Shan Sutton
Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication
Brief CV
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MA in Library Science, University of Arizona, 1996
Member of Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
MH in Humanities, Wright State University, 1993
“Outstanding Student in the Master of Humanities Program” award, 1993
BS in Education, Wright State University, 1990
The transformation of academic libraries into publishers of scholarship and disseminators of research outputs.
Alternative publishing models that fully leverage the capabilites of academia.
Broadening the impact of special collections and archives on research across disciplines through digitization and instruction.
Publications and More
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- “Balancing Boutique-Level Quality and Large-Scale Production: The Impact of ‘More Product, Less Process’ on Digitization in Archives and Special Collections.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Spring 2012.
- “The Special Collections Laboratory: Integrating Archival Research into Undergraduate Courses in Psychology and Music.” Chapter in the book Past or Portal?: Teaching Undergraduates Using Special Collections and Archives. Association of College and Research Libraries, 2012
- “Digitizing California History: Issues of Selection and Description.” Microform & Imaging Review, Winter 2008.
- “Beyond the Reading Room: Integrating Primary and Secondary Sources in the Library Classroom.” Co-authored with Lorrie Knight. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, May 2006. This article was selected by the ALA Library Instruction Roundtable as one of the top 20 library instruction articles of 2006.
- “Bringing the Borderlands to the Web: The Arizona-Sonora Documents Online Project.” The Western Historical Quarterly, Summer 2005.
- “Navigating the Point of No Return: Organizational Implications of Digitization in Special Collections.” portal: Libraries and the Academy, April 2004.
- “The Deadhead Community: Popular Religion in Contemporary American Culture.” Chapter in the book Deadhead Social Science: You Ain’t Gonna Learn What You Don’t Want to Know. Altamira Press, 2000. The chapter is an abridged version of my Master of Humanities thesis.
