Educational Background

• coursework and preliminary exams completed ("A.B.D"), School of Information, U of Michigan, (1992-94)
• M.L.S (Library Science), San Jose State University, 1981
• M.A. (Anthropology), University of Michigan, 1976
• B.A. (Sociology/Anthropology), Kalamazoo College, 1974

Activities (primary job responsibilities)

• Teach information literacy -- how to find, evaluate, and use information -- to students in a variety of courses throughout the curriculum. Provide instruction face-to-face, by DDN (video network), and on the Web about information seeking strategies and technologies, evaluation of information, and the ethical use of information.  
• Create web-based instructional materials -- tutorials, subject guides, and course pages for information literacy.
• Design, create, and supervise development of the library's webpages: Karl E. Mundt Library and Learning Commons
• Help individuals find needed information. Answer reference questions and assist clients in searching for information digitally and manually, within the physical library and at a distance (electronically).
• Incorporate new technologies and changes in systems and software in the Library through selection, design, training and assistance.
• Select digital and print reference materials to support the curriculum
• Supervise and problem-solve for the public services areas of circulation, interlibrary loan and media services.
• Serve on campus and and other committees.

Selected Research and Scholarship

Recent

“Enriching Subject Guides: Integrating Learning Objects into Dicipline-specific Subject Guides.” Poster session at Association of College & Research Libraries 13^th National Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 29-April 1, 2007.

Library home page redesigned July-August 2006 to meet DSU guidelines and to improve summer 2005 design. Required changes in several second level pages. The Library home page serves as a web gateway to research and the resources and services which support it.

 “Blazing Tablets: Teaching and Learning in a Paperless/Wireless Environment,” with Todd Quinn, Nancy Moose, and Maureen Murphy. Poster session on the use of the Tablet PC and WebCT in the wireless environment for teaching information literacy. EDUCAUSE ELI (Electronic Learning Initiative) conference, San Diego, CA, January 2006.

Served as editor-in-chief of a history of DSU, titled Keeping the Edge for 125 Years: Celebrating the History of Dakota State University, printed by DSU in March 2006.

 "Untethered in the Learning Commons" with Todd Quinn. Paper presented on the use of the Tablet PC and WebCT in the wireless environment for teaching information literacy. 4^th Annual Beyond Boundaries Conference: Integrating Technology into Teaching & Learning, Grand Forks, ND, October 7, 2005.

Created major redesign of library homepage with input from students and library staff. This project required researching the literature of library site design, developing new knowledge (of CSS, XHTML, XML), developing mockups, and getting evaluations from library staff and students, July-August 2005.

Invited to lead discussion of major issues related to information literacy. “Information Literacy Breakout Session”, with Todd Quinn, Spring Forum of South Dakota Library Association, Brookings, SD, May 2005.

Significant Earlier Scholarship

"Chapter 25: Assessment of Student Learning in ENGL 101 Composition." In Elizabeth Fuseler Avery (Ed.). Assessing Student Learning Outcomes for Information Literacy Instruction in Academic Institutions. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2003.

Philosophical Shift: Teach the Faculty to Teach Information Literacy.  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Nashville, TN, April 13, 1997.

“Dakota Images: Lucile Foster Fargo.”   South Dakota History 23,3 (1993): 280-81.

"Introduction."  Introduction to reprint edition of Prairie Chautauqua by Lucile Foster Fargo, published by the Lake Madison Chautauqua Centennial Committee with a grant from the SD Committee on the Humanities, 1991.

Selected Teaching Materials

• As part of an interdisciplinary team, provide instruction in information literacy for SCTC 303 Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences. Instruction focuses on the structure of the scientific literature, the role of the literature in research, and tools and techniques for carrying out research in the sciences.
• Sample information literacy pages for courses: Marketing Research ;  Help: Library Tutorials, Guides, and other Instructional Materials  ;  Guide to Legal Resources ; Children's Literature ; Literature Reviews ; Research Guide for Health Information Management ; Speech Research Guide
• Syllabuses for courses taught in past:
  INFS 470 Special Topics: Scientific Literature & Communication in the Sciences

Professional Memberships and Offices Held

1982-      South Dakota Library Association [SDLA]

1997-98  President ; 1996-97 President-Elect;  1990-91 Treasurer

1980-      American Library Association [ALA]

1982-      Association of College and Research Libraries [ACRL]

1991-      American Society for Information Science & Technology [ASIST]

My Toolbox:  Resources for Librarians

Associations

ALA - American Library Association

SDLA - South Dakota Library Association

General

Internet Library for Librarians -- portal for librarians to resources for a variety of professional activities and types of libraries.

LibraryLand: Index to resources for librarians -- portal for librarians to resources for a variety of professional activities and types of libraries.

The Researching Librarian: Web resources helpful for librarians doing research -- includes resouces in the following categories: free databases of library and information technology literature; funding sources; electronic journals; library & other statistics; and tools (such as Jake and Libweb).

WebJunction -- online community of libraries and other agencies sharing knowledge and experience to provide the broadest public access to information technology.

Others: LibraryHQ  (Good for finding associations by subject or geographically; sponsored by SIRSI) ;  Internet Public Library Services for Librarians  

Distance Education

Library Support for Distance Learning -- By Bernie Sloan & Sharon Stoerger

Information Literacy

ACRL Information Literacy -- includes, for example, "Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education," "Objectives for Information Literacy Instruction," and "ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report"

ACRL and ALA Instruction Section -- includes, for example, "Model Statement of Objectives" and "Textbook Bibliography"

Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices -- 
3rd edition - November 1, 2000. ACRL Best Practices Initiative.

Directory of Online Resources for Information Literacy -- started by Drew Smith; now by Mark Dibble, University of South Florida, Tampa Library.

Information Literacy Resources and Instruction at Elmhurst College -- includes "Bibliography of Information Literacy in the Disciplinary Literature", "Some Do's and Don'ts for Assigning Research Projects" 

LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction -- LOEX news, collections, and instruction links

Good examples of IL tutorials:

• TILT (Texas Information Literacy Tutorial)
  http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
  University of Texas System
• LILI (Learn Information Literacy Initiative) http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/
  Dept. of Education, Training and Employment, Government of South Australia

Information Services

Gale Technical Information -- technical information including faq, user manuals, instruction links, etc.

Libraries

LibDex: Library Index -- searchable index of libraries, with location and URL

Library Automation Systems

Company Reports, Library Systems Newsletter, ALA TechSource -- provides information about vendors including sales, number of users, etc.

Integrated Library System Reports, Mary Dzurinko & Nina Platt -- "an electronic newsletter designed to assist information professionals with integrated library system issues."

Library Technology Guides, edited by Marshall Breeding, Vanderbilt University -- provides "key resources and content related to library automation"

News

Bookmarks - SD Library Association newsletter

Library & Information Science News at lis.com

Reference

Peter's Digital Reference Shelf, by Peter Jacso -- provides in-depth reviews of web sites for reference use.

Serials and Acquisitions

ACQWeb -- includes verification tools and publisher/vendor addresses.

CUFTS -- find out where a specific journal title is indexed (in what databases). Do comparisons, etc. with tools from CUFTS

JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources) -- links to journal abbreviation lists, arranged by subject.

Literary Marketplace -- publisher and literary agent directory

PLCMC Periodicals - integrated, searchable full-text periodical list of Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (includes Infotrac databases)

Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web (University of Houston Libraries) -- directory provides links to established Web-based scholarly journals that offer access to English language article files without requiring user registration or fees.

Standards

NISO (National Information Standards Organization) -- NISO standards and technical reports free in downloadable pdf

Web -- Information Architecture, Design & Development, & Library Applications

Remote User Authentication in Libraries -- links information on proxy servers, etc.

Web Design for Librarians (Scholarly Communications Center, Rutgers U) -- links to design techniques, etc.

Web4Lib Electronic Discussion Archive -- searchable archive of discussion list for those interested in library web sites

WIDGET TESTS

EASYBIB

EasyBib: the bibliography maker.  

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