M.L.S., University at Buffalo, 2000
B.A., Communication, University at Buffalo, 1987
B.A., English, University at Buffalo, 1987

Graduate School of Education

Library liaison to the Graduate School of Education; develop and maintain the University Libraries' education collection; provide library/research instruction; plan, develop, and implement instructional and information literacy initiatives; provide reference desk and virtual reference services; provide individual research assistance.

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Journal Editorship

Co-Founder and Co-Editor, Communications in Information Literacy (refereed), 2007-present. ISSN: 1933-5954. Available from, http://www.comminfolit.org/

Contributions to Books

Hollister, C. (2008). Making the Case for Enhanced Learning: Using Case Studies in a Credit-Bearing Library Course. In E. Connor (Ed.), An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries (pp. 95-105). New York: Haworth.

Journal Articles (Refereed)

Walsh, T. & Hollister C. (2009). Creating a Digital Archive for Students’ Research in a Credit Library Course. Reference & User Services Quarterly 48(4), 391-400.

Hollister, C. (2008). Meeting Them Where They Are: Library Instruction for Today’s Students in the World Civilizations Course. Public Services Quarterly 4(1), 15-27.

Brower, S., Hollister, C., Tysick, C., & Pirrung, T. (2006). Tenure and Recruitment: A Survey of Human Resources Officers. JLAMS: Journal of the Library Administration and Management Section of the New York Library Association 2(2), 5-20. Available from, http://www.nyla.org/content/user_10/JLAMSspring06c.pdf

Hollister, C. & Jarvis, H. (2005). Expanding Library Instruction to the Web Portal. Academic Exchange Quarterly 9(2), 151-155.

Hollister, C. (2005). Bringing Information Literacy to Career Services. Reference Services Review 33(1), 104-111.

Hollister, C. & Coe, J. (2003). Current Trends vs. Traditional Models: Librarians’ Views on the Methods of Library Instruction. College & Undergraduate Libraries 10(2), 49-63.

Hollister, C. (2001). Price Inflation and Discrimination Extends to Non-STM Disciplines: A Study of Library and Information Science Journals. Current Studies in Librarianship 24(1/2), 49-57.

Conference Proceedings (Refereed)

Hollister, C. (2005). A New Approach to Information Literacy: Reaching Out to Student Services. In D. Biggs (Ed.), Library Instruction: Restating the Need, Refocusing the Response (pp. 105-108). Ann Arbor: Eastern Michigan University by Pierian Press.

Case Studies (Refereed)

Hollister, C. (2005). Rising Temperatures, Differing Viewpoints: A Case Study on the Politics of Information. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Available from, http://www.sciencecases.org/rising_temps/rising_temps.asp

Teaching Exhibits

Walsh, T. & Hollister, C. (2008). ULC-257 Digital Archive: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/wiki/instruction/ULC257/doku.php

Research interests include: curriculum integrated information literacy, faculty-librarian collaboration, information literacy assessment, library instruction, scholarly communication, and teaching methods.

LIS-518: Reference Sources and Services
LIS-523: User Education
UE-141: Introduction to Birdwatching
ULC-257: Library Research Methods