Areas of Responsibility:
As Electronic Communications Chair I am responsible for devising, maintaining, and providing support for the Reference Department's Web 2.0 services. As liaison to the Department of Biological Sciences and the School of the Coast and Environment, I am also responsible for reaching out to faculty and students, providing expert reference service, and collection development for those departments.
Educational Background:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, MLIS, 2005.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, M.A., English, 2005.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, B.A., English, 2001 (Phi Beta Kappa).
University of South Carolina, Columbia, B.S., Marine Science, 2001 (Phi Beta Kappa).
Professional Experience:
LSU Libraries, Assistant Librarian, June 2005-present.
Areas of Research:
The use of new technologies to enhance reference service.
User instruction in the sciences.
Virtual reference performance and evaluation.
Bibliographies and subject area reader's guides.
Recent Publications:
Ryan, Jenna and Elisabeth Pankl. "Shhh! Librarians Blogging."
Louisiana Libraries. 69.1 (Summer 2006): 7-9.
Ryan, Jenna, Alice Daugherty, and Emily Mauldin. "Exploring the LSU Libraries' Virtual Reference Transcripts: An Analysis."
E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship. 7.1 (Winter 2006). 23 Apr. 2007 http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v07n03/ryan_j01.htm.
Professional Affiliations:
American Library Association, 2005-present
Reference and User Services Association, 2005-present
Association of College and Research Libraries, 2005-present
Science and Technology Section, 2005-present
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