Michelle TwaitAlumni and Faculty
Michelle Twait has been a librarian and faculty member at Gustavus since 2000. She provides reference assistance and library instruction; builds the collection in several areas (with particular responsibility for the reference collection); and participates in the shared management of the library.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
For more information about my work, please email me.
"Threshold Concepts through the Eyes of Faculty," a poster session presented with Barbara Fister at the National Association of College and Research Libraries conference in Portland, OR, March 25-28, 2015.
"Peer Reference Tutoring," in D. Tyckoson & J. Dove (Eds.), Reimagining Reference in the 21st Century. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2014: 199-206.
"Creating a mentoring community in an undergraduate library," with Anna Hulseberg and Jeff Jenson in Librarians as Mentors in Librarianship for Adults and Students. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012: 3-12.
"Undergraduate Students’ Source Selection Criteria: A Qualitative Study," Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31.6 (November 2005): 567-573.
Education
B.A. in History, Gustavus Adolphus College; M.S. in Library Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; M.A. in Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Interests
Historical Fiction, Information-Seeking Behavior, Libraries, Mockumentaries, Psychology of Decision Making, Running, Travel, and U.S. Women's History
Courses Taught
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTS-100 | FTS:Happiness | 4 | 2019/FA, 2017/FA, 2015/FA, and 2012/FA |
| NDL-102 | Library As Place | 1 | 2008/JN |
| NDL-124 | Voc & Info Professions | 1 | 2006/JN |
| S/A-268 | Career Exploration | 1 | 2006/JN |
| NDL-268 | Career Exploration | 1 | 2006/JN |