Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement Now Online
From the JLOE (via Illinois Open Publishing Network) Web Site:
The Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement (JLOE) is the premier peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal to advance library outreach and engagement. JLOE provides a platform to disseminate original research that examines public and community engagement initiatives and stimulates a forum to discuss the methodological and epistemological issues that inform, or emerge from, such projects and programs.
Editorial Team
Editors in Chief
Mara L. Thacker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Roberts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah Christensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignEditorial Board
Elizabeth Pierre-Louis, FOKAL
Katrina Spencer, Middlebury College
Kimberly Shotick, Illinois Institute of Technology
Meaghan O’Connor, DC Public Library
Stacy Brinkman, University of California, Irvine
Stephanie Diaz, Penn State Behrend
Susan Schnuer, EIFL
In This Issue (Vol 1, No 1)
DOI: 10.21900/j.jloe.v1i1
Editors’ Note
New Beginnings: the Inaugural Issue
Mara Thacker, Matthew Roberts, Sarah ChristensenFeature Articles
Campus Engagement: Faculty Recognition and the Library’s Role
Kelly Safin, Renee KinerGrowing Collaborative Outreach Efforts to Support the Well-Being of Communities
Jessica Kohout-Tailor, C. Lili KlarThe Capturing Science Contest: An Open-Ended Approach to Promoting STEM Communication
Chandler ChristoffelCreating an Outreach Plan That Accounts for the Seen and Unforeseen
Zoe BastoneCharlotte Libraries Tackle Controversial Topics Beyond the Myths: The American Civil War in History and Memory
by Beth Scarborough, Susan Foster ParduePeer-reviewed Articles
Highlighting Heritage: Promoting Collections through Pop-Up Libraries at the Multicultural Center
Kara Flynn and Marianne R. WilliamsCon-vergence: Bringing Libraries and Popular Culture Conventions Togethere
Sierra Laddusaw, Jeremy BrettLibrarians Across Institutions: Establishing Outreach Programs. A Study of Effective Outreach Programs and Support Groups in Academic Libraries.
José F Rodriguez ClassInstitutional Repositories for Public Engagement: Creating a Common Good Model for an Engaged Campus
Erik A. Moore, Valerie M. Collins, Lisa R. JohnstonIdea Lab
Idea Lab: Outreach in the Time of a Pandemic
Dianne Connery, Elizabeth Pierre-Louis, Jason Kuscma,
and Claudia SerbanatuCalendar
Upcoming Events
by Sarah Christensen
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.