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Megan Oakleaf is an Associate Professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University where she teaches “Reference and Information Literacy Services” and “Planning, Marketing, and Assessing Library Services.” Her research interests include library value and impact, outcomes assessment, evidence-based decision making, information literacy instruction, information services, and digital librarianship. She is the author of the Value of Academic Libraries Comprehensive Report and Review and Academic Library Value: The Impact Starter Kit. She also serves on the faculty of the ACRL Immersion Program. Megan has presented at numerous conferences, including ALA, ACRL, AAC&U, and AALHE National Conferences, ARL Library Assessment Conferences, the IUPUI Assessment Institute, the NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, the Texas A&M Assessment Conference, and EDUCAUSE. Megan won the 2011 Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award, was named to the LIRT Top 20 Instruction Articles four times, was included on the 2010 Reference Research Review List, and was awarded “Best Paper” at the 2007 EBLIP Conference. She has published articles in JASIST, College & Research Libraries, Journal of Documentation, Communications in Information Literacy, Library Quarterly, and Portal, among other journals. Megan also has a recurring column on library assessment in the Journal of Academic Librarianship and serves on the editorial boards of Library and Information Science Research, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Previously, Megan was the Librarian for Instruction and Undergraduate Research at North Carolina State University. In this role, she designed, implemented, coordinated, and assessed the library instruction program; she also trained fellow librarians in instructional theory and methods. Megan completed her dissertation entitled, “Assessing Information Literacy Skills: A Rubric Approach,” at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her MLS from Kent State University and also holds a BA in English and Spanish and a BS in English Education and Spanish Education from Miami University. Prior to a career in librarianship, Megan taught language arts and advanced composition in Ohio public schools, grades 8-12.
Research Interests
Megan's research interests include library value and impact, outcomes assessment, evidence-based decision making, information literacy instruction, information services, and digital librarianship.
Education
Library and Information Science, Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
… → May 2006
Award Date: May 1 2006
Library and Information Science, MLS, Kent State University
… → 2000
English, Spanish, Education, B.A., B.S., Miami University
… → 1995
External positions
Librarian for Instruction and Undergraduate Research, North Carolina State University
2002 → 2006
English Teacher, Copley-Fairlawn City Schools, Copley, Ohio, US
1996 → 2001
English Teacher, Vermilion Local Schools, Vermilion, Ohio, US
1995 → 1996
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Projects
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Connecting Libraries and Learning Analytics for Student Success (CLLASS)
Institute of Museum & Library Services
12/1/18 → 11/30/19
Project: Research project
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Library Integration in Institutional Learning Analytics (LIILA)
Institute of Museum & Library Services
7/1/17 → 6/30/18
Project: Research project
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Rubric Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (Rails)
Institute of Museum & Library Services
7/1/10 → 6/30/14
Project: Research project
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Building an eScience Librarianship Curriculum for an eResearch Future
Institute of Museum & Library Services
8/1/09 → 12/31/12
Project: Research project
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CI-Facilitators: Information Architects across the STEM Disciplines
Stanton, J. M., Lankes, R. D., Liddy, E. D. & Oakleaf, M.
4/1/08 → 3/31/11
Project: Research project
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Connecting libraries and learning analytics for student success
Oakleaf, M., 2020, Syracuse University Press. 135 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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3,000 library users can’t be wrong: Using one open-ended survey question to demonstrate your library’s value
Belanger, J., Faber, M. & Oakleaf, M., 2018, Academic libraries and the academy: Strategies and approaches to demonstrate your value, impact and return on investment.. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research LibrariesResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Academic library value: The impact starter kit
Oakleaf, M., 2018, (Accepted/In press) Chicago, IL: American Library Association.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Assessing learning with rubrics
Oakleaf, M., 2018, Assessing learning with rubrics. In research methods for librarians and educators: Practical applications in formal and informal learning environments. ABC-CLIOResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Library integration in institutional learning analytics
Oakleaf, M., 2018, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Press and Media
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Association of Research Libraries: Save the Date for the Library Assessment Conference, Nov. 1-4, 2022
2/17/22
1 item of Media coverage
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE LIBRARY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 1-4, 2022
2/16/22
1 item of Media coverage
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SHARED COMPETENCY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SUPPORTS INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGICAL AGILITY
Jamie L Winders, Megan Oakleaf, Jane M Read, Shane Sanders, Michelle Blum, Jian Qin & Whitney Phillips
5/7/21
1 item of Media coverage
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DR. MEGAN OAKLEAF CHOSEN AS THE 2021 RECIPIENT OF THE LIRT LIBRARIAN RECOGNITION AWARD
4/6/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Association of Research Libraries: Library Assessment Conference 2020 to Convene in the Chicago Area
6/21/19
1 item of Media coverage
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