Student Learning Experience Survey Committee (2020 to present)
Assessment Committee (2020 to present)
Regional & National Committees
OLA EDI & Antriracism Special Committee (2020 to present)
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 Research Competencies Working Group (starting July 2021)
Selected Publications
Anderson, M. (Forthcoming 2022). The literature of climate change and information literacy instruction. In D. Rosenthal (Ed.), Teaching the literature of climate change. MLA Publications.
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. & 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 Activities
Rotaract Faculty Advisor
Professional Memberships
American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries
Oregon Library Association
Association for Information Science and Technology
Modern Language Association
Reference and User Services Association
Education
MLIS, San José State University School of Information, 2016
PhD, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago, 2012
MA, Comparative Literature, University of Colorado, 1996
BA, French & English Literatures, University of California, San Diego, 1994
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
