Rebecca Miller Waltz

Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement
Librarian

Office Address

510C Paterno Library
Office Phone
814-865-0401
Departmental Phone
814-865-0401 (department)
rkm17@psu.edu

Research Interests

Information literacy, instructional design, pedagogy, instructional technology, mentoring, library organization and management

Teaching Interests

Information literacy, undergraduate research, research skills

Publications

Underage thinking: Building tomorrow’s researchers through new campus collaborations, LOEX Proceedings 2015

Library’s got talent! New library instructors discover their voices, LOEX Proceedings 2013

Reaching over the fence: Building partnerships with new teaching neighbors, Library Orientation Series

Outcomes and artifacts: Assessing for learning in an online graduate course., LOEX Quarterly, 2022

In Support of Flourishing: Practices to Engage, Motivate, Affirm, and Appreciate, International Information and Library Review, 2022

Activating Library Classrooms: Evaluating Formal Learning Spaces for Active Learning and Student Engagement, Journal of Learning Spaces, 2020

Caring for our colleagues wellness and support strategies for remote library teams, College and Research Libraries News, 2020

Stepping back from the line: How we stopped teaching and built a stronger program, LOEX Annual Conference Proceedings, 2020

Fail early and often to succeed: A case for rapid prototyping in libraries, Library Administration and Management, 2018

Expert Teams in the Academic Library: Going Beyond Subject Expertise to Create Scaffolded Instruction, Journal of Library Administration, 2018

Information literacy instruction programs: Supporting the college of agriculture and life sciences community at virginia tech, Library Trends, 2017

Stewarding Our First-Year Students into the Information Ecosystem: A Case Study, Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 2015

Individual adaptation: Interdisciplinary perspectives on personal identity and learning during organizational change, ACRL 2015 Proceedings, 2015

Beyond the books: Meaningful activities that motivate learners to develop information skills, Pedagogy in Practice, 2015

Bringing more to the table(t): Ideas and insights for using tablets in instruction, LOEX Conference Proceedings 2012, 2014

Promoting universal knowledge for all: Open Access Week 2012 at Virginia Tech, Virginia Libraries, 2013

Learning the language of information literacy: Takeaways from ACRL’s Immersion Program, Virginia Libraries, 2012

Social media, authentic learning, and embedded librarianship: A case study of dietetics students, Journal of Information Literacy, 2012

VLA NMRT Forum: Supporting the next generation of Virginia’s library leaders, Virginia Libraries, 2011

The Destination: Louisiana Project: Combining wikis, digital libraries, and experiential learning to address current issues in information literacy instruction, Louisiana Libraries, 2010

LLA 2010 conference wrap up: Showing some heart for Louisiana libraries, Louisiana Libraries, 2010

Academic library services in virtual worlds: An examination of the potential for library services in immersive environments, Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010

Two decades of the journal of financial counseling and planning, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2010

Transforming access to the journal of financial counseling and planning, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2009

From Bodleian to Idea Stores: The evolution of English library design, Library Student Journal, 2008

Other Publications

Blogs

Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: Information literacy, ACRLog, 2024

Books

The new instruction librarian: A workbook for trainers and learners (2nd ed.), ALA Editions, 2025

The New Instruction Librarian: A Workbook for Trainers and Learners, ALA Editions, 2016

Tablet computers in the academic library, ALA Editions, 2014

Tablet computers in the school library and classroom, ALA Editions, 2014

Chapters

Program foundations: Establishing values, boundaries, and priorities, Leading dynamic information literacy programs, 2023

Negotiating, persuading, and influencing: Putting your ideas to work, The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job, 2019

Helping new librarians find success and satisfaction in the academic library, 2013

Mobile empowerment: Lifelong learning at your fingertips, The handheld library: Mobile technology and the librarian, 2013

Intellectual property and the corporate library: Understanding best practices in information sharing in U.S. organizations, Best practices for corporate libraries, 2011

Book/Film/Article Reviews

[Review of the book Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts, edited by S. Godbey, S. B. Wainscott, & X. Goodman], Journal of Information Literacy, 2018

[Review of the book Bite-Sized Marketing: Realistic Solutions for Overworked Librarians, by N. Dowd, M. Evangeliste, and J. Silberman], Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table, 2010

[Review of the book Gender, by H. Bradley], Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Review of Women’s Studies Resources, 2009

[Review of the book Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians by C. Smallwood], LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal, 2008

Encyclopedia/Dictionary Entries

Lucy Lee Lancaster, 2016

Magazine/Trade Publications

Field Reports: Digging DEEP, Library Journal, 2017

The Hats We Wear: Examining the Many Roles of the New Instruction Librarian, American Libraries, 2017

Embracing the future: Integrate your technology intentionally, American Libraries, 2015

The librarian: A new ingredient in the recipe for success in dietetic education, DEP-Line: A Publication of the Dietetic Educators of Practitioners, 2009

Newsletters

Keeping up with... constructive dialogue, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2025

Connections column, TLSE Newsletter, 2024

LILAC Conference: Perspectives from a Bogle Pratt awardee, International Leads, 2012

Strengthening our ties: The Louisiana Library Association reinvigorates its New Members Round Table (and vice versa!), Footnotes: Newsletter of the New Members Round Table, 2010

AFCPE’s research journal gains new points of access and indexing platforms, 2008

Others

Embracing our communities of practice, PaLA Bulletin, 2016

Turning the revolution into an evolution: The case for design thinking and rapid prototyping in libraries, College and Research Libraries News, 2016

SPEC Kit 349: Evolution of Library Liaisons, 2015

Mobile devices: Service with intention, Library Technology Reports, 2015

Exploring Openness, Virginia Libraries, 2015

Rethinking reference and instruction with tablets, Library Technology Reports, 2012