Susan Braxton

Assistant Librarian

1816 South Oak St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Campus Mail Code: MC652
email

217-333-5856

2002 - 2006. Science Reference Librarian. Illinois State University, Milner Library.
1999 - 2001. Graduate Assistant. University of Illinois, Biology Library.
1999-2001. Graduate Assistant. University of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
1993-1995. Technical Information Specialist. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Biological Control Documentation Center.

2001 - Master of Library and Information Science: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1990 - Master of Science, Ecology: North Carolina State University, Raleigh
1983 - Bachelor of Science, Botany: University of Florida, Gainesville

Certificate for Outstanding Teaching, North Carolina State University Graduate Student Association (1988)

2004-2005: University Research Grant, Illinois State University (Co-PI)
2003: University Research Grant, Illinois State University (PI)
1996: USDA, Biological Control Documentation Center
1988: Sigma Xi, graduate research grant
1986: Travel Scholarship, North Carolina State University Office for International Programs

Chew, C. N. & S. M. Braxton. "Developing recommendations for consortial cataloging of electronic resources: lessons learned." Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Service 29/3 (2005):307-325.
Braxton, S. M. & M. Brunsdale. "EMail reference as substitute for library receptionist." The Reference Librarian. 41/85 (2004):19-31.
Braxton, S. M., D. W. Onstad, D. E. Dockter, R. Giordano, R. Larsson & R. A. Humber. "Description and analysis of two Internet based pathogen databases: EDWIP and VIDIL." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 83 (2003):185-195.

Braxton, S. M. In Press. "Chemistry." In LaGuardia, C. (ed.) Magazines for Libraries, 18th edition.
Braxton, S. M. In Press. "Science and Technology." In LaGuardia, C. (ed.) Magazines for Libraries, 18th edition.
Braxton, S. M. 2007. "Chemistry." In LaGuardia, C. (ed.) Magazines for Libraries, 16th edition, New Providence, NJ: Bowker, pp. 187-198.
Braxton, S. M. 2007. "Science and Technology." In LaGuardia, C. (ed.) Magazines for Libraries, 16th edition, New Providence, NJ: Bowker, pp. 858-865.
Braxton, S. M. 2005. "Chemistry." In LaGuardia, C. (ed.) Magazines for Libraries, 14th edition, New Providence, NJ: Bowker, pp. 215-223.
Janicke-Hinchliffe, L. & S. M. Braxton. 2004. "Foundations of Research." In L. Heggie [ed.] The Foundations Book, 6th edition . Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, pp. 70-110
Janicke-Hinchliffe, L. & S. M. Braxton. 2003. "Foundations of Research." In L. Heggie [ed.] The Foundations Book, 5th edition . Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, pp. 79-115.
Janicke-Hinchliffe, L. & S. M. Braxton. 2002. "Foundations of Research." In L. Heggie [ed.] The Foundations Book, 4th edition. Boston, MA : Pearson Custom.

Munroe, Mary H.; Susan M. Braxton; Carol Covey: David Hamilton; Vanette Schwartz; Marlene Slough; Carla Tracy. 2004. A Statewide Collection Map: Results from the Statewide Assessment of Monographs and Electronic Resources in Illinois. Final Report of the Illinois Cooperative Collection Management Program (ICCMP), Statewide Collection Assessment Task Force.

Braxton, S. "Indexing and archiving grey literature as it happens." Natural Resources Information Council Annual Conference, Eugene Oregon: August 9, 2008.
Braxton, S. "In search of ... series." Presented at the CARLI I-Share Cataloging and Authority Control Team spring forum, The Future is Now, But What Will it Look Like? Kankakee Community College, April 9, 2008.
Braxton, S. "Trends in scholarly publishing and access." Illinois Natural History Survey Seminar Series presentation, , Champaign, IL: November 7, 2007.
Braxton, S. "The public view of the catalog, or, how and when to talk to your cataloger." Presented at the IUAG Public Services Forum, February 24, 2006, Kankakee, IL.
Braxton, S. " Beyond rules and tools: the public view of your good work." Presented at the IUAG Consortial Cataloging and Authority Control Committee fall forum, Fall Cleaning: Tools and Techniques for Catalog Maintenance , November 2, 2005, Springfield, IL.
Schwartz, V., B. Stoffel, M. Boyd, & S. Braxton. " Creating a Faculty Publications Database at Your Institution: Lessons Learned." Poster presentation, American Library Association Annual Meeting, June 25, 2005, Chicago, IL.
Braxton, S. M. "Real ACAS : the true story of 86 libraries, their monographic collections, and the 7 librarians who tried to describe them." Presented as part of the Collection Assessment Task Force’s final report to ICCMP at the Annual Bibliographers' Meeting, Normal, IL: December 10, 2004.