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Kathleen Collins
Reference Services Cordinator
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Children's and Young Adult Literature Selector
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3080
206.685.2771
collinsk@u.washington.edu
M.L.I.S., Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS, Canada
B.A., Univ. of Maine at Farmington |
Job Responsibilities
- Coordination of reference services for the Odegaard Undergraduate Library
(OUGL)
- Selection of materials for the OUGL reference collection and the OUGL career collection
- Library instruction for lower-division undergraduate courses in English, Geography, Psychology, Communication, International Studies, & other subjects
- Subject specialist in Children's and Young Adult Literature
UW Libraries: Current Committees, Task Forces, and Groups
- Odegaard Management Team
- Q&A Live Online Reference Team
- Web Steering Committee
- Walk-in Workshops planning committee
- GSA Selection Committee
- Odegaard Fund Group
- Humanities Fund Group
UW Committees/Groups and/or Other Organization Activities
- American Library Association
- Reference and User Services Association, Collection Development Section, Reference Sources Committee
- Reference and User Services Association, Machine Assisted Reference Section
- Association of College and Research Libraries, University Libraries Section
- Association for Library Service to Children
- Young Adult Library Services Association
Web Pages
Exhibits & Displays
- “Every Picture Tells a Story: The Art of Narrative in Wordless Books.” Suzzallo-Allen Library, Jun.–Jul. 2006. (Exhibit, poster, captions, and bibliography).
- “Images of Blackness in American Children's Picture Books, 1899 - 1999: Selections from the UW Children's Literature Collection.” Suzzallo-Allen Library, Feb.–Apr., 2006. (Exhibit, poster, captions, and bibliography)
- “Reading Dangerously: Selected Books Banned or Challenged in the U.S., 2002-2005.” Odegaard Undergraduate Library, Sep.–Oct. 2005. (Exhibit and annotated bibliography)
- “Twice Upon a Time: Fairy Tales Revisited,” Suzzallo-Allen and Odegaard Undergraduate Libraries, May–Jul. 2005. (with A. Davis & S. Weeks) (Exhibit, poster, captions, and bibliographies)
- "Books We Have Loved: Children's Literature Favorites of Libraries Staff.” Odegaard Undergraduate and Suzzallo-Allen Libraries, Jan.– Mar. 2005. (with A. Davis and S. Weeks) (Exhibit, poster, and annotated bibliography)
- “Green Tales for Nordic Kids: Nordic Children’s Books About Nature Written and Illustrated by Women.” Suzzallo-Allen Library, Nov.– Dec. 2004. (installation, with A. Bingham) (Exhibit, poster, and bibliography)
- “Reading 9/11 through Children’s Books.” Suzzallo-Allen Library, September 2004. (with T. Mudrock) (Exhibit and bibliography)
Articles, Instruction, Presentations, and Projects
- “In Odegaard Undergraduate Library, Collaboration is the Key to Success.” Library Directions: a Newsletter of the University of Washington Libraries, 16, 1 (2006): 7.
(article)
- D. Koemans, K. Collins, and J. Bis. (2006). “Collaboration and Innovation: Building an Information Commons for the Next-Generation Student.” Educause Learning Initiative Annual Meeting , San Diego, California. (presentation)
- K. Collins and D. Koemans. (2005). “Mine, Yours, Ours: Collaborating in a Combined Library/Computing Lab.” ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference 2005, Pack Forest, Washington. (presentation)
- K. Collins and D. Koemans, authors; K. Collins and A. Davis, presenters. (2005). “Combining Reference & Computing Desks in an Undergraduate Library: the Case for Collaboration.” Association of College and Research Libraries 12th National Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Poster presentation)
- K. Collins and D. Koemans. (2004). “Bringing Digital Audio Editing to the Masses.” Educause 2004, Denver, Colorado. (Poster presentation)
- J. Koelker, C. Stuart, G. Harder, K. Collins, D. Warren, and M. Bracke. (2004). “Information Commons Roundtable.” The Information Commons: Learning Space beyond the Classroom conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. (Panel presentation)
- “Learning as We Go: Arizona State University West Library’s Usability Experience” (with J. Aguiñaga), in Usability Assessment of Library-Related Web Sites: Methods and Case Studies, ed. Nicole Campbell (Chicago: ALA, 2001) (book chapter)
- “Assessing Information Competency” (with L. Kammerlocher, D. Isbell, & B. Gallegos) Association ACRL 10th National Conference, Denver, CO, March 15 – 18, 2001
(workshop)
- "Finding the Right Fit: Emphasizing the Library User in Usability Testing," (with J.Aguiñaga), ACRL 10th National Conference, Denver, CO, March 15 – 18, 2001
(poster presenation)
- “User Framed Library Services” (with H. Gater and M. Myers), Pacific Rim Conference on Higher Education Planning & Assessment, Jun. 5, 2000, Hilo, Hawaii
(presentation)
- “Adapting the Kuhlthau model to a museum environment,” (with J. Aguiñaga), Museum Education Council of Arizona, Feb. 9, 2000, Phoenix, AZ
(presentation)
- “Jackpot: Creating an Atmosphere for Collaborative Learning in the Library,” (with J. Aguiñaga and B. D’Angelo), Arizona Library Association conference, Nov. 18, 1999, Phoenix, AZ
(presentation)
- “Developing Standards for Nova Scotia’s Public Libraries,” (with S. Arbing and N. MacKenzie), Council of Nova Scotia Regional Librarians, May 1996, Bedford, NS (published report and presentation)