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Shawn V. Lombardo
Associate Professor, Kresge Library
Office: 240 KL
Phone: 248.370.2493
Fax: 248-370-2458
Email:lombardo@oakland.edu
Services Provided:
Coordinator of collection development; library instruction; reference and research assistance.
 
Research Interests

Information literacy, library instruction, research patterns of undergraduate business students, undergraduate citation patterns, Web-based information literacy instruction.
 
Publications
Kraemer, E. W., Lombardo, S. V., and Lepkowski, F. (2007). The librarian, the machine, or a little of both. College & Research Libraries. Forthcoming.
 
Miree, C. E., York, K. M., and Lombardo, S. V. (2007). Using competitive intelligence processes to create value in the healthcare industry. Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management 4(1). Forthcoming.
 
Kraemer, E. W., Keyse, D. J., and Lombardo, S. V. (2004). Beyond these walls: Building a library outreach program at Oakland University. Reference Librarian 39(82): 5-17.


published simultaneously as:

Kraemer, E. W., Keyse, D. J., and Lombardo, S. V. (2004). Beyond these walls: Building a library outreach program at Oakland University. In Kelsey, P. and Kelsey, S. (Eds.), Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries. Binghamton, NY: Haworth.
 
Lombardo, S. V. and Miree, C. E. (2003). Caught in the Web: The impact of library instruction on business students' perceptions and use of print and online resources. College & Research Libraries 64, 6-22.
 
Lombardo, S. V. and Condic, K. S. (2001). Convenience or content: A study of undergraduate periodical use. RSR: Reference Services Review 29, 327-337.
 
Lombardo, S. V. and Condic, K. S. (2000). Empowering users with a new online catalog. Library Hi Tech 18, 130-141.
 
Selected Presentations

Lombardo, S. V. and Juettemeyer, T. (November 14, 2006). Information ethics in the information age: Plagiarism at Oakland University. Presentation sponsored by the Oakland University Senate Teaching & Learning Committee, Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

Kraemer, E. W. and Lombardo, S. V. (March 3, 2006). A comparative study of information literacy instruction pedagogy at Oakland University. Presentation at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters, Oakland University, Rochester, MI .

Lombardo, S. V. & Miree, C. E. (February 2004). Untangling students from the Web: Applying an interdisciplinary technique to combat students' attitudes toward information resources. Presentation to Oakland University School of Business Administration faculty, Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

Lombardo, S. V., Lepkowski, F., and Keyse, D. (November 11, 2003). What is information literacy, anyway? And what can we do about it at Oakland University? Presentation sponsored by the OU Senate Teaching and Learning Committee, Oakland University, Rochester, MI. Presentation reprised for the Kresge Library Colloquium series (November 24, 2003) and for the Senate Library Committee (April 18, 2004).

Lombardo, S. V. and Miree, C. E. (2003, June). Untangling students from the Web: Applying an interdisciplinary approach to combat students' attitudes toward information resources. Presentation at the 2003 Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Western New England College, Springfield, MA.

Lombardo, S. V. (2003, May). Plagiarism, the Internet and libraries. Presentation at the 2003 Rural Libraries Conference, Mackinac Island, MI.

Lombardo, S. V. (2002, October). Plagiarism, the Internet and libraries. Presentation at the 2003 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

Lombardo, S. V. & Wilson, S. H. (2001, June). Where’s the bun? A study of LIS students at Wayne State University. Poster session presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Lombardo, S. V. (2000, November). Plagiarism and the Internet. In Detecting and preventing plagiarism. Panel discussion presented at Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

Lombardo, S. V. & Condic, K. S. (1999, June). How patrons cope with a new OPAC: A study of user satisfaction in an academic library. Poster session presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Lombardo, S. V. (1999, May). Providing reading instruction to Rhetoric students: Evaluating Internet information. Presentation to Oakland University Rhetoric Department faculty, Rochester, MI.
 
Other Professional Activities:
University Service
Faculty Re-employment & Promotion Committee (FRPC) 2006-present
Library Dean Search Advisory Committee 2006-2007
General Education Committee 2005-present
First Year Task Force 2005-2006
Chair, Philosophy Subcommittee
2005-2006
Oakland Post Advisory Board 2005-2007
Library Committee 2003-2005
University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction 1999-2003
Chair
 2002-2003
University Assessment Taskforce 2000-2001
Senate Academic Conduct Committee 1998
 
Professional Service 
American Library Association 1996-present
Member-at-large, Current Topics Planning Committee, University Libraries Section, Association of College and Research Libraries
 2000-2004
Michigan Library Association 1996-present
Member, Membership Committee
2005-2007
Secretary, Information Literacy Roundtable
 2001-2003
Chair, Continuing Education Committee
 1999-2001
Wayne State University Library & Information Science Program Alumni Association Executive Board 2000-2002
Secretary
 2001-2002
 
Awards & Honors
Nominee, University Teaching Excellence Award, 2002 & 2003.
Honoree, Oakland University Faculty Recognition Luncheon, April 2001.
 
Educational Background
Master of Library and Information Science, Wayne State University, 1995.
Master of Arts (English), Michigan State University, 1993.

Bachelor of Arts (English), University of Notre Dame, 1990.
      (Minor: Arts & Letters Program for Administrators)