Amy Brunvand
Associate Librarian, Marriott Library
Associate Instructor, Communication
Communication
Languages & Communication Bldg
255 South Central Campus Dr RM 2400
Salt Lake City, Ut 84112-0491
Office: 117 M Lib
Office Hours: By appointment, Office: 1178 Marriott Library
Office Phone: (801) 581-8394
Email:
>> Curriculum Vitae
Degrees:
1987 MLS University of Pittsburgh
Selected Publications:
If all the traffic were bicycles
(Book Section), 2004
[citation]
Developing Off-Campus Services in Utah: A Cooperative Experience
(Conference Paper), 1995
[citation]
Missing Information and the Long Tail
(Editorial), 2006
[ISBN]
[citation]
My Own Private Durango
(Editorial), 2001
[citation]
The Information Commons: Librarians vs. Libertarians
(Editorial), 2001
[citation]
Know Thyself; A Librarian Uses the Library.
(Editorial), 1998
[citation]
Resource Sharing and the Importance of Place.
(Editorial), 1992
[citation]
Integrating Library Reference Services in an Online Information Literacy Course: the Internet Navigator as a Model.
(Journal Article), 2005
[ISBN]
[citation]
[abstract]
Consortium Solutions to Distance Education Problems.
(Journal Article), 2001
[citation]
I Drove Edward Abbey's Truck
(Journal Article), 1999
[citation]
Colorado Environmental Newsletters
(Journal Article), 1994
[citation]
The Colorado State Publications Database on CARL
(Journal Article), 1994
[citation]
Mental Maps & Collection Development: A View from Colorado.
(Journal Article), 1991
[citation]
Homebirth in Utah: A personal and political story.
(Newspaper Article), 2005
[citation]
Last Voyage of the Selway
(Newspaper Article), 2003
[citation]
Four Wheelers for Wilderness
(Newspaper Article), 2001
[citation]
Magic Ant
(Newspaper Article), 2001
[citation]
Wind Horses
(Newspaper Article), 2001
[citation]
A Tribute to David Brower.
(Newspaper Article), 2000
[citation]
A Basic Contra Dance Library
(Reviews), 1995
[citation]
Make Your Math Collection Count!
(Reviews), 1994
[citation]
The Last Waltz
(Short Story), 2004
[citation]
Nature Pilgrims
(Short Story), 2000
[citation]
Trout Fishing
(Short Story), 1999
[citation]
Research Statement
Areas of Library Specialty
Government Documents reference help and instruction.
Selector and liaison for the Mathematics Department.
Editor and instructor for Internet Navigator, a fully online one credit information literacy course taught at the University of Utah as Communication-1000 sections 91. (register though U-online)
Use of government documents in undergraduate research
I am currently investigating how undergraduate students use U.S. government information for research. The current trend is that more and more government publications are available on the open-access Web. Government sources are a key resource for helping students do high-quality research online. Published undergraduate citation studies show that after books and journals, government sources have become the third most frequently used type of primary/scholarly information for undergraduate student researchers, mostly due to easy online access. However, librarians still tend to consider documents as
Research Keywords, Regions of Interest and Languages:
Keywords:
Dance (2); Government information (2); information literacy (9); Library Science (4); Undergraduate Education (5)
Research Projects
Government Information in the 21st Century [details]
Internet Navigator [details]
Courses I Teach
COMM 1000 Studies in Communication
Awards
2004
Bicycle Love writing contest. Runner up. - Breakaway Books
2000
Edward Abbey Fiction Award. Finalist - Bear Deluxe Magazine
1999
1st Annual Literary Issue. First Place. Fiction - Salt Lake City Weekly