Jennie Burroughs: Vita | Mansfield Library | The University of Montana-Missoula

The University of Montana Libraries—Missoula

Jennie M. Burroughs
Associate Professor
Government Documents & Reference Librarian
Maureen & Mike Mansfield Library
The University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
Email: jennie.burroughs@umontana.edu
Phone: (406) 243-4548
Fax: (406) 243-4067

Education

Master of Science, Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004.
Master of Arts, English. DePaul University, 1999.
Bachelor of Arts, English and Communication Studies. University of Iowa, 1997.

Professional Experience

Government Documents and Reference Librarian, The University of Montana, 2004–present

  • Maintain and develop library's extensive government documents collection
  • Provide research assistance, education programs, outreach, print and web guides, and other services relating to government information
  • Manage government information-related projects within the library
  • Lead and support federal depository library activities in Montana as regional depository librarian
  • Serve as liaison to the Geography Department through instruction, collection development, research assistance, and the development of research materials
  • Provide reference assistance at the Information Center and in research consultations. Offer course-integrated instruction upon request

Interim Head of Bibliographic Management Services Division, The University of Montana, 2008-2009

  • Managed projects, allocated resources, and developed policies for the Bibliographic Management Services Division
  • Supervised faculty and staff in Bibliographic Management Services, with a particular focus on staff development and improving processes for the acquisition and cataloging of materials in all formats
  • Served as a member of the senior management group of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Libraries

Graduate Assistant, Central Reference Services, The University of Illinois Libraries, 2003–2004

  • Provided in-person, phone, email, and virtual reference assistance at the Main Library Information Desk and Reference Desk, which offer general reference and referrals to specialized libraries
  • Participated in information literacy instruction for ESL graduate students
  • Provided supplemental searching for the interlibrary loan department and assisted with Reference Library web pages

Library Staff, Barat Campus Library, DePaul University, 2003

  • Provided reference and circulation services

Student Assistant, Lincoln Park Campus Library, Reference Department, DePaul University, 1997–1999

  • Provided reference assistance at the main reference desk and in the Automated Reference Center computer lab
  • Created monthly web pages and visual displays
  • Completed administrative projects for department

Related Experience

Editorial Specialist, Riverside Publishing, 1999–2003

  • Edited the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Levels 9–14 (Grades 3–8), and associated ancillary materials, which included fact checking, correlating tests with state education standards, proofreading, and copywriting

Teaching Experience

Government Documents and Reference Librarian, The University of Montana, 2004–present

  • Provide course-integrated instruction to faculty and students in numerous departments on government documents, current news sources, geography, general information literacy, and other topics upon request
  • Offer instruction to other groups, including visiting high school classes, Model UN coordinators, and librarians

Presentations and Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

Burroughs, Jennie. "What Users Want: Assessing Government Information Preferences to Drive Information Services." Government Information Quarterly. 26.1 (2009): 203-218.

Burroughs, Jennie, and Colleen Major. "Government Goldmine: American Indian Materials in Government Documents." Collection Building 27.2 (2008): 52-55.

Burroughs, Jennie, and Kirsten Clark. "News You Can Use: Contemporary SDI and Anticipatory Reference for Government Information." The Reference Librarian 47.98 (2007): 17-28.

Other Publications

Burroughs, J.M. "Show/USA." [Review]. Choice In press.

Burroughs, J.M. "OpenCongress." [Review]. Choice In press.

Burroughs, J.M. "Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions." [Review]. Choice June 2009.

Burroughs, Jennie M. "Flexibility is the Future and Complete Cataloging is the Key." DTTP: Documents to the People 37.1 (2009): 23-24. [Part of "Responses to Regionals Report" feature]

Burroughs, Jennie, Erin Dini Davis, JaNae Kinikin, Karen Neurohr, Holly Phillips, Robert Russell, Heather Smith-Collins, and Danielle Theiss-White. "Forming an Academic Librarian Community of Practice: A Journey through Leadership Skills, Networking and Technology." MPLA Newsletter 53.4 (2009): 6-7, 10, 22.

Burroughs, J.M. "Regulations.gov." [Review]. Choice February 2009.

Burroughs, J.M. "MyGovernment." [Review]. Choice December 2008.

Burroughs, J.M. "Who Needs to Know: The State of Public Access to Federal Government Information." [Review]. Choice June 2008.

Burroughs, J.M. "World Health Databook 2007/2008." [Review]. Choice April 2008.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Federated Searching." InfoIssues: A Publication of the Mansfield Library at the University of Montana, September 2007.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Blogging and RSS in Libraries." InfoIssues: A Publication of the Mansfield Library at the University of Montana, September 2005.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Digital Institutional Repositories." InfoIssues: A Publication of the Mansfield Library at the University of Montana, April 2005.

Burroughs, Jennie, et al. Government News for Montana. [Weblog] 2004-present

Presentations

Burroughs, Jennie and Steve McCann. "Venture Reference: Common Sources for Business Questions," Montana Library Association Annual Conference, April 22-25, 2009, Kalispell, MT.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Virtual Librarian Networks," Significant Tidings, Montana Library Association Annual Conference, April 22-25, 2009, Kalispell, MT.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Government Information for All Libraries." AIHEC Librarian's Workshop, March 28, 2009, Pablo, MT.

Burroughs, Jennie. "Assessing User Preferences for Government Information." Depository Library Council Conference, October 20-22, 2008, Arlington, VA.

Theiss-White, Danielle, Jennie Burroughs, Erin Dini-Davis, JaNae Kinikin, Karen Neurohr, Holly Phillips, Robert Russell, and Heather Smith-Collins. "Learning to Lead: an Online Collaborative Model Developed at the 2007 MPLA Leadership Institute." Poster Presentation. ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute, April 2008.

Brazee, Kathy, Jennie Burroughs, and Karen Russ. "New Documents Librarians." (Open forum session) Depository Library Council Meeting, March 31-April 2, 2008, Kansas City, MO.

Gerke, Jennie, Jennie Burroughs, Cathy Carpenter, & Julie Still. "Blogs & Related Technologies." (Panel presentation & discussion session) American Library Association Annual Conference, June 22-26, 2007, Washington, D.C. [Presentation: "Blogs for Anticipatory Reference and User Awareness"]

Burroughs, Jennie. "Every Library a Depository: Answering Common Government Documents Questions at Any Library." Montana Library Association Annual Conference, April 25-28, 2007, Helena, MT. [Presentation] [Handout]

Major, Colleen, and Jennie Burroughs. "Government Goldmine: American Indian Materials in Government Documents." (Poster session) American Library Association Annual Conference, June 23-27, 2006, New Orleans, LA.

Samson, Sue, Samantha Hines, and Jennie Burroughs. "Library Instruction as Outreach." Montana Library Association Annual Conference, May 3-6, 2006, Missoula, MT.

Burroughs, Jennie, Roberta Gebhardt, and Suzanne Reymer. "Blogs: Getting the Word Out and Bringing the World In." Montana State Library 2005 Fall Workshop, September 30-October 1, 2005, Great Falls, MT.

Burroughs, Jennie and Roberta Gebhardt. "Blogs, RSS, and Aggregators," Significant Tidings, Montana Library Association Annual Conference, April 23-26, 2005, Billings, MT.

Professional Memberships

American Library Association (ALA), 2003-
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), 2004-
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2004-
         Instruction Section
         Law and Political Science Section
Montana Library Association, 2004-

Committees

Library Committees
Bibliographic Management Services Head Search Committee, 2007-present
BMS Librarian Search Committee (Chair), 2009-present
Collection Development Group, 2004-present
Digital Collections Committee, 2005-present
InfoIssues Committee (Chair), 2004-2008
Irene Evers Award Committee, 2006
Special Collections Librarian Search Committee, 2006
Space Committee, 2005
Susan Koch Library Research Scholarship Committee, 2005-present

University Committees
Faculty Senate, 2008-2009
Faculty Senate Library Committee, 2006-present
Faculty Development Committee, 2005-2008

External Committees
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Education Committee, 2005-2009
         Chair, 2007-2009
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Steering Committee, 2007-2009
Montana Library Association Board of Directors, 2005-2006, 2008-present
         Director at Large-West, 2008-present
         Conference Planning Co-chair, 2005-2006
Montana Library Association Government Affairs Committee, 2007-present
Montana Library Association Conference Planning Committee for the 2006 Missoula Conference (co-chair), 2005-2006
Regional Government Information Librarians (REGIL), 2007-present

Honors and Awards

Merit Award, University of Montana, 2008
Mountain Plains Leadership Institute Attendee, 2007
Alpha Chapter of Beta Phi Mu (International Honor Society for Library and Information Science), 2005-
Phi Beta Kappa, 1996-
Promotion: Associate Professor, 2009

Research Interests

Usage patterns for government information
Weblogs, RSS, and other Web 2.0 tools
Promotion of library collections and library services (particularly government publications)
Retrospective cataloging
Digital collections

1 May 2009