VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Julie Arendt
Science and Engineering Research Librarian
(Assistant Professor)
Academic Outreach
Room 111E, James Branch Cabell Library
(804) 828-1539
jaarendt@vcu.edu
Education
M.S.I. Library and Information Services, University of Michigan, 2005
B.S. Chemistry and Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
Previous Professional Experience
Science and Engineering Reference Librarian, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2005-2013
Library Assistant, Reference,Shapiro Science Library, University of Michigan, 2003-2005
Library Assistant, Cataloging, University of Michigan Libraries, 2005
Publications
Refereed Publications
Arendt, J., & Lotts, M. (2012). What liaisons say about themselves and what faculty say about their liaisons, a U.S. survey. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 12(2), 155-177. doi: 10.1353/pla.2012.0015
Arendt, J., & Graves, S. J. (2011). Virtual question changes: Reference in evolving environments. Reference Services Review, 39(2), 187-205. doi: 10.1108/00907321111135448
Arendt, J. (2010). Are Article Influence Scores comparable across scientific fields? Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 60. Retrieved from http://www.istl.org/10-winter/refereed2.html
Arendt, J., & Wagner, C. (2010). Beyond description: Converting Web site usage statistics into concrete site improvement ideas. Journal of Web Librarianship, 4(1), 37-54. doi: 10.1080/19322900903547414
Arendt, J. (2007). How do psychology researchers find studies to include in meta-analyses? Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, 26(1), 1-23. doi: 10.1300/J103v26n01_01
Other Publications
Arendt, J. (2011). Open access and its practical impact on the work of academic librarians. Technical Services Quarterly, 28(2), [Book review] 261-263. doi: 10.1080/07317131.2011.546744
Arendt, J. (2011). Author identifiers: Introducing several approaches. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 49(6), [Introduction to section of invited articles] 500-502. doi: 10.1080/01639374.2011.603639
Buys, C., & Arendt J. (2010). Vendor update session. PAM Bulletin, 38(1), [Newsletter]. Retrieved from http://units.sla.org/division/dpam/pam-bulletin/vol38/no1/vendor.htm
Arendt, J. (2008). Imperfect tools: Google Scholar vs. traditional commercial library databases. Against the Grain, 20(2), 26, 28, 30.
Logue, S., Ballestro, J., Imre, A., & Arendt, J. (2007). SPEC kit 301: Liaison services. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries.
Arendt, J. (2008). Animal welfare. In C. LaGuardia (Ed.), Magazines for libraries (17th ed., pp. 54-57). New York: Bowker. (repeated in 18th edition)
Arendt, J. (2006). Animal welfare. In C. LaGuardia (Ed.), Magazines for libraries (15th ed., pp. 73-76). New York: Bowker. (repeated in 16th edition)
Arendt, J., & Taylor, M.K. (2006). When the walls crash down: Offer services where the students are. College & Research Libraries News, 67(11), 698-700.
Arendt, J. (2006, August). Science fiction, the future and libraries: An IT, Engineering, and Sci-Tech Division open house. SciTech News, 60, [Newsletter], 11-12.
Arendt, J. (2006, August). Science & engineering resources 101: Focus on materials and computer science. SciTech News, 60, [Newsletter], 13-16.
Presentations
Arendt, J., Nabe, J., Imre, A., Baillargeon, T., & Turtle, B. (2010, February). Digging for buried treasure: strategies for promoting institutional repositories. Presented at Electronic Resources and Libraries, Austin, TX. Abstract available from http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/past-conferences/2010-conference/tuesday-february-2-2010
Arendt, J. (2007). Blogging Faculty Publications. Poster session presented at the annual SLA conference, Denver, CO in June 2007 and online in October 2007 at http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/
Teaching Experience
Curriculum and Instruction 199, Introduction to College Research, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 2006-2007, 2011-2012.
Professional Organizations
American Library Association (ALA), 2003-present.
Special Libraries Association (SLA), 2004-present.
