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July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

In addition to numerous research guides and informational handouts that they authored or revised and published on the Libraries' website, the faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY18-19:

Chen, Yu-Hui 
Subject Librarian for Education and East Asian Studies

  • Chen, Yu-Hui. “Faculty/Librarian Collaborations Enhance Doctoral Student Success: Strategies for Retention and Graduation.” College & Research Libraries News 79, no. 10 (November 2018): 560-64. https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.10.560.

Chesley, Camille E. 
Reference Librarian

  • Chesley, Camille, and Tarida Anantachai. “The Burden of Care: Cultural Taxation of Women of Color Librarians on the Tenure Track.” In Pushing the Margins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LIS, edited by Annie Pho and Rose L. Chou, 301-27. Sacramento: Litwin Books, 2018.
  • Chesley, Camille, and Tarida Anantachai. “Level Up the One-Shot: Empowering Students with Backward Design and Game-Based Learning.” In Motivating Students on a Time Budget: Pedagogical Frames and Lesson Plans for In-Person and Online Information Literacy Instruction, edited by Sarah Steiner and Miriam Rigby, 167-80. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/ulib_fac_scholar/109/.

Hackstadt, Angela N.
Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, and Law

  • Hackstadt, Angela. “Data Visualization is Easy with Social Explorer.” Library Update (Summer 2018): 14-15.
  • Hackstadt, Angela. “404 Reasons to Use Perma.cc.” Library Update (Summer 2019): 19-20.

Holden, Irina 
Information Literacy & Science Outreach Librarian

  • Holden, Irina I. “ACRL Framework in Information Literacy in Mathematics and Statistics Class: What Students of Mathematics Think about It?” Science & Technology Libraries (December 2018). https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2018.1555075.
  • Holden, Irina. “Open Access and Students in Information Literacy Class: A Quest for Understanding.”  JLAMS (Journal of the Library Administration & Management Section. New York Library Association) 14, no. 1 (Winter 2018). https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/jlams/vol14/iss1/3/.

Hosier, Allison E. 
Information Literacy Librarian

  • Hosier, Allison. “Badges Can Do That: Ideas for Using Badges to Enhance Information Literacy Instruction.” In Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries, edited by Kelsey L. O’Brien and Trudi E. Jacobson, 81-91. Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2018.
  • Hosier, Allison. “Research Is an Activity and a Subject of Study: A Proposed Metaconcept and Its Practical Application.” College & Research Libraries 80, no. 1 (January 2019): 44-59. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16944/18657.
  • Hosier, Allison. “Focusing Your Research by Writing the Abstract First.” Librarian Parlor (blog), January 16, 2019. https://libparlor.com/2019/01/16/focusing-your-research-by-writing-the-abstract-first/.
  • Hosier, Allison. “First, Teach Students to be Wrong.” In Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World, edited by Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson, 159-81. Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019.

Jacobson, Trudi E.
Head, Information Literacy Department

  • Jacobson, Trudi E., and Thomas P. Mackey. “Why You Should Fight for Metaliteracy on Your Campus.” HigherEdJobs (blog), November 12, 2018. https://www.higheredjobs.com/articles/articleDisplay.cfm?ID=1763.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E. “Forces of Change for Higher Education: Opening Gates for Digital Badging.” In Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries, edited by Kelsey L. O’Brien and Trudi E. Jacobson, 15-29. Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2018.
  • O’Brien, Kelsey L., and Trudi E. Jacobson, eds. Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries. Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2018.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E. “Enhancing Learning In Today's Information Environment Through Metaliteracy.” Recorded lecture. Distinguished Minute Series. The State University of New York Distinguished Academy, January 4, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKBFo97vtXw.
  • Mackey, Thomas P., and Trudi E. Jacobson, eds. Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World. Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019.
  • Jacobson, Trudi. “Developing Metaliterate and Information Literate Wikipedians in the Classroom.” Wiki Education (blog), May 6, 2019. https://wikiedu.org/blog/2019/05/06/developing-metaliterate-and-information-literate-wikipedians-in-the-classroom/.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E., Thomas P. Mackey, and Kelsey L. O‘Brien. “Developing Metaliterate Citizens: Designing and Delivering Enhanced Global Learning Opportunities.” Proceedings of the Conference on Learning Information Literacy Across the Globe. Frankfurt am Main: DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, 2019. https://informationliteracy.eu/conference/assets/papers/LILG-2019_Developing-metaliterate-citizens.pdf.

Keough, Brian 
Head, Special Collections & Archives

LaFond, Deborah
Subject Librarian for Africana Studies, Educational & Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Lasda, Elaine M.
Subject Librarian for Social Welfare and Reference

  • Lasda, Elaine M., and Richard P. Hulser. “Staying Relevant With Measures of Scholarly Impact.“ Online Searcher 43, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2019): 10-17.
  • Lasda, Elaine, and Kelsey O’Brien. “Fake News in the Field: Library Schools and Libraries.” In All That's Not Fit to Print: Fake News and the Call to Action for Librarians and Information Professionals, edited by Amy Affelt. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Dean of University Libraries

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World, by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 30, no. 3 (September 2018): 179.  https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2018.1494096.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving, edited by Brianna H. Marshall. Catholic Library World 89, no.1 (September 2018): 61.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., Rebecca Nous, Nancy Poehlmann, and Wendy West. “Benchmarking Vended Authority Control Practices in ARL Libraries.” Technical Services Quarterly 35, no. 4 (October 2018): 323-37.  https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2018.1509432.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Financial Management for Libraries, by William W. Sannwald. Catholic Library World 89, no. 3 (March 2019): 223.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Guide to Streaming Video Acquisitions, edited by Eric Hartnett. Catholic Library World 89, no. 3 (March 2019): 224.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Academic Library Management: Case Studies, edited by Tammy Nickelson Dearie, Michael Meth, and Elaine L. Westbrooks. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 31, no. 1 (May 2019): 52-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2019.1596663.

Nous, Rebecca
Catalog Management Librarian

O’Brien, Kelsey
Information Literacy Librarian

  • O’Brien, Kelsey L., and Trudi E. Jacobson, eds. Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries. Lanham, MD: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2018.
  • Jacobson, Trudi. E, Thomas P. Mackey, and Kelsey L. O‘Brien. “Developing Metaliterate Citizens: Designing and Delivering Enhanced Global Learning Opportunities.” Proceedings of the Conference on Learning Information Literacy Across the Globe. Frankfurt am Main: DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, 2019. https://informationliteracy.eu/conference/assets/papers/LILG-2019_Developing-metaliterate-citizens.pdf.
  • Lasda, Elaine, and Kelsey O’Brien. “Fake News in the Field: Library Schools and Libraries.” In All That's Not Fit to Print: Fake News and the Call to Action for Librarians and Information Professionals, edited by Amy Affelt. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.

Nancy Poehlmann
Head, Metadata Services

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., Rebecca Nous, Nancy Poehlmann, and Wendy West. “Benchmarking Vended Authority Control Practices in ARL Libraries.” Technical Services Quarterly 35, no. 4 (October 2018): 323-337.  https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2018.1509432.

Lauren M. Puzier
User Experience Librarian

  • Puzier, Lauren M. “Virtual PAWS (Personalized Assistance With Searching) Pilot Program.” SUNYLA News 48, no. 3 (2018): 3-4.
  • Puzier, Lauren. “Report from ARLIS UK and Ireland's Annual Conference.” SUNYLA News 48, no. 3 (2018): 28-30.

Kabel Nathan Stanwicks
Head of Access Services

  • Stanwicks, Kabel Nathan, and Hemalata Iyer. “Social Tagging and Name Authorities: Popular Music Information Discovery.” Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 55, no. 1 (2018): 900-901. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501167.

VanUllen, Mary
Director of Collections

Janetta L. Waterhouse
Director of Technical Services & Library Systems

  • Waterhouse, Janetta. Review of Financial Management in Academic Libraries: Data-Driven Planning and Budgeting, by Robert E. Dugan and Peter Hernon. Technicalities 38, no. 4 (2018): 18-19.
  • Waterhouse, Janetta. Review of Using Digital Analytics for Smart Assessment, by Tabatha Farney. Technicalities 38, no. 4 (2018): 19-21.
  • Waterhouse, Janetta. “The Evolving Nature of Metadata.” Technicalities 38, no. 6 (2018): 1-7.
  • Waterhouse, Janetta. Review of Financial Management for Libraries, by William W. Sannwald. Technicalities 39, no. 2 (2019): 21-22.

Wendy West
Head, Discovery Services

Previous Years

July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

In addition to numerous research guides and informational handouts that they authored or revised and published on the Libraries' website, the faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY17-18:

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús
Subject Librarian for History, Latin American Studies, and Romance Languages

Jacobson, Trudi E.
Head, Information Literacy Department

  • O’Brien, Kelsey L., Michele Forte, Thomas P. Mackey, and Trudi E. Jacobson. “Metaliteracy as Pedagogical Framework for Learner-Centered Design in Three MOOC Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera and Canvas.” Open Praxis 9, no. 3 (2017): 267-86. doi:10.5944/openpraxix.9.3.553.
  • Jacobson, Trudi, John Delano, Linda Krzykowski, Laurie Garafola, Meghan Nyman, and Holly Barker-Flynn. “Transfer Student Analysis and Retention: A Collaborative Endeavor.” Reference Services Review 45, no. 3 (2017): 421-39. doi:10.1108/RSR-10-2016-0069.
  • Detwiler, Susan, Trudi Jacobson, and Kelsey O’Brien. “BreakoutEDU: Helping Students Break Out of their Comfort Zones.” College & Research Libraries News 79, no. 2 (2018): 62- 66. doi:10.5860/crln.79.2.62.
  • Gibson, Craig, and Trudi E. Jacobson. “Habits of Mind in an Uncertain Information World.” Reference & User Services Quarterly 57, no. 3 (2018): 183-92.
  • Jacobson, Trudi, and Jane Kessler. “Some Advice for Librarians on the Tenure Track.” Librarian Parlor (blog). https://libparlor.com/2018/04/18/some-advice-for-librarians-on-the-tenure-track/.

Kearney, Ann
Collections Conservator

 

Kessler, Jane
Head, Reference and Research Services

Kiorpes, Karen E.
Head, Preservation Department

Mock, Emily H.
Coordinator for Gift Books & Collections Assessment

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Dean of University Libraries

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., ed. “Assessment of Cataloging and Metadata Services.” Special issue, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 55, no.7-8 (2017).
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. “Assessment of Cataloging and Metadata Services: Introduction.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 55, no.7-8 (2017): 435-37. doi:10.1080/01639374.2017.1362913.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Migrating Library Data: A Practical Manual, edited by Kyle Banerjee and Bonnie Parks. Catholic Library World 88, no. 2 (2017): 136.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Getting Started in Service Design: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians, by Joe J. Marquez and Annie Downey. Catholic Library World 88, no. 2 (2017): 134.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of A History of the Church in 100 Objects, by Mike Aquilina with Grace Aquilina.. Catholic Library World 88, no. 2 (2017): 130.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of So You Want to be an Academic Library Director, edited by Colleen S. Harris. Catholic Library World. 88, no. 3 (2018): 205.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Protecting Patron Privacy: A LITA Guide. (2017), edited by Bobbi Newman and Bonnie Tijerina. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 30, no. 1 (2018): 61-62. doi:10.1080/1941126X.2018.1443990.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of ClimateQUAL: Advancing Organizational Health, Leadership, and Diversity in the Service of Libraries, edited by Charles B. Lowry. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 30, no. 2 ( 2018): 116-117. doi:10.1080/1941126X.2018.1465642.

Nous, Rebecca
Catalog Management Librarian

O’Brien, Kelsey
Information Literacy Librarian

  • O’Brien, Kelsey L., Michele Forte, Thomas P. Mackey, and Trudi E. Jacobson. “Metaliteracy as Pedagogical Framework for Learner-Centered Design in Three MOOC Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera and Canvas.” Open Praxis 9, no. 3 (2017): 267-86. doi:10.5944/openpraxix.9.3.553.
  • Detwiler, Susan, Trudi Jacobson, and Kelsey O’Brien. “BreakoutEDU: Helping Students Break Out of their Comfort Zones.” College & Research Libraries News 79, no. 2 (2018): 62- 66. doi:10.5860/crln.79.2.62.

Stanwicks, Kabel Nathan
Head, Access Services

  • Stanwicks, Kabel Nathan. “Let’s Talk About How We Talk: Communication Agreements in the Library Workplace.” In Emotion in the Library Workplace. Edited by Samantha Schmehl Hines and Miriam L. Matteson, 189–202. Vol. 37 of Advances in Library Administration and Organization, edited by Samantha Schmehl Hines. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.

VanUllen, Mary
Director of Collections

Waterhouse, Janetta L. 
Director of Technical Services & Library Systems

  • Waterhouse, Janetta. “Mapping the LSP Migration Project: An Implementation Blueprint.” Computers in Libraries 38, no. 2 (2018): 4-8.

West, Wendy L.
Head, Catalog Management Services

 

July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

In addition to numerous research guides and informational handouts that they authored or revised and published on the Libraries' website, the faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY16-17:

Boyle, Jodi
Supervisory Archivist

Burke, Gerald
Subject Librarian for Art, English, Music, Philosophy & Theatre

Holden, Irina I.
Information Literacy & Science Outreach Librarian

Hosier, Allison E.
Information Literacy Librarian

Jacobson,Trudi E. 
Head of Information Literacy Department

  • Jacobson, Trudi. E., and Thomas P. Mackey. Metaliteracy in Practice (UK Publication). London: Facet Publishing, 2016. 
  • Jacobson, Trudi. E., and Thomas P. Mackey. Metaliteracy in Practice (US Publication). Chicago:  Neal-Schuman/ALA Editions, 2016.
  • Fulkerson, Diane M., Susan Andriette Ariew, and Trudi E. Jacobson.“Revisiting Metacognition and Metaliteracy in the ACRL Framework.”Communications in Information Literacy 11, no. 1 (2017): 21-41. www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=v11i1p21&path%5B%5D=252.

Kearney, Ann C.
Collections Conservator

Knee, Michael
Subject Librarian for Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics

  • Knee, M. Review of Principles of Computer Science, edited by Donald R. Franceschetti. Choice 54, no. 12 (2017): 1792.

LaFond, Deborah
Subject Librarian for Africana Studies, Communications, Educational Psychology, Psychology and Women's Studies

  • Fuller-Thomson, Esme., Senyo Agbeyaka, Deborah M.LaFond, and Mercedes Bern-Klug. “Flourishing After Depression: Factors Associated with Achieving Complete Mental Health Among Those with a History of Depression.” Psychiatry Research 242 (August 2016): 111-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.041

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Dean of University Libraries

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Managing with Data: Using ACRLMetrics and PLAmetrics by Peter Hernon, Robert E. Dugan, and Joseph R. Matthews. TheAustralian Library Journal 65, no. 1 (2016): 67.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Public Librariesby Melissa Gross, Cindy Mediavilla, and Virginia A. Walter. Catholic Library World 87, no.1 (2016): 54.
  • Mugridge, R. Review of Library Technology Buying Strategies, edited by Marshall Breeding. Catholic Library World 87, no. 2, (2016): 135.
  • Andrew, Paige G., and Rebecca. L. Mugridge. “Map Cataloging, from Basics to Beyond: An Interview with Paige G. Andrew.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 55, no. 4, (2017): 187-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2017.1292416.

Poehlmann, Christian
Subject Librarian for Business & Economics

VanUllen, Mary
Director of Collections

Wiedeman, Gregory
University Archivist

Wolfe, Mark D.
Curator of Digital Collections

 

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

In addition to numerous research guides and informational handouts that they authored or revised and published on the Libraries' website, the faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY15-16:

Alonso-Regalado, Jesus
Subject Librarian for History, Latin American Studies, and Romance Languages

  • Alonso-Regalado, Jesus. “Latin American Online Videos.” In Handbook of Latin American Studies, edited by Katherine D. McCann, and Tracy North, 605-614. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2015.

Boyle, Jodi
Supervisory Archivist

  • Boyle, Jodi B. “Shhhh! Is it a Secret? How Archivists Should Handle Potentially Classified Documents.” Journal for the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 12, no. 1&2 (2015): 2–18.

Chen, Yu-Hui
Subject Librarian for Education and East Asian Studies

  • Chen, Yui-Hui, Abebe Rorissa, and Carol Anne Germain. “Usability Definitions in a Dynamically Changing Information Environment.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 15, no. 4 (2015): 601–621.
  • Chen, Yu-Hui “Testing the Impact of an Information Literacy Course: Undergraduates’ Perceptions and Use of the University Libraries Web Portal.” Library & Information Science Research 37, no. 3 (2015): 263–274.

Germain, Carol Anne
Subject Librarian for Informatics, Information Studies & Sociology

  • Chen, Yui-Hui, Abebe Rorissa, and Carol Anne Germain. “Usability Definitions in a Dynamically Changing Information Environment.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 15, no. 4 (2015): 601–621.

Hosier, Allison E.
Information Literacy Librarian

  • Hosier, Allison. “Teaching Information Literacy through ‘Un-Research’.” Communications In Information Literacy 9, no. 2 (2015): 126–135.

Jacobson, Trudi E.
Head, Information Literacy Department

  • Jacobson, Trudi E., and Thomas P Mackey, eds. Metaliteracy in Practice. Chicago: Neal-Schuman/ALA Editions, 2016.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E., and Craig Gibson. “First Thoughts on Implementing the Framework for Information Literacy.” Communications in Information Literacy 9, no. 2 (2015): 102-110.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E. Afterword to Not Just for Librarians: Issues in Information Literacy. Anderson, SC: Parlor Press, 2016.
  • Jacobson, Trudi E., and Thomas P. Mackey.  “Can’t Seem to Stop those Ads Following You Around? Why Not Become ‘Metaliterate’?.”  The Conversation (August 7, 2015). https://theconversation.com/cant-seem-to-stop-those-ads-following-you-around-why-not-become-metaliterate-44818.

Jewell, Carol H.
Serials Copy Cataloger

Kearney, Ann
Collections Conservator

  • Kearney, Ann C. Review of Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper, edited by Margaret Holben Ellis. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 17 (Spring 2016): 84-85.

Kessler, Jane
Head, Reference and Research Services

McLaughlin, Jean
Honors College/Reference Assessment Librarian

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Dean of University Libraries

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Managing with Data: Using ACRLMetrics and PLAmetrics by Peter Hernon, Robert E. Dugan, and Joseph R. Matthews. Australian Library Journal 65 (February 2016): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2016.1129025.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., and Michael Sweeney. "Data Center Consolidation at the University at Albany." Information Technology and Libraries 34 (December 2015): 18-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v34i4.8650.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., and Nancy M. Poehlmann. "Internal Customer Service Assessment of Cataloging, Acquisitions, and Library Systems."OCLC Systems & Services 31, no. 4 (2015): 219-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/OCLC-12-2014-0037.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Shaping Knowledge: Complex Socio-Spatial Modelling for Adaptive Organizations by Jamie O'Brien. Online Information Review 39, no. 5 (2015): 757.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/OIR-07-2015-0230.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Letting Go of Legacy Services: Library Case Studies edited by Mary Evangeliste, and Katherine Furlong. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 27 (August 2015): 216-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2015.1059671.

Nous, Rebecca
Catalog Management Librarian

Poehlmann, Christian
Subject Librarian for Business & Economics

Poehlmann, Nancy
Head of Cataloging

Sweeney, Michael
Head of Library Systems

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L., and Michael Sweeney. "Data Center Consolidation at the University at Albany."Information Technology and Libraries 34 (December 2015): 18-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v34i4.8650.

VanUllen, Mary

West, Wendy L.
Head of Catalog Management Services

Wiedeman, Gregory
University Archivist

July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

The faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY14-15:

Chen, Yu-Hui

  • Chen, Yu-Hui and InduShobha Chengalur-Smith. “Factors Influencing Students' Use of a Library Web Portal: Applying Course-integrated Information Literacy Instruction as an Intervention.” The Internet and Higher Education 26 (July 2015): 42-55.

Cheney, Debora L.
Associate Director for Public Services

  • Cheney, Debora. “Big Data, Text Mining and News Content:  Where is the Big Data?” In Contemporary Research Methods and Data Analytics in the News Industry, edited by William Gibbs and Joseph McKendrick. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015.

Germain, Carol Anne
Information Literacy Librarian

  • Batsis, John A., Carol A. Germain, Elizabeth Vasquez, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, and Stephen J. Bartels. “Waist Circumference, Physical Activity, and Functional Impairments in Older US Adults: Results From the NHANES 2005-2010.” Journal of Aging & Physical Activity 23, no. 3 (2014): 369-76.

Jacobson, Trudi E.
Head of Information Literacy Department

  • Mackey, Thomas. P., Michele Forte, Nicola Allain, Trudi E. Jacobson, and Jenna Pitera. “MOOC Talk: A Connectivist Dialogue About Our Metaliteracy MOOC Experience.” All About Mentoring 46 (2015): 34-40.
  • O'Brien, Kelsey and Trudi Jacobson. “Teaching Metaliteracy with Digital Badges.” Academic Library Marketing. (April 22, 2015). http://www.academiclibrarymarketing.com/blog/teaching-metaliteracy-with-digital-badges.
  • Jacobson, Trudi. E. and Emer O'Keeffe. “Seeking-and--Finding--Authentic Inquiry Models for Our Evolving Information Landscape.” Knowledge Quest. 43, no. 2 (2014): 26-33.

Jewell,  Carol H.
Serials Copy Cataloger

Kiorpes,  Karen E.
Head of Preservation Department

  • Brown, Karen E.K. Review of Personal Archiving: Preserving our Digital Heritage, editedby Donald T. Hawkins. Library Resources & Technical Services 59 (2015): 2.

McLaughlin,  Jean.
Reference and Research Services and Honors College Librarian

  • McLaughlin, Jean. “Working with Gifted College and University Students: Journals, Organizations, and Scholarships.” The Reference Librarian 56, no. 1 (2015): 42-51. doi: 10.1080/02763877.2014.968824

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Interim Dean and Director & Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. “Report on the ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries (Big Heads) Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2014.” Technical Services Quarterly 31, no. 4 (2014): 395-397. doi: http://10.1080/07317131.2014.908617
  • Mugridge, Rebecca. Review of The Patron Driven Library: A Practical Guide for Managing Collections and Services in the Digital Age by Dee Ann Allison. Collection Building 33, no. 4 (2014): 137-138. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CB-07-2014-0042
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of RDA: Strategies for Implementation by Magda EL-Sherbini. Library Resources & Technical Services 58, no. 3 (2014): 209-211.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Making the Most of the Cloud: How to Choose and Implement the Best Services for Your Library by Robin Hastings. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 26, no. 3 (2014): 230-231. doi: 10.1080/1941126X.2014.939052
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Responsive Web Design for Libraries. A LITA Guide by Matthew Reidsma. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 26, no. 4 (2014): 306-307. doi. 10.1080/1941126X.2014.972123
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of The True Herod by Geza Vermes. Catholic Library World 85, no. 2 (2014): 116.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Linked Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums: How to Clean, Link, and Publish Your Metadata by Seth Van Hooland. Catholic Library World 85, no. 2 (2014): 134.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of The Academic Library Administrator's Field Guide by Bryce Nelson. Catholic Library World 85, no. 2 (2014): 131.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of The Comparative Guide to WordPress in Libraries by Amanda L. Goodman. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 27, no. 1 (2015): 63-64. doi: 10.1080/1941126X.2015.999569
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Popular Picks for Young Readers edited by Diane Foote. Collection Building 34, no. 1 (2015): 27-28. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CB-11-2014-0052
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Blends by Megan McArdle. Catholic Library World 85, no. 3 (2015): 210.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of Extensible Processing for Archives and Special Collections: Reducing Processing Backlogs by Daniel A. Santamaria. Catholic Library World 85, no. 3 (2015): 208.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca. Review of Copyright for Academic Librarians and Professionals by Rebecca P. Butler. Catholic Library World. 85, no. 3 (2015): 207-208.
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. Review of RDA and Cartographic Resources by Paige G. Andrew, Susan M. Moore, and Mary Lynette Larsgaard. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 27, no. 2 (2015): 148-149. doi: http://10.1080/1941126X.2015.1029796
  • Mugridge, Rebecca L. and Nancy M. Poehlmann. “Benchmarking as a Tool for Assessment in Cataloging.” Technical Services Quarterly 32, no. 2 (2015): 141-159. doi: 10.1080/07317131.2015.998465

Nous, Rebecca
Catalog Management Librarian

  • Nous, Rebecca. “Technical Services Collaboration through Technology.” ALCTS News (July 21, 2014). www.ala.org/alctsnews/reports/ac2014-programs.

O'Brien, Kelsey L. 
Information Literacy Librarian

Poehlmann, Nancy 
Head of Cataloging

  • Mugridge, Rebecca L.and Nancy M. Poehlmann. “Benchmarking as a Tool for Assessment in Cataloging.” Technical Services Quarterly 32, no. 2 (2015): 141-159. doi: 10.1080/07317131.2015.998465

Wiedeman, Gregory 
University Archivist

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

The faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY13-14:

Bernnard, Deborah F.
Head of the Dewey Library

  • Bernnard, D. F. (2014). In Bobish, Greg and Jacobson, Trudi (Ed.), The Information Literacy User's Guide, Scope and Gather (2 chapters). The Information Literacy User's Guide. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks. http://opensuny.org/omp/index.php/SUNYOpenTextbooks.
  • Jacobson, T. E., Bernnard, D. F. (2014). Manage: Organizing Information Effectively and Ethically. Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks.

Bobish, Gregory D.
Information Literacy Librarian

  • Bobish, G. D. (2014). Application Exercises to Enhance Metaliteracy Skills. Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners. (pp. 177-181. Chicago, IL: Neal-Schuman.
  • Bobish, G. D. (2014). In Greg Bobish and Trudi Jacobson (Ed.), Identify: Understanding your information need The Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. (pp. 7-14. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks. opensuny.org/omp/index.php/SUNYOpenTextbooks/catalog/book/170.
  • Bobish, G. D. (2014). In Greg Bobish and Trudi Jacobson (Ed.), Present: Sharing what you've learned The Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. (pp. 89-100. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks. opensuny.org/omp/index.php/SUNYOpenTextbooks/catalog/book/170.

Boyle, Jodi
Supervisory Archivist

Chen, Yu-Hui
Subject Librarian for Education

  • Chen, Y.-H., A longitudinal study of undergraduate students' perceptions and use patterns of the university libraries Web portal: Does information literacy instruction play a role? (Doctoral Dissertation).

Holden, Irina I.
Information Literacy & Science Outreach Librarian

  • Hosier, A., Holden, I. I. (2014). Conclusion Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks.
  • Jacobson, T. E., Bernnard, D. F. (2014). Manage: Organizing Information Effectively and Ethically Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks.
  • Holden, I. I. (2014). Science Literacy: Information Literacy in the Sciences Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. (pp. 239-266. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks. opensuny.org/omp/index.php/SUNYOpenTextbooks/catalog/book/170.

Jacobson, Trudi E.
Head of Information Literacy Department

Kaczor, Sue A.
Subject Librarian for Biology, Atmospheric & Environmental Science, General Science and Science Reference, Liaison to the School of Public Health

  • Kaczor, S. (2013). A Citation Analysis of Doctoral Dissertations in Atmospheric Science at the University at Albany. (Issue 1 ed.,) Vol. 33, pp. p89-98. Science & Technology Libraries.

Keough, Brian
Head of Special Collections & Archives

  • Keough, B. (2013). Re-interpreting the Value of State Legislator Papers for Documenting the Civil Rights Movement. Congressional Papers Roundtable Newsletter.
  • Keough, B. (2013). The Rainmaker. New York Archives Magazine, New York State Archives.
  • Keough, B., Novara, E. A. (2013). Public or Private: Reconsidering Ownership and Value of State Legislator Papers" Archival Issues (1 ed.,) Volume 35. Archival Issues: The Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference.

Kessler, Jane
Reference Librarian

Knee, Michael
Subject Librarian for Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics

  • Knee, M. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, edited by William H. Dutton. 51, pp. 51-3321. Choice. (review).

Lasda Bergman, Elaine
Subject Librarian for Social Welfare and Reference

Mugridge, Rebecca L.
Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems

  • Mugridge, R. (2014). Build a Great Team: One Year to Success Catholic Library World. (3 ed.,) 84, pp. 207 (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2014). Cataloging Collaborations and Partnerships. (pp. 317. London, New York: Routledge.
  • Mugridge, R. (2014). Catalogue 2.0: The Future of the Library Catalogue Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. (1 ed.,) 26, pp. 85-86. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2014). Getting Started with Evaluation Catholic Library World. (3 ed.,) 84, pp. 207-208. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2014). Technical Services Assessment: A Survey of Pennsylvania Academic Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services. 58:2, pp. 100-110. Library Resources & Technical Services.
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Academic and Professional Publishing Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. 25:3, pp. 252-253. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Collection Management Basics, 6th ed. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 39:2, pp. 116. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services. (3/4 ed.,) 37, pp. 118. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Research Methods in Information Catholic Library World. (1 ed.,) 84, pp. 59. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 4th ed. Catholic Library World. (1 ed.,) 84, pp. 60. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). The Future of Scholarly Communication Journal of Academic Librarianship. (6 ed.,) 39, pp. 608-609. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). The Information Society Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. (4 ed.,) 25, pp. 333-334. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change, 6th ed. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. (4 ed.,) 25, pp. 333-334. (book review).
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). The Value of Collaborations and Partnerships in Cataloging Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. (1-3 ed.,) 51, pp. 1-5. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly.
  • Mugridge, R. (2013). Time and Project Management Strategies for Librarians Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services. (3/4 ed.,) 37, pp. 119. (book review).

Nous, Rebecca
Catalog Management Librarian

VanUllen, Mary
Associate Director for Collections

  • VanUllen, M. (2014). Analysis for Science Librarians of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Work of Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel. (1 ed.,) 33, pp. 33-46. Science & Technology Libraries. dx.doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2013.879271.

West, Wendy L.
Head of Catalog Management Services

  • West, W., Tag, you're it: Enhancing access to graphic novels Portal: Libraries and the Academy. 13:3. Baltimore, Maryland: Portal: Libraries and the Academy.

Williams, Geoffrey
University Archivist/Campus Records

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

The faculty of the University at Albany Libraries published the following during FY12-13:

Mary Jane Brustman
Associate Director for Public Services

  • Brustman, M. J. (2012). Review of How Sex Became a Civil Liberty. Library Journal. 137(19), pp. 92. (book review)
  • Brustman, M. J. (2012). Review of Prigg v. PA: Slavery, the Supreme Court and the Ambivalent Constitution. Library Journal. 137(14), pp. 113-114. (book review)

Mary Casserly
Dean and Director of Libraries

  • Casserly, M. (2013). Open Access: What You Need to Know Now. Collection Building. 32 (2), pp. 74. (book review)

Yu-Hui Chen
Bibliographer/Outreach Librarian for Education

  • Chen, Y. A Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Students' Perceptions and Use Patterns of the University Libraries Web Portal: Does Information Literacy Instruction Play a Role? (doctoral dissertation)

Carol Anne Germain
Information Literacy Librarian

  • Germain, C. A. ( 2012). “Reel” Marketing for your Movie Collections and Film Resources. Public Services Quarterly. 8(2), pp. 171-177.

Irina Holden
Information Literacy Librarian

Richard Irving
Bibliographer for Political Science, Public Administration & Policy.
Criminal Justice

  • Bullis, D. R., Irving, R. (2013). Journals Supporting Terrorism Research: Identification and Investigation into their Impact on the Social Sciences. College & Research Libraries. 74(2), pp. 119-129.

Brian Keough
Head, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives

  • Keough, B. (2012). Politics as Usual or Political Change: The Community Action Program and the War on Poverty in Albany, N.Y., 1964-1967. Afro-Americans in New York Life and History. 36, pp. 37-65.


Jane Kessler
Reference Librarian

  • Kessler, J. (2012). Use It or Lose It! Results of a Use Study of the Print Sources in an Academic Library Reference Collection. The Reference Librarian. 54 (1), pp. 61-72.

Michael Knee
Science Bibliographer

  • Knee, M. Review of WhatIs.com. Choice. 50, pp. 3016. (internet review)

Elaine Lasda Bergman
Social Welfare, Gerontology and Reference Bibliographer

  • Lasda Bergman, E. (2012). Finding Citations to Social Work Literature: The Relative Benefits of Using Web of Science, Scopus, or Google Scholar. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 38(6), pp. 370-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.08.002.

Kate Latal
Head, Acquisitions Services Unit

  • Latal, K. (2012). Amping Up Acquisitions with the OCLC Cooperative Platform. Against the Grain. 24 (5), pp. 80.
  • Latal, K. (2012). Saving Time, Energy, Keystrokes and Sanity. Against the Grain. 24 (4), pp. 71

Rebecca Mugridge
Associate Director for Technical Services and Library Systems

  • Mugridge, R. (2013). The Value of Collaborations and Partnerships in Cataloging. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 51(1-3), pp. 1-5.
  • Mugridge, R., Edmunds, J. (2012). Batchloading MARC Bibliographic Records: Current Practices and Future Challenges in Large Research Libraries. Library Resources & Technical Services. 56(3), pp. 155-170.
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). Being a Teen Library Services Advocate. Catholic Library World. 83(2), pp. 142-144. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). Cloud Computing for Libraries. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. 24(4), pp. 338-339. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings. Catholic Library World. 83(1), pp. 58-59. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). Evaluating Teen Services and Programs. Catholic Library World. 83(2), pp. 144-145. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). Joint Libraries: Models That Work. Catholic Library World. 83(2), pp. 146. (book review)
  • Mugridge, R. (2012). The Challenge of Library Management: Leading with Emotional Engagement. Library Resources & Technical Services. 56(4), pp. 282-283. (book review)

Geoffrey Williams
University Archivist