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Publications

• Information Literacy Instruction. In Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, edited by M. J. Bates and M. Maack. Co-author: Esther Grassian. Oxford, U.K: Taylor & Francis, Forthcoming.

• The Psychology of Learning: Connecting Theory to Practice. In Information Literacy Instruction Handbook, edited by C. N. Cox and L. Blakesley. Chicago: ALA, 2008.

• Learning to Lead and Manage in Information Literacy Instruction. Co-author: Esther Grassian. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2005.

• “Being Immersed,” College and Research Libraries News. 65 (10):602–603, 2004.

• Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice. Co-author: Esther Grassian. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2001.

  Winner of the ARCL Instruction Section
  “Publication of the Year” Award 2004 ****Look for 2nd Edition in 2009****

• “Web-Based Library Instruction for a Changing Medical School Curriculum." Co-author: David Yamamoto. Library Trends 50 no. 1 (Summer 2001): 47–57.

• “Computer-Assisted Instruction: Is It an Option for Bibliographic Instruction in Large Undergraduate Survey Classes?” Co-author: Janice Contini. College & Research Libraries 59 no. 1 (January 1998): 19–27.

  Seleted as one of the ALA, Library Instruction Roundtable’s Top 20 Publications for 1998

• “Teaching Future Librarians to Teach.” Co-author: Esther Grassian. IN The Upside of Downsizing: Using Library Instruction to Cope. Edited by Cheryl La Guardia, Stella Bentley, and Janet Martorana. Neal Schuman Publishers, 1995: 127–133.

• “The Psychology of Learning and Cognitive Styles — Practical Implications for Teaching,” Learning to Teach — Workshops on Instruction. Edited by the Learning to Teach Task Force, Bibliographic Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, Chicago: ALA, 1993: 57–67.

• “Mentoring Library School Students — A Survey of Participants in the UCLA/GSLIS Mentor Program.” Special Libraries 83 no. 4 (Fall 1992): 219–233.

• “The English 3 Library Instruction Program at UCLA: A Follow-up Study.” Co-author: Thomas Fry. Research Strategies 6 no. 3 (Summer 1988): 101–108.

• “A Pre- and Post-Test Evaluation of the English 3 Library Instruction Program at UCLA.” Research Strategies 4 no. 1 (Winter 1986): 11–17.

Presentations

• “Transform Your Teaching,” California State University Library, May 16, 2008.

• “Learning Outcomes, Activities, and Assessment,” Faculty and Doctoral Students Workshop, UCLA Information Studies Program, May 8, 2008. Co-presenter Leah Lievrouw.

• “Clearing the Air: Information Literacy and the Successful Student,” faculty development series workshop, Mesa Community College, Mesa Arizona, August 17, 2005.

• “How Specific are Subject-Specific Competencies?” Integrating Information Literacy into the Disciplines: Is Science Different? Science and Engineering Librarians (SEAL) conference, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA, April 25, 2003.

• “Information Literacy in the Health Sciences,” Medical Librarians Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) sponsored Teleconference, UCLA and five remote sites in Southern California and Arizona, June 5, 2002.

• “Teacher Appraisal,” How to Keep from Glazing over When you Hear the Word Assessment: Realistic Strategies for the Library Instruction Community, American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Instruction Section Pre-conference, San Francisco, CA, June 15, 2001.

• “The Psychology of Learning and Cognitive Styles: Practical Implications for Teaching,” Learning to Teach Workshops on Instruction, American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Instruction Section Pre-conference, San Francisco, June 1997.

• “Integrating Library Instruction into the UCLA School of Medicine Doctoring Program: A Sequenced Approach,” Librarians and Faculty Partnering for Student Success, CARL South Spring Program, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 1996.

• “Comparing Modes of Instruction: Selecting Evaluation Methodology,” Measuring Up! Improving Instruction through Evaluation, American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Bibliographic Instruction and Research Sections, and the Library Instruction Round Table program, ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 25, 1995.

• “Teaching Future Librarians to Teach,” Upside of Downsizing: Using BI to Cope, Donald C. Davidson Library and the Friends of the University of California Santa Barbara Library, Santa Barbara, CA, March 24 to 25, 1994.

• “Survivors of Downsizing: Striving to Keep Morale in a Time of Turmoil,” Academic Section Program, California Library Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, November 16, 1992.

• “Mentoring — A Bridge Between Education and Practice,” Professional Development Committee Program, Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 12, 1990.

• “A Pre- and Post-Test Evaluation of Library Instruction at UCLA," Is it Worth it? Evaluating Library Instruction Workshop, California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, May 4, 1985.

• “The English 3 Library Instruction Program at UCLA,” Conference on Composition and Communication, National Council of Teachers of English Techniques for Program Evaluation session, Minneapolis, MN, March 22, 1985.