Information Literacy Consultants:
This list provides names, contact information, and a short description of the experience and areas of subject expertise of the ACRL Information Literacy Consultants. Information Literacy Consultants work with ACRL units in the creation of discipline-specific information literacy standards that complement the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. For an overview of this process, see Tip Sheet #4: Developing Subject-Specific Information Literacy Standards.
Barbara Burd
Ellysa Cahoy
Jill Gremmels
Robert Schroeder
Christy Stevens
Nancy Goebel
Barbara Burd
Director of Library Services
College Misericordia
301 Lake St
Dallas, PA
Work: 570-674-6224
bburd@misericordia.edu
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - No
Experience with IL Standards:
- Integrated the standards into information literacy at her institution
- Participated in an IMLS/ACRL grant program on assessing information literacy outcomes
- Developed information literacy outcomes for the graduate school of business and individual classes.
Areas of subject expertise:
- Business and leadership (developed an IL program for the graduate school of business)
- PhD in Organizational Leadership
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Co-authored articles about information literacy
- Involved with developing the ACRL document: Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline
- Member of the board for Resources for College Libraries
Ellysa Cahoy
Assistant Head Library Learning Services
Penn State University Libraries
E102L Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802
Work: 814-865-9696
ecahoy@psu.edu
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - Yes
>EBSS Instruction for Educators committee, May 2008
Experience with IL Standards:
- Published 2 scholarly articles recommending future directions for the Information Literacy Competency Standards which have been cited widely ("Will Your Students Be Ready for College/ Connecting K-12 and College Standards for Information Literacy" and "Put Some Feeling in It! Integrating Affective Competencies into K-20 Information Literacy Standards")
- Served on the ACRL Standards & Accreditation Committee since 2004, helping to refine several sets of discipline-specific information literacy standards
- Used the standards as a guide in preparing instructional materials
Areas of subject expertise:
- Education & Behavioral Sciences
- Communication or Communication Arts & Sciences
- Interested in working with any disciplines in which assistance is needed
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Consultant to the American Association of School Librarians Independent Schools Section Data Committee
- Editor of the ACRL Information Literacy web site
- Co-authored many articles and a book chapter about information literacy
- In 2004, co-founded the Central Pennsylvania K-16 Information Literacy Network which encourages discussion and collaboration between K-12, public and academic librarians
- Served on the ACRL Standards & Accreditation Committee since 2004, helping to refine several sets of discipline-specific information literacy standards
Jill Gremmels
Director of the Library
Davidson College
Box 7200
Davidson, NC 28035-7200
Work: 704-894-2160
jigremmels@davidson.edu
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - No
Experience with IL Standards:
- Created information literacy-based library mission and information literacy program that is fully integrated into the college curriculum during previous position as College Librarian at Wartburg College
- Presented three-part online workshop "Information Literacy Across the Curriculum: Using the Information Literacy Standards as a Blueprint for Strategic Curriculum Planning"; sponsored by the TLT Group and ACRL
- Published chapter "Creating an Information Literacy Across the Curriculum Program from Scratch at Wartburg College"
Areas of subject expertise:
- Religion/theology
- Language and literature
- History
- Music
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Consulted on library building opportunities, information literacy, information literacy assessment
- Co-authored an article and a book chapter
- Developed documents as a member of the College Libraries Section's CLIP Notes committee
Robert Schroeder
Reference Librarian and Coordinator of Information Literacy
Branford P. Millar Library
Portland State University
1875 SW Park
Portland, Oregon 97201
Work: (503)725-4519
schroedr@pdx.edu
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - No
Experience with ACRL IL Standards:
- Integrated information literacy into college-wide Abilities during previous position at Spokane Valley Community College
- At Spokane Valley Community College collaborated with faculty member in Education to develop information literacy-related learning outcomes for her class, which were cross-references with IL standards; also developed performance indicators and rubrics to measure the level of student learning for the outcomes and created library sessions to address outcomes
- At Portland State University, has correlated the goals of the University Studies program with the ACRL IL Standards; works with the University Studies faculty when they assess learning outcomes annually
- Did an Information Literacy Inventory to assess how widespread information literacy was in the disciplines
Areas of subject expertise:
- General education or First-Year experience
- Business (has Masters in Accounting)
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Member of PRIMO Committee and past member of the ACRL Instruction Section Current Issue Discussion Group Steering Committee, which is charged with developing the documents and processes for selecting discussion groups on information literacy topics for meetings
- Has co-authored articles
Christy Stevens
Library Instruction Coordinator
University Library
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave
Pomona, CA 91768
Work: (909) 869-4236
crstevens@csupomona.edu
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - Yes
>EBSS Communication Studies committee, June 2008
Experience with ACRL IL Standards:
- Use IL Standards as a guide in the creation of all instructional materials; use Standards to identify learning outcomes for each class and online learning module
- Help instructors design research assignments that are aligned with specific ACRL Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes
Areas of subject expertise:
- Political Science
- English/Literature/Rhetoric and Writing
- Humanities
- Religious Studies
- Women's Studies
- Global Studies
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Editor library newsletter; resource guides for instructors; student guide to writing
- Co-authored articles about information literacy
Nancy Goebel
Head Librarian
Augustana Campus Library
University of Alberta Libraries
C110 Classroom Building
Augustana Main Campus
4901-46 Avenue
Camrose AB Canada
Work: (780)679-1189
nancy.goebel@ualberta.ca
Currently assigned to work with an ACRL unit? - No
Experience with ACRL IL Standards:
Areas of subject expertise:
- Physical education
- Kinesiology
- Sport Studies
- Music
- Liberal arts education and experience working in a liberal arts undergraduate setting could apply to many fields
Experience with joint-authorship, editing, consulting, or developing ACRL documents:
- Co-authored many publications, often about information literacy
- Organized several conferences/workshops
- Numerous presentations about information literacy
- Editing experience for colleagues and reviewing potential publications
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