Contact Information: Department of Library Public Services 366 Tate Page Hall Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31031   Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1031  Phone: (270) 745-4659 FAX: (270) 745-4553 Email: roxanne.spencer@wku.edu

Education
Position Description
Research
Public Services
Web-based Materials

• M.E.d. General (2003). Western Kentucky University, anticipated Summer 2003
• M.S.L.S. Library Science (1999). Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• B.S. Liberal Studies (1994). Regents College (now Excelsior College), Albany, NY
• A.A.S. Advertising/Communications (1984). Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

Roxanne Myers Spencer started as the Educational Resources Center Coordinator in November 2001.

• Manage 50,000+ volume resource center for teacher education students and faculty
• Library liaison for education
• Purchase educational materials in a variety of formats for ERC collection
• Teach bibliographic instruction classes to teacher education students
• Hire, train, supervise staff and student workers
• Promote Educational Resources Center to WKU campus and community
• Assist library patrons at Reference desk
• Develop pathfinders for course instructors and library files
• Create and distribute monthly online newsletter to WKU campus, ERC Bookends
• Promote and manage twice-yearly Scholastic Book Fair for WKU and local community
• Devise and implement community outreach, including expanding services to homeschoolers
• Serve on WKU Libraries, University, and community service committees
• Publish relevant research in areas of scholarly interest
• Present original material at professional meetings

Research interests include children's literature, librarians as teachers, and bibliotherapy.

Articles

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. "Trial By Fire: New Academic Librarian as Adjunct Faculty Member." Southeastern Librarian, 50:4 (Winter 2003): 4-9.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. "The Rural Library in an Urban Environment: A Study of The Brown County Public Library." Rural Libraries, 20 (2000):7-32.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. "Bookmobile Librarian Profile, 'virtual' interview." Bookmobile and Outreach Services, 2 (1999): 20-22.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers, comp. "Wandering the Web: An Eclectic Amalgam of Selected Theater and Theater History Websites." Against the Grain, 11 (June 1999): 88.

Forthcoming

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (Spring 2006). "Promoting Your School Library's Services with an E-mail Newsletter." Southern Librarian, 54, 1, x-x.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers, and Jim Berger. (2006) "It Works for Me...Collaboratively: Integrating Collaboration in a Library Media Education Graduate Program," teaching tip essay in upcoming volume of It Works for Me book series, Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet (eds.) New Rorums Press. Southeastern Librarian, 50:4 (Winter 2003): 4-9.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (2006) Developing Library Classroom Children's Collections in English for a Catalunyan Private School. Collection Building.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers, and Jim Berger. (2006) Location, location, location: Identifying Materials in a Pie-shaped Library. "Library Abroad" column (Luella Teuton, ed.) in Community and Junior College Libraries, Haworth Press.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (Spring 2006) Children's & Libraries Interview: Children's Book Articles, Christopher and Jeanette Canyon. Children & Libraries, ALA.

Columns

Spencer, Roxanne. (2003, November). “Wandering the Web: Selected annotated webliography of science fiction and fantasy sites.” Against the Grain, 15:5, 100-01.

Spencer, Roxanne. (December 2003/January 2004). “Wandering the Web: Appalachian culture & literature online.” Against the Grain, 15:6, 90-91.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004-2005, December-January). “Wandering the web: Something blogging this way comes.” Against the Grain, 16:6, 12-13.

Book Reviews

Spencer, Roxanne. (2003, June). Fréchette, Carole. In the key of Do. Red Deer Press. School Library Journal, 49:6.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2003, October). Croutier, Alev Lytle. Leyla: The black tulip. (Girls of Many Lands Series). Pleasant Company/American Girl. School Library Journal, 49:10, 164.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2003, October). Lynn, Jodi. Blue girl (Glory 3). New York, NY: Puffin Books. School Library Journal, 49:10, 171.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, February). Albert, Louise. Less than perfect. New York: Holiday House. School Library Journal, 50:2, 141.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, May). Lowry, Brigid. Follow the blue. New York: Holiday House. School Library Journal, 50:5, 152.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, June). Krulik, Nancy. Ripped at the seams. New York: Simon Pulse. School Library Journal, 50:6.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, June). Krulik, Nancy. Love and Sk8. New York: Simon Pulse. School Library Journal, 50:6.

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, August). Hobbs, Valerie. Letting go of Bobby James: Or How I Found My Self of Steam. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. School Library Journal (in press).

Spencer, Roxanne. (2004, December). Frank, Hillary. I can’t tell you. Boston: Graphia/ Houghton Mifflin. School Library Journal, 50:12, 145.

Spencer, Roxanne. Mac, Carrie. (December 2004). The Beckoners. Victoria, British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers. School Library Journal, 50:12, 150.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (2005, March). Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. My time as Caz Hazard. Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book Publishers. School Library Journal, 51:3, 213.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (2005, May). Qualey, Marsha. Just like that. New York: Dial Press. School Library Journal, 51:5, 138.

University Publications

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. (January 2002- ). ERC Bookends: Occasional news from the Educational Resources Center. Monthly (AY) e-mail newsletter to WKU campus community and area school and public libraries.

Papers Presented

pencer, Roxanne. “Book medicine: Bibliotherapy for educators,” Kentucky Reading Association: Out of the Pages of Books, September 21-22, 2002.

Kinder, Sean, and Spencer, Roxanne Myers. “Appalachian children’s literature through Appalachian eyes.” Kentucky Library Association/Kentucky School Media Association Joint Conference (Louisville, KY), October 10, 2003.

Knight, Elisabeth, and Spencer, Roxanne Myers. “Make it so! Charting a plot to a great science fiction, fantasy collection.” Kentucky Library Association/Kentucky School Media Association Joint Conference (Louisville, KY), October 10, 2003.

Knight, Elisabeth, and Spencer, Roxanne Myers. “To boldly go where no librarian has gone before! Tips for enhancing a science fiction book collection and improving its circulation.” The Charleston Library Conference: Games People Play (Charleston, South Carolina), November 6, 2003.

Montgomery, Jack, and Spencer, Roxanne Myers. “Basic Collection Development.” Texas Library Association Annual Conference Preconference (San Antonio, Texas), March 17, 2004.

Spencer, Roxanne. “A Taste of Appalachian Children’s Literature.” Kentucky Reading Association: Kids Reading, Achieving, Succeeding, September 17-18, 2004.

Upcoming

Montgomery, Jack, Spencer, Roxanne Myers, and Rice, Lisa. “Bookmarks, bookfests, book sales, songfests and SKYMAPP: Creative ideas for building community involvement and marketing your library programs.” Kentucky Library Association Mini-Session, Fall 2005.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers. “International Collaboration: Developing library classroom children’s collections in English for a Catalunyan private school.” Kentucky Library Association, Poster Session, Fall 2005.

Spencer, Roxanne Myers, and Rice, Lisa. “Encouraging family literacy: Prime Time Family Reading Time at the Bowling Green Public Library.” Kentucky Reading Association: Shaping Literacy. Shaping Lives, session, Fall 2005.

Montgomery, Jack, Spencer, and Roxanne Myers. “Bookmarks, Bookfests, Book sales, Songfests and SKYMAPP: Creative ideas for building community involvement and marketing your library programs.” Charleston Conference, Fall 2005.

Public Services

Professional

For WKU

• Ajunct Assistant Professor, Library Media Education Degree Program: Develop and teach Library Media Education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level:
  • LME 288: Children's Literature: Developed and taught this class in the classroom and developed first totally online course, using Blackboard CourseInfo (v. 4.0 and v. 5.6)
  • E 502: Collection Management for the School Library Media Specialist: Developed and taught first totally online course, using Blackboard CourseInfo (v. 4.0 and v. 5.6)
  • LME 527: Thematic Approaches to Young Adult Literature: Developed and taught first toally online course, using Blackboard (v. 4.0, v. 5.6, v. 6.2)

For University Libraries

• Co-Editor, Collections & Connections, 2002-2004
• Created monthly email newsletter, ERC Bookends: Occasional News from the Educational Resources Center, which is sent to all faculty and staff at WKU
• Developed "Fridays @ the Movies @ the ERC," a monthly showing of a high-quality movie, introduced by library faculty and staff. Open to the WKU community. Previous showings include Much Ado About Nothing, The Magnificent Ambersons, and Tuesdays with Morrie

For our Department

• Showcase themed books and multimedia from the ERC collection to support education classes
• Promote ERC collection through creative displays throughout the ERC
• Teach bibliographic instruction courses for teacher education students

I have written or compiled the following materials, available on the World Wide Web:

• Teaching Children about Money with Bibliographic Instruction Presentation
• ERC Bookends Index Page
• Administration, Leadership and Research Programs