I am an Associate Librarian at the University of Western Ontario and am currently
Head, Research & Instructional Services at the D.B. Weldon Library. I received my
MLIS from the University of Western Ontario in 2003. I began my career in academic
libraries as a science librarian at the University of Victoria in 2004, and I have been
at Western since 2006, first as a librarian for various science & engineering areas
in the Taylor Library and then as Head of R&IS in Weldon as of 2010. 

My current research interests are related to the role of academic librarians. This
includes the professional identity of academic librarians and the specific role of
academic librarians as practitioner-researchers.

Articles

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A review of citation analysis methodologies for collection development (with Lise Doucette), College and Research Libraries (2012)

While there is a considerable body of literature that presents the results of citation analysis...

 

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Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates’ Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books (with Selinda Adelle Berg and Diane Dawson), The Journal of Academic Librarianship (2010)

Academic libraries are increasingly collecting e-books, but little research has investigated how students use e-books...

 

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Integrating Research into LIS Field Experiences in Academic Libraries (with Selinda Adelle Berg and Diane Dawson), The Journal of Academic Librarianship (2009)

Field experiences function as a link between LIS theory and practice. Students should be provided...

 

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Library Research Skills: A Needs Assessment for Graduate Student Workshops (with Fred Antwi-Nsiah, Vivian Feng, and Meagan Stanley), Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (2008)

Information literacy instruction programs for graduate students can be challenging to develop. One solution is...

 

Presentations

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"I felt like a real librarian": Field experiences as an opportunity for professional identity development (with Selinda Berg), Association for Library and Information Science Education (2013)

Librarians’ professional identity is rarely addressed in LIS literature. Examining the roles of co-op placements...

 

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Determining the Usability of eBooks Using the Think-Aloud Method (with Diane Dawson and Selinda Berg), Western Libraries Staff Presentations (2009)
 

Other

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“It's about Helping People”: Co‐op Experiences of LIS Students in Academic Libraries (with Selinda A. Berg), Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education) (2011)

The current study examines the prominence of service/helping in the field experiences of Library and...