Sarah Beasley, MLS, MAIS
Education/Social Science Librarian
BA,(1984) English/Secondary Education - Goshen College
MLS, (1989) Academic Librarianship - Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MAIS,(1996) American Literature, Composition, Mass Media - Oregon State University
503-725-3688
beasleys@pdx.edu
Areas of Responsibility in the Library
Reference, Instruction, and Information Resources Management in Education , Womens Studies
Library's Public Web Site Team, Interlibrary Loan, Information Resources Management Coordinator
Research Interests
- Information access and emerging publishing environments
- Impact of library research instruction
- Academic Libraries
Current Projects
- Migration of web site to content management system
- Dynamically-generated subject resource guides
- Information Literacy for School Counselors
- Collection and information resources management assessment
Recent Publications / Presentations
- Oregon Library Association Annual Conference. "Ebooks: From Selection to Circulation, or How To (or Whether To) Get Started with Electronic Books, and What to Do With Them Once You Get Them." Program coordinator and moderator. March 27, 2001. Seaside, OR
- "Collaboration Through Instructional Teams in a First-Year Experience" in Case Studies in Collaboration: Lessons from Five Exemplary Programs. Chicago : ACRL, 2000.
- OLA Annual conference, "New Learners, New Libraries: Impact of Oregon Educational Reform on School, Public and Academic Libraries", program moderator. April 6, 2000
Current University Involvement
- Budget Committee (2004-2006)
Current Professional Involvement
- ACRL Education and Behavior Sciences Section ERIC User Group (2005-2007)
- ACRL Oregon Chapter past president (2004-2005)
- ORBIS/Cascade Collection Development and Management Steering Committee (2004-2006)