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Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Archives Reference and Instruction Coordinator

The Valley Library

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: (541) 737-7387
Primary Duties: OSU Archives instruction program and public services coordinator, History and Philosophy instruction librarian, OSU Archives social media projects director, student supervisor, manuscript collection curator.
Subjects: History, History of Science, Philosophy, Religion, OSU Archives Instruction
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Archives instruction or reference services, library instruction for History and Philosophy, social software tools, information about primary sources and historical resources, OSU Archives' research assistance, digital collections, student supervision, faculty paper or manuscript donation.

Brief CV

  • - Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists, 2007
    - Master of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University, 2005
    - Master of Arts degree in English Literature, Miami University, 2003. Thesis: The censorship of lesbian literature in the 1920s and 1930s.
    - Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, Miami University, 1996

    Archives instruction, reference services, photographs, Flickr, social software tools, usability & user studies, manuscripts & personal papers.

Publications and More

  • Bridges, L., & Edmunson-Morton T.K. (2011). Image-Seeking Preferences Among Undergraduate Novice Researchers. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (6, 1).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2010). Celilo Falls Â… Falls of Life. Poster session, American Society for Environmental History 2010 National Conference, Portland, OR.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2009). Tagging and Folksonomies: A case study comparison of Flickr and CONTENTdm in the Oregon State University Archives. In J. Gordon Daines III & Cory L. Nimer (Eds.), The Interactive Archivist: Case Studies in Utilizing Web 2.0 to Improve the Archival Experience. Chicago: Society of American Archivists.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2008). Adventures in the Archives: Hunting for History. , Poster presented at the Oregon Library Association / Washington Library Association Conference, Vancouver, WA.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2008). Blah, blah, blah: Communication and Virtual Communities or How technology can help us reach across the mountains. Easy Access (34, 1).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. , & James, R. (2007). Wonderful Wikis and Archives SATs: How Eight Archivists Studied for the Certified Archivist Exam. Easy Access (33, 4).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. , & Bjork, K. (2007). Web 2.0? But I'm an Archivist, why would I need that? Easy Access (33, 2).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. , & Foster, A. (2006). "Point-Counterpoint: Two views of 'More Product, Less Process,'" Easy Access (32, 2).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2011). History, walking, pictures, fun technologies? Sign me up. Oregon State University Libraries’ BeaverTracks Project. Society of American Archivists Conference, Chicago, IL.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2011). NWA and SAA. Northwest Archivists Conference, Helena, MT.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. & Bridges, L. (2011). Undergrads And Image Searching: What Are They Doing? What Do They Need? Where Do We Fit? Online Northwest Conference, Corvallis, OR.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2010). The Flickr Experience: A View from the OSU Archives. Western Round-up, Seattle, WA.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2009). The Flickr Commons Experience: The View from the Oregon State University Archives. Museum Computer Network Conference, Portland, OR.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2009). User-Generated Content: What Good Is It? Museum Computer Network Conference, Portland, OR.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2009). Web 2.0 Technologies: How to Make Them Work for You. National Conference Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Portland, OR.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2008). Archives for the people and by the people: Exploring the dynamic, interactive, and changing nature of the relationship between archivist and user in a Web 2.0 world. Society of American Archivists National Conference, San Francisco, CA.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2008). Beyond usability testing: you've tested, written your report, shared your findings, now what? OCLC Western Digital Forum, Tacoma, WA. (Invited Speaker).

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2008). Innovation, Cooperation, Data, & a Good Set of Ears: Usability Testing & User Studies: Moving NWDA

Committees

  • Instruction Workgroup
    Library Recognition Committee

    Editor, Easy Access, 2011-present

    Northwest Archivists, Past-president, 2010-2011

    Assistant Editor, Easy Access: News from the Northwest, 2007-2011

    Northwest Archivists, President, 2009-2010

    Oregon Archives Month Statewide Event Planning Committee, 2006-2009

    Northwest Archivists, Vice-president/president-elect, 2008-2009

    Emporia State University, Ethnic Diversity Initiative Mentor, 2007-2009

    Northwest History and Heritage Extravaganza, Planning Committee Member & Program Chair, 2007-2009

    Northwest Digital Archives Usability Design Working Group, Chair, 2006-2009

    OSU Libraries Public Services Working Group, 2006-2007

    OSU Libraries Instructional Working Group, 2007-present
    OSU Libraries Usability Team, 2007-2009
    OSU Libraries Awards Committee, Chair 2007-2009, Member 2009-2011
    OSU Libraries Public Services Working Group, 2006-2007

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