Expertise
  1. Information Literacy, Information Credibility, and the Appropriate Use of Information, and Assessment of Learning in These Areas.
  2. I am a member of two American Library Association (ALA) groups specializing in library instruction; have developed newinstructional resources supporting the development of knowledge and skills in information literacy, evaluating the credibility of information sources, and using information appropriately; and have shared these materials and strategies with colleagues at the campus, library system, and state and national levels.
  3. Information Access and Trends in Scholarly Publication.
  4. I am interested in trends in scholarly publication and information dissemination in various science/technology disciplines in order to better evaluate collection development options and to provide improved service to my academic liaison units, and to students in instructional and reference settings. I chair an Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) committee involved with information access. I am a member of the IUPUI Repository Advisory Group. A co-author and I are planning to write an article on scholarly repositories.
Past Affiliations

Librarian, University Library, Libraries, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Liaison, University Library, Libraries, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Associate Librarian, Reference & Research Team

Instructor, Math and Science
1992 - 1996

Communities
Library Science
Degrees
MLS, Emporia State University, Library Science, 1998
MS, South Dakota State University, Mathematics, 1992
MEd, South Dakota State University, Curriculum and Instruction, 1989
BS, South Dakota State University, Engineering Physics, 1981
Keywords
curriculum development classroom instruction general science and technology topics library science research libraries special libraries
Associations
American College Research Libraries
Special Libraries Association