Colorado Academic Library Association (CoALA): Summit 2014
CoALA Summit 2014
Valerie Nye
Annie Epperson
Annie Epperson completed both a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management and a Master of Arts in Sociology at Colorado State University; she also holds a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of North Texas. Epperson joined the University of Northern Colorado's University Libraries' faculty as an Assistant Professor for Library Instruction in 2004, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2009, when she was promoted to Head of Reference Services and Subject Librarian for the Natural Sciences and Women's Studies. She participated in the inaugural CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) in 2009, has guest-edited, in collaboration with colleagues, Colorado Libraries, and presented at CoALA Summits. Most recently, Epperson was named as the Associate Director for Community and Civic Engagement (CCE), a three-year half-time administrative fellow position that allows her to dedicate time to the intersections of the academic work of the University in conjunction with the needs and opportunities presented in the community of Greeley, Weld County, and the State of Colorado.
Valerie Nye is the Library Director at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has worked in academic libraries for more than 10 years. She has co-authored four books; her most recent is: True Stories of Censorship Battles in America’s Libraries published by ALA Editions in 2012. The book is a compilation of essays written by librarians who have experienced challenges to remove material held in their libraries’ collections. She holds and MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Diverse Roles of the Library in Student Success.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) started a national program in 2012 called Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success (AiA). Through a competitive application process, 75 libraries were accepted in the program in the initial year. The University of Northern Colorado and the Institute of American Indian Arts were two of the institutions selected for AiA. The libraries developed assessment projects, collected data, and analyzed results. The Michener Library at UNC assessed how and why students use the library. The project used observational studies, focus groups, and “video confessionals” to collect data. The IAIA library assessed students’ use of library material after changing the way bibliographic instruction was delivered. The project used bibliographies submitted for completed projects before and after librarians changed the course delivery method. Presenters will provide the results of their findings and discuss areas for future research.