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Amanda Izenstark

Amanda Izenstark

Title:
Reference & Instructional Design Librarian
Primary Discipline:
Academic Support Services  / Library and Information Services
Member Type:
Librarian
Last Login:
April 5, 2016
Member Since:
December 16, 2015

Contributions

Amanda Izenstark is an author of materials Amanda Izenstark is a member of the Virtual Speakers Bureau

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:
University of Rhode Island (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, RI, United States)

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Members from Amanda’s institution
University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
Materials from Amanda’s discipline
sociology community
Academic Support Services / Library and Information Services
Members in Amanda’s discipline
agriculture community
Academic Support Services / Library and Information Services

Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:
December 16, 2015
Best Way to Contact:
Email amanda@uri.edu
Fees Involved:
Negotiable
Technical Formats:
Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Email, Chat, Face-To-Face, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:
Information research, advanced searching in search engines, citation management, finding and using primary sources in History (University-level), social media identity management, using Google Classroom (for instructors), LibGuides, Reference Services
Presentation Titles:
"Super Googling," "Google Classroom for Librarians," "Look Good When You're Googled," "Choosing and Using a Citation Manager," "Reference Services in Academic Libraries," etc.

Associations

  • Rhode Island Library Association
    Member 12/2001 – Current
  • American Library Association
    Member 08/2000 – Current

Education History

  • Master Library & Information Studies (08/2001)
    University of Rhode Island
  • Bachelor of Arts English (12/1999)
    University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Bachelor of Arts Psychology (05/1995)
    University of Massachusetts Boston

Teaching Experience

  • LIB 250 - Information Research Across Disciplines (Current)
    • University of Rhode Island – University Libraries
  • LSC 504 - Searching for Answers (Current)
    • University of Rhode Island – Graduate School of Library & Information Studies
  • LIB 120 - Introduction to Information Literacy (Current)
    • University of Rhode Island – University Libraries

Honors & Awards

  • URI GSLIS Fifty for Fifty (Distinguished Alumni) (11/2013)
  • ACRL Instruction Section Innovation in Instruction Award with Mary MacDonald, Jim Kinnie, Brian Gallagher, and Peter Larsen (06/2006)

Positions

  • Adjunct Professor (06/2007 – Current) University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies
  • Associate Professor, Reference & Instructional Design Librarian (12/2006 – Current) University of Rhode Island