My research interests are in information for entrepreneurship and economic development and the role of subject-specialist in academic librarianship. My educational credentials include BBA from Eastern Michigan University and an MBA and MLIS from Wayne State University. I am currently working on a Graduate Certificate in Planning and Economic Development in the Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University.
Academic Librarianship
Entrepreneurship Outreach: A New Role for the Academic Business Librarian, University Library Faculty Publications (2010)
The author discusses reports published within the issue, including one by Hyun-Duck Chung on entrepreneurship...
Identifying Subject-specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian (with Robert Tomaszewski), University Library Faculty Publications (2009)
A major challenge facing academic libraries is the need for reference librarians to become knowledge...
The Chat Reference Interview: Seeking Evidence Based on RUSA Guidelines: A Case Study at Texas A&M University Libraries (with Wyoma vanDuinkerken and Jane Stephens), University Library Faculty Publications (2009)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare established reference interview guidelines (RUSA) with...
It's All in the Marketing: The Impact of a Virtual Reference Marketing Campaign at Texas A&M University (with Wyoma vanDuinkerken and Jane Stephens), University Library Faculty Publications (2008)
Current information science literature says that library services need to be marketed to users. While...
Distance Education and Virtual Reference: Implementing a Marketing Plan at Texas A&M University (with Wyoma vanDuinkerken), University Library Faculty Publications (2005)
Texas A&M University Libraries has been testing virtual reference services since February 2004, but during...