Lesley S Farmer

Librarianship Program Coordinator - Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling

Office: ED1-27
Phone: 562-985-4509
Email: lfarmer@csulb.edu

Website: http://www.csulb.edu/~lfarmer

Office Hours

Monday from 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday from 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday from 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thursday from 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Biography

Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor at California State University Long Beach, coordinates the Librarianship program. Dr. Farmer has worked as a library media teacher in K-12 school settings as well as in public, special and academic libraries. She serves as International Association for School Librarianship VP Association Relations, edits the IFLA School Libraries and Resource Centers Section newsletter, chaired the Educators of Library Media Specialists Section of AASL, and chaired the Education Section of Special Libraries Association. Dr. Farmer is a frequent presenter and writer for the profession. Her latest books include Teen Girls and Technology (Teachers College Press/ALA, 2008) and Your School Library: Check It Out! (Libraries Unlimited, 2009).

Degrees

Ed.D. Adult Education , Temple University , 1981
M.S. Library Science , U of N. Carolina Chapel Hill , 1972

Research Interests

Information literacy, collaboration, assessment, and educational technology (particularly gender issues)

Representative Publications

The Human Side of Reference and Information Service (Chandos, 2007)
Collaborating with Administrators and Educational Support Staff (Neal-Schuman, 2006)
Digital Inclusion, Teens, and Your Library (Libraries Unlimited, 2005)
Technology-Enhanced Instruction for the Educational Community (Scarecrow Press, 2005)
Student Success and Library Media Programs (Libraries Unlimited, 2003)
How to Conduct Action Research (AASL, 2003)
Teaming with Opportunity (Libraries Unlimited, 2001)
Cooperative Learning Activities in the Library Media Center / 2d ed (Libraries Unlimited, 1999)
Partnerships for Lifelong Learning (Linworth, 1999)
Go Figure: Mathematics through Sports (Teacher Ideas Press, 1999)
Editor, Education Libraries Journal

Campus Leadership

Chair, Library Advisory Committee; Chair, Interdisciplinary Program Advisory Committee;
Co-chair, College Technology Committee

Current Projects

Research on Information Literacy and Rational/Emotive Behavior
First Year Library Media Teacher competencies

Last update: 3/17/09