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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

• Children's Literature Subject Page
  
• Researching Children's & Young Adult Literature
  
• The Art of Narrative in Wordless Books (exhibit)

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)