Jacob Hill

Publications and Presentations

• Author contributor to Byke, S. and Lowe-Wincentsen, D.'s 2008 book A Leadership Primer for New Librarians: Tools for Helping Today's Early-career Librarians Become Tomorrow's Library Leaders, Chandos Publishing, Oxford, UK.

• Provided collaborative research assistance and faculty sponsorship for a student and staff member presentation in the 2008 Research Performance Showcase, titled Casting Call: Implementing 'Casting as a Pedagogical Tool, May 8, 2008.

• Submitted (with Fetyko-Page, E.) An Empirical Research Study of the Effectiveness of Two Plagiarism Detection Applications, Spring 2008.

• Co-presenter and host (with Elaine Page) of a formal discussion on academic honesty and plagiarism at Elmhurst College, Elmhurst College, April 15, 2008.

• Panel member (April 2008), I Can Answer That!: How Librarians are Already Helping U, Dominican University, River Forest, IL.

• Co-created and -presented a poster at the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Conference (March 2008), Leading the Way on Plagiarism Issues; a Study of the Efficacy of Two Plagiarism-Detection Platforms, Bloomington, IL.

• Panel participant at the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Conference (March 2008), Leading the Way in the Classroom: Librarians as Teachers in a Small College, Bloomington, IL.

• Presentation with Kyle Jones for the Metropolitan Library System at Burr Ridge (February 2008), History of Synchronicity: IM Reference at Elmhurst College, Burr Ridge, IL.

• (December 2006). One State, Many Faces. The Illinois Library Association Reporter, (24,6) p4-9.

• Collaborative instruction with Lance Wilcox, Mary Oesterle, and other library faculty for the 2006-2007 Faculty Technology Workshops.

• With Cook, P.,Goodwyn, D., Paliatka, J., and Swords Steffen, S. (November 2006). Information Literacy at Elmhurst College: Alive in the Bubble. Presentation at Making Connections: 2006 Wisconsin Library Association Annual Convention, Wisconsin Dells, WI.

• With Cook, P.,Goodwyn, D., Paliatka, J., and Swords Steffen, S. (April 2006). Information Literacy at Elmhurst College: Alive in the Bubble. Presentation at the Information Literacy Summit 2006, Moraine Valley Community College.

• Presentation on the new features of the EBSCO database, Elmhurst College, July 12, 2006.

• Guest Speaker, February 2006 at the College of DuPage LTA program, on the subject of Looking Ahead: what to expect as a new professional/ paraprofessional in the library science field.

• Instructor at the July-August 2006 Math and Science Academy hosted at Elmhurst College.

• Speaker at Sigma Tau Delta’s What Can You do With an English Major Presentation, May 3, 2006.

• Co-instructor (with library faculty) for the December 2005 Faculty Technology Workshop.

• Instructor at the July-August 2005 Math and Science Academy hosted at Elmhurst College.

• Poster Presentation, Why Go It Alone? Cooperative Collaboration Between Local Community Libraries with Elmhurst Public Library librarian Bryan Blank and Fenton Community High School librarian Peggy Fox at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference in Peoria, IL, October 2005. Poster can be viewed at http://www.elmhurst.edu/~jacobh/Collaboration.ppt

• Poster presentation, Teaching Information Literacy Off-Campus: Challenges and Responses. Presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference, Minneapolis, MN (April 2005). Poster can be viewed at http://www.elmhurst.edu/~jacobh/PresentationAlt.ppt

• Group poster presentation by Ayanna Gaines, Donna Goodwyn, Jacob Hill, Elaine Page, Jennifer Paliatka, and Susan Swords-Steffen, Academic Librarians for the 21st Century: The Small College Library As a Crucible for the Future of the Profession. Presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference, Minneapolis, MN (April 2005). Conference overview available at http://www.ala.org/acrlconftemplate1.html

• Guest Speaker, January 2005 at the College of DuPage LTA program: “Looking Ahead: what to expect as a new professional/ paraprofessional in the library science field.”

• Review of the book Electronics: The Life Story of a Technology, E-STREAMS (Online). Available at http://e-streams.com.

• Review of the book UFO Directory International, E-STREAMS (Online), v. 7, no. 12, December 2004. Available at http://e-streams.com.

• Review of the book Environmental Health Sourcebook, E-STREAMS (Online), v. 7, no. 5, May 2004. Available at http://e-streams.com.

• Review of the book A Student’s Guide to Mental Health and Wellness, E-STREAMS (Online), v. 7, no. 3, March 2004. Available at http://e-streams.com

• Co-instructor (with library faculty) for the December 2004 Faculty Technology Workshop.

• Group poster presentation by Ayanna Gaines, Donna Goodwyn, Jacob Hill, Elaine Page, Jennifer Paliatka, and Susan Swords-Steffen, Academic Librarians for the 21st Century: The Small College Library As a Crucible for the Future of the Profession. Presented at the Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference, Chicago, IL. (September 2004). Presentation overview available at http://www.elmhurst.edu/library/AcadLib21stCentury/

• Instructor at the July-August 2004 Math and Science Academy hosted at Elmhurst College. Developed and taught a "Computer Literacy" class, co-taught an "Information Literacy" class with EC librarians.

• Presented “Academic Librarians for the 21^st Century: The Small College Library as a Crucible for the Future of the Profession” at the October 2004 Illinois Library Association with fellow presenters Ayanna Gaines, Donna Goodwyn, Jennifer Paliatka, Elaine Page and Susan Swords-Steffen.

• Presented “Academic Librarians for the 21^st Century: The Small College Library as a Crucible for the Future of the Profession” at the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries with fellow presenters Janice Fodor, Jennifer Paliatka, Ayanna Gaines, Donna Goodwyn, Elaine Page and Susan Swords-Steffen, April 2004.

• Co-instructor (with library faculty) for the December 2003 Faculty Technology Workshop.

• Guest Speaker, November 2003 at the College of DuPage LTA program: Looking Ahead: what to expect as a new professional/ paraprofessional in the library science.