Ms. Armstrong oversees the development of Boise State University’s ScholarWorks service. Additionally, she serves as the Library Liaison for the Graduate College and Department of Mathematics. Ms. Armstrong earned her Master of Library Science from the University of North Texas and her Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Oklahoma State University. Before coming to Boise State, she coordinated the “Victims of Crime with Disabilities Resource Guide” grant project for the University of Wyoming. Among other positions, she has worked as a special education teacher and Coordinator of Information Services for the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities.
Articles & Conference Proceedings
iPads for All: Experiencing the Unexpected (with Mary Aagard, Peggy Cooper, and Rita Nuxoll), College & Research Libraries News (2013)
Libraries have become iPad enthusiasts on a global scale. Koç University Library, Istanbul, Turkey1; Briar...
SIAM eBooks, The Charleston Advisor (2013)
The SIAM eBook Program provides access to a core collection of applied mathematics titles through...
We're All In This Together: Supporting the Dissemination of University Research Through Library Services, Something's Gotta Give: Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2011 (2012)
One of the primary functions of universities is the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge....
Creative Commons – Saving the Internet One License at a Time, The Idaho Librarian (2012)
Traditionally copyright has been inflexible, creating few opportunities for those who wish to share or...
Promoting Faculty Scholarship Through the University Author Recognition Bibliography at Boise State University (with Julia Stringfellow), New Review of Academic Librarianship (2012)
One of the most important contributions by any university is its faculty members' scholarship. Providing...
Presentations
Protecting Author Rights: How Copyright Transfer Agreements Impact Faculty Scholarship, 2012 Idaho Library Association Annual Conference (2012)
Journal publisher's copyright policies can vary greatly, leaving authors at a tremendous disadvantage when managing...
Teaching Our Patrons About Open Access (Lightning Round), 2012 Idaho Library Association Annual Conference (2012)
Librarians around the world are working to bring down barriers and make content openly accessible...
Institutional Repository Management Models that Support Faculty Research Dissemination, Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference (2012)
When promoting institutional repositories (IRs), there is often a disconnect between librarians and their faculty....
Identifying University Publishing Trends Through Institutional Repository Data, American Association for the Advancement of Science - Pacific Division (2012)
Universities are charged with both the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. However faculty are...
Do Faculty Really Need Institutional Repositories? (Pecha Kucha), 2011 Charleston Conference (2011)
Academic libraries have invested a great deal of time, energy, and resources in the development...
Other
Sudden Death Over Time [Review] (2013)
John Rember’s collection of short stories in Sudden Death, Over Time are both familiar and...
Violence and Crimes Against People with Disabilities Bibliography (2008)
In the early 1990's, Dr. Dick Sobsey, a leading expert on victims with disabilities, published...
Women First: Breast Health for Women with Developmental Disabilities (with Kristen Arbuckle and Josef Buchanan) (2004)
Women First: Breast Health for Women with Developmental Disabilities handbook was created with funding from...