geographic focus
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country (self-governing)
Bussert, Kaila
Positions
- Senior Assistant Librarian, Research & Learning Services, Cornell University Library
Kaila is Visual Resources Outreach Librarian in Olin & Uris Libraries, providing workshops and consultations in the use of digital images for research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences. Her specific area of interest is visual literacy and the use of images and visual media in teaching and learning.
She also teaches library research, provides reference service in the humanities and social sciences, selects materials for the General Social Sciences, and provides research support to undergraduate students applying to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program through the Einaudi Center.
Research
Publications
individual publications
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chapter
- Personal Management of Scholarly Information. Scholarly Practice, Participatory Design and the eXtensible Catalog. 2011
selected publications listing
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Hattwig, D., Burgess, J., Bussert, K., and Medaille, A. (2011). ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/visualliteracy.
Bussert, K., Chiang, K., and Tancheva, K. (2011). Personal Management of Scholarly Information. In Foster, N.F., Clark, K. Tancheva, K. and Kilzer, R. (Eds.), Scholarly Practice, Participatory Design and the Extensible Catalog (pp. 123-151). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
Bussert, K., Brown, N.E., and Armstrong, A. (2008). IL 2.0 at The American University in Cairo: Flickr in the Classroom. Internet Reference Services Quarterly Special Issue on Social Software and Libraries, 13:1.
talks and presentations
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Televising the Revolution: Finding the Right Channel for Online, Inter-disciplinary Image Instruction. With Susette Newberry. Workshop at Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Conference. Boston, MA. April 23, 2010.
The Accidental Producer: Using Hidden Talents to Extend Reference via Podcasts. With Susette Newberry and Michael Engle. 2008 Reference Services Symposium, Columbia University. New York: 14 March 2008.
Making IL Relevant: Using Emerging Technologies in the Classroom. With Nicole E. Brown and Alison Armstrong. Pre-conference Workshop at LOEX of the West. Kona, Hawaii: 8 June 2006.
Teaching
teaching overview
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- library research
- workshops in Olin & Uris Libraries:
- In collaboration with Michael Engle, created a series of online video research skills guides called Research Minutes.
recent courses taught
Service
current professional activities
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Member, American Library Association, 2003- present
Member, ACRL Image Resources Interest Group, 2009 - present
Member, ACRL Visual Literacy Standards Task Force, 2010 - present
library contact for
library liaison to
Background
educational background
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M.A., Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona, 2003
M.A., Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, 2000
B.A., Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1998