Bonnie Imler

Head Librarian Altoona and Head Librarian DuBois
Librarian

Department Address

Eiche Library
3032 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601-3760
Office Phone
814-949-5499
Departmental Phone
814-949-5256 (department)
814-949-5520 (fax)
bbi1@psu.edu

Publications

Where Do Downloads Go? Designing Library Instruction Activities to Serve Multiple Learning Objectives, 2023

Technology training for first-year students: An answer to questions asked at library service points, Public Services Quarterly, 2023

Librarian fascination and student confusion with “RE” words: Research, reference, resources, and reserves., Pennsylvania Libraries: Research and Practice, 2020

Membership & Service Along the Career Path: Pre- and Post-Tenure Musings, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research and Practice, 2019

Are reference pop-up widgets welcome or annoying? A usability study, Reference Services Review, 2016

Academic technology confidence levels vs ability in first-year traditional and non-traditional undergraduates, Library Hi Tech, 2016

“How do I send an Email?”: Technology Challenges for First-Year Students in the College Library, Library Hi Tech, 2015

Commercial database design vs. library terminology comprehension: Why do students print abstracts instead of full-text articles, College and Research Libraries, 2014

Preserving Our History One Book at a Time, Penn State Altoona Research and Teaching, 2013

Using screen capture to study user research behavior, Library Hi Tech, 2011

Do they "get it"? Student usage of SFX citation linking software, College and Research Libraries, 2011

Troublesome Textbooks, American Libraries, 2009

Full-text articles: Faculty perceptions, student use, and citation abuse, Reference Services Review, 2009

Powers of Attraction, American Libraries, 2007

Critical Evaluation of Web Page Content, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference, 1999

CQI 1993, Altoona Campus CQI Newsletter, 1996

The Human Side of Quality Management, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Conference 1994, 1994

Other Publications

Books

Optimizing Discovery Systems to Improve User Experience: The Innovative Librarian's Guide, 2017

Chapters

Using Collaborative Learning in a Credit Information Literacy Course, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2010

I Once Touched an Elephant’s Trunk: Where Do Primary Sources End and Secondary Sources Begin?, The Library Instruction Cookbook, 2009

Magazine/Trade Publications

Perception of Student Emotion in Screen Capture Videos, Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, 2012