OLA EDI & Antriracism Special Committee (2020–2024)
ACRL Instruction Section Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee (2019 to present)
RUSA Research Help in Academic Libraries Committee (2020 to present)
ACRL Literatures in English Publications Committee (2023 to present)
ACRL-Oregon Board (2022–2024)
Oregon Library Association Quarterly Editorial Board, Managing Editor (2023 to present)
Community Service
Rotary Club of Ashland, member 2018 to present, president 2024-2025.
Selected Publications
Anderson, M. (Forthcoming 2024). Integrating information literacy threshold concepts in literature courses. In S. Libson and M. E. Willey, Teaching information literacy by discipline. ACRL.
Anderson, M. (Forthcoming 2024). Revisiting a classic: Robert Pogue Harrison’s Forests: The shadow of civilization. In R. Evans (ed.), Critical insights: Going into the woods. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (Forthcoming 2024). [Review of the book Teaching digital storytelling: Inspiring voices through online narratives, by S.M. Aird and T. Mackey, eds.]. Public Services Quarterly.
Anderson, M. (2024). Fairies, witches, spirits, and elves: The supernatural at the crossroads in Jane Eyre. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: The supernatural. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2024). [Review of the book The Critical librarianship and pedagogy symposium: Reflections, revisions, and new works by Y. Mery and A. Sanchez, eds.]. Public Services Quarterly, 20(1), pp. 36-37.
Anderson, M. (2024). Recent literary criticism on Dante’s Inferno. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: Dante Alighieri. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2024). Crime and punishment and some modern critics. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: Crime and punishment. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2024). Twelfth Night: Recent critical perspectives. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: Twelfth Night. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2024). The literature of climate change and information literacy instruction. In D. Rosenthal (Ed.), Teaching the literature of climate change. MLA Publications.
Anderson, M. (2023). Propriety, privacy, and power in Sense and Sensibility. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: Sense and Sensibility. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2023). Power, corruption, and narrative control in Wuthering Heights. In R. Evans (Ed.), Critical insights: Power and corruption. Salem Press.
Anderson, M. (2022). [Review of the book Intersections of open educational resources and information literacy by M.A. Cullen & E. Dill, eds.]. Public Services Quarterly 19(1), 46-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2023.2167766
Anderson, M. (2022). [Review of the book Sisters in the English household]. JASNA News.
Anderson, M. (2022). [Review of the book The one-shot library instruction survival guide by H.E. Buchanan and B.A. McDonough]. College and Research Libraries.
Anderson, M. (2022). [Review of the book Envisioning the framework: A graphic guide to information literacy by J. L. Finch, ed.]. Public Services Quarterly, 18(2), 121-22.
Anderson, M. (2022). Heroines, fools, and foils [Review of the book Jane Austen’s women: An introduction by K. Anderson]. JASNA News 37(4), 8.
Anderson, M. (Forthcoming 2021). [Review of the book Supporting neurodiverse college student success: A guide for librarians, support services, and academic learning environments by E.M.H. Coghill & J.G. Coghill, eds.). Public Services Quarterly, 17(3).
Anderson, M. (2020). Information literacy instruction: Frameworks, pedagogies, and practices. Choice, 57(11), 1165-1170.
Anderson, M. (2020). [Review of the book Envisioning the future of reference: Trends, reflections, and innovations by D. Zabel & L. Reiter, eds.). Public Services Quarterly, 16(4), 247-248.
Anderson, M. (2020). [Review of the book Instructional design for LIS professionals: a guide for teaching librarians and information science professionals by M. A. Wong.]. College and Research Libraries, 81(6), 1043-1045.
Anderson, M. (2019). [Review of the book Transforming information literacy instruction: Threshold concepts in theory and practice by A. Hofer, S. Lin Hanick, & L. Townsend]. Public Services Quarterly, 15(2).
Anderson, M. (2018). [Review of the book Learner-centered pedagogy: Principles and practice by M. Klipfel & D. Brecher Cook]. College and Research Libraries, 79(7), 998-1000.
Anderson, M. (2018). [Review of the book Assessing library spaces for learning by S. Montgomery, ed.]. Public Services Quarterly, 14(1), 55-56. doi:10.1080/15228959.2018.1415508
Anderson, M. (2019). [Review of the book Digital literacy unpacked by K. Reedy & J. Parker, eds]. College and Research Libraries, 80(4), 578-580.
Anderson, M. (2017). [Review of the book Information literacy and writing studies in conversation: Reenvisioning library-writing program connection by A. Baer]. College and Research Libraries, 78(7), 999-1001. doi:10.5860/crl.78.7.999
Anderson, M. (2016). Rethinking assessment: Information literacy instruction and the ACRL Framework. School of Information Student Research Journal, 5(2). http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol5/iss2/3/
Selected Presentations
Anderson, M. & RUSA Research Help in Academic Libraries committee. (2023). Framing our work: Mapping threshold concepts to the reference interview. Presented online March 28, 2023, at the RUSA Virtual Forum.
Anderson, M. & Miller-Francisco, E. (2020). Succession planning in uncertain times: Restructuring the library from the ground up [Poster]. Presented online June 24-26, 2020 at the ALA Annual Conference.
Anderson, M. & Hocevar, K. (2020). Teaching online health literacy at the university level [Poster]. Presented online June 8, 2020 at the IST 2020 Health Information Behavior online event.
Anderson, M. & Lane, D. (2020). A collaborative approach to more equitable and useful evaluations. Presented February 1, 2020 at the 2020 OWHE Annual Conference in Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
Anderson, M. (2019). Closing the loop on instruction with desk statistics. Presented at the Reference Summit on May 31, 2019 in Corvallis, OR.
Campus Leadership
Rotaract Faculty Advisor
APSOU Faculty Union Board Member, 2023 to present
Chair, Library Faculty, 2021 to present
Faculty Senate Chair, 2021 to 2022
Professional Memberships
American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries
Jane Austen Society of North America
Oregon Library Association
Modern Language Association
Reference and User Services Association
Education
MLIS, San José State University School of Information
PhD, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago
MA, Comparative Literature, University of Colorado
BA, French & English Literatures, University of California, San Diego
Previous Experience
University of Portland, Adjunct Instruction Librarian 2016–2017
Portland State University, Reference Librarian 2016–2017
San José State University School of Information, Assistant to Director of Marketing and Communications 2014–2016
Mendocino Small Business Development Center & Women’s Business Center, Program Coordinator & Advisor 2011–2014
Le Garçon Boulanger (France), Marketing Manager 2005–2008
University of Chicago, Lector & Instructor, 2000–2005, Assistant Director University Writing Program, 2004–2005
