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Present	Reference & Instruction Librarian, Utah State University ‐ University Libraries
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A Tale of Five Case Studies: Reflections on Piloting a ...

Once Upon a Time in the Academic Library: Storytelling Skills for Librarians (2022)

Katie Strand, Rachel Wishkoski, Alex J. Sundt and Deanna Allred

Part of a volume about storytelling in academic library contexts, this chapter reflects on the use of case studies in ...

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Sink or Swim? A Case-Study Approach to Teaching Information Evaluation

Proceedings of the LOEX Annual Conference (2020)

Katie Strand and Rachel Wishkoski

This paper is part of the LOEX 2019 conference proceedings and reports on an engaging information evaluation lesson designed by ...

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Chatting Without Borders: Assessment as the First Step in Cultivating ...

Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning (2019)

Teagan Eastman, McKenzie Hyde, Katie Strand and Rachel Wishkoski

As distance education programs grow at college and universities across the country, libraries must ensure virtual reference services are prepared ...

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Faculty Teaching and Librarian-Facilitated Assignment Design

portal: Libraries and the Academy (2019)

Rachel Wishkoski, Kacy Lundstrom and Erin Davis

This qualitative study explores the impact of a workshop on collaborative research assignment design that brought together an interdisciplinary group ...

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Librarians in the Lead: A Case for Interdisciplinary Faculty Collaboration ...

Communications in Information Literacy (2018)

Rachel Wishkoski, Kacy Lundstrom and Erin Davis

Assignment design provides a potential niche for librarians to fill in improving research assignments and in providing opportunities for interdisciplinary ...

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Understanding Users of Cloud Music Services: Selection Factors, Management, and ...

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (2016)

Jin Ha Lee, Rachel Wishkoski, Lara Aase, Perry Meas, et al.

Recent, rapid changes in technology have resulted in a proliferation of choices for music storage and access. Portable, web‐enabled music ...

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Semi-Structured Interviews: A Team-Based Approach to Design, Implementation, and Analysis

Reflections on Practitioner Research: A Practical Guide for Information Professionals (2020)

Rachel Wishkoski

This chapter explores semi-structured interviewing as a research method in the context of a study investigating the impact of a ...

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From Anecdotes to Data: Leveraging Our Assessment Toolkit to Determine ...

LOEX (2020)

Rachel Wishkoski, Alex J. Sundt, Katie Strand and Deanna Allred

This presentation shared the design and results of a mixed-methods assessment of a new library curriculum for ENGL 2010, the ...

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Instruction Inspiration: A Charrette for Music Librarians

Music Library Association Meeting (2020)

Rachel Wishkoski, J. Sylvia Yang, Veronica Wells, Angela Pratesi, et al.

Interactive session. Coming from architecture praxis and used in multiple design disciplines, a charrette is a structured period of intense ...

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Let's Chat: Analyzing a Year's Worth of Info ...

USU Libraries Assessment Forum (2019)

Katie Strand and Rachel Wishkoski

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Developing a Reflective Practice

USU Libraries Reflective Instruction Retreat (2019)

Kimberly A. Sullivan

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Taking up the Baton: Reflections on Guest Conducting as the ...

Mountains-Plains Music Library Association Annual Meeting (2019)

Rachel Wishkoski

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Formulas for Reflection: Using Safiya Umoja Noble's Algorithms of ...

Utah Library Association Conference (2019)

Rachel Wishkoski and Liz Woolcott

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From the Stacks to the Syllabus: Librarians Teaching Credit-Bearing Courses ...

Association of College & Research Libraries Conference (2019)

Rachel Wishkoski, Clint Pumphrey and Randy Williams

Join us for an engaging discussion of the opportunities and challenges associated with librarians teaching credit-bearing courses in academic departments. ...

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Virtual Reference Power Boost: Conducting a Chat Transcript Analysis at ...

2018 Utah Library Association Conference (2018)

Teagan Eastman, McKenzie Hyde, Katie Strand and McKenzie Hyde

Chat reference at USU Libraries has decreased since introducing the service. In order to understand this trend, we analyzed a ...

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Bohemian Rhapository: Developing a music program archive in the IR

Music Library Association 2018 (2018)

Rachel Wishkoski and Dylan Burns

The Caine College of the Arts (CCA) Music Program Archives preserves artifacts of student, faculty, and guest artist musical contributions ...

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VOCAB for Collaboration: How “Work Language” Can Help You Win ...

UALC Professional Development Retreat (2017)

Bianca Biesinger, Andrea Payant, Darcy Pumphrey, Sara Skindelien, et al.

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What We Stand to Gain: Librarians Leading Collaborative Assignment Design

European Conference on Information Literacy (2017)

Kacy Lundstrom, Rachel Wishkoski and Erin Davis

One of many shifting areas for academic librarians is their role in the design of research assignments. While many librarians ...

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Library Confidential: What Librarians Know About Your Students, and How ...

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference (2017)

Rachel Wishkoski, Kacy Lundstrom and Pamela N. Martin

You will learn common questions, challenges, and successes your students have interacting with library services and materials. In addition to ...

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No Really, We Can Help with This: Librarians Facilitating Research ...

Utah Library Association Conference (2017)

Rachel Wishkoski, Kacy Lundstrom and Erin Davis

Premises: Students need scaffolded, authentic opportunities to practice and develop research skills. Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration on assignment redesign facilitates peer ...

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Does Everyone Look Bored? Engage Your Students, Refresh Your Research ...

Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference (2016)

Kacy Lundstrom, Dory Cochran and Rachel Wishkoski

In this session you will be introduced to numerous examples of creative and authentic research assignments for a variety of ...

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