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		Jenifer Sigafoes Phelan Education Liaison / Remote Services Librarian Faculty: Associate Professor Learning Resources Seattle Pacific University Library Phone: 206-281-2074 Email: sigafoes@spu.edu Office: Library Room 127 Website: http://myhome.spu.edu/sigafoes



	Expertise:
	Information Literacy and Library Research
	Education Collection Development
	Remote User Services
	Co-Chair Library Webmaster Committee
	Cataloging
	Archives and Manuscripts

	Teaching Area:
	Information Literacy Instruction
	Education Research and Literature Review
	Student Response Systems
	Archival Processing and Preservation (Honors Project Mentor)

	Research:
	Student Response Systems Exploration of best practices for integrating the use of Student Response Systems into Information Literacy Instruction.
	Information Literacy Instruction Examination of the use of technology integrated asynchronous, online, constructivist, project-based approaches to information literacy instruction.
	Remote User Services Research into online library services, for example; digital/virtual reference, document delivery, and information literacy instruction.
	Multicultural Education Conducting research on the effect of multicultural education courses on the attitudes of pre-service teachers and school counselors with a multidisciplinary research team.

	Education:
	M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University, 2003
	M.L.S., University at Albany, State University of New York, 1998
	B.A., Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1992

	Professional Memberships:
	American Library Association (ALA)
	Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
	ACRL Washington State Chapter
	Education, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section � ACRL
	Northwest Preservation Group

	Publications & Presentations:
	Phelan, J. S. (2007, February). A library creates technology enhanced learning by using a student response system. Presented at the OnlineNW conference, Corvallis, OR. Presentation: View with Internet Explorer Presentation: PDF
	Fry, C. Y. & Phelan, J. S. (2005, April). Beyond basic Google: Keeping ahead of the search engine curve. Presented at the annual conference of the Washington Library Association, Spokane, WA. [Beyond Basic Google Presentation]
	Phelan, J. S. (2004, March). The Juvenile Literature Review WebQuest: Technology integrated information literacy instruction for teachers in training. Proceedings of the Society for Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference, 3566-3571. [Juvenile Literature Review WebQuest]

	Experience:
	Reference/Cataloging Librarian, Seattle Pacific University Library, Seattle, WA, 1999-2002
	Graduate Student Assistant, Reference Department � University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1997-1998
	Graduate Student Assistant, M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives � University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 1997-1998
	Reference Archivist, Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 1994-1997
	Archivist I, Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD, 1992-1994

	Grants & Awards:
	Seattle Pacific University's Teaching and Technology Grant 2006 "Personal Response System Library Integration" [Project Website]
	Beta Phi Mu: International Information and Library Studies Honor Society, Beta Beta Iota Chapter, 1998

	Service:
	Library Representative - SPU Undergraduate Policy and Evaluation Committee (UPEC): 2000-present Treasurer - Daughters of the King, Martha & Mary Chapter, Christ Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA: 2004-present New Faculty Mentor: 2004-2005 Senior Honors Project Mentor: 2003-2004

rev: 05/30/2008