ABOUT CHRISTINA
Christina Manzo is a librarian and researcher with a background in library technology management and user experience testing. She received her undergraduate degree in Research & Communications from Emerson College and her postgraduate degree in Library and Information Sciences from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College).
Her past employers include the Boston Public Library and the Harvard Law School Library. She has written for publications such as Digital Humanities Quarterly, WEAVE Journal of Library User Experience, has presented at conferences such as the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the Medical Library Association, and has also been featured in American Libraries Magazine.
She currently lives in Roanoke, VA with her best friend, an Australian Cattle Dog Mix named Persephone, and works as the User Experience & Assessment Librarian for the Radford University Libraries.
AS FEATURED IN...
HOW USER-FRIENDLY IS YOUR WEBSITE?
USABILITY LESSONS FOR LIBRARIES IN A REMOTE WORLD
By Greg Landgraf for American Libraries Magazine
Published: March 2021
"As the pandemic has limited in-person library services this year, many libraries are relying on their websites more than ever to deliver the services their communities need and expect. But a website is useful only if it enables patrons to find and do what they need. The increased importance of library websites during the COVID-19 era has highlighted common usability shortcomings—and opportunities."
RESEARCH CITED IN...
TESTIMONIALS
Jamie Price, MSIS - Current Supervisor
(excerpt from the Acknowledgment of Extraordinary Contribution Documentation)
"As Assessment Librarian for the university libraries, Christina is responsible for compiling the assessment report that is delivered to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness... Christina overcame any difficulties and applied her skills deftly, creating a remarkable assessment report. Her report received an rating of 'outstanding' by the SACSOC external reviewer."