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JoAnn Jacoby

Previous Position(s)

• 2002-present: Anthropology and Sociology Subject Specialist, Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• 1998-2002: Assistant Librarian, Illinois Natural History Survey Library.
• Visiting Assistant University Archivist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Education

• 1997 - M.A. in Anthropology: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
• 1997 - M.S. in Library and Information Science: University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
• 1987 - B.A. in English: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

Instruction

• LIS 592: Independent Study, "Designing a Health Sciences Portal: A Case Study in User Centered Design" for Tabitha Becker, University of Illinois (Spring 2007).
• LIS 592: Independent Study, "Creating a Subject-based Pathfinder and Collection Development Tools for the Mandeville Collection in the Occult Sciences" for Jameatris Johnson, University of Illinois (Spring 2006).
• LIS 491: Independent Study, "Issues and Problems in Library Collections and Services for Native American Studies" for Rudy Leon, University of Illinois (Spring 2003).

Awards and Distinctions

Awards

• Frye Leadership Institute (2009)
• Synergy Illinois Library Leader, (2005)
• Susan Grey Akers Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (declined), (1995)

Grants Awarded

• 2008: Social studies film strips: a pilot test for copyright, digitization, and audio synchronization, UIUC Library NEH Challenge Grant Competition.
• 2007: Anthropology: Cultures Across the Curriculum, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) Collections Enhancement Awards Program.
• 2006: User Centered Web Design for Librarians, Library Research and Publication Committee.
• 2005: Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources, Library Research and Publication Committee.
• 2005: A Comparative Study of Book and Journal Use in the Social Sciences, Library Research and Publication Committee.
• 2004: Impact of Reference Services Provided to Undergraduate Students in the Education and Social Science Library, Library Research and Publication Committee.
• 2004: Bibliographic Access for Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Microfiche, Local dispersement of NEH Challenge Grant.
• 2003: Preservation and Access to the Gladys and Reginald Laubin Papers, Local dispersement of NEH Challenge Grant.
• 2003: Beyond Gate/Head Counts: A Method for Accurate Assessment of Library Traffic and its Relationship to Reference Activity, Circulation Patterns, and Remote Access to Library Resources, Library Research and Publication Committee.
• 2002: Preservation and Access to the Records Doris Duke Indian Oral History Program, Local dispersement of NEH Challenge Grant.

Recent Publications

Articles

• Sutton, Allison and JoAnn Jacoby.  "A comparative study of book and journal use in four social science disciplines."  Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, 27/1 (2008):33.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Nancy P. O'Brien. "Assessing the impact of reference services provided to undergraduate students." College and Research Libraries, 66/4 (2005): 324-340.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Mary Laskowski. "Measurement and analysis of electronic reserve usage: Toward a new path in online library service assessment." Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 4.2 (2004): 219-232.
• Handler, Jerome S. and JoAnn Jacoby. "Slave names and naming in Barbados, 1650-1830." William and Mary Quarterly, 53/4 (1996): 685-728.
• Handler, Jerome S. and JoAnn Jacoby. "Slave medicine and plant use in Barbados." The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, 41 (1993): 74-97.

Books

• Jacoby, JoAnn and Jo Kibbee, 2007. Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources, Libraries Unlimited.

Book Chapters

• Jacoby, JoAnn. "What difference does it make? Outcome  based evaluation of reference services in an academic library." in The impact and outcomes of library and information services: Proceedings of the 6th Northumbria international conference, 11pp.
• Jacoby, JoAnn. "Optimal foraging theory." in Theories of information behavior: A researcher's guide, pp. 259-264.
• Jacoby, JoAnn. "Information needs in the sciences: Implications for library collections and services."in Brick and click libraries: The shape of tomorrow: Proceedings of a regional academic library symposium, pp. 74-82.
• Jacoby, JoAnn. "Urban studies." in Magazines for libraries, pp. 989-994.

Recent Presentations

• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Share and Share Alike?  Data-Sharing Practices in Different Disciplinary Domains.  Disappearing disciplinary borders in the social science library- global studies or sea change?"  IFLA Social Science Libraries Section, Toronto, Canada: 6-7 August 2008.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Paula Kaufman, "Stakeholder Input, Technology, and Service Model Planning."  University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: 7 March 2008.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Outcome Based Evaluations to Assess the Impact of Library Services and Technology (workshop)."  University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: 6 March 2008.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Paula Kaufman, "Stakeholder Input, Technology, and Service Model Planning."  Makerere University, Uganada: 4 March 2008.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Outcome Based Evaluations to Assess the Impact of Library Services and Technology (workshop)."  Makerere University, Uganada: 3 March 2008.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Network and Cluster Analysis of Departmental Libraries Used by Faculty at a Large University Library." 7th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement on Libraries and Information Services (PM7), Stellenbosch, South Africa: 13-16 August 2007.
• Sutton, Allison and JoAnn Jacoby, "Book and Journal Use in Four Social Science Disciplines." EBSS Research Forum at the American Library Association Meeting, June 23, 2007.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Networking Analysis of Campus Libraries Used by Faculty and Academic Staff." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4), Chapel-Durham, NC: May 6-9. 2007.
• Sutton, Allison and JoAnn Jacoby, "A Comparative Study of Book and Journal Use in the Social Sciences." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4), Chapel-Durham, NC: 2007.
• Hichlifee, Lisa Janicke & JoAnn Jacoby, "Patterns and Differences: User Surveys for Library Decision-Making." Elsevier ScienceDirect Development Partners Symposium, Seville, Spain: 23-25 November 2007.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "What Difference Does it Make? Outcome-Based Evaluation on Reference Services in an Academic Library." 6th Northunbria International Conference on Performance Mesaurement in Libraries and Information Service, Durham, England: 22-25 August 2005.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "The Promotion and Tenure Process in Academic Libraries: A View from the Trenches." ACRL Student chapter, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: April 25, 2005.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Nancy O'Brien, "Assessing the Impact of Reference Services Provided to Undergraduate Students." Library Research and Publication Committee Brownbag, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: January 11, 2005.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Global Political Discourse and Ritual Practice: Ways of Understanding Glacial Retreat in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria, Columbia." Mountain Glaciers and Society, Wengen, Switzerland: 6-8 October 2004.
• Jacoby, JoAnn and Lynne Rudasill, "Website Design and Evaluation: A Hands-On Workshop." Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2004, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 25-29 May 2004.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Applying Dervin's (1992) theory of sense-making to understanding the academic research process." SIG-USE Research Symposium, American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA: October 20-23, 2003.
• Jacoby, JoAnn, "Information Needs in the Sciences: Implications for Library Collections and Services." Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, Maryville, MO: October 10, 2003.

Professional Service

• American Anthropological Association.
• American Library Association.
• American Society for Information Science and Technology.

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