Jenny Emanuel
Digital Resources & Reference Librarian, Assistant Professor of Library Administration
300 Main Library, MC-522
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-244-3770
emanuelj@illinois.edu
Education
- Ongoing - EdD Educational Leadership: University of Missouri, Columbia.
- 2004 - MS Information Science: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 2002 - BA Foreign Affairs: University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
- New Librarian Conference Scholarship, ACRL, 2007.
- Emerging Leader, ALA, 2007.
Recent Publications
Articles
- Zhuo, F., Emanuel, J., and Jiao, S. "International Students and Language Preferences in Library
Database Use."
Technical Services Quarterly, 24/4 (2007): 1-13.
Other Publications
- Emanuel, J., 2004. "An Assessment of Chat Reference Usage and Trends at the Health
Sciences Library and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." Master's Thesis.
Recent Presentations
- Emanuel, J. "Transformational Leadership and the New Academic Library."
Illinois Academic, College, and Research Libraries, Bloomington, IL: April, 2008.
- Adams, A.L. and Emanuel, J., "Rebranding the Librarian Profession: A Project of the ALA
Emerging Leaders Program."
Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference, Kauai, HI: November, 2007.
- Adams, A.L., Bradley Leighton, S., Cleman, J., Emanuel, J. and Gallagher, B., "Re-Branding the
Librarian Profession in the Digital Age: An Emerging Leaders Project (Poster)."
ALA Annual Conference, Washington, DC: June, 2007.
- Emanuel, J. "Social Networking in Libraries: Do Students Want Librarians on Their Turf?
(Poster)."
ACRL Conference, Baltimore, MD: March 2007.
- Emanuel, J. and Gallagher,
T. "Starting from Scratch: Organizing and Evaluating Your E-Journal Collection."
Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference, Atlanta, GA: February, 2007.
Professional Service
- American Library Association: Membership Committee Intern, 2008-Present.
- Library Information Technology Association: National Forum Committee Member,
2007-2009.
- New Members Roundtable: Councilor, 2008-2011.
- Association of College and Research Libraries.