Kathleen Kluegel
Professor Emerita
kkluegel@uiuc.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 2001-2009: English Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 1979-2001: Reference Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 1975-1979: Reference Librarian, University of California at Riverside.
Education
- 1974 - BA with Distinction in Linguistics: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
- 1975 - MA in Library Science: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
- "My Favorite Martian Award," MARS Certificate of Achievement, 1999.
- OCLC Library Literature Award, 1982.
Recent Publications
Articles
- Kluegel, Kathleen. "Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians: RUSA Task Force on Professional Competencies." Reference & User Services Quarterly, 42 (2003): 290-295.
- Kluegel, Kathleen. "The Reference Interview Through Time and Space." Reference & User Services Quarterly, 43 (2003): 37.
- Kluegel, Kathleen. "Redesigning Our Future." RQ 36, (Spring 1997): 330-334.
- Kluegel, Kathleen. "Finding Our Way." RQ 36,(Winter 1996): 169-172.
- Kluegel, Kathleen. "The Reference Collection as Kaleidoscope." RQ 36, (Fall 1996): 2-4.
Book Chapters
- Kluegel, Kathleen, 2007. "Understanding Electronic Information Systems for Reference." in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 51 mss pages.
- Kluegel, Kathleen, 2007. "Digital Resources for Reference." in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 61 mss pages.
- Kluegel, Kathleen, 2003. "Understanding Electronic Information Systems for Reference." in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction.
- Kluegel, Kathleen, 2003. "Introduction to Digital Resources for Reference." in Reference and Information Services: An Introduction.
Editorial Work
- Kluegel, Kathleen M. and Robert Richards (ed.), 1998. Towards a New Vision of Reference: Kaleidoscopic Collections and Real Librarians, American Library Association.
Professional Service
- President of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association, 1997.
- Nominating Committee, Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association, Chair.
- Planning Committee, Literatures in English Section, Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association, Chair.
- ACRL MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries Discussion Group, Chair.
- Reference and User Services Quarterly Editorial Board.
