Library Faculty Publications
This is a collection of publications by faculty and staff in the Rod Library at the University of Northern Iowa. Due to copyright restrictions, not all faculty and staff publications are available through our institutional repository. Only publications for which we have rights to deposit in our institutional repository are included in the collection.
To view lists of publications by individual College of Business Administration faculty and staff, see their SelectedWorks profiles.
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Submissions from 2023
Investigating Faculty Perceptions of Information Literacy and Instructional Collaboration, Angie Cox, Amandajean Nolte, and Angela L. Pratesi
The Road to Fair Elfland: Tolkien On Fairy-stories: An Extended Commentary (2022) by Giovanni Carmine Costabile, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
The Fairy Tale World, edited by Andrew Teverson, Janet Brennan Croft
The Hen that Laid the Eggs: Tolkien and the Officers Training Corps [expanded], Janet Brennan Croft
Prenatal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Child Developmental Outcomes: A Scoping Review Study, June Yung Kim, Lixia Zhang, Anne Marie Gruber, Sun Kyung Kim, Megan R. Holmes, and Amanda Brevda
Submissions from 2022
Virtual Staff Teas: Connecting And Growing, Angie Cox and Jaycie Vos
A Modest Proposal: Trusted Pick-Up Points For Interlibrary Loan For Distant Users, Janet Brennan Croft
Is There An Index To The Prophecies? Or, Finding The Needle In The Enchanted Haystack, Janet Brennan Croft
Impact Stories: Global Feedback Demonstrating The Reach And Impact Of Your Ir, Ellen Neuhaus
Metadata Worksheet Template - Spring 2022 Iowa Documents Class Projects, Ellen Neuhaus
Metadata Worksheet Template - Spring 2022 Monuments Class Projects, Ellen Neuhaus
Creating Campus Connections: Highlighting Scholarship And Facilitating Connections, Ellen Neuhaus and Maggie Heretakis
Intergenerational Transmission Of Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences And Children’S Outcomes: A Scoping Review, Lixia Zhang, Joshua P. Mersky, Anne Marie H. Gruber, and June Yung Kim
Submissions from 2021
Children's Folklore In The Academic Library: Reorganization For Context And Collection Management, Katelyn R. Browne
Adam’s Task: Naming and Sub-creation in Good Omens, Janet Brennan Croft
Adam’s Task: Naming and Subcreation in Good Omens, Janet Brennan Croft
Briefly Noted: Review of Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, Janet Brennan Croft
Briefly Noted: Thanks for Typing, edited by Jukliana Dresvina, and In and Out of Bloomsbury by Martin Ferguson Smith, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
In Memoriam: Richard C. West, Janet Brennan Croft
Eärendil’s Errand and “Errantry”, Janet Brennan Croft, David Bratman, David Emerson, and Verlyn Flieger
Topic Modeling As A Tool For Analyzing Library Chat Transcripts, Hyun Seung Koh and Mark Fienup
Educational Podcasts In Kinesiology: A Scoping Review, Scott W.T. McNamara, Matthew Shaw, Kylie Wilson, and Angela Cox
Ubiquitous LibGuides: Variations in Presence, Production, Application, and Convention, Chris Neuahus, Angie Cox, Anne Marie Gruber, Jim Kelly, HyunSeung Koh, Claire Bowling, and Gail Bunz
To The Side, To The Side: Academic Libraries And Libguides Layout Adoption, Chris Neuhaus, Anne Marie Gruber, Angie Cox, HyunSeung Koh, Jim Kelly, Claire Bowling, and Gail Bunz
Assessing Service-Learning Programs In Academic Libraries: A Rubric In Action, Jennifer E. Nutefall, Maureen Barry, Anne Marie H. Gruber, and Olivia Ivey
A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Iowa Oral Performance Instrument Measures In Persons With Parkinson's Disease Compared To Healthy Adults, Laura L. Pitts, Angie Cox, Sarah Morales, and Hannah Tiffany
Submissions from 2020
Reimagining Queer Death in Young Adult Fiction, Katelyn R. Browne
BINDING WITH ANCIENT LOGICS: THE IN/PER/SUB-VERSION OF FAËRIAN DRAMA IN THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, Janet Brennan Croft
Briefly Noted, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
"Menace", (Issue 42, p. 30), Janet Brennan Croft
The Golempunk Manifesto: Ownership of the Means of Production in Pratchett's Discworld, Janet Brennan Croft
Introduction to Special issue: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Works of Joss Whedon, Janet Brennan Croft and Kristine Larsen
The Best Cheeseburger Ever, Anne Marie Gruber
Critical Thinking in a Service-Learning Course: Impacts of Information Literacy Instruction, Heather R. Kennedy and Anne Marie H. Gruber
Assessment: Looking For The Stories Behind The Numbers, Ellen Neuhaus
7-Layer Citation Salad—The Joy of Identifying Distinct Ingredients and Assembling a Glorious Delight: Students as Information and Citation Creators, Barbara E. Weeg and Leila June Rod-Welch
Students Helping Students: Creating and Evaluating a Collaborative Service Model in the Library, Theresa Westbrock and Angie Cox
Submissions from 2019
Complexities Of Demonstrating Library Value: An Exploratory Study Of Research Consultations, Angie Cox, Anne Marie Gruber, and Chris Neuhaus
“Auntie, What Ails Thee?”: The Parzival Question in Orphan Black, Janet Brennan Croft
Back Cover: "Enchanted Forest", Issue 41, Janet Brennan Croft
Beyond The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Other Works for Children, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Front Cover: "Pilings", Issue 41, Janet Brennan Croft
In Baba Yaga's Garden, Janet Brennan Croft
In Memoriam: Nancy-Lou Patterson, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore at 50, Janet Brennan Croft
The Lamp-Post of the Southern California C.S. Lewis Society, Janet Brennan Croft
The Place of the Lion and War in Heaven by Charles Williams, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore: Preserving the Past and Moving into the Future, Phillip Fitzsimmons, Janet Brennan Croft, and Benjamin Dressler
Migration And Inclusive Transnational Heritage: Digital Innovation And The New Roots Latino Oral History Initiative, Hannah Gill, Jaycie Vos, Laura Villa-Torres, and Maria Silvia Ramirez
Democratizing Knowledge: Using Wikipedia for Inclusive Teaching and Research in Four Undergraduate Classes, Angela L. Pratesi, Wendy Miller, and Elizabeth Sutton
Understanding My Home: The Potential for Affective Impact and Cultural Competence in Primary Source Literacy, Jaycie Vos and Yadira Guzman
Submissions from 2018
Crowdfunding For Academic Libraries: Indiana Jones Meets Polka, Sara Bushong, Susannah Cleveland, and Christopher Cox
Learning to be Lost in (Research) Space, Angie Cox
Is There Water on Mars? A de Bono Skills Mystery for Twice-Exceptional Gifted Students, Christopher Cox, Megan Sova-Tower, and Nathan Wear
Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works Eds. Anne Hiebert Alton and William C. Spruiell, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
The Complete Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault. Ed. Christopher Betts; and Illustrations by Gustave Doré. The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies, Janet Brennan Croft
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth Ed. Catherine McIlwaine, Janet Brennan Croft
Ursula K. Le Guin in Mythlore, Janet Brennan Croft
Check Your Dashboard, Your Gauges May Be High!, Phillip Fitzsimmons and Janet Croft
Real-World Research: A Qualitative Study of Faculty Perceptions of the Library's Role in Service-Learning, Anne Marie Gruber
Real-World Research: A Qualitative Study Of Faculty Perceptions Of The Library’s Role In Service-Learning, Anne Marie Gruber
Moving Words: Building Community through Service-Learning in the Arts, Anne Marie Gruber, Angela L. Pratesi, and Angela Waseskuk
A Business Librarian Finds Inspiration in PICO, Jim Kelly
Use(Less) Data: Discovery, Counter, And Music Databases, Angela L. Pratesi
Submissions from 2017
Reviews, Nancy Marie Brown, James M. Cochran, Janet Brennan Croft, Jason Fisher, Phillip Fitzsimmons, Mike Foster, Kristine Larsen, and Tiffany Brooke Martin
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Laughter in Middle-earth: Humour in and around the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Eds. Thomas Honegger and Maureen F. Mann, Janet Brennan Croft
Briefly Noted: Orcrist: The Bulletin of the Tolkien and Fantasy Society at the University of Wisconsin--Madison #9. Ed. Richard C. West, Lucas Annear, and Jack Mathie, Janet Brennan Croft
The Name of the Ring; Or, There and Back Again, Janet Brennan Croft
Library Outreach And Instruction To Academic Departments Of Military Science And ROTC Cadets, Leila June Rod-Welch, Barbara E. Weeg, and Glen P. Keith
Fixed Fields Coded Data For Geo-Related Information In The Marc21 Structure: A Discussion On The Possible Expansion Of Coded Data Elements To Improve Machine Manipulation And User Discovery, Jan Smits, Susan M. Moore, and Paige G. Andrew
Addressing Wicked Problems in Practical Ways: Empowering Ethical Action in Higher Ed and Beyond, Cara B. Stone and Anne Marie Gruber
Submissions from 2016
Reviews, Alana Joli Abbott, Sharon L. Bolding, David Bratman, Rebekah Choat, Janet Brennan Croft, Jason Fisher, Mike Foster, Melody Green, Crystal Hurd, Cody Jarman, Daniel Lüthi, Tiffany Brooke Martin, Paul R. Rovang, Kris Swank, and Dennis Wilson Wise
The Women Of Library History Project, Katelyn Browne
Reviews, Rebekah Choat, Joe R. Christopher, Cait Coker, Janet Brennan Croft, Mike Foster, Melody Green, Kristine Larsen, Scott McLaren, Emily Moniz Mirova, Kelly Orazi, Brian Roberts, and Andrew C. Stout
"Come on Down!”: Gaming in the Flipped Classroom, Angie Cox
Communication Awards, Chris Cox, Jean Korinke, and Virginia Hong
Bibliographic Resources for Literature Searches on J.R.R Tolkien, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Roles and Responsibilities of Deans and Directors in Digital Initiatives and Campus IRs, W. Lee Hisle, Christopher Cox, and Jennifer Nutefall
Let’s get serious: The role of academic libraries in preparing graduate students for their collegiate careers, Leila June Rod-Welch
Submissions from 2015
Reviews, Emily E. Auger; Janet Brennan Croft; Mike Foster; Melody Green; Crystal Hurd; Eric Rauscher; Andrew Stout; and Robert T. Tally, Jr.
Reviews, Nicholas Birns, Joe R. Christopher, Catherine Coker, Janet Brennan Croft, Mike Foster, Jon Garrad, Crystal Hurd, Yvette Kisor, Jeremy Larson, and Laura Lee Smith
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Noms de Guerre: The Power of Naming in War and Conflict in Middle-earth, Janet Brennan Croft
The Vampire Family Plot: Naming, Siring, and Identity, Janet Brennan Croft
Three Rings for Hollywood: Scripts for The Lord of The Rings by Zimmerman, Boorman, and Beagle, Janet Brennan Croft
