 Timothy Hackman
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Timothy Hackman
Librarian for English, Linguistics,
Spanish & Portuguese, and
Second Language Acquisition
Job Description:
Member of the Humanities and Social Sciences Librarians. Library liaison to the departments English, Linguistics, and Spanish and Portuguese, and to the PhD program in Second Language Acquisition. Provide reference and research assistance and library instruction to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in English and Linguistics and to the broader university community. Purchase library materials for Linguistics, Spanish and Portuguese and Second Language Acquisition. Prepare course and discipline-specific library research guide Web pages. Work with User Education Services to provide library instruction to undergraduate students in Professional Writing Program courses.
Education:
- MA in English Language and Literature, University of Maryland, 2006.
- MLS, University of Maryland, 2002. Graduate School Fellowship, 2001.
- BA, English, Shippensburg University (PA), 1999. Summa cum laude.
Professional Memberships:
- Member, American Library Association (ALA)
- Member,
Association of College and Research Libraries
- Secretary, Literatures in English Section (LES), 2010-2011
- Creator and contributor, LES Blog
- Member,
Association of College and Research Libraries
Research and Publications:
- Hackman, Timothy. "A Blues Song Just for Fighters: The Legend of Sonny Liston." Aethlon. 27:2 (2009/2010): 1-22.
- Hackman, Timothy. "What's the Opposite of a Pyrrhic Victory? Lessons Learned from an Open Access Defeat." College and Research Libraries News. 70:9 (2009): 518-521, 530.
- Hackman, Timothy and Karen Patterson. "Looking for Genres on the World Wide Web: Content Analysis of American Author Web Sites." American Libraries Association Annual Conference 2009. Chicago, IL, July 11, 2009. (poster presentation)
- Owen, Terry, Timothy Hackman and Tom Harrod. "ETDs in Lock-Down: Trends, Analyses and Faculty Perspectives on ETD Embargoes." ETD 2009: 12th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 10-13, 2009. (conference paper)
- Hackman, Timothy. "Speaking of Books... Connecting with Faculty through a Campus Author Series." Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship. 10:1 (Spring 2009).
- Book Reviews:
- Hackman, Timothy. "Review of Information Pathways: A Problem Solving Approach to Information Literacy," by Crystal Fulton. Library Quarterly. 82:1 (2012): 96-99.
- Hackman, Timothy. "Review of Tom Stoppard: A Bibliographical History," by William Baker and Gerald N. Wachs. College and Research Libraries, 72:5 (2011): 499-501.
- Hackman, Timothy. Review of Literary Research and Irish Literature: Strategies and Sources, by J. Greg Matthews. College and Research Libraries. 70:6 (2009): 597-599.
Library Research Guides and Course Web Pages:
- Author Criticism and Biography
- Disability Studies
- English and American Literature
- Linguistics
- UM Libraries Services: A Guide for Faculty and Graduate Students
- Sample course-related web pages:
Current Service Activities:
- Member, Humanities Team and Arts and Humanities Collaborative
- Speaking of Books... Conversations with Campus Authors Planning Committee
- Faculty Mentoring Committee, Library Assembly
- Web Advisory Committee
- Elected Member, University Senate Committee on Committees
- Library Liaison for Gemstone Program (Team BLAZE and Team POLITIC)
Past Service Activities:
- Liaison System Coordinator
- Chair, Staff Affairs Committee, Library Assembly
- Member, Access Services Team
- Member, Guides Group
- Member, Diversity Team
- Disability Awareness Month 2007
- LGBT Forum for Library Faculty and Staff (2006)
- LGBT Forum II for Library Faculty and Staff (2007)
- Elected Representative, University Senate
- Chair, Nominations Committee
- Elected Member, Student Affairs Committee
- Library Liaison for Gemstone Program Team AUDIO and Team GABS.
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