Dawn Amsberry
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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
Subject Expertise
- Library and Information Studies
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