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
Curriculum Vitae
Previous Position(s)
- 2004-2008 Assistant Professor, Electronic Services Librarian, University of Central
Missouri
Education
2012: Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of Missouri at Columbua
2004: MS Information Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2002: BA Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
Research Interests
User Experience, Information Seeking Habits, Young Professionals
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
- EBSCO ALA Annual Conference Scholarship, 2011
- Marketing Recognition Award, University of Illinois
Library, 2010
- ACRL New Librarian Conference Scholarship, 2007
- American Library Association Emerging Leader, 2007
Grants Awarded
- 2011: Dow Chemical Corporation, "A Study on Search Effectiveness", Primary
Investigator
Recent Publications
Articles
- Bauder, Julia and Emanuel, Jenny. "Being where our faculty are: Emerging technology use
and faculty information-seeking workflows."
Internet Reference Services Quarterly 17, no. 2 (2012).
- Emanuel, Jenny. "Usability of the VuFind next generation online catalog."
Information Technology and Libraries 30, no. 1 (2011).
- Zhuo, Fu, Emanuel, Jenny, and Jiao, Shuqin. "International students and
language proficiencies in library database use."
Technical Services Quarterly 24, no. 4 (2007).
Book Chapters
- Emanuel, Jenny. "An Introduction to LibGuides." In ''LibGuides: Making Dynamic
Web Design and Management Simple for Non Web-designers - A LITA Guide''. Edited by Aaron Dobbs,
Ryan Sittler, and Doug Cook. New York: Neal-Schumann, 2012.
Draft
Other Publications
- Emanuel, Jenny and Roh, Charlotte. "Studying practicing researchers: How research
within scientific industry can impact and influence information literacy among graduate students in
STEM departments." Paper presented at
ACRL 2013 Conference, April 2013.
- Emanuel, Jenny. "The Millennials: Assessing the next generation of academic
librarians." Dissertation for Ed.D. at the University of Missouri Columbia, 2012.
Text
- Hentz, Margaret and Emanuel, Jenny. "A study on search effectiveness: How can we
design search tools so end users can find it quicker?" Paper presented at
SLA 2012 Conference, July 2012.
Paper and
presentation
- Emanuel, Jenny. "Millennial Librarians: Who they are and how they are different
from the rest of us." Paper presented at the
ACRL 2011 Conference, March 2011.
Paper and
presentation
- Kern, Kathleen and Emanuel, Jenny. "Next generation catalogs: What do they do and
why should we care?" Column in
Reference and User Services Quarterly 49, no. 2, 2009.
Recent Presentations
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "Towards Infinity and Beyond?" Presentation at the
University of Houston Discovery Day Camp, October 2012. Invited.
Slides
- Emanuel,
Jenny and Roh, Charlotte. "Remote User Testing: Methods and Tools to Take Your Testing
out of the Library." Presentation at
LITA National Forum, October 2012.
Slides and notes
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "Understanding the information seeking habits of researchers: A global
perspective." Poster at
IFLA General Conference and Assembly Helsinki, Finland, August 2012.
Poster
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "“Current trends in library digital collections and e-resource management at western
universities.” Lecture at Eurasian University, Astana, Kazakhstan, April 2012. Invited.
Slides and talking
points
- Emanuel, Jenny. "An Introduction to Electronic Resources." Series of
presentations and discussions at Nazarbayev University Library, Astana, Kazakstan, April 2012.
Invited.
Slides and talking points
- Bauder,
Julia and Emanuel, Jenny. "Be where our faculty are: Emerging technology use and
faculty information seeking workflows." Poster at
ACRL 2011 Conference, March 2011.
Poster
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "Librarians in the digital age: Impact of internet adoption on search habits."
Presentation at the
Library Research Seminar V, College Park MD, October 2010.
Slides
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "Redesigning a website using information architecture principles."
Pre-conference presented at
LITA Forum, September/October 2010.
Instruction
Materials
- Slater,
Robert, and Emanuel, Jenny. "Usability Testing: A brief introduction to the Novice."
Online webinars for CARLI, April 2010. Invited.
Slides
- Emanuel,
Jenny. "Next Generation Discovery." Presentation at the
Library Colloquium of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, March 2010.
Invited.
Slides and notes.
Professional Service
- ALA Councilor at Large, 2012-2014; Elected
- ALA Policy Committee, 2012-2014
- ALA Membership Committee, 2008-2010 (Intern), 2010-2014
- ALA Council Resolutions Committee, 2009-2011
- LITA Forum Committee, 2006-2008 (Member), 2012-2013 (Chair
- LITA Program Planning Committee, 2010-2012
- NMRT Councilor, 2008-2011; Elected
- HathiTrust UX Advisory Committee, 2010-2014.
