Robin Paynter, MA
Assistant Professor
Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, and Child & Family Studies Librarian
Office Hours
Monday 12:00-2:00pm
Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm
Areas of Responsibility @ PSU Library
Reference
- Service to the University community and the general public across all scholarly disciplines
- Individual consultations in specialized subject areas
Instruction
- Classroom instruction sessions, drop-in workshops, orientation presentations, etc.
Collection Development
- Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, and Child & Family Studies
- Acquisition in all media, encompassing all major areas of study within each discipline; library liaison to departments and programs
- Domestic newspapers collection development responsibility
Assessment
- Develop robust assessment program to include: usability, focus groups, local online surveys, and LibQUAL+
- Inventory and archive existing data sets
Research Interests
- Course Guides Database Development
- Portland State Library Website Development
- Google Custom Search Engine Development for Social & Behavioral Research Data
Current Projects
- Online User Interface Team: continue to develop and refine Library's website; content coordinator for select webpages; website accessibility issues
- Assessment Team: University Reaccreditation Mid-term Update Report
- ACRL Oregon Board
Current University Involvement
- Faculty Senate, 2006-2009
- University Committee on Committees, 2007-2009
Recent Awards
- STRT Grant (2004-2005)
PSU Center for Academic Excellence grant in support of PsycINFO active learning tutorial research project - Oregon Newspapers Indexing Project (2003)
Awarded $70,000 in LSTA grant money to develop online index
Education
Master of Arts - Library and Information Studies 1993
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies
Bachelor of Arts - History 1987
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Contact Information
Office: 220D PSU Millar Library
Phone: 503.725.4501
Fax: 503.725.4524
Email:paynter@pdx.edu