Kate Zoellner
Associate Professor, Reference and Instruction Librarian
Education, Human Sciences, Psychology, and Social Work Liaison
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library | The University of Montana | Missoula, Montana

For research assistance, contact me or check my LibGuides.

Education
M.S.I., Library and Information Services, School of Information, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005
B.A., Sociology/Anthropology and Women’s Studies, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 1998
Coursework, College of Education and Human Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2007 to present

Research Interests
Information seeking behaviors and work practices of faculty and students; assessment of library services, specifically the use of qualitative methodologies; information literacy definitions, instruction, standards, and outcomes; information needs of pre-service and practicing educators

Recent Publications
EBSS Instruction for Educators Committee (2011). Information literacy standards for teacher education: Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, May 11, 2011. College & Research Libraries News, 72(7), 420-436.

McCann, S., Ravas, T., & Zoellner, K. (2010). The researcher's journey: Scholarly navigation of an academic library website. Journal of Web Librarianship, 4(4), 391-412.

Zoellner, K., & Potter, C. (2010). Libraries across the education continuum: Relationships between library services at the university of Montana and regional high schools. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29(3), 184-206.

Zoellner, K. (2010). [Review of the article Life in a small world: Applicability of gratification theory to information-seeking behavior]. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 5(2), 107-110.

Zoellner, K. (2009). Using educational data to inform and persuade. In D. Orcutt (Ed.), Library data: Empowering practice and persuasion (pp. 17-24). Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.

Edwards, J. B., Loyal, A., Stark, M., & Zoellner, K. (2009, Fall). From inside out: Promoting diversity awareness in ourselves and our library users. PNLA Quarterly, 74(1).

Professional Affiliations
American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries
Montana Library Association
Pacific Northwest Library Association

Winter Plans
--- Cross-Country Skiing
--- Hot Chocolate
--- Movies
--- Reading
--- Soup
--- Trudging through Snow
--- Writing

last updated November 2011