Education

• M.A., comparative literature, May 1995, Indiana University, Bloomington
  Certificate in African Studies
  Thesis: "Heteroglossia and Genre in Angolan Literature"
  
• M.L.S., May 1993, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Indiana University, Bloomington
• B.A., April 1991, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio Majors: English and Spanish

Professional Experience

Assistant Dean for Public Services and Outreach, Washington State University Libraries, (Interim, September 2005 - May 2006), June 2006 -

• Plan, coordinate, and manage Public Services and Outreach and facilities in the following libraries and units: Access Services; Architecture Library; Education Library; Health Sciences Library; Holland and Terrell Libraries; Library Instruction; Owen Science and Engineering Library and Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library; and Systems.
• Create and implement outreach services and programs that reflect WSU priorities mandated by its land-grant institution status.
• Monitor PSO expenditures.
• Assess services and unit needs to assure user-centered public services.
• Work with the regional campus librarians to coordinate programs with Pullman units.
• Provide leadership for PSO staff, faculty, and temporary employees.
• Coordinate the efforts of the working groups reporting to this position.
• Foster an atmosphere of open communication, trust, and respect.
• Serve on the Directors Advisory Council (ex officio). Actively participate in professional organizations, research, and scholarly activities, and in library, university and community service activities.
• Collaborate with library development personnel in fundraising efforts.
• Administer University and Libraries policies and procedures related to Public Services and Outreach faculty, staff, and temporary employees, including performing annual reviews.
• Maintain and share knowledge of trends and innovations in public services and outreach.
• Participate in reference and instruction services as appropriate.

Head, Library Instruction, Washington State University Libraries, January 2003 - May 2006
[tenured July 1, 2005]

• Coordinated the library instruction program which supports the General Education curriculum and all university majors and departments.
• Provided library instruction for general education and English composition courses.
• Taught Gen Ed 300, Accessing Information for Research (1 credit course).
• Created guides, assignments and handouts to support instructional efforts.
• Developed and conducted assessment program for evaluation of instructional services and student learning.
• Administered the department, including budget management and supervisory responsibility for 3.5 FTE librarians plus student employees.
• Served as a resource for all librarians who teach.
• Promoted the instruction program and services.
• As subject specialist for Composition & Rhetoric and Ethnic Studies, provided specialized reference service, teach library instruction sessions for undergraduate and graduate courses, and handle collection development.

Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College, August 2001 -

• Instructor for LIBS 150: Information Literacy and Research Methods, required course for undergraduate students

Reference/Instruction Librarian: Literature, Languages and Cultural Studies, July 1999 - December 2002; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

• Designed, implemented and coordinated the information literacy program for English 101-102.
• As Instruction Coordinator (2001-02), chaired instruction committees, collected statistics, led assessment efforts, and provided general oversight for program.
• Provided library instruction, offered specialized reference service and handled collection development for English, Foreign Languages, Portuguese Studies, Women's Studies, African and African-American Studies, and Sociology/Anthropology.
• Provided general reference assistance to students, staff, faculty, and community members, in person and online, using traditional and electronic resources.

Information Services Librarian, Indiana State University, September 1997 - July 1999

• Conducted library instruction sessions for students, staff and faculty. Instruction included course-related sessions and Internet workshops. Developed instruction programs and materials.
• Provided reference assistance to students, staff, faculty, and community members, using traditional and electronic resources.
• Participated in collection development in the areas of foreign languages, African and African-American studies, area studies, and English and American literature. Served as Browsing Collection Coordinator.
• Worked as Co-Unit Head of the Government Documents department (July 1998-July 1999), with primary responsibilities in technical services. Cataloged United Nations and Indiana documents.
• Served as Public Interface Team Leader, handling communication, reporting and project planning. As team member, took part in maintaining library web pages and in system migration project.

Adjunct Instructor, SLIS, Indiana University, September 1996 - May 1997

• Taught LIBS 150, a one-credit library and research skills course designed for telecommunications majors.

Other Library and University Experience

Assistant to African Studies Librarian, Indiana University (IU), July 1996 - August 1997
Provided support for acquisitions procedures, including working with African language materials and a gift and exchange program. Edited web-based catalogs of African language materials.

Reference Assistant, Walden University Library Liaison, June 1996 - August 1996
Provided reference assistance to distance learners during their summer residency at IU. Planned and conducted tours and taught database searching workshops.

Research Assistant, African American Arts Institute, IU, August 1995 - May 1997
Performed research for faculty member specializing in Motown.

Office Coordinator, African American Arts Institute, IU, August 1993 - August 1995
Managed budget, payroll and accounting; coordinated communications; assisted with promotions; maintained Institute archives; wrote grant proposals and managed grant accounts.

Library Assistant, Black Culture Center Library, IU, August 1992 - August 1993
Provided reference assistance, managed serials collection, and supervised undergraduate workers.

Cataloging Intern, Monographic Processing Services, IU, May 1992 - August 1992
Performed copy cataloging and some original cataloging (PR and PS classes).

Reference Assistant, Undergraduate Library, IU, December 1991 - August 1992
Handled heavy volume of reference questions and assisted patrons with electronic resources.

Teaching Experience

"Leadership Styles," WSU Libraries Leadership Training Program, 2007-

"Delegation" and "Decision Making Styles," Leadership Development Series, Human Resource Services, Washington State University, 2004-05

Gen Ed 300, Accessing Information for Research, Washington State University (on campus and online sections), January 2003 - present

LIBS 150, Information Literacy and Research Methods, University of Maryland University College (taught online), August 2001 - present

L150, Information Sources in Telecommunications, Indiana University - Bloomington, September 1996 - May 1997

Library Instruction, June 1996 - present
Numerous course-integrated sessions and standalone workshops for undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty on topics including database and internet searching, evaluation of print and Web sources, information resources in the humanities, social sciences and government documents, and research methods.

Publications and Presentations

Books:

• Matuozzi, Robert N. and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay. Literary Research and American Modernism, 1915-1949. Lanham: Scarecrow, forthcoming.
• Cox, Christopher N. and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, eds. Information Literacy Instruction Handbook. Chicago: ACRL, forthcoming.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. Great Women Mystery Writers (2nd ed.). Westport: Greenwood, 2006.

Refereed Articles and Chapters:

• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley, Corey M. Johnson, Lara Cummings and B. Jane Scales. "If You Build It, Will They Learn? Assessing Online Information Literacy Tutorials." College and Research Libraries 67.5 (2006): 429-445. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/744
• Johnson, Corey M. and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay. "Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship." portal: Libraries and the Academy 6.3 (2006): 347-369. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/745
• O'English, Lorena, J. Gregory Matthews and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay. "Graphic Novels in Academic Libraries: From Maus to Manga and Beyond." Journal of Academic Librarianship 32.2 (2006): 173-82. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/743
• Scales, Jane and Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay. "Qualitative Assessment of Student Attitudes toward Information Literacy." portal: Libraries and the Academy 5.4 (October 2005): 513-526. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/741 (Selected as one of LIRT's Top 20 for 2005.)
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "The Best of Both Worlds: Teaching a Hybrid Course." Academic Exchange Quarterly 8.4 (Winter 2004): 16-19. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/746
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Distance Teaching: Comparing Two Online Information Literacy Courses." Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.6 (November 2004): 482-487. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/742
• Ursin, Lara, Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay and Corey M. Johnson. "Assessing Library Instruction in the Freshman Seminar: A Citation Analysis Study." Reference Services Review 32.3 (2004): 284-292. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/748
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "A Collaborative Approach to Information Literacy in the Freshman Seminar." Academic Exchange Quarterly 7.3 (2003): 23-27. Available online: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/747
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley and Sara Baron. "Leading Information Literacy Programs: Immersion and Beyond." Journal of Library Administration 36.1/2 (2002): 143-165. [Also published as "Leading Information Literacy Programs: Immersion and Beyond." Information Literacy Programs: Successes and Challenges. Ed. Patricia Durisin. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2002. 143-165.]
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Reading the Way It Sounds: Heteroglossia and Orality in Angolan Literature." VOICES: The Wisconsin Review of African Languages & Literatures 5 (Spring 2002): 35-46.

Non-Refereed Articles and Bibliographies:

• Lindsay, Beth. "Making the Most of Instruction for Adult Learners." Library Instruction Round Table News 28.3 (March 2006): 3+ Available online: http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/lirtnews/2006/mar06.pdf
• Lindsay, Beth. "Learning about Diverse Patrons: Report from the ACRL-WA/WLA Pre-Conference." ACRL Washington Chapter Newsletter 56 (April 2005). http://www.lib.washington.edu/acrl-wa/News/spr2005/s2005p3.html
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Information Literacy: Focus on Pedagogy, Technology and Collaboration." (Editorial.) Academic Exchange Quarterly 8.4 (2002): 6.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "No Means No Isn't Funny, or Misogyny in Romance Fiction: Jennifer Crusie's Crazy for You." Women Writers: A Zine. Winter 2003. http://www.womenwriters.net/winter2003/nomeansno.html
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Information Literacy: Not Just a Buzzword." (Editorial.) Academic Exchange Quarterly 6.4 (2002): 2.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "A Guide to Research: Willa Cather." Domestic Goddesses ("A moderated E-journal, devoted to women writers, beginning in the 19th century, who wrote 'domestic fiction'.") September 2001. http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/catherguide.html
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Undergraduate Students as Peer Instructors." LOEX News 27.4 (Winter 2000): 7+. Also available online: http://www.emich.edu/~lshirato/NEWS/win2000.pdf
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Distance Education on the Web." Library Journal 1 July 2000: 32-34.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "A Guide to Research: Louisa May Alcott." Domestic Goddesses. July 2000. http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/alcottguide.htm
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "A Guide to Research: Kate Chopin." Domestic Goddesses. September 1999. http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/chopinbib.htm

Encyclopedia Entries:

• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Walter Mosley." Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 1127-29.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Eleanor Taylor Bland." Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 149-50.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Marita Golden." Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 639-40.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. Lucille Clifton. Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 293-95.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. Charlotte Carter. Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 239.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. Graphic novels. Encyclopedia of African American Literature. Eds. David Macey and Hans Ostrom. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005. 653-55.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Shelby Hearon." Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A to Z Guide. Eds. Laurie Champion and Rhonda Austin. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002. 119-124.
• Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley. "Sara Paretsky." Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A to Z Guide. Eds. Laurie Champion and Rhonda Austin. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002. 294-299.

Presentations:

• "One Size Doesn't Fit All: Working with Diverse Patrons." Preconference planner and program moderator. Washington Library Association Conference, scheduled for April 20, 2005, Spokane.
• "Collaboration in Distance Library Instruction." Roundtable co-facilitator, scheduled for April 9, 2005 at ACRL - Minneapolis.
• "Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities Within Public Services Librarianship." Poster session to be presented with Corey Johnson, April 8, 2005 at ACRL - Minneapolis.
• "Meeting the Student Learning Imperative: Building Powerful Partnerships Between Academic Libraries and Students Services." To be presented with Scott Walter, Lea Currie, Lisa Hinchcliffe, Randy Hensley and Margit Watts, April 8, 2005 at ACRL - Minneapolis.
• "How to Prioritize? Factors that Influence How Public Services Librarians Spend Their Time." Poster session presented with Corey Johnson June 28, 2004 at ALA - Orlando.
• "Square Pegs and Round Holes: Making Sense of Research Process Models." Poster session presented June 27, 2004 at ALA - Orlando.
• "Librarians and Freshman Seminar: Collaborative Approaches to Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment." Presented with Corey Johnson and Lara Ursin at LOEX of the West, June 4, 2004, Boise.
• "Variations on a Theme: The Evolution of an Information Literacy Course." Presented with Corey Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Jane Scales, Tammy Siebenberg, Jen Stevens and Lara Ursin at LOEX of the West, June 4, 2004, Boise.
• "Translating Culture, Translating Self: Rosario Ferré, Language and Identity." Accepted for the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Meeting, October 2003, Missoula, MT.
• "The Butler with the Candlestick in the Library: Use and Abuse of Electronic Resources in a Research Library." Presented with Lorena O'English and John Webb at WSU CTLT Ethics Brown Bag, April 2003.
• "Teaching Information Literacy Online." Presented at New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Fall Meeting, November 15, 2002, Worcester, MA.
• "Teaching and Learning from Generation Y." Presented with Anna Litten at the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) Annual Conference, June 1, 2001, Brandeis University.
• "When Fiction Collides with History: The Narrative Construction of The House on the Lagoon." Presented at the Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Conference, March 30, 2001, Hartford, Connecticut.
• "Information Literacy at UMass Dartmouth: Goals, Strategies and Implementation." Presented at New England Bibliographic Instruction Committee (NEBIC) Summer Meeting, August 18, 2000, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester.
• "Where in the World Wide Web? -- Using the Internet for Research." Poster session for the Sigma Xi Research Exhibition, May 9-10, 2000, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
• "Instruction Librarian, Dragon Slayer: Dispelling Myths about Library Instruction." Presented with Marsha Miller at the 11th Annual National Student Success Conference, April 1, 1998, Kansas City, Missouri.
• "A Three-Way Tie: Librarian Expertise, Student Motivation and Teacher Involvement in Library Instruction." Presented with Marsha Miller at the 11th Annual National Student Success Conference, April 1, 1998, Kansas City, Missouri.
• "Oral Elements in Luandino Vieira's Luuanda and Uanhenga Xitu's 'Mestre Tamoda'." Presented March 28, 1998, at the African Literature Association Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.
• "Tangled Tango: The Challenges of Translating Culture." Presented March 28, 1998, at the American Comparative Literature Association Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.

Reviews:

• Review of Andrew Maunder, ed., Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story (New York: Facts on File, 2006). CHOICE, forthcoming.
• Review of Abby H.P. Werlock, ed., Facts on File Companion to the American Novel (New York: Facts on File, 2006). CHOICE, forthcoming.
• Review of Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature (New York: Facts on File, 2006). CHOICE 44 (November 2006): 450-1.
• Review of Oyekan Owomoyela, Yoruba Proverbs (University of Nebraska Press, 2005). CHOICE 43 (July/August 2006): 1988.
• Review of Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2005). CHOICE 43 (2005): 43-0017.
• Review of Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English (www.postcolonialweb.org). CHOICE 42 (2005): 42Sup-0080.
• Review of Feminism in Literature (Gale, 2005). CHOICE 42 (2005): 42-5596.
• Review of Women's Studies: A Recommended Bibliography (Libraries Unlimited, 2004). CHOICE 42 (2005): 42-3803.
• Review of Latin American Mystery Writers: An A-to-Z Guide (Greenwood, 2004). CHOICE 42 (2004): 42-0666.
• Review of Post-Colonial Studies: The Essential Glossary (Arnold, 2003). CHOICE 41 (2004): 41-6296.
• Review of Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning (Sage Publications, 2004). CHOICE 41 (2004): 41-5039.
• Review of Sisters in Crime (http://www.sistersincrime.org). CHOICE 41 (2003): 41-1284.
• Review of Scene of the Crime: A Guide to the Landscapes of British Detective Fiction (London: Aurum Press, 2002). CHOICE 40 (2003): 40-1635.
• Review of Guide to Higher Education in Africa (Hampshire; New York: Palgrave, 2002). CHOICE 40 (2002): 452.
• Review of Literature in Context Online (Greenwood Press). CHOICE 39 (2002): 1932.
• Review of American Naturalistic and Realistic Novelists (Westport: Greenwood, 2001). CHOICE 39 (2002): 1390-1392.
• Review of Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Studies (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2001). CHOICE 39 (2002): 1218.
• Review of Historical Dictionary of Pre-Colonial Africa (Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2001). CHOICE 39 (2001): 664.
• Review of Center for Electronic Resources in African Studies, University of Iowa (http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/ceras/). CHOICE 38 (2001): 1774.
• Review of African American Women: An Annotated Bibliography (New York: Greenwood Press, 2000). CHOICE 38 (2001): 1602.
• Review of World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them. Vol. 2: African Literature and Its Times (Detroit: Gale, 2000). CHOICE 38 (2000): 682.
• Review of Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story (New York: Facts on File, 2000). CHOICE 38 (2000): 298.
• Review of International Index to Black Periodicals, Chadwyck-Healey (http://iibp.chadwyck.com). CHOICE 37 (2000): 1616.
  
  
• Review of Famous First Facts (Wilson, 2006). Reference Reviews, forthcoming.
• Review of The Christmas Encyclopedia (McFarland, 2005). Reference Reviews 20.6 (2006): 17.
• Review of MLA Language Map (http://www.mla.org/census_main) Reference Reviews 19.4 (2005): 28-9.
• Review of The Online Books Page (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu). Reference Reviews 19.2 (2005): 10-11.
• Review of Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (http://www.tansf.co.uk/swa). Reference Reviews 18.5 (2004): 19.
• Review of Eighteenth Century Collections Online (http://www.gale.com). Reference Reviews 18.4 (2004): 8.
• Review of Left Index (http://www.nisc.com). Reference Reviews 18.2 (2004): 30-31.
• Review of Marshall Cavendish Multicultural Reference Center (http://www.ebsco.com). Reference Reviews 17.8 (2003): 21.
• Review of Index Translationum (http://www.unesco.org/culture/xtrans/). Reference Reviews 17.8 (2003): 9.
• Review of Lewis & Clark Journals (http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu). Reference Reviews 17.7 (2003): 66.
• Review of 100,000 Watts: US Radio and TV Directory (http://100kwatts.tmi.net/). Reference Reviews 17.6 (2003): 57.
• Review of Native American Authors (http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/). Reference Reviews 17.5 (2003): 41-42.
• Review of Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent (http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu/). Reference Reviews 17.3 (2003): 58-59.
• Review of Ancestry Plus (http://www.gale.com). Reference Reviews 17.2 (2003): 42.
• Review of Stands4.com (http://www.stands4.com). Reference Reviews 17.1 (2003): 27-28.
• Review of Black Drama (http://www.alexanderstreetpress.com). Reference Reviews 16.8 (2002): 32-33.
• Review of Based on the Book (http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies). Reference Reviews 16.6 (2002): 38.
• Review of African Journals Online (http://www.inasp.info/ajol/). Reference Reviews 16.6 (2002): 6-7.
• Review of Encyclopedia of Arda: An Interactive Guide to the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/). Reference Reviews 16.4 (2002): 22.
• Review of Biographical Directory of the US Congress, 1771-Present (http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp). Reference Reviews 16.4 (2002): 16.
• Review of NoveList. Reference Reviews 16.3 (2002): 23-24.
• Review of World Flag Database (http://www.flags.net). Reference Reviews 16.3 (2002): 39.
• Review of NOEMA: The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy (http://billyboy.ius.indiana.edu/WomeninPhilosophy/WomeninPhilo.html). Reference Reviews 16.2 (2002): 10.
• Review of Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive. Reference Reviews 16.1 (2002): 25.
• Review of Historical Census Data Browser. Reference Reviews 15.8 (2001): 15-16.
• Review of Fiction Catalog (WilsonWeb). Reference Reviews 15.8 (2001): 25-26.
• Review of Behind the Names (http://www.behindthenames.com). Reference Reviews 15.7 (2001): 24.
• Review of All Academic (http://www.allacademic.com). Reference Reviews 15.7 (2001): 18.
• Review of Women's Legal History Biography Project (http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/). Reference Reviews 15.5 (2001): 44.
• Review of American Women's History: An On-Line Encyclopedia (http://www.factsonfile.com). Reference Reviews 15.3 (2001): 55.
• Review of African American Biographical Database (http://aabd.chadwyck.com/). Reference Reviews 15.2 (2001): 53-54.
  
  
• Review of Maxine Melling, ed., Supporting E-Learning: A Guide for Library and Information Managers (London: Facet, 2005). Journal of Academic Librarianship 31.5 (2005): 493.
• Review of Patricia O'Brien Libutti, ed., Digital Resources anad Librarians: Case Studies in Innovation, Invention and Implementation (Chicago: ALA, 2004). Journal of Academic Librarianship 31.3 (2005): 293.
• Review of Vibianna Bowman, ed., The Plagiarism Plague: A Resource Guide and CD-ROM Tutorial for Educators and Librarians (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004). Journal of Academic Librarianship 31.1 (2005): 75-76.
• Review of Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age (2nd ed. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2004). Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.4 (2004): 334.
• Review of Barbara Allan, E-Learning and Teaching in Library and Information Services (London: Facet Publishing, 2002). Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.2 (2004): 162-163.
• Review of Hannelore Rader and Allan Martin, eds., Information and IT Literacy: Enabling Learning in the 21st Century (London: Facet Publishing, 2003). Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.1 (2004): 88.
• Review of Debbie Malone and Carol Videon, First Year Student Library Instruction Programs: CLIP Note #33 (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2003). Journal of Academic Librarianship 29.6 (2003): 417.
• Review of Jane Birks and Fiona Hunt, Hands-On Information Literacy Activities (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2003). Journal of Academic Librarianship 29.4 (2003): 269.
  
  
• Review of Michael Connelly, The Overlook (New York: Little, Brown, 2007). Library Journal, forthcoming..
• Review of Heather Terrell, The Chrysalis (New York: Ballantine, 2007). Library Journal, forthcoming.
• Review of Mo Hayder, Pig Island (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006). Library Journal December 2006: 111.
• Review of Michael Connelly, Echo Park (New York: Little, Brown, 2006). Library Journal 15 October 2006: 57.
• Review of Tess Gerrtisen, The Mephisto Club (New York: Random House, 2006). Library Journal August 2006: 69-70.
• Review of Rebecca Shaw, A Country Affair (Three Rivers Press, 2006). Library Journal 15 May 2006: 91.
• Review of Encyclopedia of Distance Learning (Hershey: Idea Group, 2005). Library Journal 15 March 2006: 104.
• Review of Dana Stabenow, Blindfold Game (New York: St. Martins, 2006). Library Journal January 2006: 102-103.
• Review of Reginald Hill, The Stranger House (New York: HarperCollins, 2005). Library Journal 15 September 2005: 56.
• Review of Carrie Kapak, Cover the Butter (New York: Dutton, 2005). Library Journal 1 May 2005: 74-75.
• Review of Mo Hayder, The Devil of Nanking (New York: Grove, 2005). Library Journal 1 April 2005: 86.
• Review of M.T. Lennon, Making It Up As I Go Along (New York: Shaye Areheart, 2005). Library Journal 1 March 2005: 79.
• Review of Linda Bloodworth Thomason, Liberating Paris (New York: William Morrow, 2004). Library Journal, 15 September 2004: 51.
  
  
• Review of Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005). portal: Libraries and the Academy 5.3 (2005): 428-9.
• Review of Carol Goodson, Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2001). Portal: Libraries and the Academy 2.3 (2002): 496-7.
  
  
• Review of Anna Maxted, A Tale of Two Sisters. Women Writers: A Zine, January 2007.
• Review of Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and Havana (New York: Villard, 2004). Women Writers: A Zine, May 2004. http://www.womenwriters.net/summer04/reviews/AroundtheBloc1.htm
• Review of M.J. Rose, Sheet Music (New York: Ballantine, 2003). Women Writers: A Zine, January 2004. http://www.womenwriters.net/winter2004/bookreviews/SheetMusic.htm
• Review of Stephanie Gertler, The Puzzle Bark Tree (New York: Dutton, 2002). Women Writers: A Zine, June 2003. http://www.womenwriters.net/may2003/PuzzleBarkTree.htm
• Review of Carol Goodman, The Seduction of Water (New York: Ballantine, 2003). Women Writers: A Zine, June 2003. http://www.womenwriters.net/may2003/SeductionofWater.htm
• Review of Kathleen DeMarco, Cranberry Queen (New York: Hyperion, 2001). Women Writers: A Zine, December 2002. http://www.womenwriters.net/winter2003/Cranberry_Queen1.htm
• Review of Stephanie Gertler, Jimmy's Girl (New York: Dutton, 2001). Women Writers: A Zine. June 2002. http://www.womenwriters.net/summer2002/bookreviews/Jimmys_Girl.htm
• Review of the Emily Dickinson Electronic Archives (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/dickinson/index.html). Women Writers: A Zine. December 2001. http://www.womenwriters.net/winter2001/Dickinsonreview.htm
• Review of Conny Bryceland, Accidental Rewards (Baltimore: AmErica House, 2000). Women Writers: A Zine. May 2001. http://www.womenwriters.net/may2001/AccidentalRewards.htm
• Review of Jean Swanson and Dean James, By a Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women (New York: Berkley, 1994). Women Writers: A Zine. December 2000. http://www.womenwriters.net/bookreviews/swansonjamesreview.htm
• Review of Women of Color, Women of Words: African American Female Playwrights. (www.scils.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html). Women Writers: A Zine. March 2000.
• Review of Wish You Were Here - The Official Rita Mae Brown Site (www.ritamaebrown.com). Women Writers: A Zine. January 2000.
  
  
• Review of Stephanie Newell, ed., Readings in African Popular Fiction (Bloomington; London: Indiana UP; Currey, 2002). H-NET, June 2002. http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=6501028163282
• Review of Odile Cazenave, Rebellious Women: The New Generation of Female African Novelists (London: Rienner, 2000). H-NET, February 2001. http://www2.hnet.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=16212982964625
• Review of Willis Barnstone and Anthony Barnstone, eds., Literatures of Asia, Africa, and Latin America: From Antiquity to the Present (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1999). H-NET, February 1999. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=837924291677
• Review of Phyllis Peres, Transculturation and Resistance in Lusophone African Narrative (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1997) published by H-NET, February 1998. http://h-net2.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=14722887916305
  
  (Electronic Resources Reviews merged with Reference Reviews in 2001)
• Review of FindArticles (www.findarticles.com). Electronic Resources Reviews 4.12 (2000).
• Review of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature (www.bartleby.com/cambridge/). Electronic Resources Review 4.9 (2000).
• Review of The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s (dept.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html). Electronic Resources Review 4.8 (2000).
• Review of World Lecture Hall (www.utexas.edu/world/lecture). Electronic Resources Review 4.7 (2000).
• Review of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (web.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html), Electronic Resources Review 4.1/2 (2000).
• Review of Literary Resources on the Net (andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/), Electronic Resources Review 3.11 (1999).
• Review of IMDb (www.imdb.com). Electronic Resources Review 3.5 (1999).
• Review of Hatewatch (www.hatewatch.org). Electronic Resources Review 3.1 (1999).
• Review of TVLINK (www.timelapse.com/tvlink.html). Electronic Resources Review 2.5 (1998).
• Review of Civil War Women (scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html). Electronic Resources Review 2.2 (1998).
• Review of The e-zine list (www.meer.net/~johnl/e-zine-list/). Electronic Resources Review 2.1 (1998).

Grants

• Expanding Undergraduate Research Skills and Experiences at Washington State University, WSU Improving Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Improvement Grants, awarded March 2004, $5,000
• Improving Research Skills for the Information Age, WSU Improving Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Improvement Grants, awarded March 2003, $10, 127
• Expanding Criminal Justice Collections, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Program Enhancement Awards, 2002, $1000
• Expanding Global Women's Studies Collections, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Program Enhancement Awards, 2001, $1000
• Previous grant writing and grant management experience during arts administration work at the African American Arts Institute at Indiana University (1993-1996)

Memberships in Professional Associations

• American Library Association
  • Library Instruction Round Table
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
  • Instruction Section
  • Distance Learning Section
  • Literatures in English Section
• Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)
• RUSA
• ACRL, Washington Chapter

Professional Service

Service to professional associations and scholarly journals:

• Reviewer for CHOICE (1999- ), Journal of Academic Librarianship (2003- ) and Reference Reviews (1998- ); fiction reviewer for Library Journal (2004 - )
• Co-Chair, Volunteers Subcommittee, ACRL 2009 Conference Planning Committee, July 2007 -
• Member, Awards Committee, ACRL Instruction Section, July 2004-July 2005
• Member, Instruction Committee, ACRL Distance Learning Section, July 2004-June 2006
• Member-at-Large, ACRL - Washington Chapter, July 2003 - June 2005
• Vice-President/President-Elect, President, Past President, ACRL - Washington Chapter, July 2005 - June 2008
• Member, Distance Learning Board, LAMA, July 2003 - June 2005
• Member, Program Planning Committee, ACRL Instruction Section, February 2003 - June 2004
• Panel organizer, "DOGME 95: Anti-Hollywood or Anti-Film?" for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA) 2003 conference, March 2003, Boston.
• Associate Editor, Academic Exchange Quarterly, http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb, February 2002 - September 2005
  • Maintain the journal's online indexes
  • Serve as a reviewer for submissions to the journal
  • Edit special issues on Information Literacy (Winter 2002, Winter 2004, Winter 2005)
• Vice-Chair, ACRL New England Library Instruction Group, July - December 2002.
• Co-Chair, Annual Conference Planning Committee, ACRL New England Library Instruction Group, 2001-02
• Panel chair, "The Migratory and the Multilingual in Film," at NEMLA, April 2002, Toronto.

Service to the University:

Washington State University

• Library Council, January 2003 - January 2006
• Directors Advisory Council, January 2006 -
• Assessment Working Group, September 2005 -
• Library Instruction/Reference Working Group, January 2003 - June 2006
• Library Instruction Assessment Task Force, Chair, January 2003 - June 2006
• Distance Learning Working Group, January 2003 - June 2006
• Library Faculty Development Committee, January 2003 - June 2005
• Library Faculty Affairs Committee, July 2003 - June 2005; Chair, 2003-2005
• All University Writing Program Committee, January 2003 - June 2006
• Faculty Senate Academic Integrity Task Force, Chair, Subcommittee A, March 2004 - October 2004
• Faculty Senate, elected at-large, 2004 - 2007
• Freshman Seminar Program Review Committee, November 2004 - March 2005
• Search Committee for Freshman Seminar Director, May 2004 - October 2004
• Search Committee for Head, Serials and Electronic Resources, September 2004
• Search Committee for Digital Initiatives Librarian, January 2005 - July 2005
• Search Committee for Director of Libraries, November 2005 - May 2006
• Chair, Search Committee for Head, Library Instruction, September - December 2006
• Search Committee for Dean of Libraries, December 2006 -
• Chair, Search Committee for Asst Dean for Digital Futures & Technical Services, November 2006 -
• Advisory Board, Freshman Seminar Program, October 2005 -
• Outreach Council, December 2005 -
• Faculty Senate Committee on Committees, January 2007 -

UMass Dartmouth

• Library Collection Development Committee, 1999 - 2002
• Library Instruction Steering Committee, 1999 - 2002; Chair, 2001 - 2002
• Library Web Committee, 1999 - 2002
• Library Evaluation Committee, 2000 - 2002
• Women's Studies Search and Screen Committee, Chair, September 2000 - January 2002
• Women's Studies Program Advisory Board, 1999 - 2002
• Women's Studies Program Executive Council, 2002
• First Year English Committee, 1999 - 2002
• First Year Writing Portfolio Program Committee, 2001 - 2002
• Council on Cultural Diversity and Pluralism 2000 - 2002
• University Library Committee, 2002
• University Sabbatical Leave Committee, 2000 - 2002
• University Scholar of the Year Committee, 2001 - 2002
• UMass Five Campus Digital Library Information Literacy Task Force, 2000 - 2001
• UMass Five Campus Digital Library Web Development Task Force, 2000 - 2001

Indiana State University

• Information Services Librarian Search Committee, 1998
• Cataloging Librarian Search Committee, 1998
• Access Services Librarian Search Committee, 1998
• Library Faculty Assembly, Vice-Chair, 1998-1999
• Library Faculty Affairs Committee, 1997-1999; Secretary 1998-1999
• Library Association 1997-1999; Social Committee Chair 1998-1999
• Web Design Development Committee 1997-1999
• Library Faculty Retreat Planning Committee 1998-1999
• Evaluation and Annual Review Committee, 1998-1999

Indiana University

• Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Representative, Library Affairs Committee, 1994-1995

Service to the Community:

Professional Development/Conferences Attended
ALA Midwinter, Seattle, January 2007

ACRL-Washington and Oregon Chapters Fall Conference, Corbett, OR, October 2006
National Coalition Building Institute, WSU, July 2006
LOEX, College Park, MD, May 2006
ALA Midwinter, San Antonio, January 2006

ALA Annual, Chicago, June 2005
ACRL, Minneapolis, April 2005
ALA Midwinter, Boston, January 2005

LAMA National Institute, Palm Springs, CA, November 2004
ACRL-Washington and Oregon Chapters Fall Conference, Corbett, OR, October 2004
ALA Annual, Orlando, June 2004
LOEX of the West, Boise, June 2004
The Art of Feedback (online seminar), Center for Teaching & Learning, UMUC, April 2004
ALA Midwinter, San Diego, January 2004

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes (online seminar), ACRL, October-November 2003
RMMLA (Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association), Missoula, MT, October 2003
PNLA, Boise, August 2003
LOEX, Madison, WI, May 2003
ACRL, Charlotte, NC, April 2003

ACRL NELIG (New England Library Instruction Group) Annual Conference, Boston, June 2002
NEMLA (Northeast Modern Language Association), Toronto, April 2002

LOEX, Ypsilanti, MI, May 2001
ACRL NELIG Annual Conference, Worcester, MA, May 2001
Voyager Users Group Meeting, Chicago, April 2001
NEMLA, Hartford, CT, March 2001

ACRL New England Fall Conference, N. Easton, MA, October 2000
ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program participant (competitive selection), Seattle, August 2000
NELIG Conference, Boston, June 2000
LOEX, Ypsilanti, MI, May 2000
Voyager Users Group Meeting, Chicago, April 2000

New England Voyager Users Group, Burlington, VT, October 1999
Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Indianapolis, May 1999
Voyager Users Group Meeting, Chicago, April 1999
Indiana Online Users Group, Indianapolis, February 1999

Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Indianapolis, May 1998
National Student Success Conference, Kansas City, April 1998
African Literature Association, Austin, TX, April 1998
American Comparative Literature Association, Austin, TX, April 1998

Indiana Library Federation Reference Division Annual Conference, Indianapolis, November 1997
Indiana Online Users Group, Indianapolis, October 1997

Academic Honors and Awards

• FLAS (Title VI) fellowships for 1995-96 and summer 1996 to study Swahili
• IU Comparative Literature Department's Tutungi Prize for best master's thesis, 1995
• Scholarship and graduate assistantship, SLIS, IU, 1991-92
• Delta Sigma Pi, national honorary for Spanish majors, inducted 1991
• Golden Key National Honor Society, inducted 1991
• President's Scholarship, University of Dayton, 1987-91

Foreign Languages

Reading knowledge:

• Spanish
• Portuguese
• French

Completed coursework:

• Latin
• Swahili
• Chichewa

References

Available upon request.

Last updated: 4 May 2007