I am the Head of Reference Services at the Park Library of Central Michigan University. I live in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan with my wife and two sons.   This site has links to my papers and projects elsewhere.  However, there is also some original content hosted at this domain and linked to from this page.  My C.V.

I have started maintaining an information literacy weblog.  It includes my musings on library instruction, teaching, and life in general.

LibraryInstruction.Com:

I have started a site that I hope will serve as a resource for library instruction.  If you have an article or lesson plan, please consider submitting it here.

Active Learning and Library Instruction - Brief literature review I wrote on cooperative learning and BI. A version of this paper appeared in the journal Illinois Libraries.

Bibliography of Print Resources on Library Instruction - My extensive bibliography of library instruction literature now online and divided into ten categories.

Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States - A paper I published online that details the development of library instruction in the US in the 19th and 20th Centuries. A version of this paper appeared in the journal Illinois Libraries.

Education Schools and Library Schools - A paper I wrote on why education and library schools have low status in higher education. A version of this paper appeared in the journal Illinois Libraries.

Introducing First-Year Student-Athletes to the Library: The Michigan State University Experience - Nancy Lucas and I presented this paper at the LOEX conference in 2000.  This appears in First Impressions, Lasting Impact: Introducing the First-Year Student to the Academic Library is edited by Julia K. Nims and Ann Andrew.

Land of Confusion? High School Students and Their Use of the World Wide Web for Research - Provides the results of a study I conducted that examined how high school students used the web to conduct research for school papers. A heavily modified version of this paper was published in Research Strategies.

Library Instruction Outside of North America in the 20th Century - My literature review of international library instruction in the last century. This is now an ERIC document as well.

Outcome-Based Education and Library Instruction - A paper on using OBE in teaching new information technologies. A version of this paper appeared in the Journal of Library Administration.

Using Video and CD-ROM to Reach New Students Before They Arrive on Campus - This is a write up about the Big-Time Library Show and Tales from the Stacks projects at MSU. A version of this appeared in LOEX News.

Library Security Papers:

Library Security Resources: A Bibliography - List of print resources relating to security issues in libraries.

Security Issues in Ohio Public Libraries- This paper is a little dated now. However, as there is very little about library security on the web, I have posted this online as someone may find it useful. This originally was published as an ERIC Document.

Other Library Science Papers:

Andrew Carnegie and Libraries - Paper detailing the sociological reasons why Carnegie gave millions to establish libraries in the US. I published a version of this paper in Illinois Libraries.

Management by Wandering Around and Reference Service - My paper on being a reference rover! A version of this paper appeared in the journal The Reference Librarian.

The Ideal Academic Library as Envisioned through Nietzsche’s Vision of the Eternal Return - There are many ways to look at the formal organization of academic libraries.  This paper will view this process using the framework of Fredrick Nietzsche’s idea of the eternal return.  While not a perfect conceptual model, it can be used to understand how events occur in libraries and how library leaders can best interact with the organizations that they lead.

Collegiality and Academic Libraries -  This is an article which looks how collegiality can be applied in libraries.

Working with Campus Writing Centers: Opportunities for Cooperation - This is a description of the Writing Center-Library relationship at MSU. A version of this appeared in LOEX News.

Machiavelli and Leadership:  Is it Applicable in Libraries? - Machiavellian theory for the library leader.

Other Stuff:

Battlestar Galactica and Mormonism - My paper on the influence of Mormonism on the TV series Battlestar Galactica.  I have not worked on this essay in years but it generates at least 5 strange e-mails a month...

Chaos Theory and Education - The beginnings of what could be a nice paper eventually...

Charter Schools: Are They Needed? Looking at Both Sides of the Debate - I wrote this paper for a class several years ago. I have cleaned it up and placed it online.

Education: Public or Private Good? - I wrote this paper for a class several years ago too.

The Heart of Change:  Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic - A paper I wrote the examines Kotter and Cohen's (2002) change model and applies it to Julius Caesar as he brought about the end of the Roman Republic.

Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-Emperor of Rome -  More Roman history!  This topic is sure applicable to leadership.

Plagiarism- A PowerPoint show on plagiarism.

School Reform in Massachusetts: Comparing Educational Initiatives in 1893 and 1997 - I wrote this for a class several years ago too.

To the Pole: The Diary and Notebook of Richard E. Byrd 1925-1927 - I wrote this review for Ohioana Quarterly several years ago but it was never published. So, here it is.

The Centennial Crisis - My review of this book about the election of 1876.

Player Alignment in Dungeons & Dragons - I wrote this for class.

Generation Kill -  A book review I wrote for Ohioana Quarterly.

Examining the American Bill of Rights Using the Ethic of Justice -  A small essay on the Bill of Rights and ethics.

Vandals, Administrators, and Sockpuppets, Oh My! An Ethnographic Study of Wikipedia’s Handling of Problem Behavior - A paper about vandal detection at Wikipedia.

More Other:

ERIC Digests - This is a small collection of ERIC Digests that relate to libraries.  I have reproduced them and you can access the list here. If you want to see all of the ERIC Digests, check out ERIC Digests at ERICDigests.org.

Presidents of the USA - Nice site on American Presidents...