Kirstin Dougan
Music and Performing Arts Librarian / Assistant Professor of Library Administration
2146E Music Building
1114 W. Nevada Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
217.244.4072
dougan@illinois.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 2005-2007: Interim Head, Duke University Music Library and Music Media Center.
- 2003-2007: Public Services Librarian, Duke University Music Library and Music Media Center.
- 2002-2003: Digital Projects Librarian, Digital Content Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Education
- 2001 - M.L.S., School of Library and Information Studies: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
- 1997 - M.M. Viola Performance: Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
- 1995 - B.M. Viola Performance: Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.
Awards and Distinctions
Grants Awarded
- 2009: University Libraries Research and Publications Committee grant for research on "Where have all the dissertations gone?..."
- 2003: Kevin Freeman Travel Grant, Music Library Association.
Recent Publications
Articles
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- *Dougan, Kirstin. 2010. A View of Music Librarianship as Seen Through its Journals: A Comparison of Notes and Fontes Artis Musicae, 1977-2007. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, 66(4). Accepted for publication. 27pp. in typescript.
- *Dougan, Kirstin. 2010. Music to our Eyes in Google Books, Google Scholar, and the Open Content Alliance. portal: Libraries and the Academy 10(1). Accepted for publication.
- *Dougan, Kirstin, Camilla Fulton. 2009. Side by Side: What a comparative usability told us about a Web site redesign. Journal of Web Librarianship 3(3): 217-237.
- *Dougan, Kirstin. 2008. Keeping Score (Keeping Up and Keeping Track). Music Reference Services Quarterly 11(2): 131-142.
- *Dougan, Kirstin. 2005. Online Sheet Music Projects and Metadata from a Public Service Perspective. Music Reference Services Quarterly 9(1): 1-11.
- Dougan, Kirstin, Carson Holloway, Kelley Lawton, and Emily Werrell. "Creating Community: Duke's East Campus Libraries Reach Out to First Year Students." Duke University Libraries, 18 (Spring 2005): 2-5.
*peer-reviewed
Other Publications
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2009. Review of Music Library and Research Skills, by Jane Gottlieb. Fontes Artis Musicae.
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2009. Review of Music Research: A Handbook, by Laurie Sampsel. Fontes Artis Musicae.
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2007. Review of Joan Tower: the Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography, by Ellen K. Grolman. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association.
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2007. Review of Mischa Mischakoff: Journeys of a Concertmaster, by Anne Mischakoff Heiles. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association.
Recent Presentations
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2010. Where have all the Dissertations Gone? A Comparison of…. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Music Library Association, March 19-25 in San Diego, CA.
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2009. What I Learned at Immersion. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest chapter of the Music Library Association, October 8-10 in South Bend, IN.
- Dougan, Kirstin. 2009. Best Practices for Creating LibGuides. Panel organized and presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest chapter of the Music Library Association, October 8-10 in South Bend, IN.
- Dougan, Kirstin, "What's in it for us? Music-related Content in Google Books, Google Scholar, and the Open Content Alliance." Music Library Association Annual Meeting, 2009.
- *Dougan, Kirstin, "What Can Usability Really Tell Us?" Midwest Music Library Association Annual Meeting: 2008. [PowerPoint 2007 file]
- Dougan, Kirstin, "Metadata for Music Librarians." Southeast Music Library Association Annual Meeting: 2003.
- Dougan, Kirstin, Peter Gorman, Lee Konrad, and Amy Rudersdorf, "Building and Managing Digital Collections." Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Annual Conference: 2003.
- Dougan, Kirstin, "Using Dublin Core Metadata to Describe Music Collections." Music Library Association Annual Meeting: 2003. (poster)
*invited
Web Projects
Professional Service
- Music Library Association.
- Statistics Subcommittee, Member 2003-2007
- Facilities Subcommittee, Member 2007-present
- MLA Annual Meeting Mentoring Program, Mentor 2008
- Newsletter Taskforce, Chair August 2008-May 2009
- 2010 Annual Meeting Program Committee, Member 2008-present
- Midwest Chapter of the Music Library Association.
- Public Services Committee, Chair 2008-present