Amy Brunvand

Microforms and Government Documents
University of Utah, Marriott Library

Office: Room 1178, Marriott Library
(801) 581-8394 Phone
(801) 585-3464 Fax

amy.brunvand@library.utah.edu

Education

MLS University of Pittsburgh 1987

Areas of Library Specialty

  • Government Documents reference help and instruction.
  • Selector and faculty liaison for the Mathematics Department.
  • Library Instructor for Engineering Leap
  • Editor and instructor for Internet Navigator, a fully online one credit information literacy course taught at the University of Utah as Communication-1000 sections 91. (register though U-online)

Professional Publications

(2007) Missing information and the long tail: how distributed collection developemnt assures the continued relevance of libraries. Against the Grain v.18 no.4 p.34-

(2005)Integrating Library Reference Services in an Online Information Literacy Course The Internet Navigator as a Model. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. v.9 no. 3/4 p.159-177.
Published Simultaneously in: Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners. Miller, William & Pellen, Rita M. Editors. Haworth Press, Inc. 2005

(2002) Dancing on the Net [Using the Internet to find dance information]. Catalyst: resources for creative living ( Salt Lake City , UT ). v. 21 no.12 . p. 30.

(April 2001) "The Information Commons: Librarians vs. Libertarians" American Libraries. p.42

(2000)Brunvand, Amy; Daniel R. Lee, Kathleen M. McCloskey, Carol Hansen, Carol A. Kochan, & Rob Morrison. "Consortium Solutions to Distance Education Problems." in Ninth Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings (Portland, Oregon, April 25-28). Mount Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan University, p. 49-60.
Reprinted: Journal of Library Administration. vol. 31, no. 3/4 2001, p. 75-92.

(1998). "Know Thyself; A Librarian Uses the Library." C&RL News, vol.59, no.2 p.80.

(1995) Morrison, Rob; Kathleen McCloskey, Juliane P. Hinz, Michele Zandi, Peggy Grimm Pierce, K. C. Benedict & Amy Brunvand. "Developing Off-Campus Services in Utah: A Cooperative Experience." in Seventh Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings (San Diego, California, October 25-27). Mount Pleasant, MI: Central Michigan University, p. 261-268.

(1995) "Coda: A Basic Contra Dance Library." Wilson Library Bulletin. v.69 no.5, p. 136.

(1994) "Columbine Comments: Colorado Environmental Newsletters." Colorado Libraries. vol.20 no.3, P. 44-

(1994) Brunvand, Amy; Crocker, Maureen & Schubert, Jim."Columbine Comments: The Colorado State Publications Database on CARL." Colorado Libraries. vol.20 no.1, p. 44-

(1994) "Make Your Math Collection Count!" Library Journal. Sept. 1, p.151-154.

(1992) "Resource Sharing and the Importance of Place." Colorado Libraries, vol.18 no.2, pp. 22-24.

(1991) "Mental Maps & Collection Development: A View from Colorado." Western Association of Map Librarians Information Bulletin, vol.23 no. 1, pp. 35-41.

Professional Presentations

(2006) Use of Government Information in Undergraduate Research. (Five States Government Documents Conference. Boulder, CO. August 2-4, 2006)

(2005) Holvoet, Kate; Morrison, Dave; Kraus, Peter & Brunvand, Amy Brunvand. Exploring the Deep Web. Utah Library Association Annual Conference. (Ogden, Utah. May 11-13)

(2001) Geography of the Reader. Association for the Study of Literature and Environment Annual Conference (Flagstar, AZ. June 19-23).

(2001) Carol Hansen, Carol; Lombardo, Nancy Lombardo; Le Ber, Jeanne & Brunvand, Amy.The New Internet Navigator: Results of a statewide initiative. Utah Library Association Annual Conference. (Salt Lake City, Utah. May 2-4)

Awards

(2004) "If all the Traffic Were Bicycles" in Bicycle Love. Breakaway Books (Runner up in Breakaway Books "Bicycle Love" writing contest)

(2000) "Nature Pilgrims." Bear Deluxe Magazine Issue #16, Summer 2000, p. 38-41. (Finalist for 3rd Annual Edward Abbey Fiction Award.)
Reprinted: Inside/Outside Southwest (Durango, CO). Jan 2001 vol. IV. no.1.

(1999)"Trout Fishing". Salt Lake City Weekly, September 30, 1999, p. 20. (First Place winner for fiction in the First Annual Literary Issue).

Other Activities

  • Dance writer for Catalyst:Resources for Creative Living [Salt Lake City: UT] 2000-present.
  • Reviewer for Library Journal, 1990-2004