- aritter@uwm.edu
- 414-229-4817
- Golda Meir Library W241
- https://uwm.edu/libraries/systems/
Andy Ritter
- Head Library Systems, Library Systems
- IT Service Coordinator II
Job Responsibilities
- Develops strategy and tactics for the ongoing use of technology in the library environment.
- Plans and coordinates purchase of new equipment, computers, specialized peripherals for library.
- Serves as an active Library Integrated System (Alma and Primo) Administrator.
- Appraises current systems, their capabilities, and how the library can react to new features and options both within and between existing platforms.
- Assist in coordinating and compiling research and metrics related to specific library requirements in addition to comparative data for peers.
- Campus liaison with campus technology units.
- Participation in UW System Shared Services governance and working groups.
- Serves as primary technical contact for the Libraries Web environment.
Subject Areas of Interest
- Architecture
- Computer Technology
- English Literature
- Film Studies
- Internet Applications and Web Site Design
- Modern Art
Selected Projects
- Screen Casting (AirMedia) upgrade Library Group Study Spaces
- Library Instruction Room - Active Learning Classroom
- Campus Technology Services Integration (CTS)
- Chromebook Administrator UWM Domain
- Certified Administrator ProQuest ExLibris Alma
- Atlas Systems ILLiad
- Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons
- Library EZproxy Service
- Library Transact Campus Online Payments Administrator
- UW Shared Systems Milwaukee Campus Contact
- Search@UW ProQuest ExLibris Primo
- Unique Management Services Inc.
- Library Web Site WordPress
- UWM Libraries Social Media Editor
Education
- Master of Library and Information Science – University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Bachelor of Arts, English & Film Studies – University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Professional Affiliations
- American Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Film Society of Lincoln Center
- Wisconsin Library Association
Selected Publications & Presentations
- LibCal - Library Calendar/Hours/Group Study Booking/Research Consultation Scheduling (2023)
- Repurposing Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons into Virtual Computing due to COVID-19 (2020-2021)
- UWM Libraries Services and Resources During COVID-19
- CTS/Library Kickoff Announcement (2019)
- Mission Beyond Pluto – Ultima Thule Flyby Exhibit AGSL (2018/2019)
- Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grant Proposal for UWM Libraries (2017)
- Digital Spring Cleanup - Strategies for Migrating Files to One Drive (2017)
- Chromebook Management - Library Laptop Checkout Program (2017)
- History of Black Representation and It's Rise within the Comic Book Genre (2016)
- The Independent Spirit: Comic Books Outside the Mainstream (2016)
- New Horizons Pluto Encounter Exhibit AGSL (2015)
- UWM Libraries Student Guide: Staff Computers (2014)
- A Strange Love of Tangled Writing: Stanley Kubrick's Films and Their Literary Sources (2011)
- Learn At Lunch Tech Series (2010)
- Frank Miller: Transformation of the Medium, From Comic
Book Artist to Motion Picture Director (2010) - Changing Trends in Library Technology: or how I learned to love
technology and realize that there will ALWAYS be work to do (2006) - ZAPPED: Effective Policies for Public Internet Computers (2005)
- Find It! @ UWM Libraries (2004)
- Website Focus Groups (2002)
- Great Lakes User Group Meeting 2001 (2001)
- Cinema Website | Resources | Pathfinder (1999/2000)
- Authorship in JASIS: A Quantitative Analysis (1998)