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Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Archives Reference and Instruction Coordinator

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Email: tiah [dot] edmunson-morton [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
Phone: 1 541-737-7387
Primary Duties: Reference & Instruction, Flickr Project Director, Student Supervisor, Manuscripts Curator.
Subjects: Archives, social software tools, primary sources, historical resources, research assistance, digital collections
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  • Contact me for help with:

    Archives instruction or reference services, social software tools, primary sources and historical resources, OSU Archives' research assistance, digital collections, student supervision, faculty paper or manuscript donation

Brief CV

  • Education

    - 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

    Research and Professional Interests

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

    Class Pages

Publications and More

  • Selected Publications

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (Anticipated September, 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).

    Selected Presentations

    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 Conference, 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’s Usability Design Working Group into the Future. Northwest Archivists Conference, Anchorage, AK.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2007). Does Minimal Processing Mean Minimal Reference? A Study of Northwest Digital Archives Users. Society of American Archivists National Conference, Chicago, IL.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2007). Archivists in a Web 2.0 World. Northwest Archivists Conference, Moscow, ID.

    Edmunson-Morton, T. K. (2006). From the View of the Processor: A Look at Mark Greene and Dennis Meissner’s Article ‘More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing’: Concerns and Questions or What Will Minimal Processing Mean for the Future?. Northwest Archivists Conference, Butte, MT.

Committees

  • Library Committees
    Instruction Workgroup
    Library Recognition Committee
    Professional Associations and Committees

    Northwest Archivists, President, 2009-present
    Assistant Editor, Easy Access: News from the Northwest, 2007-present
    Oregon Archives Month Statewide Event Planning Committee, 2006-present
    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

    University Service

    OSU Libraries Instructional Working Group, 2007-present
    OSU Libraries Usability Team, 2007-2009
    OSU Libraries Awards Committee, Chair 2007-2009, Member 2009-2010
    OSU Libraries Public Services Working Group, 2006-2007