Ms. Armstrong assists with the development of Boise State University’s ScholarWorks service. Additionally, she serves as the Library Liaison for the Counseling, Early Childhood Education, and Special Education departments. 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. She also earned a teaching certificate in San Angelo, Texas, to work with students with visually impairments. 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 as a special librarian for the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities.
Presentations
Repositioning the Role of the Library Through the Institutional Repository: Strategies for Developing an IR, Sponsored by Berkeley Electronic Press / American Libraries Association Midwinter Meeting (2010)
ScholarWorks: Showcasing Faculty Research While Promoting Open Access, Sustainable Scholarship: Open Access and Digital Repositories (2009)
Recently, Boise State’s academic leadership began exploring betters ways to disseminate the research produced by...
What is Working Today: Success Stories in Marketing, Rights Management, and More (with Heather Leary and Allyson Mower), Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship (2009)
This panel session was a discussion of success stories by various Institutional Repository Coordinators in...
Practical Resources for Serving Victims with Developmental Disabilities, 2007 National Center for Victims of Crime – Advancing Practice, Policy, and Research (2007)
People with developmental disabilities are one of the most victimized segments of our society. Yet...
Policies for Improving Accessible Web Development Techniques and Management, Mountain Plains Library Association Annual Conference (2001)
When examining web site accessibility for individuals with disabilities, it is important to address development...
Other
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 (2004)
Women First: Breast Health for Women with Developmental Disabilities handbook was created with funding from...