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Heather H. Ebey

Web Technologist / IT Consultant

Contact Heather for questions related to the SLIS Web site.

Biographical Sketch

Prior to joining the SJSU School of Library and Information Science, Heather Ebey spent 21 years of increasing responsibility working for the University of California, San Diego. Starting as a microcomputer consultant who advised and assisted staff, students, and faculty on how to install and use communications software and a modem, she moved to the Systems Group and was responsible for Unix system administration on various HP-UX and Solaris servers and workstations. She has written or modified code in C, PHP, Perl, and various shell languages to meet faculty and staff needs, and she has configured, compiled, and installed countless Open Source applications.

Education

• MLIS (Library and Information Science) San José State University (2006)
• BA (Philosophy) University of Massachusetts, Boston (1977), magna cum laude

Professional Experience

• Web Technologist, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2006-)
• Unix System Administrator, Academic Computing Services; UC, San Diego (1985-2006)
• Coordinator for Systems & Purchasing/Staff Assistant, Harvard University, various: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts (1977-1985)

Selected Publications

Ebey, H. (2005). Collaborating with patrons through social software. The Call Number, XIII(1), 5. Retrieved August 3, 2006, from http://slisgroups.sjsu.edu/lissten/index.php?content=callnumber.htm

Ebey, H. (2005). Issues in starting and maintaining a blog. SLA San Diego Bulletin, 45(2), 1-3. Retrieved August 3, 2006, from http://www.sla.org/chapter/csnd/bulletin.html