JoAnn Jacoby
Head, Reference, Research and Scholarly Services, 2010-present
300 Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 244-1869
jacoby@illinois.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Previous Position(s)
- 2008-2012: Coordinator, New Service Model Programs
- 2002-2008: 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.
- 1998: Visiting Assistant University Archivist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Education
- 1997 - M.S. in Library and Information Science: University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
- 1997 - M.A. in Anthropology: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
- 1987 - B.A. in English: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Research Interests
My research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate library services and describe the nuances of scholarly practice in a environment that is both print and digital, in-person and virtual. My publications have appeared in College and Research Libraries and portal: Libraries and the Academy and I speak frequently at national and international conferences on topics related to the assessment of library services, emerging information needs, and scholarly practices in the humanities and social sciences.
Awards and Distinctions
Grants Awarded
- 2008: Social Studies Film Strips: A Pilot Test for Copyright, Digitization, and Audio Synchronization, Local dispersement of NEH Challenge Grant.
- 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 and Liz Cooper. 2012. The cultural context in sustainable development: Approaches to support the 4th pillar. In Amoeda, R., Lira, S and Pinheiro, C. (Eds.) Heritage 2012 – Heritage and Sustainable Development. Barcelos, Portugal: Green Lines Institute, pp. 1209-1218300 Main Library
- Jacoby, JoAnn. 2011. Moving from the Behind Desk and Into The Flow: Assessing the Impact of Research Support Activities. In Qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries : theory and applications : proceedings of the International Conference on QQML 2010, Chania, Crete, Greece, May 2010. Singapore/Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific.
- Jacoby, JoAnn. 2010. Share and Share Alike? Data-Sharing Practices in Different Disciplinary Domains. Social Science Libraries: Interdisciplinary Collections, Services, Network (IFLA Publications Series No. 144) Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, pp. 77-95
- Jacoby, JoAnn. 2007. "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. 2005. "Optimal foraging theory." in Theories of information behavior: A researcher's guide, pp. 259-264.
Recent Presentations
- Jacoby, JoAnn and Liz Cooper. 2012. “The cultural context in sustainable development: Approaches to support the 4th pillar.” Heritage 2012: 3rd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, Porto, Portugal, June 19-22, 2012
- Jacoby, JoAnn and Liz Cooper. “Sustainable Development in the Cultural Context: A Review of Sources and Analysis of Gaps.” IFLA Satellite Conference: Social Science Libraries, A Bridge to Knowledge for Sustainable Development, Havana, Cuba, August 8-10, 2011.
- Jacoby, JoAnn. "Moving from the Behind Desk and Into The Flow: Assessing the Impact of Research Support Activities." International Conference on QQML 2010, Chania, Crete, Greece: May 2010.
- Jacoby, JoAnn and Paula Kaufman. "The University Library as Strategic Investment: Results from the Return on Investment Study, Phases I & II.": International Conference on QQML 2010, Chania, Crete, Greece: May 2010.
- Jacoby, JoAnn and Lynne Rudasill. "The Role of Social Science Knowledge and Libraries in Preserving Cultural Heritage." World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Milan, Italy: August 24, 2009.
- Jacoby, JoAnn. Case Study in Transforming Services: The Scholarly Commons. Digital Library Management for Tomorrow's Leaders: Transforming Services in Academic Libraries, 2 July 2009. (**Invited)
- Jacoby, JoAnn. New Service Models at University of Illinois. Digital Library Management for Tomorrow's Leaders: Transforming Services in Academic Libraries, Seaoul, South Korea: 2-3 July 2009. (**Invited)
- Jacoby, JoAnn. Carpe Diem: Transforming Services in Academic Libraries. Digital Library Management for Tomorrow's Leaders: Transforming Services in Academic Libraries, Seoul, South Korea: 2-3 July 2009. (**Invited Keynote)
- 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, Uganda: 4 March 2008.
- Jacoby, JoAnn, "Outcome Based Evaluations to Assess the Impact of Library Services and Technology (workshop)." Makerere University, Uganda: 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.
- 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 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, "Applying Dervin's 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.
More Information
For a full list of publications and activities, see my cv.
