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Sigrid Kelsey
Electronic Reference Services and Web Development Coordinator
LSU Libraries

Education
University of Texas at Austin, MLIS, 1994
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, B.A., English Literature, 1993
Professional Experience
Louisiana State University Libraries
Librarian, July 2008 - present
Associate Librarian, July 2004 - June 2008
Assistant Librarian, July 1998 - June 2004

Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Reference Librarian, October 1996 - July 1998

Colorado State University Libraries
Assistant Librarian, July 1995 - September 1996
Courses Taught
Whitman College
Library 100, Fall 1996

Louisiana State University
Library and Information Science 7008, Summer 2005
Publications
Chapters or essays in books
Kelsey, Sigrid and Elisabeth Pankl. "Verbal Text: Communication in the Information Age," Readings for Technical Communication. Ed. Jennifer MacLennan, PhD. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Abernathy, Martha"; "Alexander, Charles Wesley"; "Blair, Lorinda Ann"; "Clalin, Frances"; "Clayton, Sallie"; "Gilman, Caroline Howard"; "McKay, Charlotte"; "Moulton, Louise Chandler"; "Prescott, Harriet E."; and "Turchin, Nadine Lvova," Women in the American Civil War. Ed. Lisa Tendrich Frank. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "The Democratic Party"; "Eleanor Roosevelt"; and "Franklin Delano Roosevelt," The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II. Ed. James Ciment. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Edgar Lee Masters" and "Lyric Poetry." The Facts on File Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry. Ed. Burt Kimmelman. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2005.

___________. "Hilary Masters," Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 244: American Short-Story Writers Since World War II. Ed. Patrick Meanor and Joseph McNicholas. Detroit: The Gale Group, 2001. 239- 245.

____________. "Margaret I, Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1353, r. 1387-1412)"; "Pacioli, Luca (c. 1445-1515)"; "Paston, John (1421-66)"; "Sforza, Francesco (1401-66)" and "Vergerio, Pietro Paulos, the Elder (c. 1370-1445)."The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. Clayton J. Drees. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 325-6.

Refereed articles
Russo Michael, Sigrid Kelsey, and Maud Walsh. "Online Integration of Information Literacy in an Environmental Management Systems Course," Understanding Online Instructional Modeling: Theories and Practices. Eds. Robert Zheng and Sharmila Pixy Ferris. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2007.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Open Source Software and the Corporate World," Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives. Eds. Kirk St. Amant and Brian Still. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2007: 570-577.

Kelsey, Sigrid and Deborah Lenares. "E-struction: An Electronic Instruction Program at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans," The Reference Librarian 75/76 (2002): 305-314.

Robins, David and Sigrid Kelsey. "Analysis of Web-based Information Architecture in a University Library: Navigating for Known Items," Information Technology and Libraries. 21.4 (December 2002): 158- 169.

Hopkins, Donna and Sigrid Kelsey. "Patent and Trademark Depository Library Web Pages: A Case Study of Subject Specific Library Web Pages," E-Libraries Proceedings - 2001. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, 2001: 49 - 60.

Reference and User Services Association. User Access to Services Committee. "Users' Information-Seeking Behavior: What Are They Really Doing? A Bibliography," Reference and User Services Quarterly 40.3 (Spring 2001): 240-50.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Effectively Manage a Web Site: Five Time Saving Methods," Louisiana Libraries 63.2 (2000): 12-13.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Library User Education: Implementing an E-mail Bibliographic Instruction Course at a College Library," LLA Bulletin 61 (Summer 1999): 222-225.

Kelsey, Sigrid and Gregory Odegard. "Internet Guide for Colorado Engineers," Colorado Libraries 22 (Winter 1996): 36-40.
Edited books with scholarly introductions or notes by the editor

Kelsey, Sigrid and Kirk St.Amant, eds. Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication. IGI Global, 2008.

Kelsey, Paul and Sigrid Kelsey, eds. Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries. Haworth Press, 2004. More Information
Reviewed in:
Library Journal, October 1, 2004
Portal, January, 2005
Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 2

Other publications
Kelsey, Sigrid. "What's New in Library Products and Services," Louisiana Libraries 69 (Winter 2007): 9-11.

___________. "What's New in Library Products and Services," Louisiana Libraries 69 (Fall 2006): 28-30.

___________. "What's New in Library Products and Services," Louisiana Libraries 69 (Summer 2006): 16-17.

Contributor; Lowe, Gerard, ed. Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1997. Leeds: W.S. Maney & Sons Ltd., 1999.

Contributer; Lowe, Gerard, ed. Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1996. Leeds: W.S. Maney & Sons Ltd., 1998

Contributor; Lowe, Gerard, ed. Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1995. Leeds: W.S. Maney & Sons Ltd., 1997.
Book and Software Reviews
Kelsey, Sigrid. "The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture," (book review) Reference & User Services Quarterly 47.2 (Spring 2008): 289-290.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Encyclopedia of Beat Literature," (book review) Reference & User Services Quarterly 47.2 (Winter 2007): 179.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry," (book review) Reference & User Services Quarterly 46.1 (Fall 2006): 73-74.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Notable Last Facts," (book review), Reference & User Services Quarterly 44.2 (Winter 2005): 173-174.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century," (book review), Reference & User Services Quarterly 43.2 (Winter 2003): 180.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Edgar Allan Poe, A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work," (book review). Reference & User Services Quarterly 41.2 (Winter 2001): 187-8.

Kelsey S. E. "Middle English Word Studies: A Word and Author Index," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 38.8 (April 2001): 1432.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "The Word Detective," (book review), Reference & User Services Quarterly 40.3 (Spring 2001): 296.

Kelsey, S. E. "Charles Dicken's Dombey and Son: An Annotated Bibliography," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 38.2 (October 2000): 302.

Kelsey, S. E. "Walford's Guide to Reference Material, vol. 1, Science and Technology," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 37.10 (June 2000): 1792-3. Kelsey, Sigrid. "2000 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 2-CD Deluxe Ed.," (software review), Reference & User Services Quarterly 39.4 (Summer 2000): 393.

_________. "Encyclopedia of American Literature," (book review), Reference & User Services Quarterly 39.3 (Spring 2000): 295.

Kelsey, S. E. "Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 37.4 (December 1999): 690-1.

_________. "The Complete Guide to Literary Contests, 1999," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 36:11-12 (July-August 1999): 1920.

_________. "ABES: Annotated Bibliography for English Studies, pt. 1," (CD-ROM review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (February 1999): 1036.

___________. "Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood: an Annotated Bibliography," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (October 1998): 228.

Kelsey, Sigrid. "Dip for Tips: 500 Tips for Academic Librarians," (book review), The New Academic 19 (Autumn 1998) 19.

Kelsey S. E. "Gale Directory of Databases," (web site review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (October 1998): 284.

_________. "Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes," (book review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 35.9 (May 1998): 1510.

_________. "The Nobel Foundation: The Official Website of the Nobel Foundation," (web site review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 35.9 (May 1998): 1510.

_________. "The Nobel Foundation," (web site review), CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 35.SUPP (Annual 1998): 66.

Awards and Grants
Pankl, Elisabeth (Primary Investigator) and Sigrid Kelsey (Committee Member): "Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel," American Libraries Association "Let's Talk About It" grant, 2007-2008 ($2500).

Shirley Olofson Memorial Award , 2000 recipient
Sponsored by the New Members Round Table of the American Library Association.
Presentations
International
Presenter, Kelsey, Sigrid. "Little Dorrit: A Paradise Lost." Paper presented at Legacies an annual conference sponsored by the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, September 1996.
National
Presenter, "Incorporating Library Internet Resources in Teaching," a presentation given with Deborah Lenares at the Teaching in Higher Education Forum (THE) annual conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 4/11/00

Chair, W. B. Yeats Panel. Central New York Conference on Language and Literature, SUNY College at Cortland, October 5-7, 1997.
State/ Local
Presenter, "Preconference: Using Macromedia's Flash to Create a Library Research Tutorial," LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 3/06/07.

Presenter, "RSS in Libraries" LOUIS Users Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 10/05/06.

Speaker, "Job Hunting and Resume Workshop," a workshop sponsored by the Graduate Library & Information Science Student Association (GLISSA), to the School of Library and Information Science students. Baton Rouge, LA, 4/21/05.

Speaker (with Paul Hrycaj and Becky Hebert), "Job Hunting and Resume Workshop," a workshop sponsored by the Graduate Library & Information Science Student Association (GLISSA), to the School of Library and Information Science students. Baton Rouge, LA, 11/04/04.

Presenter, with Ted Chaffin, "Flash -- Targeting Undergraduates with Interesting, Interactive, Innovative and Explosive Twists on Everyday Online Tutorials," LOUIS Users Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 10/19/04.

Speaker (with Paul Hrycaj and Lydia Acosta), "Job Hunting and Resume Workshop," a workshop sponsored by the Graduate Library & Information Science Student Association (GLISSA), to the School of Library and Information Science students. Baton Rouge, LA, 4/01/04.

Presenter, "Basic HTML," a workshop given to teachers from St. Aloysius School and St. Joseph's Academy. Baton Rouge, 04/04/03.

Panel Member, "How to Break Into the World of Library Publishing," LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Gonzales, LA, 03/18/03.

Panel Member, "Integrated Full Text Finders: Libraries' Serials List," LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, 03/05/02.

Presenter, "Job Hunting: Resume Writing and Interviewing," a presentation given for the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), 11/08/01.

Panel Moderator, "Louisiana Panel Response to Exploring New Roles for Academic Librarians: The Information Literacy Odyssey," ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) -Louisiana/LOUIS Users Joint Conference, Hammond, LA, 10/25/01.

Presenter, "Web Site Management," The Association of College and Research Libraries- Louisiana (ACRL-LA) and LOUIS Users Conference (LUC) Joint Conference, Chalmette, LA, 10/12/00

Presenter, "Back to the Basics: Concepts for Library Web Design," given twice at the Louisiana Support Staff Association of Libraries (LaSSAL) Annual Conference, Lafayette, LA, 9/22/00

Panel Member, "Innovative Instruction Incorporating New Technologies," LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Alexandria, LA, 3/15/00

Presenter: NMRT-Thorpe Associates Grassroots Grant Award, at the "Recognizing the RED Gang: LLA Awards Luncheon" LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Alexandria, LA, 3/15/00

Presenter, "Beginning HTML," three workshops, LLA (Louisiana Library Association) Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, 3/17/99, 3/18,99 and 3/19/99

Presenter, "Implementing an E-mail Bibliographic Instruction Course at a College Library," The Association of College and Research Libraries- Louisiana (ACRL-LA) Annual Meeting, Hammond, LA, 02/26/99

Service
National
American Library Association (ALA)
New Members Round Table (NMRT) Appointments:

Secretary, 2001-2002 (one year term; elected position)
  - Supervisor for the NMRT Archives Committee
  - Supervisor for the NMRT Handbook Committee

Orientation Committee 1998/1999 term
Local Arrangements Committee 1998/1999 term
Mentoring Committee 1999/2000 term
Co-Chair of the Liaison Coordination and Support Ad Hoc Committee 2002-2003
Member: NMRT Speakers Bureau, "a database of current and former NMRT members who are willing to speak about NMRT or about a topic of interest to new members"
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Appointments:

Research Committee
   - Intern: 1999/2000
   - Member: 2000/2001; 2001/2002; 2002/2003
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Appointments:
User Access to Services Committee, 1999/2000

State
Louisiana Library Association (LLA) Appointments:

Copyright Issues Task Force, 2007
Column editor for "What's New in Library Products and Services," a regular column in Louisiana Libraries, April 2006 - present
Web Site Editor, 2005 - present

Juror for the LLA Grass Roots Grant, 2003

NMRT Thorpe Associates Grass Roots Grant Virtual Committee, 1999 / 2000

Chair, Reference Interest Group, 1999- 2000

Association of College and Research Libraries/ Louisiana Section (ACRL/LA) Appointments:

Executive Board, 1999 - 2002

Editor, Newsletter, October 1999 - 2002

Louisiana Library Network (LLN)

Technology Committee Subcommittee on Public Service/OPAC, 2000

Louisiana Academic Library Network Consortium (LaLinc)

Electronic Resources Committee, 2005-2007

Distance Education Electronic Delivery Network (DEED Net) Publicity Committee 1999

AdCat Committee 1999 - 2000 (oversight group: LSU Libraries)

University Level

Moodle Development Advisory Committee, Spring 2008 - present

Union Art Gallery Committee (UAGC), Spring 2006 - present

Information Technology and Services Committee, 2005 - 2008
Chair, 2005 - 2006

Summer Reading Program 2004 Book Selection Committee, 2004

Summer Reading Program 2004 Instruction Subcommittee, 2004

Faculty Senate, 2003-2004 (elected 2003 to fulfill a departing senator's term).

Faculty Senate Academic Computing Committee, 1998 - 2001

Intech 99 Planning Committee 1999.

Libraries Level

Technology Communications ad hoc LSU Libraries group, 2007 - present
ILink Interface ad hoc LSU Libraries group, 2007 - present
Mentoring Committee, 2001 - present

Chair, Fall 2004 - present

Library Faculty Policy Committee (LFPC), 2004 - 2006 (elected position)

Chair, 2005 - 2006

ex officio member (past chair), 2006 - 2007

Chair, Issues in Reference Service Committee, Fall 2004 - present

Automation Advisory Committee, 1998 - 2001 (appointed position).
Chair, 1999- 2001.

Library Service Update, co-editor. 1998 - 2000.

Library Faculty Policy Committee (LFPC), 1999 - 2001 (elected position)

Screening Committee Member: Government Information/Social Sciences Librarian, 2000.

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