Curriculum Vitae

Office Address

482 Allen Library, Box 352900
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2900 USA
betsyw@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-1763 Phone, (206) 685-8727 Fax

Experience

Dean of University Libraries, University of Washington, 2001 to present.

Associate Director of Libraries for Research and Instructional Services, University of Washington, 1992 to 2000.

Assistant Director of Libraries for Undergraduate and Instructional Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986 to 1992.

Coordinator of Online Catalog User Services, University of Illinois, 1985 to 1992.

Assistant Undergraduate Librarian, Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, 1980 to 1986.

Assistant Architecture and Art Librarian, Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, University of Illinois, 1979 to 1980.

Additional Experience

Affiliate Professor, Information School, University of Washington, 2001 to present.

Executive Director, Leopoldo Cicognara Program, University of Illinois--Vatican Library, 1987 to present.

Associate Director, "H.G. Wells: Reality and Beyond--An Interpretive Exhibition and Symposium," National Endowment for the Humanities Projects in Libraries, 1986 to 1987.

Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, 1984- 1992.

Assistant Seminar Director, "American Art and the Classical Tradition," National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Seminar, University of Illinois, 1981.

Education

M.S. (Library Science) with Honors 1978, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

B.A. (Art History and German) with High Honors 1977, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

National Work Study Program in Germany 1974-75, University of Cincinnati and Goethe Institute, Hamburg, Germany

Honors and Awards

Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2007

Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2006

Who’s Who in America 2005 (59th Edition)

2004 Association of College and Research Libraries Excellence in Academic Libraries (University libraries category)

2001 Literati Award for Excellence for Best Article in The Bottom Line

EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning for UWired, 2000

Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, 2000

Senior Fellows Program, 1997

Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award for Lifetime Achievement, 1995

Library Instruction Round Table's Top Twenty Publications for 1991

University of Illinois Undergraduate Instructional Award, 1982, 1991

Association of College and Research Libraries, Professional Liaison Award, 1991

Illinois White House Conference Delegate, 1990

IBM Innovation in Undergraduate Education Award, 1990

University of Illinois List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by their Students, 1989

Association of College and Research Libraries, Instruction Section, Think Tank II, 1989

University of Illinois Computer Fee Grant, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990

University of Illinois Research Board Award, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988

Scholar's Travel Award, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991

Poster Session Honorable Mention, Illinois Library Association, 1987

National Endowment for the Humanities Travel to Collections Award, 1986

Amoco Foundation Award for Improvement in Undergraduate Education, 1983

Beta Phi Mu (Library Science Honor Society), 1978

Josie Houchens Fellowship in Library Science, 1977-1978

Northwestern University Academic Scholarship, 1972-1977

Association of American University Women Scholarship, 1972-1973

Selected University Service

University of Washington

• Board of Deans, 2001 to present
  Chair, 2006-2007
  Budget Working Group, 2001-2002
  Labor Relations Working Group, 2002 to present
• Academic Technology Advisory Committee, 2003 to present
• Information Management Advisory Committee, 2003 to present
• Diversity Council, 2002 to 2004
• Member, Committee on Improving the Undergraduate Experience, 2005
• Search Committee for the Athletic Director, 2004
• Search Committee for the Provost, 2004-2005
• Search Committee for the Dean of the Information School, 2005-2006
• Search Committee for the Dean and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Co-chair, 2006
• Enrollment Policy Advisory Committee, 2004 to present
• Future of Information Systems Task Force, 2006
• Advisory Review Committee of the Deanship of the College Of Education, Chair, 2005-2006
• Human Resources Advisory Committee, 2004 to present
• Faculty Council on University Libraries, ex officio, 2001 to present
• International Faculty Council, 1999 to 2001
• Ad hoc Committee for Libraries Facilities Master Plan, 1999-2000
• Five-Year Review Committee for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 1997-1998
• Masters Degree Committee, Department of Technical Communications, 1995-1996
• Ad hoc Committee for the Conibear Shellhouse Renovation, 1996
• Geography and Libraries Working Group, Co-chair, 1994 to 1995
• Faculty Council on University Libraries, Ad hoc Subcommittee on Branch Library Closures, 1995
• Faculty Council on Student Affairs, 1995 to 1997
• Faculty Council on University Libraries Symposium Planning Group, 1994 to 1995
• UWired Executive Committee, 1994 to 2000
• UWired Faculty Advisory Committee, 1996 to 1998
• President's Task Force, 1993 to 1994
• UWIN Steering Committee, 1992 to 1994
• Wednesday Group (Computing and Libraries Steering Group), 1992 to 2000

University of Illinois

• Women, Information Technology and Scholarship. Center for Advanced Study, 1991-1992
• Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center Building Advisory Committee, 1991-1992
• University Senate, 1990-1992
  • Equal Opportunity Committee, 1990-1992
• Faculty Fellow, 1990-1992
• Athletic Board of Control, 1990-1992
  • Academic Progress and Eligibility Committee, 1990-1992; Chair 1991-1992
  • Budget and Finance Committee, 1990-1991
  • Student Services Committee, 1990-1991
• Certificate of Advanced Study Committee. School of Library and Information Science, 1988 to 1992
• Master Equivalency Committee, School of Education, 1988
• Doctoral Committee, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1986-1988
• Committee to Review Academic Support Services to Students, 1982-1983

Selected Library Service

University of Washington

• Libraries Cabinet, 2000 to present, Chair, 2001 to present
• University Libraries Council, 2000 to present, Chair, 2001 to present
• Strategic Planning Team, 2000 to 2001
• Strategic Planning Visioning Team, 1999 to present
• Task Force to Develop Guidelines for Interdepartmental Teaching by Librarians, 1999-2000
• Policy Review Committee for Merit Review, 1999
• Web Initiative Steering Committee, Chair, 1997 to 1999
• Libraries Executive Committee, 1994 to 2000
• Information Resources Council, Co-chair, 1998 to present
• Research and Instructional Services Group, Chair, 1998 to 2000
• Search Committee for Associate Director of Libraries for Resources and Collection Management Services, Chair, 1998-1999
• Search Committee for Associate Director of the Health Sciences and Information Center, 1999
• Public Services Administrative Group, Chair, 1992 to 1998
• Task Force on Service Location Evaluation, Chair, 1993 to 1994
• Electronic Information Coordinating Team, Convener, 1992 to 1994
• Administrative Council, 1992 to 1994
• Kenneth Allen Endowment Advisory Committee, 1992 to present
• Innovation Award Subcommittee, 1994 to 1995
• Library Systems Coordinating Council, Chair, 1992 to 1996

University of Illinois

• Library Committee on Program Evaluation (COPE), 1991-1992
• Central Public Services Administrative Group, 1990-1992
• Promotion, Tenure, and Appointment Committee, 1986-1992
• Administrative Council, 1986-1992
• Faculty Executive Committee, 1989-1991
• Task Force on Delivery Systems, Chair, 1989-1990
• Departmental Library Services Director's Council, 1986-1990
• Collection Development Committee, 1986-1992
• Online Catalog Advisory Committee, Convener, 1985-1992
• Online Catalog Technical Committee, 1985-1992
• Departmental Library Services Advisory Committee, 1982-1986
• Numerous search committees as member or chair, 1981-1992

Professional Service

• American Association of Higher Education
• American Library Association
  • Divisional Presidents, Chair, 2000
  • Information Literacy Assembly, 2000-2001
  • Council, Member-at-large, 1991-1995
• Association of College and Research Libraries
• President, 2001-2002
• Activity Sections Council, 1989-1990, Chair 1990-1991
• Arts Section
• Colleagues Committee (Development and Fundraising), 1996-1997; Co-chair, 1997-1999
• Conference Program Planning Committee, 1989-1991
• Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Selection Committee, Chair, 2002-2003
• Executive Committee, 1999-2002
• Information Literacy Advisory Committee, 1999-2000
• Instruction Section
  • Chair, 1990-1991
  • Secretary, 1986-1987
  • Executive Committee, 1986-1987; 1989-1992
  • Advisory Council, 1986-1992, 1993-1995
  • Name Change Implementation Task Force, 1995-1996
  • Editorial Consultant, 1994-1996
  • What's in a Name Task Force, Chair, 1993-1995
  • Nominations Committee, 1992-1993
  • Awards Committee, 1990-1991, Chair, 1991-1992
  • Education for Bibliographic Instruction, Chair, 1988-1989
  • Communication Committee, Chair, 1987-1988
  • Research Committee, 1983-1986
• Institute for Information Literacy Advisory Committee, 1997-1999
• National Conference Planning Committee, 1997 -1999
• National Conference Keynote Speakers Committee, Chair, 2001-2002
• National Conference Chair, 2007-2009
• Science and Technology Section
• University Libraries Section
  • Public Service Directors of Large Research Libraries, 1992 to present; Chair, 1997-1998
  • 1999 Conference Program Planning Committee, 1998-2000
• Association of Research Libraries
  • Board of Directors, 2003-2006
    • Finance Committee, 2004-2006
  • Diversity Committee, 2001-2003
  • Global Resources Network Advisory Committee, 2003 to present
  • Information Policies Committee, 2004-2006
  • Research Libraries Leadership Fellow Program Planning Group, 2003 to present
  • Task Force on Collections and Access, 2002-2003
  • Task Force on Future Financial Strategies, 2003-2004
  • Teaching, Learning, and Research Steering Committee, Chair, 2005 to 2008
• BioOne Board
  • Member, 2004 to 2006
• Coalition for Networked Information
  • Member, Paul Peters Award Committee, 2005-2007
• Council on Library Resources
  • Board of Directors, 2007 to present
• Digital Library Federation
  • Steering Committee, 2001 to present
  • Executive Committee, 2004 to 2007
  • Treasurer, 2005-2007
  • Mission Committee, Chair, 2004
• Greater Western Library Alliance
  • President, 2003-2004
  • Executive Committee, 2002-2005
• Illinois Library Association
  • Poster Sessions Subcommittee, 1983-1984; Chair 1984-1985
  • Conference Planning Committee, 1984-1985
• Illinois State Library, Automation Committee, 1986-1990
• Illinois Statewide Online Catalog Advisory Committee, 1986-1987
• Illinois Library Computer System Organization (ILCSO)
• Statistics Committee, 1986-1990
• Interface Subcommittee, 1987-1991
• Interinstitutional Committee of Chief Librarians, 2001 to present
  • Chair, 2005 to 2006
• Library Administration and Management Association
• Statistics and Services Section
  • Conference Program Committee, 1984-1986
  • Data Collection for Library Managers Committee, 1996-1998
• Public Relations Section
  • Publications Committee, 1996-1998
• Library Instruction Roundtable
• Library and Information Technology Association
• NovaNET Advisory Committee. LSCA Title I Grant, 1988-1989
• OCLC, Inc.
• Board of Trustees, 2000-2010
  • Chair, 2003 to 2007
  • Executive Committee, 2001 to present
  • Audit Committee, 2000-2001, Chair, 2001-2002
  • Finance Committee, 2001 to 2003
  • Nominations and Board Development, 2002 to 2003
  • Personnel and Compensation Committee, 2000-2001
  • RLG Committee, 2006 to present
• Members (formerly Users) Council
  • President, 1999-2000
  • Vice-president, 1998-1999
  • Executive Committee, At-large Delegate, 1997-1998
  • Finance Committee, Chair, 1998-1999
  • Nominating Committee, 1996-1997
  • OCLC Pacific Nominating Committee, 1997, 1999, 2000
  • OCLC Pacific Delegate, 1996-2000
  • OCLC Pacific Alternate, 1994-1996
• Orbis Cascade Alliance
  • Executive Committee, 2003-2005
  • Council, 2003 to present
• Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA)
  • Steering Committee, 2001 to present
• Reference and User Services Association
• Bibliography Committee, 1982-1984; Chair 1984-1986
• Catalog Use Committee, 1986-1987; Chair 1987-1989
• CODES
  • Computer Assisted Methods and Resources, 1996-1998
  • Nominations Committee, Chair 1988-1990
• Seattle Educational Pipeline Project Advisory Board, 1997
• U.S. Delegation to the People's Republic of China. China Association for Science and Technology, Delegate, 1985
• University of Illinois Library School Association
  • President, 1987-1988
  • First Vice-President, 1986-1987
  • Second Vice-President, 1985-1986
  • Distinguished Speakers Program Committee, Chair, 1986-1987
• Washington Chapter, Association of College and Research Libraries
• Washington Library Association
  • Legislative Planning Committee, 2001 to present
• Washington State Library
  • Information Literacy Initiative Steering Committee, 1999-2001
  • Group Services Task Force, 2005-2006
• Western Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Teams
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1996-1998
  • University of Hawaii, 1999

Publications

Collections

• The Cicognara Library: Literary Sources in the History of Art and Kindred Subjects (Leopoldo Cicognara Program at the University of Illinois Library in Association with the Vatican Library, 1989-2005). Co-editor with Philipp P. Fehl and Maria Raina Fehl.

Books

• Catalogo ragionato dei libri d'arte e d'antichita posseduti dal Conte Cicognara (Vatican Press, 2001). A critical edition of the 1821 imprint published in Pisa is in press. Co-editor with Philipp P. Fehl and Maria Raina Fehl.
• Research Guide: Introduction to Library and Information Skills (Stipes Publishing, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994). With Mary Jane Petrowski.
• Research Guide: An Introduction to the Basics (Stipes Publishing, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990).
• Dictionary of Women Artists (G.K. Hall, 1985). Contributor.
• Research Guide: Using the University of Illinois Libraries (Stipes Publishing, 1982).
• Notable American Women: The Modern Period (Harvard University Press, 1980). Contributor.

Chapters

• "Building the Any Time Any Place Library," in Proceedings of the Third China-U.S. Library Conference on Knowledge Management and Services in a Digital Era (Guo jia tu shu guan guo ji jia liu chu, 2005).
• "Information Literacy: Fluency Across and Beyond the University" in Library User Education: Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships (Scarecrow Press, 2001), pp. 1-17.
• "The Gateway Library: Rethinking Undergraduate Services" In People Come First: User-Centered Academic Library Service (Association of College and Research Libraries Publications in Librarianship No. 53, 1999), pp. 13-44.
• "UWired: Enhancing Teaching, Learning and Technology through Collaboration," in Collaboration and Instructional Design in a Virtual Environment (Foundations of Library and Information Science Series) (JAI Press, 1998), pp. 23-38. With Andrea Bartelstein, Louis Fox, Pam Stewart, and Anne Zald.
• "The Way Things Work: Teaching and Learning in Libraries," in Programs that Work (Library Orientation Series, 24) (Pierian Press, 1997), pp. 1-11.
• "Glacier or Avalanche? Shifts in the Electronic, Educational, and Library Landscape," in Cultivating The Electronic Landscape: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change (Foundations of Library and Information Science Series, vol. 34) (JAI Press, 1996), pp. 1-18.
• "Instruction as a Reference Service" in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction (Libraries Unlimited, 1995), pp. 152-184.
• "Cooperative Learning: A Guided Discovery Workshop" in The Impact of Technology on Library Instruction (Library Orientation Series, 21) (Pierian Press, 1995), pp. 21-75. With Lori Arp, Sharon Mader, and Mary Jane Petrowski.
• "Changing Users: Bibliographic Instruction for Whom?" in The Evolving Educational Mission of the Library (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1992), pp. 20-53.
• "Instruction as a Reference Service" in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction (Libraries Unlimited, 1989), pp. 120-150.
• "A Model Course in Library Instruction" in Library Instruction for Librarians (Libraries Unlimited, 1989), pp. 21-27.
• "Term Paper Counseling: the Library's Tutorial," Integrating Library Skills Instruction into the General Education Curriculum (Haworth Press, 1989), pp. 269-288. With Joyce C. Wright.
• "Structures of Bibliographic Instruction Programs" in Integrating Library Skills Instruction into the General Education Curriculum (Haworth Press, 1989), pp. 25-34. With Lori L. Arp.
• "Selling a Free Service: Term Paper Research Counseling" in Marketing Instructional Services (Library Orientation Series: 16) (Pierian Press, 1986), pp. 94-98. With Virginia Simpson.

Articles

• "RLG and OCLC: Combining for the Future," Guest Editorial, portal: Libraries and the Academy (Vol. 6, No. 4, 2006), pp. 395-398. With James Neal and Jay Jordan.
• "Seattle to Charlottesville and Back Again: Building a Library Assessment Community," Library Assessment Conference Proceedings, forthcoming.
• "What a Difference a Decade Makes: Transformation in Academic Library Instruction," Reference Services Review (Vol. 32, No. 4, 2004), pp. 338-346.
• "If We Build It, Will They Come? Library Users in a Digital World," Journal of Library Administration (Vol. 39, No. 4, 2003), pp.19-28.
• "Collaborate or Die: Designing Library Space," ARL: A Bi-monthly Report on Research Library Issues (No. 222, June 2002), pp.1-3.
• "The Ties that Bind," Guest Editorial, College and Research Libraries (Vol. 62, No. 2, March 2001), pp. 112-113.
• "The Lone Ranger is Dead: Success Today Demands Collaboration," College and Research Libraries News (Vol. 61, No. 8, September 2000), pp. 698-701.
• "Communicating Resource Needs for Successful Library Services," The Bottom Line (Vol 13, No. 1, 2000), pp. 10-15. With Carol Ann Hughes and Ilene Rockman.
• "Coping with the Digital Shift: Archiving and Other Issues to Consider," The Serials Librarian (Vol. 35, No. 1, 1999), pp. 137-1147.
• "Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum," C&RL News (May 1998), pp. 347-352.
• "The User-centered Library," RQ (Spring 1995), pp. 297-301.
• "The User-centered Library and Library Community Analysis: Making it Happen," Continuity and Transformation: The Promise of Confluence (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1995), pp. 453. With Steve Hiller, Nancy Huling, and Carla Rickerson.
• "Cooperative Learning and Bibliographic Instruction: Incorporating Small Group Techniques into Teaching Sessions," Academic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1992), pp. 417-419. With Mary Jane Petrowski, Sharon Mader, and Lori Arp.
• "Front and Center: Library Initiatives for Improvement in Undergraduate Education," Academic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1992), pp. 408-411. With Cliff Bishop, Dennis Norlin, and Mary Jane Petrowski.
• "The Leopoldo Cicognara Project: Access to the Primary Literary Sources in the History of Art and Archaeology," Academic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1992), pp. 242-245.
• "Avoiding Horror in the Classroom: In-house Training for Bibliographic Instruction," Illinois Libraries (February 1991), pp. 180-186. With Mary Jane Petrowski.
• "Gender Gap in the Use of Library Technologies," Building on the First Century: Proceedings of the Association of College and Research Libraries Conference (Association of College and Research Libraries, 1989), pp. 116-119. With Barton Clark et al.
• "Term Paper Counseling: the Library's Tutorial," Reference Librarian (No. 24, 1989), pp. 269-288. With Joyce C. Wright.
• "Structures of Bibliographic Instruction: A Continuum for Planning," Reference Librarian (No. 24, 1989), pp. 25-34. With Lori Arp.
• "Education for Bibliographic Instruction: Combining Practice and Theory," Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (Summer 1987), pp. 17-25.
• "H.G. Wells: An Unexpected Stimulus for Cooperative Programming," Wilson Library Bulletin (April 1987), pp. 25-27. With Jane Pinkston.
• "Effectiveness of Course-integrated Bibliographic Instruction in Improving Coursework," RQ (Winter 1986), pp. 206-211. With David F. Kohl.
• "Reference and Instructional Services in an American Undergraduate Library," Tushuguan (6:1985), pp. 47-48. In Chinese.
• "Twenty-five Years of the Exchange," RQ (Fall 1985), pp. 21-28.
• "Online Reference Services' Impact on Bibliographic Instruction," Research Strategies (Winter 1985), pp. 40-42.
• "Allegories of Justice: The Albert H. Krehbiel Murals in the Supreme Court Building of Illinois ," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Spring 1984), pp. 2-10.
• "Large-scale Bibliographic Instruction: The Illinois Experience," Research Strategies (Winter 1984), pp. 12-32. With Lori Arp.

Monographs

• Cooperative Learning and Bibliographic Instruction: A Workshop for Librarians . ED 338 268 (Syracuse, NY: Educational Resources Information Center, 1991). With Mary Jane Petrowski.
• Teaching Librarians to Teach. ED 341 389. (Syracuse, NY: Educational Resources Information Center, 1991).
• Collaborative Teaching and Critical Assessment of Resources: A Workshop for Faculty and Librarians. ED 339 382 (Syracuse, NY: Educational Resources Information Center, 1991). With Mary Jane Petrowski.
• Library Use Instruction: Syllabus, Lecture, Outlines, Assignments, and Guest Practitioners. ED 269 041 (Syracuse, NY: Educational Resources Information Center, 1985).
• The Connection Between Library Skills Instruction and the Developmental Writer; Administrative Implications. ED 256 372 (Syracuse, NY: Educational Resources Information Center, 1985).

Papers and Presentations

• "Online Learning: The Final Question (or Answer?)," American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Seattle, January 20, 2007.
• "Any Time Any Place Any Way: Realizing the Promise of the 21st Century Research Library," National Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources, Seattle, January 12, 2007.
• "Seattle to Charlottesville and Back Again: Building a Library Assessment Community," Library Assessment Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, September 27, 2006.
• "Into the Glass Darkly: Future Directions in the 21st Century," The Research Library in the 21st Century, Austin, TX, September 12, 2007.
• "Ready or Not? Student Expectations for Technology, Teaching, and Libraries," National Association Of State Universities And Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Council On Academic Affairs, Seattle, July 15, 2006.
• "Building the Any Time Any Place Library," 3 rd U.S.-China Library Conference, Shanghai, China, March 23, 2005.
• "Canary in the Coal Mine: Scholarly Communication and Libraries," ACRL Washington/Oregon Conference, Corbett, OR , October 28, 2004.
• "Institutional Repositories and Their Impact on Scholarly Communication: A Case Study," American Library Association, Orlando, FL, June 27, 2004.
• "What a Difference a Decade Makes: Transformation in Academic Library Instruction," LOEX of the West, Boise State University, Boise, ID, June 3, 2004.
• "Planning Collaborative Spaces in Libraries," CNI/ACRL Preconference, Toronto, June 20, 2003.
• "If We Build It, Will They Come? Library Users in a Digital World," Oklahoma Conference, Norman, OK, March 7, 2003.
• "Collaborate or Die: Designing Library Space," ARL/OCLC Strategic Issues Forum, Las Vegas, NV, February 17, 2002.
• "Educational Collaborations and Partnerships: Changes and Challenges," American Library Association, San Francisco, June 15, 2001.
• "Information Literacy: Connecting Standards and Objectives to Programs and Curriculum—Case Studies of Early Implementors (The Washington Story)", ACRL National Conference, Denver, March 17, 2001.
• "UWired: Technology Serving Teaching and Learning," National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII), New Orleans, January 30, 2001.
• "Information Literacy and the Academic Library: Choices and Challenges," Greater New York Metropolitan Area ACRL Chapter, New York, November 17, 2000.
• "Improving Teaching and Enhancing Learning," North Dakota State University, Fargo, May 5, 2000.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency Across and Beyond the Institution," North Dakota/Manitoba ACRL Chapter, Fargo, May 5, 2000.
• "Educational Collaborations and Partnerships: Changes and Challenges," Indiana Federation of Library Associations, Indianapolis, March 14, 2000.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency Across and Beyond the Institution," Indiana Federation of Library Associations, Indianapolis, March 14, 2000.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency Across and Beyond the University," Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, November 12, 1999.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency Across the Community," Information User Empowerment, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Juarez, Mexico, October 8, 1999.
• "Bottom Line Leadership: Communicating Your Resource Needs For Successful Services," American Library Association, New Orleans, June 26, 1999.
• "Digital Libraries: Best Practices in Academic Libraries," OCLC Users Council Meeting, Dublin, OH, May 18, 1999. With Greg Zick.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency across the Curriculum," University of Louisville , Louisville, KY, May 13, 1999.
• "Improving Teaching and Enhancing Learning," University of Louisville, Louisville, KY , May 13, 1999.
• "Teaching Information Literacy: Meeting the Challenge," Arkansas Library Association, Little Rock, AR, April 29, 1999.
• "Bringing Technology into the Service of Teaching and Learning," Faculty Symposium, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, OH, April 23, 1999.
• "Assessing the Academic Networked Environment," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference Preconference, Detroit, MI, April 8, 1999. Co-presented with Steve Hiller, Joan Lippincott, Nana Lowell, and Charles McClure.
• "Information Literacy: Fluency across the University," Faculty Symposium, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, April 23, 1999.
• "Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum: Why, What, Where and How?" Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, March 26, 1999.
• "UWired: Five Years of Collaboration and Change," CAUSE, Seattle, WA, December 12, 1998. With Louis Fox and Pam Stewart.
• "Accreditation, Effective Libraries, and Assessment," Green River Community College, Enumclaw, WA, September 4, 1998.
• "Managing Educational Services: Teaching and Learning in Libraries," Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Institute. Commissioned workshop offered in New York, NY (June 10, 1998); Denver, CO (August 28, 1998); Dallas, TX (November 20, 1998); Minneapolis, MN (April 5, 1999); Corvallis, OR (May 7, 1999); Guelph, Ontario (May 28, 1999); Kansas City, MO (July 30, 1999); Tacoma, WA (August 20, 1999); and Greensboro, NC (March 3, 2000).
• "Coping with the Digital Shift: Archiving and Other Issues to Consider," North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Annual Conference, Boulder, CO, June 19, 1998.
• "Beyond Potemkin Villages: Networks and Learning," Association of Research Libraries, 132 nd Membership Meeting, Eugene, OR, May 14, 1999.
• "Building a Culture of Assessment in Academic Libraries," Living the Future II, Phoenix, AZ , April 22, 1998.
• "Out of the Classroom: Out of the Library: Distance Learning and Library Information Services," Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX, April 1, 1998.
• "Integrating Information Literacy into the Curriculum: Best Practices," National Conference on Higher Education, American Association for Higher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 24, 1998.
• "Training for Today and Tomorrow," Library Administration and Management Association Preconference: Planning Strategies for A Rapidly Changing Technological Environment: Budget, Hardware, Software, and Staff Organization, San Francisco, CA, June 27, 1997.
• "Focus on Teaching," University of California , Irvine, CA , May 5-6, 1997.
• "Emerging Roles of Librarians in the Twenty-first Century," University of Montana, Missoula , MT , April 29-30, 1997.
• "New Learning Communities: Collaboration through Technology," ACRL 8 th National Conference, Nashville, TN, April 11, 1997.
• "New Learning Communities: Collaboration and Technology," American Library Association, Washington, D.C., February 15, 1997.
• "Sometimes You Lead, Sometimes You Follow: Librarian/Faculty Collaboration," California Academic Research Libraries Conference, San Diego, CA, October 25, 1996.
• "The UWired Model: Instructional Models For Internet Training: Teaching Trainers Who Teach Library Users," American Library Association, New York, NY, July 8, 1996.
• "UWired: Enhancing Teaching, Learning and Technology through Collaboration," 2nd LOEX of the West, Seattle, WA, June 21, 1996.
• "The Way Things Work: Teaching and Learning in Libraries," 24th National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, Ypsilanti, MI, May 17, 1996.
• "UWired: A Collaborative Model for Integrating Technology into Teaching and Learning," American Association of Higher Education National Conference, Chicago, IL, March 19, 1996.
• "User-centered Libraries: Assessment and Outcomes," Thriving in a Dynamic Environment: Moving Beyond Survival, Pack Forest Conference (Washington and Oregon ACRL Chapters), Pack Forest, WA, October 26, 1995.
• "The User-centered Library and Library Community Analysis: Making it Happen," Association of College and Research Libraries, 7th National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, March 30, 1995.
• "The Electronic Reserve Room and the Virtual Library: How Technology is Changing Library Services, Productivity, and Alliances," Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division, American Association of Publishers Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 9, 1995.
• "Relearning Instruction: Strategies for Ongoing Staff Development," American Library Association, Philadelphia, PA, February 5, 1995.
• "Getting Published: The Editor’s Perspective," Washington State University, Pullman, WA, October 24, 1994.
• "Glacier or Avalanche? Shifts in The Electronic, Educational, and Library Landscape," Cultivating the Electronic Landscape: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change, LOEX of the West, Willamette University, Salem, OR, June 10, 1994.
• "Cooperative Learning and Bibliographic Instruction: Incorporating Small Group Techniques into Teaching Session," Smith College, Northampton, MA, January 18, 1994.
• "Cooperative Learning: Incorporating Small Group Techniques into Teaching Sessions," Idaho Library Association, Moscow, ID, October 8, 1993.
• "Instruction in the 1990's: The More Things Change, the More They Don't Stay the Same," American Library Association, New Orleans, LA, June 27, 1993.
• "Cooperative Learning: A Guided Discovery Workshop for BI Librarians," 21st National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, Racine, WI, May 15, 1993.
• "Workshop on Bibliographic Instruction," Inland Northwest Council on Libraries, Spokane, WA, June 10, 1993.
• "Rethinking Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Strategies," University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, January 21, 1993.
• "Undergraduate Librarianship as a Long-term Professional Choice: Burnout or Bright Future?" American Library Association, San Francisco, CA, June 28, 1992.
• "The Leopoldo Cicognara Project: Access to the Primary Literary Sources in the History of Art and Archaeology," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 14, 1992.
• "Cooperative Learning and Bibliographic Instruction: Incorporating Small Group Techniques into Teaching Sessions," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 14, 1992.
• "Front and Center: Library Initiatives for Improvement in Undergraduate Education," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 12, 1992.
• "Research Strategies: Collaborative Teaching and Critical Assessment of Resources," Luther College, Decorah, IA , May 29-30, 1991.
• "Research Strategies: Cooperative Learning and Bibliographic Instruction," Luther College, Decorah, IA , May 28-29, 1991.
• "Undergraduate Improvement, Accreditation and Information Literacy," American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 25, 1991.
• "The More Things Change, the More They Don't Stay the Same: the Future of Bibliographic Instruction," Iowa Library Association, Des Moines, IA , October 11, 1990.
• "End-user Database Searching: An Introduction to Online and CD-ROM Options," Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Champaign, IL, May 15, 1990.
• "Changing Users: Bibliographic Instruction for Whom?" Association of College and Research Libraries, Bibliographic Instruction, Think Tank II, Dallas, TX, June 23, 1989.
• "Teaching Others to Teach: Support Staff and Library School Students," University of Tennessee Library Day, Knoxville, TN, April 1989.
• "Mirror, Mirror...The Value of Videotaping in Presentation Skills," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, April 8, 1989.
• "Gender Gap in the Use of Library Technologies: Evidence, Implications, and Intervention," Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, April 7, 1989.
• "Proficiencies for Bibliographic Instruction," Association for Library and Information Science Educators National Conference, Washington, D.C., January 4, 1989.
• "The Student's Advocate: The Undergraduate Librarian," Libraries and Undergraduates: Partners for the Future, Ann Arbor, MI, December 5, 1988.
• "Academic Writing for the Basic Writer," Basic Writing Conference, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, September 27, 1987.
• " Illinois Libraries Go Online," Rural School Technology Conference, Springfield , IL , September 17, 1987 .
• " Reading, Writing, and Research for Developmental Students," Community College/University English Articulation Conference, Allerton House, Monticello, IL, April 9, 1987.
• "Unfulfilled Technology: Are We Cheating the User?" Illinois Library Association, Springfield, IL, April 23, 1987.
• "Changing What Comes Out of the Catalog," American Library Association, New York , NY , June 20, 1986.
• "Making Connections: Independent Research and Writing for the ESL Student: A Team Teaching Approach," Conference on College Communication and Composition, New Orleans, LA, March 13, 1986.
• "Reference and Instructional Services in an Undergraduate Library," People’s University, Beijing, China, October 11, 1985.
• "Teaching the Basic Writer in the University Setting: Four Approaches," Basic Writing Conference, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, September 21, 1985.
• "The Connection Between Library Skills Instruction and the Developmental Writer: Administrative Implications," Conference on College Communication and Composition, Minneapolis, MN, March 22, 1985.
• "Approval Plans in Undergraduate Libraries," American Library Association, Dallas, TX, June 24, 1984.
• "The Undergraduate Library Instruction Program: Response to A Nation at Risk," Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL, May 10, 1984.
• "A Day in the Life of a Bibliographic Instruction Librarian," Association of Library and Information Science Educators," Washington, D.C., January 4, 1983.
• "Allegories of Justice: The Albert H. Krehbiel Murals in the Supreme Court Building of Illinois," Midwest Art Historical Society, Iowa City, IA, April 1, 1983.

Poster Sessions

• "UWired or Cross-wired: Working Together to Promote Teaching, Learning, and Technology," EDUCOM Conference, Portland , OR , November 1, 1995 .
• "H.G. Wells: Reality and Beyond," Illinois Library Association, Springfield , IL , April 23, 1987 .
• "College and Career Center : Enhancing Library Services through Institutional Cooperation," Illinois Library Association, Chicago , IL , May 11, 1984 .
• "Term Paper Research Counseling," Library and Orientation Exchange Conference, Ypsilanti , MI , May 4, 1984 .

Book Reviews

• "Rethinking Reference in Academic Libraries," College and Research Libraries (July 1994), pp. 377-378.
• "Expert Systems in Education and Training," Information Technology and Libraries (June 1991), p. 154.
• "Defining and Applying Teaching Strategies for Library Instruction," Information Technology and Libraries (June 1990), pp. 192-193.
• "IFLA Directory of Art Libraries," RQ (Spring 1986), pp. 396-397.
• "American Art Galleries ," RQ (Spring 1986), pp. 386-387.

Editorial Boards

• Paideia: Undergraduate Education at the University of Washington (1997 to 2001). Advisory Board.
• Library Directions: A Newsletter of the University of Washington Libraries (1992 to 2001). Managing Editor.
• Research Strategies: A Journal of Library Concepts and Instruction (1990 to 1997). Editorial Board.

July 2007