Faculty & Staff

Education

B.A., 1996, Dickinson College
M.L.S., 1999, University at Albany, SUNY

DProfessor Scott is the Archivist and Special Collections Librarian and oversees archival, art and jazz collections. Additionally, she teaches library instruction sessions to several liaison departments.

Publications & Presentations

Publications:

(Re)Appraising our archival identity: Demystifying the process and changing the dialogue about promotion and tenure for academic archivists. American Archivist. Co-authored with Heidi Abbey Moyer, Rebecca Hankins, and Rachel Walton. (Submitted and in review)

The digital version of The Note has a new home: ESU’s institutional repository. The Note, 2021.

Website archiving in The Handbook of Archival Practice. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021.

Redefining the pedagogy: Service-learning in libraries and archives. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research and Practice, 2020.

Scrapbooks in the archives: Why they might not be that bad. The Note, 2020.

Information literacy and the modern library in University matters for your success. Cognella, 2019.

Have an ESU keepsake? The Alumni Herald, 2019.

Preserving the past: Digitizing audio reels in the jazz collection. The Note, 2019.

"Archival Professionals and Teaching Faculty: Collaborative Education in the Time of Quarantine,” MARAC, College Park, MD, October 20, 2022 (in-person)

“Is It All in the Archive? Web Archiving Tools: Tips and Challenges,” New Jersey Library Association Conference, Panel Presentation, June 3, 2021 (virtual)

"Reappraising Our Professional Identity: Addressing the Knowledge Gap with Tenure and Promotion for Academic Archivists," Society of American Archivists Research Forum, August 5, 2020 (virtual)

“Where Do We Go From Here? Transforming a Shared Open Source Institutional Repository in an Era of System-ness,” SSHELCO Archives Sig joint presentation, April 10, 2020 (virtual)

“Leading with Tenure and Promotion: Navigating the Dynamics of Power, Research, and Service in the Archives Profession,” Society of American Archivists Conference, Panel Presentation, August 4, 2019 (in-person)

“Transparency in the Tenure Process: A Frank Discussion on Earning Tenure and Thriving as an Archivist in Academia,” Zoom webinar hosted by Pennsylvania Library Association’s College & Research Division (CRD) for the Connect & Communicate Series, June 21, 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mIaTXkMK0k) (virtual)

Education

B.A., 2008, Connecticut College
M.L.I.S., 2012, Rutgers University

How academic libraries are/are not meeting student needs, and why. Best practices and new ways to improve services for minority student groups. I have also done research on Open Educational Resources (OER) and college affordability

Publications & Presentations

Donlin, M., Gatesman, M., Scott, E., Smith, M., Wind, A. (2019). Information literacy and the modern library. In P. E. Pruim & M. J. Ball (Eds.), University matters for your success (p. 210-223). San Diego, CA: Cognella.

Smith, M., Wind, A. (2022). Encouraging connections: Using personal storytelling in the information literacy classroom. In M. Barefoot, S. Parme, & E. Woods (Eds.), Once upon a time in the academic library: Storytelling skills for librarians. ACRL.

Smith, Megan P. (2021). “OASIS” [website review]. In Adams, A. L. (Ed.) Public Services Quarterly, 17(1), 26-34.

Smith, Megan P. (2019). “Tableau Public” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 15(2), 230-231.

Smith, Megan P. (2018). “ACRLog” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 14(3), 238.

Smith, Megan P. (2017). “INALJ” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 14(1), 44.

Smith, Megan P. (2017). “ALA Privacy Toolkit” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 13(4), 265-266.

Smith, Megan P. (2017). “DuckDuckGo” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 13(4), 262-263.

Smith, Megan P. (2017). “Ask a Manager” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 13(2), 91-93.

Smith, Megan P. (2016). “Cyberpunk Librarian” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 12(4), 295-296.

Smith, Megan P. (2016). “PLOS.org” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 12(2), 135-136.

Smith, Megan P. (2016). “Learning Space Toolkit” [website review]. In Mallon, M. (Ed.). Public Services Quarterly, 12(1), 42-43.

Xia, J., & Smith, M. P. (2018). Alternative journal impact factors in open access publishing. Learned Publishing. Retrieved from http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/leap.1200

Dobbs, Aaron, Smith, Megan, & Stafford, Daniel. “Open Educational Resources @ Your Library - SIG”. SSHELCO Annual Conference, Virtual, April 8, 2021.

Lare, Douglas & Smith, Megan. “Learnics’ ThinkingApp: Useable Analytics for your Library Classroom, Without the Fuss,” ALA Annual Conference, 2020, Virtual, June 24 – 26, 2020.

O’Donnell, Kelly, Smith, Megan, & Wind, Allyson. “Implementing Open Educational Resources (OERs) at ESU,” Provost’s Colloquium Series, East Stroudsburg, PA, November 21, 2018

Smith, Megan. “OER Open Forum,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, April 1, 2019

Smith, Megan. “Bring Your Research!,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, April 1, 2019

Smith, Megan. “PASSHE Library Department Chair SIG,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, April 1, 2019

Smith, Megan. “Balancing on Three Legs: Job Description, Scholarly Activity, and University/Community Service in the Tenure and Promotion Process,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, March 23, 2018

Smith, Megan. “Implementing OER at: Your School Here,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, March 22, 2018

Smith, Megan. “PASSHE Library Chairperson SIG,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, March 22, 2018

Smith, Megan. “How do I… Alma Edition,” SSHELCO Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, March 22, 2018

Smith, Megan. “OER Adoption through Leveraging Altruism,” Open Education Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, NY, October 11, 2018

Wind, Allyson & Smith, Megan. “The Basics of What Everyone Should Know About Predatory Publishing,” Predatory Publishing, 2019 PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, Summerdale, PA, July 15, 2019

Education

B.A., 2005, East Stroudsburg University
M.L.I.S., 2015, Drexel University

Professor Bross is a passionate and detail-oriented individual bringing with them an enthusiasm for academia and a creativity in meeting the research and learning needs of the university community. They also teach several library instruction sessions and their research interests include open access resources, universal design in curriculum and learning, and the importance of belonging in all library spaces.

Education

B.A., 2020, West Chester University
M.S.L.I.S., 2024, Simmons University

PProfessor Buenaventura oversees Access Services at Kemp Library, holds library instruction sessions for multiple departmental programs, and provides reference and research assistance to the ESU community.