Theresa C. Stanley, Ed. D.

I am an academic librarian (and Library Director) at Pima Community College's Downtown Campus Library, in Tucson. The Library recently completed their portion of the campus' Title V grant, converting the library and computer commons into a Center for Integrated Learning - a one-stop spot for students learning and resource needs that includes the Library and Learning Commons (computer commons, tutor center, and writing center). I enjoy helping students to meet their educational and recreational informational needs. I am a strong proponent of active learning, so I am always looking to make a presentation or research on a project more personal - believing if it's relevant to the student they are more likely to get something out of it by putting more into it!

I recently was awarded my doctorate in Educational Technology at Pepperdine University. My dissertation was: The Disconnect Between Academic Libraries and Their Students, with a Focus on Community Colleges. In my initial research I have found similar research on Colleges and Universities (mostly Research 1 schools), but none on community colleges. I believe this is because faculty, which includes librarians at Research 1 schools, must post research, whereas the faculty in community colleges does not have those requirements. (My initial findings is actually very little regarding libraries in community colleges, a void I hope to fill.) Besides looking at students' technology use in the library, my interests also focus on Web 2.0, social networking applications and how they can be used for student-centered learning and staff development.

I have been a reviewer/judge on several projects, most recently a judge for the 2010 CODIE awards and a reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education's 2009 2009 Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grant. I really enjoy being a reviewer as I can see what t