Christopher Hallberg
Library Technology Development Specialist at Villanova University
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Hallberg is a Library Technology Development Specialist with 12 years of hands-on experience building accessible, user-centered web interfaces for library systems. Based at Villanova University, he has been a leading front-end developer and UI/UX designer on the open-source VuFind project, modernizing its interface with vanilla JavaScript, accessibility improvements, and print-navigation fixes. With an MS in Computer Science and dual undergraduate degrees in Interactive Multimedia and Computer Science, he blends visual design sensibilities with solid engineering discipline. Known as a "JavaScript mad scientist," he enjoys tackling mental challenges and shipping practical improvements that make library discovery more usable for everyone.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Interactive Multimedia, Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Interactive Multimedia at The College of New JerseyMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Villanova University
Github Skills (6)
html10
css10
javascript10
ui-design9
ux-design9
accessibility8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
vufind-org/vufind
Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
A library resource discovery portal designed and developed for libraries by libraries
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & UI/UX Designer
Front-end Developer & UI/UX DesignerContributions:3 releases, 381 reviews, 87 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily contributed to the user interface and user experience of the VuFind library portal. Their commits demonstrate a focus on improving accessibility with lightbox keyboard support, and fixing issues with drop-down menus. They also made improvements to the look and feel of the interface by replacing older JavaScript features with modern vanilla JS and addressing issues with icon rendering. Furthermore, they were responsible for implementing the functionality to return the previous page after printing.
portalresource-discoverydiscoveryresource-librarydiscovery-portal
crhallberg/snippets
Mar 2019 - Feb 2023
Contributions:28 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 11 months
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