PSU Library Faculty -- Rose Jackson

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Rose M. Jackson,
Reference Librarian and Information Consultant to the College of Urban and Public Affairs
BS, Business Administration, California State University-Dominguez Hills;
BA, Economics, University of Southern California
MS, International Relations, Troy State University
MA, English, Texas A&M University
MLIS, Library and Information Science, Syracuse University

503.725.3689
rosej@pdx.edu

Areas of Responsibility in the Library
Reference and Acquisition for Administration of Justice, Community Health, Political Science, Public Administration, and Urban Studies

Research Interests

Digital Libraries
Community-University Partnerships
Collection Development
Grey Literature

Current Projects

Oregon Sustainable Community Digital Library, a central repository for key Portland urban planning documents from 1960s-2000. Developed in concert with the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Metro, Oregon Department of Transportation, City of Portland Archives, and TriMet.
NN/LM Express Outreach Award developing a Transgendered Reference Collection housed at Outside In. (survey)

Recent Publications / Presentations

"Grey Literature and Urban Planning: History and Accessibility." Publishing Research Quarterly, Spring 2005, vol 21, no. 1: 94-104.
Chessa Hickox, Rose M. Jackson, and Gary W. Markham. "Going Broke, Going Digital: A Preliminary Cost Analysis of Developing a Digital Library." Internet Reference Services Quarterly, vol 11, no.1: 51-66.(prepublication)
"Creating a Transgendered Reference Library." But I Don't Know Any Gay People: GLBT Concerns Across Diverse Communities. Amaerican Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 25, 2006.

Current Community Involvement

Oregon Library Association. Member 2001-present
Oregon Health Science Library Association, Member 2002-present, Secretary 2004-2005
Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, Member 2004-present, Registration Chair for 2005 Conference
Outside In, TiRC Reference Library Board Member 2005-present.