Dawn Amsberry

Reference and Instruction Librarian
Librarian

Office Address

216 Pattee Library
Departmental Phone
814-865-9257 (department)
dua4@psu.edu

About Me

  • Coordinates library instruction for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
  • Teaches library research workshops for ENGL 015:  Rhetoric and Composition, ESL015:   Composition for American Academic Communication, and other foundational classes
  • Offers individual consultations and customized workshops on library research and citation management tools such as Zotero and EndNote

Publications

Assessing a Customized, Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial: The Getting Started with Research Module, Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2024

Deconstructing plagiarism: International students and textual borrowing practices, Reference Librarian, 2010

Talking the Talk: Library Classroom Communication and International Students, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008

Bridging the Gap: What Students Need to Know about Information Literacy, In Transit: The LaGuardia Journal on Teaching and Learning, 2007

Out-of-print, out of mind? A case study of the decision to outsource out-of-print acquisitions, Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 2005

Connecting Academic Libraries and Early Childhood Literacy: Story Time on Campus, JLAMS (Journal of the Library Administration and Management Section of the New York Library Association, 2005

Other Publications

Chapters

International Undergraduate Students and a Sense of Belonging: A Case Study at Penn State University Libraries, The Globalized Library: American Academic Libraries and International Students, Collections and Practices, 2019

Engaging International Students with the Academic Library, 2012

Engaging International Students In Academic Library Initiatives for their Peers, International Students and Academic Libraries: Initiatives for Success, 2011

Detecting and Avoiding Plagiarism for International Students, Teaching Non-traditional Learners: Tools for Creative Instruction, 2010

Plagiarism and the Non-traditional Student, Stop Plagiarism!, 2010

Others

Using effective listening skills with international patrons, Reference Services Review, 2009