Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Brenna is the subject librarian for the School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University. In this role, she works with the iSchool faculty, students, and staff. Activity includes specialized face-to-face and online instruction, collection development, research consultations, and outreach & engagement. Prior to joining SU Libraries, she worked at Georgia State University for 13.5 years. During this time, she was a subject librarian for disciplines including Education and Nursing, and supervised subject librarians within Education, Health, and Sciences.
Her research interests include scholarly impact, distance librarianship, and iSchool librarianship.
Education
Library & Information Studies, MLIS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Aug 2002 → Dec 2003
Counseling, MS, Radford University
Aug 1991 → May 1993
Psychology, BS, Wingate College (now University)
Aug 1986 → May 1990
External positions
Subject Librarian/Middle Manager, Georgia State University
Feb 23 2004 → Sep 22 2017Research Interests
- distance librarianship
- scholarly impact
- iSchool librarianship
Research Output 2006 2017
Now you're a manager: quick and practical strategies for new mid-level managers in academic libraries
Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017, 86 p. (ACRL cookbook series)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Implementing a Scholarly Impact Program for Faculty and Graduate Students
Helmstutler, B., Oct 31 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open Access
Review of the book Practical Tips for Facilitating Research by Moira J. Bent
Helmstutler, B., 2016, College and Research Libraries, 77, 6, p. 807 809 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access
Taking Research Services to the Next Level: A Case Study of Implementing a Scholarly Impact Outreach Program for Faculty and Graduate Students
Helmstutler, B., Dec 17 2015, In : Journal of Library Innovation. 6, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Liaison Services
Helmstutler, B., 2006, New Librarian, New Job: Practical Advice for Managing the Transition. Scarecrow Press, Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities 2017 2019
Remaking Our Roles Virtually: Current and Emerging Practices in Distance Librarianship
Brenna Helmstutler (Speaker)Apr 12 2019
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Research Metrics Challenge Task Force (Event)
Brenna Helmstutler (Chair)Jan 2019 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
iSchool Cluster Hire Search Committee (Event)
Brenna Helmstutler (Member)Oct 14 2019 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Social Media Team (Event)
Brenna Helmstutler (Member)Jan 2018 → Nov 2019
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Programming Committee, ENY/ACRL
Brenna Helmstutler (Participant)2018 → …
Activity: Other activity types › Other