Anne Behler
Department Address
96 Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802-1803
About Me
- Coordinates library instruction curriculum development and assessment for foundational level instruction, particularly for first-year composition and speech courses
- Teaches library instruction sessions for many first-year courses, including ENGL 015 and Communication Arts and Sciences 100 (CAS 100)
- Serves on the leadership team for the Libraries Open House
- Founding member and team leader for the University Libraries Instruction Community of Practice
- Selector for the University Park Leisure Reading collection
Education History
Publications
Adopting the Reboot Mindset: The Library Instruction Reboot Revisited, Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2026
Do more Micro-credentials equal better grades? A study of information literacy digital badges and student course grades, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research and Practice, 2025
Stepping back from the line: How we stopped teaching and built a stronger program, LOEX Annual Conference Proceedings, 2020
Setting up for success: Implementing a learning outcomes-based pre-class communication process, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2019
Library Connection: An Interactive, Personalized Orientation for Online Students, Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 2019
Editors' Note: PaLRaP Seeks Submissions from All Types of Libraries, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2017
Editors' Note: Five Years of PaLRaP, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2017
PaLRaP Earns the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Seal of Approval, Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, 2016
There Is Always Room for Improvement: PaLRaP's Ongoing Evolution, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2015
Diversions: Leisure Reading an Opportunity to Explore and Promote Diversity, Interview, 2012
Are you ready for E-readers?, Reference Librarian, 2011
Leisure Reading Collections in College and University Libraries: Have Academic Librarians Rediscovered Readers’ Advisory?, Reference reborn: Breathing new life into public services librarianship, 2010
E-readers in action, American Libraries, 2009
Building Successful Outreach on Your Campus, Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, 2008
Ask! Your library at the HUB: Penn State libraries’ experiences providing reference services at the campus student union building, Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2008
Reaching students with Facebook: data and best practices, Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 2007
Building a Map Humidifier: How to Flatten Your Maps!, Information Bulletin (Western Association of Map Libraries, 2006
Circulating Maps Collections at Pennsylvania State University: Preservation Challenges and Solutions, DttP: Documents to the People, 2006
The Alert Collector-Getting Started with Graphic Novels, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2006
Other Publications
Blogs
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you…” E-only works create challenges for serving patrons, 2011
Books
Leading dynamic information literacy programs: stories from instruction coordinators, Routledge, 2023
Chapters
Time for a Reboot! Making Space for Instruction Program Development, Leading Dynamic Information Literacy Programs, 2023
Collaboration on a Grand Scale: Creating a highimpact educational orientation experience through campus and library partnerships, Planning Academic Library Orientations: Examples and Strategies From Online Tutorials to Scavenger Hunts, 2018
Collaboration on a Grand Scale, 2018
Purchasing vs. Leasing: Perspectives from an Academic Librarian, Rethinking Collection Development and Management, 2014
Lease Plans in Academic Libraries, 2014
Are you ready for e-readers?, 2014
The Penn State University Sony E-Book Project, No Shelf Required: E-Books in Libraries, 2010
Incorporating Emerging Technologies into First-Year Experience Credit Information Literacy Courses, Best Practices for Incorporating Information Technology in First Year Experience Courses, 2010
Blogging: Creating An Online Community, The Library Instruction Cookbook, 2009
Book/Film/Article Reviews
Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research and Web Literacy, SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2022
Newsletters
Pedagogical Approaches: Faculty Development as Meaningful Teaching, TLSE Updates, 2025
Resource Launch: The Information Literacy Toolkit, TLSE Updates, 2025
Getting Started with Research Turns 5!, TLSE Updates, 2025
Editorials
Journal Content Accessibility: Considerations and Best Practices, Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
Others
Collection Development for E-Books, E-Book Task Force Tip Sheets, 2011
7 Things You Need to Know about Sony Readers in a Higher Ed. Environment, Penn State University Libraries, 2009
Using the Social Web to Promote and Enhance Information Literacy, ACRL/Instruction Section Current Issues Discussion Digest, 2008
Two New Members Gain Insight on Instruction, NMRT Footnotes, 2006
Getting started with graphic novels: A guide for the beginner, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2006