I am a Reference Librarian with instruction and collection development experience in
humanities generally, art and design and philosophy specifically. My research interests
span traditional History of the Book topics, such as printing history, to how researchers
understand representations of knowledge in online library catalogs. My discovery tools
include Controlled Vocabulary and Bibliography. I support Library of Congress Subject
Headings, especially but not limited to those that May Subd Geog.

Articles

Results of a Phenomenographic Investigation of how Faculty and Staff Perceive, Engage in, and View Information Literacy, International Journal of Learning (2008)
 
Overcoming Speech and Library Anxiety (with R. Leppington), Academic Exchange Quarterly (2005)
 

Book Chapters

X Marks the Spot, Generation X Librarian: Essays on Leadership, Technology, Pop Culture, Social Responsibility and Professional Identity (2011)
 

Presentations

"'So You‟re Going South': Clara E. Laughlin's Vision of European History in the Southern United States”, "Traveling South”: The Sixth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Travel Writing (2010)
 
Reading the Representation: Using Assessment to Understand Student Knowledge, ARLIS/NA: Art Libraries Society of North America Annual Conference (2010)
 
Improving Students E-Learning: Multi-campus Collaborations for Digital Learning Objects (with Stephanie Brasley, Allison Carr, Sheila Cunningham, Keven Jeffery, and Danielle Skaggs), MERLOT conference Teaching and Learning in a Networked World (2009)
 
Results of a Phenomenographic Investigation of how Faculty and Staff Perceive, Engage in, and View Information Literacy, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology‟s E-Learning Symposium. (2007)
 
Creating space for faculty and librarian collaboration to foster critical thinking and knowledge creation (with Lydia Collins), American Association of Colleges and Universities' conference "Discovering, Integrating and Applying Knowledge: Effective Educational Practices for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Innovation" (2007)
 

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Entries in Anthologies or Reference Sources

Patricia McKissack (with Yolanda Williams Page), Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers (2007)
 
Howard Fast: Second Generation, Dictionary of American Literary Characters. Ed by Benjamin Franklin V. (2002)
 
Julia Alvarez: In the Time of the Butterflies, Yo!, Dictionary of American Literary Characters. Ed by Benjamin Franklin V (2002)
 
Julia Alvarez: In the Name of Salome, Dictionary of American Literary Characters. Ed by Benjamin Franklin V. (2002)
 
Larry Heinemann: Paco's Story, Dictionary of American Literary Characters. Ed by Benjamin Franklin V. (2002)
 

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Selected Media Reviews

“The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich, read by Peter Francis James, Kathleen McInerney.”, AudioFile Magazine Volume 17, Issue 3. p. 41. (2008)
 
Essential Cummings, read by e.e. cummings, AudioFile Magazine, Volume 16, Issue 5. p. 36 (2008)
 
Essential Hughes, read by Langston Hughes, AudioFile Magazine, Volume 16, Issue 5. p. 36 (2008)
 
Mark Twain by Ron Powers, read by Ron Powers, AudioFile Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 5. p.30 (2006)
 

Additional Publications

“Seeking Meaning: The Role of Dialogue in the Information Search Process” in TeacherScholar, page 7. (2007)
 
“An Online Competency Test for Information Literacy: Development, Implementation, and Results.” In Crossing the Divide: Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, March 15-18, 2001, Denver, Colorado. Hugh A. Thompson (Chicago: ACRL, 2001), 213-18. (with L. Cameron) (2001)