Frances Jacobson Harris

University Laboratory High School Librarian

Professor of Library Administration, University Library

University Laboratory High School Library
1212 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Responsible for library instructional services to meet the needs of a five year secondary school curriculum designed for gifted students.

Team teacher of a required computer literacy course sequence for eighth and ninth grade students, which includes information literacy and Internet ethics components.

217.333.1589

francey@illinois.edu

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Previous Position(s)

1986-1987: Reference Librarian and Use Education Coordinator, Reference Library, University of Illinois.
1982-1986: Reference/Instruction Librarian, Western State College of Colorado.
1979-1982: Circulation/Reserve Librarian, Western State College of Colorado.

Education

1979 - Master of Arts in Librarianship: University of Denver, Denver, CO.
1975 - Bachelor of Arts with distinction: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Recent Publications

Articles

"Not Fade Away: Ten Years After 9/11, How Do You Teach Kids About a Tragedy They Can't Remember?" School Library Journal, 57 (August 2011), 26-29.
"The School Librarian As Information Specialist: A Vibrant Species." Knowledge Quest, 39 (May/June 2011), 28-32.
"Teens and Privacy: Myths and Realities." Knowledge Quest, 39 (September/October 2010), 74-79.
"Challenges to Teaching Evaluation of Online Information: A View from LM_NET." School Library Media Research, 12 (2009). Available: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume12/harris.cfm.
Ethics from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0: Standing Outside the Box. Knowledge Quest, 37, (January/February 2009), 56-61.
"Teen Tech Week, Despite Limited Access," School Library Journal (February 1, 2008), 20. Available: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6526727.html?industryid=47078
“Blogging and the Media Specialist, Part 2.” Learning and Leading With Technology, 33 (May 2006): 32-33.
“Information Literacy in School Libraries: It Takes a Community.” Reference and User Services Quarterly, 42 (Spring 2003), 215-223.
“Hate and Deception on the Web: What’s a School Library Media Specialist to Do?” Knowledge Quest, 32 (September/October 2003), 35-36.
“ There Was a Great Collision in the Stock Market’: Middle School Students, Online Primary Sources, and Historical Sense Making.” School Library Media Research, 5 (2002).
Harris, Frances Jacobson and Nancy Everhart. “Research Into Practice: Using Primary Sources and Creative Writing to Teach Middle School History.” Knowledge Quest, 31 (November/December 2002), 52-54.
“Online Scenarios for Teaching Internet Ethics to Teens.” Knowledge Quest, 30 (September/October 2001), 20-21.
“Remembrance of Things Past: Making History Come Alive With Primary Sources.” School Library Journal, 46 (December 2000), 35.
“The Dark Side of Primary Sources.” Knowledge Quest, 29 (May/June 2000), 35-37.

Books

Harris, Frances Jacobson, 2011. I Found It On the Internet: Coming of Age Online, American Library Association.
Harris, Frances Jacobson, 2005. I Found It On the Internet: Coming of Age Online, American Library Association.

Book Chapters

“Reference Services for Specific Populations,” in Richard Bopp and Linda Smith, eds., Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 4th ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2011, 341-386.
"Library FAIL: Digital Expectations, Legacy Institutions," in Proceedings of the Libraries in the Digital Age Conference, Zadar, Croatia, May 24-29, 2010, 28-37. Available: http://web.ffos.hr/lida/datoteke/lida_2010_proceedings.pdf
“Challenges to Teaching Credibility Assessment in Contemporary Schooling,” in Miriam J. Metzger and Andrew J. Flanagin, eds., Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility, MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. Boston, Mass.: MIT Press, 2008, 155-179. Available: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.155
“Challenges to Teaching Evaluation of Online Information: A View from LM_NET,” in Into the Center of the Curriculum: Papers of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #14, October 24-25, 2007, Hi Willow Research and Publishing, 234-252.
Harris, Frances Jacobson and Suzanne Linder. “Analyzing News Coverage: An Antidote to the Bird Unit,” in Understanding in the Library: Papers of the Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #12, October 5-6, 2005, LMC Source, 92-94.
“Teaching Students the Ethical Use of Information and Communication Technologies: A New Role for School Librarians.” in Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 29, Libraries Unlimited, 2004,178-189.
“Building Learning Communities Using Technology,” in Curriculum Connections Through the Library: Principles and Practice Series, Libraries Unlimited, 2003, 171-187.

Editorial Work

Chair, Advisory Board, Journal of Research in Library Services to Young Adults, 2011-present.
Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 2005-2010.
Selection panel, American Memory Fellows, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Review panelist, Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, 1998, 1999.

Recent Presentations

American Library Association Annual Conference, American Association of School Librarians, June 27, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana. "What Kinds of Books Does Your School Library Need?"
American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom, Privacy and Youth Conference, March 24-25, Chicago, Illinois. "Observations From the Fields - Engaging Kids on Privacy"
Computers In Libraries, March 21, 2011, Washington, D.C. "How 'E' to Be"
Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference 3-hour seminar, October 30, 2010, St. Charles, Illinois. "Unplugging the Fear Factor: Social Media Goes to School"
Institute for School and Public Libraries, June 16, 2010, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. "Web 2.0: Land of Unexpected Consequences"
Libraries in the Digital Age, May 24-29, 2010, Zadar, Croatia. "Library FAIL: Digital Expectations, Legacy Institutions"
American Association of School Librarians National Conference, November 7, 2009, Charlotte, North Carolina. "Ethics in a Web 2.0 World"
Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference seminar, October 29, 2009, Springfield, Illinois. "Unplugging the Fear Factor: Social Media Goes to School"
American Library Association Annual Conference, Reference and User Services Association, MARS Chair's Program, July 12, 2009, Chicago, Illinois. "Who Cares About Privacy? Boundaries, Millennials and the MySpace Mindset"
Institute for School and Public Libraries, June 10, 2009, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. "Web 2.0: Land of Unexpected Consequences"
Graduate School of Library and Information Science Continuing Professional Development, May 2, 2009. Champaign, Illinois. "Web 2.0 Is Your Friend!"
Kickoff speaker for Champaign Public Library Staff Development Day, November 11, 2008, Champaign, Illinois
Rolling Prairie Library System, August 8, 2008, Decatur, Illinois. "Web 2.0: Land of Unexpected Consequences"
Institute for School and Public Libraries, June 11, 2008, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. "Web 2.0: Land of Unexpected Consequences"
Illinois Center for Information Literacy, January 16, 2008, Normal, Illinois, keynote presenter for inaugural program for school librarians. "Faster Than Light: Teens and Technology"
“Role Reversal: Students Teaching Teachers about Appropriate Technology Use.” Mary Lyon Elementary School, November 15, 2007.
“Web 2.0: Land of Unintended Consequences.” Illinois School Library Media Association annual conference, Springfield, IL: November 1, 2007.
“Introduction to Social Networking Technologies for Libraries.” Rolling Prairie Library System, Decatur, IL: April 20, 2007.
"Coming of Age Online." Cahners Computer Place at the Museum of Science, Boston, MA: March 2, 2007.
"Coming of Age Online." Commonwealth School, Boston, MA: February 28-March 1, 2007.

Professional Service

American Library Association

American Association of School Librarians

- Member, AASL Publications Committee, 2010-present
- Member, AASL "Geek Squad," 2009-present

Young Adult Library Services Association

- Chair, Advisory Board of the Research Journal, 2011-present
- Member, YALSA Presidential Advisory Task Force, 2008-2010
- Member, Teen Tech Week Committee, 2007-2008
- Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Social Media Safety for Young Adults, 2006-present

Illinois School Library Media Association
- Linking for Learning: The Illinois School Library Media Program Guidelines, 3^rd ed., 2010. Contributor, Web 2.0 Appendix

International Society for Technology in Education

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Recent UIUC Committee Responsibilities

University Laboratory High School Curriculum Committee, 1987-present
University Laboratory High School Technology Committee, 2010-present

University Library New Service Model Reference Services Implementation Team, Chair, 2011
University Laboratory High School Schedule Committee, 2010
University Laboratory High School Journalism Teacher Search Committee, 2010

University Library Full Professor Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, 2010
University Library Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, 2006-2009, Chair, 2007
University Library Associate University Librarian for Services Search Committee, 2005-2006
University Laboratory High School Social Studies Search Committee, 2006
University Laboratory High School Disciplinary Review Committee, 2005-2006

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