 Timothy Hackman
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Timothy Hackman
Librarian for English and Linguistics
Humanities Team
Job Description:
Member of the Humanities Team. Library liaison to the departments English and Linguistics. 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. 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
- Member, Literatures in English Section (LES), Publications Committee and 2010 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee
- LES Blog
- Member,
Association of College and Research Libraries
Research and Publications:
- 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).
- Hackman, Timothy, Karen Patterson and Marilyn White. "American Authors on the World Wide Web: Characterizing a Web Genre." Library Faculty Research Fund, University of Maryland Libraries, June 2006-June 2007. (grant)
Library Research Guides and Course Web Pages:
- Author Criticism and Biography
- Disability Studies
- Linguistics
- Poetry: How to Find a Specific Poem
- Short Stories: How to Find a Specific Short Story
- Sample course-related web pages:
Current Committees and Activities:
- Member, Humanities Team and Arts and Humanities Collaborative
- Speaking of Books... Conversations with Campus Authors Planning Committee
- Liaison System Coordinator
- Member, Early Modern Women Database Group
- Member, Guides Group
- Elected Member, Staff Affairs Committee, Library Assembly
- Elected Representative, University Senate
- Elected Member, Committee on Committees
- Elected Member, Student Affairs Committee
- Library Liaison for Gemstone Program (Team AUDIO, Team GABS, and Team BLAZE)
Past Committee Activities:
- Member, Access Services Team
- Member, Diversity Team
Fun Stuff:
