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This website describes my research and teaching activities. Please contact me if you have questions or interest in any of the work or events referred to on these pages. I would like to hear from you. I am always looking for individuals and institutions willing to take part in the projects described here.
I investigate the interpersonal and environmental dimensions of mediation in reference and information services. During the mediation process, what exactly does an information professional provide to the information user? What factors facilitate or inhibit this process? Finally, what are the observable indicators that a reader has benefited from talking with a librarian?
Research expedition to Lake Union
The significance of this research lies in:
1.
Gathering evidence for evaluating information
services, improving practice, and developing curriculum.
2. Creating tools for efficient
management of staff and information resources within
organizations.
3. Identifying the most critical skills, values,
and professional knowledge necessary for providing excellent service.
I teach in the areas of reference and information services, collection management, information literacy, and teaching methods.
Information Resources, Services and Collections
Instructional and Training Strategies for Information Professionals
International Conference on Internet Piracy
Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
Ship Fever, Andrea Barrett
Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond
The Gift, Patrick O' Leary
The Pope's Rhinoceros, Lawrence Norfolk
Full House, Stephen Jay Gould
Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson
The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett
The Monkey House, John Fullerton
The Siege of Isfahan, Jean-Christophe Rufin