 2.0, CHOICE August 2007 Vol. 44, No. 12 p.2011-2021.
 Learning in a Virtual World, Women's Voices for Change, Dec 20, 2007.
 How to Automate a Small Library, WebJunction 2006.
Select Speaking Engagements
I speak at conferences and symposium internationally and locally and also have a large
online audience, (over 300,000 views of my online presentations on Slideshare, and nearly
5,000 Twitter followers.)
2016
 “Makerspaces in Libraries” webinar South Central Library System November
2015.

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 “Makerspaces in Libraries/Cosplay in Libraries” Indiana State Libraries Week
long tour – Sept 19-23.
 “Cosplay in Libraries” webinar American Library Association January 2016.
2015
 “25 Free Technologies for Law Libraries”. AALL 2015, Philadelphia, PA, July 19,
2015.
2014
 “Free Technology for Libraries” SLA-NY Annual Conference & Expo, New York, NY
Sept 2014.
 “Law Librarianship in the Digital Age” AALL 2014, San Antonio, TX, July 15, 2014.
 “Law Librarianship in the Digital Age” ARK Best Practices & Management Strategies
for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services, New York, NY, Feb 20, 2014.
 “Social Media in Law Libraries” LLA G NY ’s 7 5t h An ni v ers ary E du cati on Con f
eren ce ,
New York, NY, Jan 14, 2014.
2013
 Track keynote: “The Future of Libraries” Online Information 2013, London,
England, Nov 2013.
 “How To Implement/Access an eBook Collection in a Law Library” AALL 2013,
Seattle, WA, July 2013.
 "How to Create & Manage Your Online Presence" West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry,
Ireland, 3-day Workshop, July 2013.
 "Evaluating e-Book Offerings", METRO, New York, NY, Webinar, June 2013.
 "Libraries to Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", METRO, New York, NY, Webinar, May
2013.
 "How to Create & Manage Your Online Presence", METRO, New York, NY, Webinar,
April 2013.
 “How to Create Your Own Library (or Personal!) Knowledge Base”, METRO, New York,
NY, Webinar, March 2013.
 “Going Digital: The Challenges of eBooks in Law Libraries”, LLAGNY, New York, NY
January 2013
2012
 “How to Create Your Own Library (or Personal!) Knowledge Base”, South Central
Library System, Madison, WI, Webinar, Dec 2012.
 "Libraries to Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", KEYNOTE m-libraries Conference, Milton
Keynes, UK Sept 2012
 "Libraries and Mobile Technology", KEYNOTE Handheld Librarian Conference, Online
Aug 2012
 "Libraries to Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", KEYNOTE 41st LIBER Annual Conference,
Tartu, Estonia June 2012
 "Evaluating e-Book Offerings", DLIS S t . Joh n ’s Sy m posium , New York, NY Mar
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2011
 "Libraries to Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", Online Information 2011, London, UK Nov
2011
 “Using Card Sorting to Improve Information Architecture”, METRO, New York, NY Jun
2011.
 "Personal Digital Archiving", METRO, New York, NY Apr 2011.
 “Libraries to Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries”, Western New York Library Resources
Council, Buffalo, NY Apr 2011.
 "Personal Digital Archiving", Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC, Mar 2011.
2010
 "Libraries and the Cloud", Online Information Conference, London, England Dec
2010.
 "Personal Digital Archiving", METRO, New York, NY Dec 2010.
 "How to Create & Manage Your Online Presence", METRO, New York, NY Oct 2010.
 "Personal Digital Archiving", iPres2010, Vienna, Austria, Sept 2010.
 “Mobile Web and Libraries”, METRO, New York, NY Aug 2010.
 "How to Create & Manage Your Online Presence", Tech Talk - Barnard College, New
York, NY April 2010.
 "Libraries and the Cloud", IT-faggruppen, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2010.
 "Libraries To Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", Nylink, Webcast Feb 2010.
2009
 "Next-Gen Libraries", Online Information Conference, London, England Dec 2009.
 "Libraries To Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", Long Island Library Resources Council,
Long Island, NY Nov 2009.
 "Social Networking and Libraries: Best Practices and Challenges", Suffolk County
Library Association, Long Island, NY Oct 2009.
 “Card Sorting from A-Z”, North Suburban Library System, Chicago, IL Sept 2009.
 “Open and Libraries”, North Suburban Library System, Chicago, IL Sept 2009.
 "Libraries To Go: Mobile Tech in Libraries", Law Library Association of Greater New
York (LLAGNY), New York, NY May 2009.
 “Online Communities”, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY Jan 2009.
Conference Work
 "Leveraging Technology for Better Services, Collaboration, and Organization" Track
Chair/Moderator,PLL Summit/AALL, Boston, MA, July 2012
 “Cool Tools” Track Track Chair/Moderator, Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC,
April 2010.
 Expert Advisory Committee, Online Information 2009, London, England, Dec 2009.
 "Open Movement in Libraries, Technology, and Education", Track Chair/Moderator,
Online Information Conference, London, England Dec 2009.
 Organizing/Review Committee, Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC, Mar 2009.
 “Open Libraries” Track Chair/Moderator, Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC,
Mar 2009.
 Organizing/Review Committee, Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC, April 2008.
 “Industries Using Hot Tech” Track Chair/Moderator, Computers in Libraries,
Washington, DC, Apr 2008.

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Technology
Productivity
 Microsoft Office 2010 Word, Excel, PowerPoint
 Open Office Writer, Calc, Impress
 Online: Google Docs/Zoho Office
Video/Audio Production
 Adobe Premiere, After Effects
 Windows MovieMaker
 Camtasia Studio
 Audacity
Graphic Design & Layout
 Adobe Photoshop, InDesign
 Microsoft Publisher
Web Development
 Adobe Dreamweaver
 Microsoft Visio
Content Management Systems
 Drupal
 WordPress
 Open Journal Systems
Project Management
 Microsoft Project, OpenProj
Course Management Programs
 Moodle, Blackboard
Web Conferencing
 WebEx, GoTo Webinar, Microsoft Live, Elluminate
Web 2.0/Social Media
 Blogs, Wikis, Social Networks, Media Sharing, Microblogging, RSS