VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Jennifer Darragh
Reference Librarian for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Instructor)
Research and Instructional Services,
James Branch Cabell Library, 111-B
Email: jdarragh@vcu.edu |
(804) 828-8961
Education
B.A. Psychology. Westminster College, New Wilmington (PA), 1998.
Previous Professional Experience
Data Archivist
The Pennsylvania State University, Population Research Institute, 2000-2006
Research Assistant III - Research Specialist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh Youth Study, 1998-2000
Publications
Presentations
"NAFTA @ 13: Unruly Teen or Happily Ever Afta." with Jackie Druery and Jesus Lau. SLA Annual Conference, Denver CO. 2007
"When Data Aren't Open: Restricted-use Data: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs." with Kiet Bang. International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference, Montreal Canada. 2007
"Data Librarianship: The Continuing LIS Education [Poster]" with Tiffani Connor and Paula Lackie. ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2006
"Library @ Your User: A Case Study Using New Technologies to Extend the Reach of the Library." with Tara Murray and Kiet Bang. Association for Population/Planning Libraries and Information Centers-International (APLIC-I) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 2006
"Networking in the University Environment: Building Bridges from the Bottom Up" with Stephen Woods. International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. 2006
"Perspectives of a New Archivist". International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference, Storrs, CT. 2002
VCU Libraries Committee Work
Black History Month Committee. 2007-.
Professional Organizations
American Library Association (ALA). 2005-.
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) & Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS, 2006-), EBSS Social Work/Social Welfare Committee (2008-); ANSS Member-at-large (2008-2010).. 2005-.
International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST). Publications & Web Committee (added 2006). 2000-.
Collection Management Subject Areas
Cabell Reference Collection - Social Work, Psychology, Education, Sociology, Anthropology, Mass Communications, general social sciences.
Research Interests
Technology and library instruction, non-traditional reference services, digital libraries, e-metrics, digital information preservation, social science data librarianship,.