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

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Information Literacy Follow-Through: Enhancing Pre-service Teachers' Information Evaluation Skills Through Formative Assessment (with Sara Seely and Sara Fry), Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian (2011)

An investigation into pre-service teachers' information evaluation skills at a large university suggests that formative...

 

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Google Scholar, Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO), and PsycINFO (EBSCO), The Charleston Advisor: Critical Reviews of Web Products for Information Professionals (2009)
 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

Book Chapters

Informatics, Magazines for Libraries (2010)
 

Linguistics, Magazines for Libraries (2008)
 

Linguistics, Magazines for Libraries (2006)
 

City, State, and Regional, Magazines for Libraries (2004)
 

Linguistics, Magazines for Libraries (2004)
 

Unpublished Papers

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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

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Reference Is Neither Here Nor There: Connecting Through SMS (with Amy E. Vecchione), Library Faculty Publications and Presentations (2011)

Have you ever wondered what your patrons think about SMS reference service? Do you wonder...

 

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SMS Reference Service: A New Point of Need for Libraries (with Amy Vecchione), Southwest Idaho Library Association Regional Conference (SWILA) (2011)

Boise State University's text reference service is growing in popularity among students. BSU librarians chose...

 

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Click Here for Instruction Success! (with Ellie Dworak), Idaho Library Association Conference (2010)
 

How Teachers, Classrooms, and Schools Can Go "Global" (Invited Presentation) (with Sara Winstead Fry and Sara Seely), Global Connections, Cultures, and Issues: Bringing the World into the Classroom Conference, Idaho Human Rights Education Center, (2009)
 

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)

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Online Tutorials

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I-Share Tutorials (with Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois End User Instruction Committee) (2005)

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SIUCat Tour (with Chris Desai) (2005)

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