Head, Library and Information Science Library
Associate Professor of Library Administration
Campus Address:
Library and InformationScience Library
306 Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 333-4456
Fax: (217) 244-4358
E-mail: searing@uiuc.edu
Division: Social Sciences
Responsibilities:
Manages the LIS departmental library located within the Main Library. The primary clientele of the LIS Library are the faculty and students of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the University Library faculty and staff, and practicing librarians and information professionals in Illinois. Selects library materials in all formats and manages the collection budget. Provides reference service and user instruction. Hires, trains, and supervises support staff.
Library Positions Held:
Searing, Susan E. "Feminist Values and the Canon Question: Shaping Library Collections and Electronic Gateways to Information in Women's Studies." In Information Sources in Women's Studies and Feminism, pp. 79-99. Edited by Hope Olson. Munich: K.G. Saur, 2002.
Rudasill, Lynne, Lori DuBois, and Susan E. Searing. "Hype, High Hopes, and Damage Control: Facilitating End-User Learning During a System Migration." In: User Education: Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships. Edited by Barbara I. Dewey. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 2001.
Searing, Susan E., and Leigh S. Estabrook. "The Future of Scientific Publishing on the Web: Insights from Focus Groups of Chemists." portal: Libraries and the Academy 1 (2001): 77-96.
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, Debra Wilcox Johnson, and Susan E. Searing. "Online Catalogs from the Users’ Perspective: The Use of Focus Group Interviews." College & Research Libraries58 (September 1997): 403-420.
Searing, Susan E. "Meeting the Information Needs of Interdisciplinary Scholars: Issues for Administrators of Large University Libraries," Library Trends 45 (Fall 1996): 316-343.
Recent Presentations:
"Conducting User Surveys on the Web: The UIUC Experience, 1998-2001," presentation at How Does the Library Matter? Defining and Assessing the Impact of Library Resources and Services, sponsored by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, Wheaton, IL, May 11, 2001.
"Expansion and Growth in Turbulent Times: The Monroe Years, 1963-1971" (with Dr. Christine Jenkins), paper delivered as the 2001 Centennial Lecture, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2, 2001.
"LEEPing into the 21st Century: Teaching and Learning Online" (with Dr. Christine Jenkins), presentation at Beyond Boundaries: Supporting Distance Learning, Morris Library 2001 Spring Seminar, Carbondale, IL, April 3, 2001.
"Learning Together: The Synergy of Faculty-Student-Librarian Collaboration in the Creation of Web-based Tutorials" (with Dr. Cheryl Knott Malone and Ruth Connell), presentation at Crossing the Divide, 10th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Denver, CO, March 17, 2001.
"From 'Where are the Women?' to Women's Place is on the 'Net': Creating and Enriching the Resources for the Study of Women's History" (with Phyllis Holman Weisbard), presentation at the 25th Annual University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Conference, Madison, WI, October 27, 2000.
"Adult Learners and Libraries: Learner Needs, Provider Assumptions, and Global Opportunities" (with four other panelists), presentation at Quality Assurance in Distance Education: Electronic Library Solutions, Washington, DC, June 12, 2000.
"Hype, High Hopes, and Damage Control: Facilitating End-User Learning During a System Migration" (with Lori DuBois and Lynne Rudasill), paper presented at Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships symposium, Iowa City, IA, November 12, 1999.
"Inquiring and Learning Between the Lines: Interdisciplinary Research and the Academic Library - Reference Service in Women's Studies," presentation sponsored by the ACRL Women's Studies Section, ALA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 28, 1999.
Work in Progress:
Searing, Susan E. "The LEEP Student in the Library: Reshaping Traditional Services for Non-traditional Learning."
Current Memberships in Professional Organizations:
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).
American Library Association (ALA)
Current Activities in Professional Organizations:
ACRL Women's Studies Section Awards Committee.
ACRL Women's Studies Section Research Committee.
Current Service and Consortial Activities:
UIUC Library Faculty
UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science
UI Current LIS Clips
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/clips
AMLS, May 1976
University of Michigan School of Library Science
BA, Russian Language & Literature, May 1972
State University of New York at Binghamton
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