Karen Sheldon
Karen
Sheldon
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Electronic & Instructional Services, Assistant Professor
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UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENT
- Library
EDUCATION
- M.S., Library Information Science, Rutgers University
- B.A., Italian Studies and European Studies, University of Delaware
Publications
- Sheldon, K. (2018). Using a Workflow to Reduce Database Costs without Affecting Collection Needs. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research and Practice, 6(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.5195/palrap.2018.173
- Thomas, K. (2014) E. M. Jellinek: The Worcester Hospital years (1930-1939). Substance Abuse Library and Information Studies: Proceedings of the 36th Annual SALIS Conference, 1(1), 67-72. http://salis.org/salisjournal/vol1/vol1_2014.pdf
- Thomas, K. (January 2014). Engaging Part-Timers: Ways to Increase Job Retention and Satisfaction in Librarianship, Library Worklife. http://ala-apa.org/newsletter/2014/01/13/engaging-part-timers-ways-to-increase-job-retention-and-satisfaction-in-librarianship/
Presentations
- Small Streams Make Big Rivers: Chronicling the Birth of Alcohol Studies – VALE Conference 2013
- Preparing Part-Timers: Understanding How to Effectively Integrate Generation Y Employees into Library Systems – New Jersey Library Association Conference 2013
- Reducing Budget Waste at Small Universities: Three Metrics to Guide Your Databases Renewals – NASIG Conference 2018
- Library Website Design – TCLC Summer Camp 2018
Awards
- STARS-Atlas Systems Mentoring Award from the Reference and User Services Association - 2015
- Early-Career Librarian Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries - 2017
- ACRL DVC Professional Development Travel Grant from the Association of College and Research Libraries – Delaware Valley Chapter – 2018