Personal profile
About
Welcome! I am pleased to serve as University Librarian and University Copyright Officer at Illinois Wesleyan University Ames Library. Prior to coming to IWU in August, 2007, I worked for many years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, mainly in the areas of collection development and library acquisitions, and also taught at the Graduate School of Library & Information Science. My research interests embrace collection development, including print and digital collections; library history; service learning and libraries; and the use of emerging technology in teaching and learning.
Related documents
Disciplines
- Library and Information Science
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Three Legs on the Stool: Service Learning Projects, Community, and Library
Schmidt, K. & Halperin, D., 2016, Service Learning, Information Literacy, and Libraries.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Integration of Information Literacy and Writing in the Disciplines: An Interim Report from Illinois Wesleyan University Faculty
Boyce, C., Sweet, C., Mendez-Carbajo, D., Bushman, M. A. & Schmidt, K., Apr 2014.Research output: Conference Poster › Presentation
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Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web World: A Case Study with Fugitive Literature
Schmidt, K., Shelburne, W. A. & Vess, D., 2008, In: Library Resources & Technical Services. 52Research output: Journal Article › Article › peer-review
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Focus on Students in the Institutional Repository: Building Bridges from the Past to the Future
Davis-Kahl, S. & Schmidt, K., Apr 4 2008.Research output: Conference Poster › Presentation
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An Ounce of Different Is Worth a Pound of Same: Sustaining rich collections by adapting what we know & learning skills we need
Schmidt, K., 2007.Research output: Conference Poster › Presentation
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Prizes
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American Library Association ALCTS Acquisitions Librarian of the Year, 2001
Schmidt, Karen (Recipient), 2001
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Best of LRTS Award for peer-reviewed article, 1992
Schmidt, Karen (Recipient), 1992
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CIC (Big 10) Academic Fellow, 1998
Schmidt, Karen (Recipient), 1998
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Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory Research Award, 1994
Schmidt, Karen (Recipient), 1994
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YWCA Women of Disctinction Award in Professions, Bloomington, Illinois
Schmidt, Karen (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)