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Melissa Becher Associate Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning and Art History Librarian University Library Faculty

Additional Positions at 小蓝视频
Associate Director, Research, Teaching, and Learning
Collection Manager, Art
Degrees
Master of Science, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Favorite Spot on Campus
Patio outside the SIS Founder's Room
Book Currently Reading
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Bio
I have built a career on supporting research with technology and improving users' experiences with technology platforms. I administer 小蓝视频 Library's research guide platform, our FAQ, and our chat service. and I play a role in maintaining the Library website. I conduct user testing for the library and have done so for other offices on campus. I recently added Omeka S to the list of platforms I support.
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For the Media
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Selected Publications

Bailey, Edgar and Melissa Becher.聽 Academic Librarian Faculty Status: CLIPP #47.聽 Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2022.

Becher, Melissa. "Understanding the Experience of Full-Time Nontenure Track Library Faculty: Numbers, Treatment, and Job Satisfaction." Journal of Academic Librarianship 45, no. 3 (2019): 213-219. Published onlinei at: .

Becher, Melissa, "Factors Impacting Library Visibility on Academic Institution Home Pages," Journal of Academic Librarianship 41, no. 5 (2015): 621-628.聽 Published online at:

Becher, Melissa,聽"Instruction Coordinators and Higher Education Accreditation: a Study of Awareness and Assessment Documentation Use."聽 Journal of Academic Librarianship 39, no. 6 (2013): 573-581. Published online at:

Becher, Melissa and Kari Schmidt, "Taking Discovery Systems for a Test Drive," Journal of Web Librarianship 5, no. 3 (2011): 199-219. Published online at:

Becher, Melissa and Janice Flug, "Using Student Focus Groups to Inform Library Planning and Marketing," College and Undergraduate Libraries 12, no. 1/2 (2006): 1-18.聽 Published online at: