Jean O’Neill Uhl

Associate Professor/ Librarian

Work Address:                                                                                               Home Address:

Instructional Media Center(IMC)                                                         5 Cupid Ct.

C.W. Post Campus Library                                                                  Dix Hills, NY 11746

Long Island University                                                                                    631-424-6746

Brookville, NY 11548

516-299-2837

juhl@liu.edu

PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT:  

As an Academic Librarian, I am not a traditional classroom teacher yet I affect the critical thinking skills, higher level decision making and the promise of discovery for each student interaction.  These relationships define my role and add emphasis to the importance of research support for both students and teaching faculty and I consider each collaboration a vital chance to develop independent researchers.    I am very committed to my work.

My body of scholarship has grown consistently during my tenure at LIU Post.  There are considerable gaps in current research with in my field due to the constant changing trends in education and technology. These gaps are opportunities and trigger new studies and writing.  My most recent completed and accepted study, “Managing Curriculum Materials Collection: One Academic Library Experience” is slated to be published in January 2013.

 I am a keen participant on committees and other activities outside of my department and feel strongly that my service contributes to a better educational experience for the community at large.Bottom of Form

EDUCATION:

Master of Library and Information Science, 1997, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University/ C. W. Post

Master of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, 2003, Long Island University/C. W. Post

Bachelor of Art, English, 1995, Long Island University/ C.W. Post

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Facilitating Online Learning: 3 credit graduate level course

Participant in 2 LIU Post Online Teaching Forum’s Fall and Spring Semester 2012-2013

PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF SPECIALTY:

Certified Smartboard Trainer and Teacher

Recently supervised retrospective online cataloging of IMC school collection

Student employee and staff supervision

General Library Reference Services

Reference Service in K-12 Resources and Children’s Literature

Specialized Bibliographic Instruction for Education Methods Classes

Collection Development of education resources

Collection Development of music resources

Cataloging

Library Liaison to Music Department and School of Education

TEACHING:

• LIS 629: Integrating Technology into the School Media Center (3 CR.) for the Palmer School of Library and Information Science.  Taught face-to-face, Blended and currently all online formats
• Thesis and tutorial adviser for LIU Honors Program
• Teach library instruction regularly to education classes.  I meet with approximately 10-15 classes a semester for an introduction to IMC materials and/or technology demonstration.
• Lead workshops each semester open to students enrolled in the School of Education teaching classroom technology skills.  Some of the workshops were topics were:
  • Basic Smartboard Techniques
  • Enhancing Lessons with Notebook Software
  • Teaching Diverse Learners using a Smart interactive whiteboard
  • Exploring Children’s Literature using Smart interactive whiteboard

  digital or E-Portfolios for Students and Teachers

GRANTS:

I applied for a grant from IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) in collaboration with the Palmer School of Library Science and the Kornreich Technology Center, National Center for Disability Services in 2010.  While initially the grant was not funded, reviewers remarks were positive and it is the intention of the team to reapply at some later date. The grant proposed assistive technology training to school librarians, students in the Palmer School and pre-service special education teachers.

In academic year  (2007-08), I was a member of the “Teaching American History” grant team.  The program was designed to raise student achievement by improving secondary social studies teachers  knowledge and understanding of American History .  I was serving as coordinator of a library component at the events and summer institute.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. 1.      Gelber, Natalia and Jean O’Neill Uhl. “Managing Curriculum Materials Collection: One Academic Library Experience”. Collection Management. (peer-reviewed) forthcoming January 2013
2. Uhl, Jean O’Neill and Dr. Bea Baaden.  “Developing a Model for Library Service to Homeschooled Students” Children and Libraries, An American Library Association Publication.  Spring 2011 (peer-reviewed)
3. Uhl, Jean O’Neill and Dr. Bea Baaden.  “Homeschooling: Exploring the Potential of Public Library Service for Homeschooled Students” Journal of Library Administration and Management,  Spring 2009 (peer-reviewed)
4. Uhl, Jean O’Neill, “The Curriculum Materials Center:  Library Support for a Teacher Education Program.” Collection Building, 26 (2007) 44-48 (peer-reviewed)
5. Bea Baaden, Uhl, Jean O’Neill Uhl. “Transition Mentoring: The Transmission of a Professional Culture”. JLAMS: Journal of Library Administration and Management, (Spring 2006) 20-36  (peer-reviewed)
6. 6.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill.  “The American Juvenile Collection:  A Historical Study.”

Collection Building, 23 (2004) 118-121 (peer-reviewed)                                           

1. 7.      Study Guide and Bibliography for the New York State Content Specialty Examination:  Library Media Specialist

Compiled by Prof. Jean O’Neill Uhl and Dr. Bea Baaden

October, 2006

REVIEWS:

1. 1.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of ”Opera in Video”. Reference Reviews Issue 25.5
2. 2.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of “Theater in Video”. Reference Reviews Issue 23.2
3. 3.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of “Poets and Writers”. Reference Reviews Issue 23.1
4. Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of “Southern Oral History Project”.  Reference Reviews Issue 22.1
5. Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of “Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians”.

Reference Reviews Issue 22.8

1. 6.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill, Review of “Beethoven Haus Digital Archive”.

Reference Reviews Issue 22.7

1. 7.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill Review of “The Aaron Copland Collection”.

Reference Reviews Issue 21.1                        

1. 8.      Uhl, Jean O’Neill Review of “Band Music of the Civil War Era”

                        Reference Reviews Issue 21.5

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Library Association

Long Island School Media Association

Association of College and Research Librarians

RECENT SERVICE RESPONSIBLITIES:

Committee on Outcomes Assessment College of Information and Computer Science (member 2008-current)

Middle State Working Group for Chapter Two: Leadership and Governance, and Faculty (member, current)

LIU Post Committee on Sustainability

LIU Post Faculty Council (member 2009-2011)

LIU Post Campus Library Personnel Committee (member 2009-2011)

C. W. Post Campus Library Liaison Committee (Chair)