I am currently Associate Professor and Associate University Librarian at the Georgia State University Library, where I have been since 1998. I oversee the functions of collections, acquisitions, cataloging, and scholarly communication, including the University's institutional repository, the Digital Archive@GSU. I previously held the positions of subject librarian for history and art, and instruction coordinator. I have a B.A. in History from Boston University, a M.A. in History from The Citadel, and a M.S.I. from the University of Michigan.
Articles
Academic Librarians, Professional Literature, and New Technologies: A Survey (with Skye Hardesty), Journal of Academic Librarianship (2007)
Keeping abreast of professional literature and the latest trends is critical for academic librarians to...
Play to Win! Using Games in Library Instruction to Enhance Student Learning (with Guy Leach), Research Strategies (2005)
Research has shown that educational games can have positive impacts on student learning and motivation....
Making a Weak Link Stronger: Incorporating Information Literacy into a Semester-long Freshman Seminar (with Anne Page Mosby), University Library Faculty Publications (2002)
The freshman seminar, GSU 1010, is our campus’ response to the national trend to facilitate...
Learning Communities for Excellence: Development and Implementation of a Librarian-Led Freshmen Learning Community (with Laura Burtle), College & Research Libraries News (2002)
In the second article of a series on learning communities, the authors stated that although...
Creating a Web research guide: Collaboration between liaisons, faculty and students (with Constance Demetracopoulos), Reference Services Review (2001)
This article discusses the efforts of two liaison librarians at William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia...
Book Reviews
The Annual Register, 1758-2001, University Library Faculty Publications (2009)
Review of the database The Annual Register, 1758-2001. Journal available online at www.emeraldinsight.com/rr.htm
The Peddler's Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi, University Library Faculty Publications (2009)
Book review of: The Peddler’s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi. Cohen, Edward. New York:...
Presentations
Making it Happen: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Improve Student Learning (with Mary Lyn Thaxton), South Carolina Library Assn. College & University Annual Workshop (2008)
Presenters offer ways to initiate, improve and sustain productive collaborative efforts between teaching faculty and...
E-book Evolution: The New Chapter of Electronic Resources (with Bonnie Tijerina and Heather King), Association of College and Research Libraries - 13th National Conference (2007)
Panelists discuss several aspects of the electronic book environment: the evolution and current incarnations of...
Engaging Students in the Research Process: Strategies for Success, University Library Faculty Presentations (2005)
This presentation shows that aspects of the revised Food Guide Pyramid can provide librarians with...
Leveraging the Library Liaison Organizational Model to Provide and Manage an Effective Instruction Program (with M. Lyn Thaxton), University Library Faculty Publications (2004)
PowerPoint presentation delivered at the Thirty-Second National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, Ypsilanti, MI, May 2004.
Exhibits
Lewis & Clark 200th Anniversary: 1804-2004 (with Skye Hardesty), University Library Faculty Presentations (2004)
This is the online component of the exhibit displayed in the Georgia State University Library,...