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Jane Nichols

Social Sciences/Humanities Librarian

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Email: jane [dot] nichols [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
Phone: 1 541-737-7269
IM: vlibjane (meebo)
Primary Duties: Reference, Library Instruction, Collection Development, OSU Libraries Web Usability, Library a la Carte Team
Subjects: History, History of Science, Philosophy, Religion, Women Studies
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Publications and More

  • Selected Publications

    Nichols, Jane, Alison Bobal and Susan McEvoy. 2009. Using a Permanent Usability Team to Advance User-Centered Design in Libraries. E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship. 10 (2).

    Nichols, Jane and Margaret Mellinger. 2007. Portals for Undergraduate Subject Searching: Are They Worth It? portal: Libraries and the Academy. 7 (4): 481-490.

    Mellinger, Margaret and Jane Nichols. Conference Proceedings ACRL 13th National Coference. March 29-April 1, 2007. Baltimore, MD. Subject Search Disconnect: 134-140. Sailing into the Future: Charting Our Destiny: Proceedings of the Thirteenth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, March 29-April 1 2007, Baltimore Maryland / edited by Hugh A. Thompson, p. 134-140.

    Boock, Michael, Jane Nichols and Laurel Kristick. 2006. Continuing the Quest for the Quick Search Holy Grail: Oregon State University Libraries' Federated Search Implementation. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 11 (4): 139 – 153.

    King, Valery, Jane Nichols and Greg Padilla. 2006. Moving Back to Campus: Creating a Local Virtual Reference Service. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 11 (3) 1-17.

    Selected Presentations

    Nichols, Jane; Bobal, Alison, Usability demystified: activities and tools everyone can use, Online Northwest 2008, 22-Feb-2008

    Blended Librarian Webcast, 6-Feb-2008

    Griggs, Kim; Nichols, Jane; Mellinger, Margaret, Creating Interactive Course Assignment Pages: The OSU Libraries ICAP Project, Coalition for Networked Information Fall 2007 Task Force Meeting, 11-Dec-2007

    Mellinger, Margaret; Nichols, Jane, Subject Search Disconnect: Or, How Do Our Users Want to Search for Subject Information? ACRL 13th National Conference, 30-Mar-2007

    Nichols, Jane; Mellinger, Margaret, Subject search disconnect : or, how do our users want to search for subject information Oregon Library Association, 2006 Annual Conference, 12-Apr-2006

    King, Valery; Nichols, Jane and Padilla, Greg, Moving Back to Campus: Localizing a Statewide Reference Service, 6th Annual Virtual Reference Desk Conference. November 2004.

Committees

  • Library Committees
    Usability Team
    Professional Associations and Committees

    ALA ACRL WSS Research Committee
    ALA ACRL WSS Instruction Committee

    University Service

    President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW)