Leah Root
Leah Root
Web Services Developer
Recipient, 2021 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Professional Excellence
Information Technology Services
Fraser 202
(585) 245-6061
rootl@geneseo.edu
Projects & Applications
- Milne Open Textbooks
- SUNY Geneseo Milne Library Timeline of Events: 2020 -2022 Virtual Timeline
- Information Delivery Services (IDS)/ILLiad InterLibraryLoan
- LibGuides. LibAnswers, and LibApps integrations
- Consultation, Instruction, Purchase Requests, Course Reserves
- OpenValley
- Digital Thoreau
- NaRMO
- Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery
- Geneseo GeoScience Collections
- Geneseo Authors' Celebration
Presentations
- Overcoming Unprecedented Adversities: The Milne Library Experience. Co-presented with Alana Nuth, Empire State Libraries Network Academic Libraries Conference, April 14, 2022.
Conference theme: “Bouncing Back: Our Students, Ourselves.” - Access for All: Web Accessibility - Library Technology Conference, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. March 20, 2019 View or Download Slides
- Access For All: Responsive and Accessible ILLiAD - IDS Project Conference, Utica College, Utica, NY. July 26, 2018
- "Library as Publisher: The Story of Open SUNY Textbooks" - Library Technology Conference, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. March 14, 2018 View or Download Slides
- "OpenSUNY Textbooks: How WordPress saved our Open Educational Services Program" - WPCampus: Where WordPress Meets Higher Education, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY. July 15, 2017 View or Download Slides
- Google Analytics Primer: How to interpret Google Analytics for different types of websites - COMN 277 : Online Journalism, Ginni Jurkowski. November 2016
- "Open SUNY Textbooks and Textbook Publishing Services" (co-presented with Allison Brown) BC Campus Open Textbook Summit, Simon Fraser University Harbor Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia. May 2015
- "Keep your PC or Mac Clean with CCleaner" Milne Library Professional Development Workshop, Milne Library. June 2014
- "Library Hours: Let's Build a Simple Widget," ALA-LITA Lightning Talk, Library and Information Technology Association Forum, Louisville, KY. November 2013
Areas of Responsibility
- Fraser Hall Library Website - Design, layout, navigation, scripting, script integration, content formatting
- work with Research Instruction Librarians and CIT to streamline content and test usability (UX)
- ensure WCAG Accessibility compliance
- ensure website adheres to SUNY Geneseo branding
- Provide programming and technical support for websites, digital projects, "home-grown" applications, and third-party vendor applications. Research best methods and integrate them with library services and applications to increase functionality and usability.
- Technical Support to Library Staff, Faculty, and Library Patrons
- Library Accessibility Guidelines Team (LAG) Lead
- Databases: T-SQL & mySQL, administration and design, ARGOS query generation, report, and datablock programming
- Servers: Linux RedHat/CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian; Windows IIS, Windows Apache
- Platforms: WordPress, Pressbooks, Drupal, Omeka, LibCal, LibApps, LibGuides,.NET, WP-CLI, PRINCE
- Languages: C#, PHP, ASPx .NET, bash, perl, SQL, JavaScript, jQuery, vue.js, JSON, Python
Service
- SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence Subcommittee, 2022-2023
- Library Web UX Team - 2018 to present
- Library Accessibility Guidelines Team (Chair) - 2020 to present
- SUNY Geneseo EIT Accessibility Team - 2020 to present
- SUNY Geneseo IT Vulnerability Group - 2020 to present
- SUNY Geneseo EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Coordinator - 2019 to 2021
- IDEA Committee (Inclusion/Diversity/Equity Anti-Racism) - 2020 to 2022
- MAVERIC (Mission And Vision Exploration / Research / Investigation Committee) - 2020 to present
- StoryTime Community Outreach Event Advisor/Promoter - 2019 to 2021
- SUNY Geneseo Student Conduct and Appellate Boards - 2015 to 2021
- Milne Library Good Spirits Committee - 2019 to present
- Milne Library Social Media Committee - 2018 to present
- SUNYLA Delegate, 2017-2019
- Chair, Ad Hoc Bylaws Subcommittee for Librarians & Professional Staff Committee, 2018-2019
- Open SUNY Textbooks Advisory Council - 2016
- LibraryJuice Academy - Moodle LMS consulting and development - 2014
Certifications/Education
- Fast Track to Accessibility for Designers, Deque University, February 2023
- Microsoft MTA Database Fundamentals, February 2020
- HarvardX PH125.1x: Data Science: R, December 2018
- Protecting Human Research Participants, Certified, National Institutes of Health, April 2018
- MFA Imaging Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1996
