Merinda Kaye Hensley

Instructional Services and Reference Librarian

Scholarly Commons Co-coordinator

Assistant Professor, University Library

Reference, Research, and Scholarly Services

University Library, 306 Main Library, MC-522

1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801

217.244.1880

mhensle1@illinois.edu

Web Site

Curriculum Vitae

Previous Position(s)

Education

Awards and Distinctions

Awards

Recent Publications

Articles

Hensley, Merinda Kaye. 2011. Citation management software: Features and futures. Reference & User Services Quarterly 50, no. 3: 204208. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18659

Hensley, Merinda Kaye and Robin E. Miller. 2010. Listening from a distance:  A survey of University of Illinois distance learners and its implications for meaningful instruction. Journal of Library Administration 50, no. 5-6: 670683. doi: 10.1080/01930826.2010.488946. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18670. This article was also published  as conference proceedings in The 14th off-campus library services conference proceedings, edited by Brian Ryckman. Mount Pleasant, Mich.: Central Michigan University: 215224. 

Bowles-Terry, Melissa, Merinda Kaye Hensley and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. 2010. Best practices for online video tutorials: A study of student preferences and understanding. Communications in Information Literacy 4, no. 1: 1728. http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php/cil/article/view/Vol4-2010AR1http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18671.

Books

Book Chapters

Hensley, Merinda Kaye and Emily Love. 2011. A multifaceted model of outreach and instruction for international students. Chap. 7 in International Students and Academic Libraries: Initiatives for Success, edited by Pamela Jackson and Patrick Sullivan. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries: 115134.

Hensley, Merinda Kaye. 2010. Teaching new librarians how to teach: A model for building a peer learning program. Chap. 16 in Recruitment, Development and Retention of Information Professionals: Trends in Human Resources and Knowledge Management, edited by Elisabeth Pankl, Danielle Theiss-White and Mary C. Bushing. Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference: 179190.

Recent Presentations

“Best practices for using critical reflection to improve your teaching.” Conference workshop at IFLA Satellite Meeting, 8 August 2012,Tampere, Finland. 

+ “Information Literacy in Ghana: Perspectives on a growing user education program.” Information Literacy Summit, 4 May 2012, Moraine Valley College, Illinois. 

+ “Information Literacy in Ghana: Perspectives on a growing user education program.” Information Literacy Summit, 24 April 2012, John A. Logan College, Illinois. 

“Think Like a Librarian: Best Practices for Offering Open Workshops.” Conference presentation at Librarian’s Information Literacy Annual Conference, 12 April 2012, Glasgow, Scotland. 

+ “Show me the data! Partnering with instructors to teach data literacy.”  With Karen Hogenboom and Carissa M. Holler Phillips. CSU Libraries’ Master Teaching Initiative, 21 February 2012. 

+ “Teaching international students.” Invited panelist for ACRL Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group, American Library Association Midwinter Conference, 22 January 2012. Dallas, Texas. 

“Developing instruction and outreach efforts for graduate level and post-doctoral  students.” In-house staff training and consultation for the University of Ghana, 1623 July 2011, University of Ghana, Balme Library, Ghana, Africa.  

+ “Making information literacy instruction meaningful through creativity.” Invited moderator for ACRL Instruction Section Annual program, American Library Association Annual Conference, 26 June 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

“Showcasing undergraduate research: The role of the instruction librarian.” Conference presentation at Workshop for Instruction in Library Use 2011 Conference, 2 June 2011, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

+ “The art of presenting: Taking your idea, turning it into a proposal and giving an engaging presentation.” Invited panelist for ACRL 2011 Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1 April 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

“Consumer to creator: Investigating and building library support for undergraduate research.” Conference presentation at 39th Annual Library Orientation Exchange Conference, 6 May 2011, Fort Worth, Texas.  

“Show me the data! Partnering with instructors to teach data literacy.” With Karen Hogenboom and Carissa M. Holler Phillips. Contributed paper presented at ACRL 2011 Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1 April 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18809.

“Completing the research cycle: The role of libraries in the publication and dissemination of undergraduate student research.” With Sarah Shreeves and Stephanie Davis-Kahl. Panel discussion at ACRL 2011 Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries, 31 March 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

“The intentional employer: Strategies for entering and integrating into a community of practice.” With Margaret Edwards. Preconference workshop at ACRL 2011 Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries, 30 March 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

“Listening from a distance:  A survey of University of Illinois distance learners and its implications for meaningful instruction.” With Robin E. Miller. Conference presentation at 14th Off-Campus Library Services Conference, 28 April 2010, Cleveland, Ohio. 

 “Critical reflection: Strategies for encouraging your growth as a teacher.” Conference workshop at Librarian’s Information Literacy Annual Conference, 29 March 2010, Limerick, Republic of Ireland. 

+ = Invited.

Professional Service

American Library Association, Association for College and Research Libraries
          2011 15th National Conference Coordinating Committee, Member, 20092011

          Conference Poster Sessions Subcommittee, Co-chair, 20092011

          Instruction Section
               2011 Conference Program Planning Committee, Member, 20092011

               Advisory Council, Member, 20092012

               Executive Committee, Member-at-Large, 2010-2012, Elected

Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee, Member, 20122014

Committee on Interinstitutional Cooperation – Center for Library Initiatives
     Instruction Librarians Group, 2007