In my work as a Reference Librarian at Albertsons Library, I focus on providing both traditional and online reference and instruction, selecting materials that support the College of Education, and reaching out to faculty and students. Librarian and faculty collaboration allows me to provide relevant and meaningful library services. I specialize in information literacy for education researchers, first-year students, and history majors, as well as finding innovative and online methods for providing library services.
Articles
Google Scholar, Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO), and PsycINFO (EBSCO), The Charleston Advisor: Critical Reviews of Web Products for Information Professionals (2009)
Tying collection development's loose ends with interlibrary loan, Collection Building (2006)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discover the characteristics and quality of...
Usability Testing and Instruction Librarians: A Perfect Pair. (with Stephanie J. Graves), Articles (2006)
This study examines how librarians are experiencing usability testing and how their observations are influencing...
Citation Analysis of Dissertation, Thesis, and Research Paper References in Workforce Education and Development (with C. Keith Waugh), Journal of Academic Librarianship (2004)
Citation analysis of 265 Workforce Education and Development (WED) dissertations, theses, and graduate research papers...
A Comparative Review of Market Insight and Hoover's Online, The Charleston Advisor: Critical Reviews of Web Products for Information Professionals (2003)
Book Chapters
Unpublished Papers
Research Agenda for Library Instruction and Information Literacy (with Association of College & Research Libraries, Instruction Section, Research & Scholarship Committee) (2003)
Charged with updating the document in 2000, the ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Research and Scholarship...
Presentations
There’s a Librarian in My Soup!: The Benefits of Library Research Consultations for Student Projects (with Joanne Artz, Phil Orr, and Kevin Valadares), Spring Faculty Meeting, University of Southern Indiana (2009)
No abstract available.
Faculty/Librarian Collaboration for Young Adult Literature (with Joyce Hamon), University of Southern Indiana Education Research Showcase for NCATE Accreditation (2008)
No abstract available.
Best of the Web: Education & Health Sciences (with Joanne Artz), Instructional Technology Services, University of Southern Indiana (2007)
No abstract available.
WebVoyage Usability Testing in a Consortial Environment (with Jessica Alverson, Courtney Greene, and Jan Sung), Voyager EndUser 2006: Endeavor Users Group Meeting (2006)
No abstract available.
Camtasia Training for Illinois Librarians, Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (2005)
No abstract available.
Online Tutorials
I-Share Tutorials (with Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois End User Instruction Committee) (2005)
No abstract available.