Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
HUGH WILLIAM JARVIS
University Communications, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY USA 14260-7015
E-mail: *******@*******.*** Ph: 716-***-**** Cell: 716-***-****
EDUCATION
PhD Anthropology, University at Buffalo (June 2000)
MLS Information & Library Studies, University at Buffalo (Sept 1999)
MA Anthropology, University at Buffalo (June 1989)
BA Anthropology, University of Toronto (May 1986)
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
2000 on Cybrarian / Information Manager
University Communications, University at Buffalo. Refine systems & manage
content for marketing and internal communications web projects, incl.
campus portal, directories, search indices, and associated web pages.
Benchmark & develop new systems. Work with other offices to establish
best practices. Integrate online services. Establish protocols for long-term
maintenance of online resources. Coordinate transmission of information
between campus stakeholders and their audiences. Conduct usability tests &
perform quality assurance of web-based services.
1999-00 Graduate Assistant Web Information Coordinator
Creative Services, University at Buffalo.
(Established & performed librarian role described above.)
1998-99 Graduate Assistant - Reference Librarian & Web Project Consultant
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, University at
Buffalo. Conducted research & compiled bibliographies for international
audience of engineers, researchers, policy-makers, & students. Designed
Web pages & online databases for the MCEER Information Service.
Developed joint US-Japan "e-book" & interactive online catalog for ordering
MCEER technical publications.
1997-98 Graduate Assistant - Computer/Web Consultant
Social Sciences Dean s Office, University at Buffalo. Educated faculty &
staff (singly/small groups/workshops) in use of computers, software, &
peripherals for office, teaching, & Web-related tasks. Helped to plan & run
faculty educational development workshop. Coordinated Web site
development for twelve departments.
JARVIS ~ 2
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Librarianship:
2011-12 Anthropological Communication Committee, Subcommittee on Internal
Communications (ACC-SIC)
Invited member of task group for American Anthropological Assn activities,
for topics including member services and social media.
2007-12 Committee on the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing (CFPEP)
Invited member of strategic planning & oversight body for American
Anthropological Assn activities and services, including AnthroSource Portal.
Online: http://aaanet.org/cmtes/CFPEP.cfm
2006 WNY Library Resources Council Workshop
Invited presenter Web Site Design Basics: What To Consider Before You
Choose Your Pictures - 3 hour workshop (Buffalo, NY).
2004-10 Library Advisory Council
Invited member of strategic panel for American Anthropological Assn.
2004 American Library Assn Conference
Invited presenter, LITA special workshop on portals (Orlando, FL).
2003-06 AnthroSource Steering Committee
Invited member of strategic planning & oversight body for new American
Anthropological Assn web portal (Mellon Foundation start-up funding).
Online: http://anthrosource.net
2000 Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Conference
Invited presenter, MyUB Portal (San Antonio, TX).
1999 Practicum (170 hours) - Science & Engineering Library
University at Buffalo. Aided faculty, students, & public with reference
questions. Demonstrated library services & online research tools.
Compiler - The 'Looting Question' Bibliography
1997 on
"Web and Literary Resources on the Archaeological Politics of Private
Collecting, Commercial Treasure Hunting, Looting, and Professional
Archaeology." Annotated bibliography. Online:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html
Compiler - The Lithics Site
1997 on
"A Resource for Archaeological Lithic Analysts", annotated bibliography,
subsequently published in ISTL Spring 1999 issue (see below). Online:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Lithics/
JARVIS ~ 3
Compiler - The 'Rindos-UWA Case' Site
1993 on
Archive documenting tenure struggle between Dr. Rindos & the University of
Western Australia. Online: http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Rindos/
Web Communications/Online Publishing:
2007 Anthropological Applications & Development of e-Science /
Cyberinfrastructure Workshop
Invited participant in international, strategic workshop funded by
NSF/ESRC (University of Kent, Canterbury, UK).
2004 SUNY/CUAD Conference
Invited panel member Improving your Web Site by the Numbers (Niag. Falls, NY).
2002 SUNY/CUAD Conference
Invited member of panel Issues in Web Communications (Rochester, NY).
Technical Consultant - AnthroGlobe Journal
1998 on
Coordinated project development and membership for international initiative
to broaden scholarly communication in anthropology through interactive,
multilingual publication. Online: http://anthroglobe.info
Creator & Editor-in-Chief - Anthropology Review Database
1997 on
Run international publication reviewing anthropological books, software, and
films (over 100 reviews to date). Online: http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/
Creator & Maintainer - Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists
1992 on
Online database listing 5,500 plus entries & over 4,000 users monthly.
Online: http://wings.buffalo.edu/WEDA/
Other Scholarly/Professional Service:
List-Owner - ARCH-L
2007 on
General Archaeology Internet discussion list, 1200+ global subscribers.
2005 on Webmaster New York State Archaeological Assn (NYSAA)
Manage their website and assist in statewide communications.
1998-2009 Webmaster F.M. Houghton Chapter, NYSAA
Website of the association s local branch, ca. 100 members.
Co-Creator & List-Owner - ARCHCOMP-L
1996 on
Computer Archaeology Internet discussion list, 300+ global subscribers.
Creator & List-Owner - LITHICS-L
1996 on
Archaeological Lithics Internet discussion list, 300+ global subscribers.
JARVIS ~ 4
List-Owner - ANTHRO-L
1991 on
General Anthropology Internet discussion list, 600+ global subscribers.
DEPARTMENTAL & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Professional Staff Senate Senator (2012-14)
Advise on campus wide policies, university governance, and employee work life.
United University Professions Department Representative (2008-)
Office liaison with the union, assisting in union outreach and staff problem-solving.
United University Professions /Staff Representative (2007-8)
Great Places to Work university workplace enhancement communications sub-committee.
Member (2007-)
ITDG Interactive Tools Development Group (informal networking/workgroup).
Member (2007-)
Environmental Task Force.
Staff Representative (2004-07)
Student IT Literacy Committee.
Staff Representative (2001-02)
University Web Access Subgroup of IT Coordination Committee.
Office Liaison (2000-08)
State Employees Federated Appeal / United Way Campaign.
Graduate Student Representative (1998)
Social Sciences/Management Teaching, Learning, & Technology Roundtable.
Departmental Computer/Web consultant (1993-07)
Support for Department of Anthropology staff, faculty, and students.
Graduate Student Representative (1986-91, 93-94)
Department of Anthropology Faculty & Museum Committees.
Graduate Student Representative (1988-89)
Department of Anthropology Search Committee (filled two tenured faculty lines).
JARVIS ~ 5
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
National Science Foundation (1990)
Dissertation Improvement Grant BNS-9011954.
Tuition Fellowship (1986-90, 95-96, 97-98)
Department of Anthropology, University at Buffalo.
Diamond Research Fund Grant (1992)
Graduate Student Association, University at Buffalo.
Diamond Research Fund Grant (1987)
Graduate Student Association, University at Buffalo.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2011. Online Opportunities and Challenges. In How to Get Published: A Guide for
Anthropology Students and Young Professionals, edited by Jason E. Miller and Oona
Schmid. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.
2010 with Deborah Nichols, Be Orlove, & Oona Schmid. How Do Members Feel About Our
Publications: Survey Report.Anthropology News 51(9) December 2010. (American
Anthropological Assn newsletter committee report)
2006 with C.G. Sampson & Dawn Youngblood. Hornfels artifact sourcing by instrumental
neutron activation analysis (INAA) in the Karoo region of South Africa. Society of
Africanist Archaeologists 2006 Conference, 23-26 June 2006. Electronic document:
http://cohesion.rice.edu/CentersAndInst/SAFA/emplibrary/Sampsonetal,G.Safa2006.pdf
2005 with C.V. Hollister Expanding Library Instruction to the Web Portal. Academic
Exchange Quarterly Summer 9(2):151-5.
2004 Portals in Libraries. MyUB: UB's Personalized Intranet Portal. Bulletin of the
American Society for Information Science & Technology 31(1) Oct/Nov: 15-16. [invited]
Electronic document: http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Oct-04/jarvis.html
Electronic document: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/111090812/
2002 Publishing Learns New Tricks: Journal Databases Evolve on the World Wide
Web. In Delivering Archeological Information Electronically, edited by Mary S. Carroll.
Washington, DC: Society for American Archaeology. [invited]
2000 A New Way to Publish: Journal Databases Evolve on the World Wide Web. In
Delivering Archeological Information Electronically: Papers from a Symposium Presented
at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, edited by Mary S.
Carroll. Special Publication of the National Center for Preservation Technology & Training.
(CD-ROM & print). Electronic document: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pdffiles/2000-02.pdf [invited]
2000 The ABCs of Email Mailing Lists In Applied Anthropology and the Internet:
JARVIS ~ 6
Communication and Innovation, edited by Terry Redding. National Assn for the Practice of
Anthropology Online Bulletin Series #19. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Assn.
Electronic document: http://www.aaanet.org/napa/publications/napa19/three/jarvis.html [invited]
2000 Anthropology Review Database Cultivates New Fields. SPARC E-News
January/February. Electronic document: http://www.arl.org/sparc/enews/0100.html#7
1999 Resources for Archaeological Lithic Analysts Issues in Science and Technology
Librarianship 22. Electronic document: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/99-spring/internet.html
1998 Review of Archaeological Detective: An Introduction to Archaeology (Version 2).
Anthropology Review Database Feb 4, 1998. Electronic document:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/cgi/showme.cgi?keycode=190
1996 Review of Stratigraphic Nomenclature Databases for the United States, Its
Possessions, and Territories. Journal of World Anthropology 1(3). Electronic document:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/research/anthrogis/JWA/V1N3/dds6-rev.html
1995 Review of Archaeology on the Net. Journal of World Anthropology 1(2).
Electronic document: http://wings.buffalo.edu/research/anthrogis/JWA/V1N2/aotn-rev.html
1995 Review of PC-Atlas & Win-Atlas. Journal of World Anthropology 1(2). Electronic
document: http://wings.buffalo.edu/research/anthrogis/JWA/V1N2/atlas-rev.html
1995 Review of BIB Manager 4.2. Journal of World Anthropology 1(1). Electronic
document: http://wings.buffalo.edu/research/anthrogis/JWA/V1N1/jarvis-rev.html
1990 Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Onondaga Chert in the Niagara
Frontier. Ontario Archaeology 51:3-15. [peer-reviewed]
(n.d.) On the Naming of Lithics: Recommendations for an Archaeological Lithic
Nomenclature. Under revision for American Antiquity.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Linwood Preservation District & Friends
Linwood Ave (Buffalo, NY) neighborhood association.
Webmaster (2004 on) and secretary (2011-12).
Online: http://HistoricLinwood.org
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Anthropological Assn New York State Archaeological Assn
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