Kristen Shuyler
Reference & Instructional Services Librarian
A. A. Lemieux Library, Seattle University
shuylerk "at" seattleu "dot" edu     206-296-6225

Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, June 2005. (View my MLIS coursework)

Master of Arts in Geography, University of Washington, June 2001.

Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in Environmental Studies and Geography, University of Oregon, June 1997.

Reference and Instructional Services Librarian, 6/06-present
A. A. Lemieux Library, Seattle University

• Provide research and reference services to the university community.
• Design and lead instructional sessions emphasizing library research methods and information literacy.
• Serve as the library's liaison to the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, general science, civil & environmental engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
• Evaluate and select scholarly resources to develop the library's collections in support of the science and engineering programs.
• Help maintain and improve the library's web site.
• Coordinate the library's participation in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Virtual Reference Project.

Adjunct Professor, 3/07-6/07
Seattle University

• Developed and taught "Geography for Future Teachers," a 3-credit course for Seattle University's Matteo Ricci College.

Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian, 9/05-6/06
A. A. Lemieux Library, Seattle University

Reference Assistant, 1/05-8/05
University of Washington (UW) Suzzallo & Allen Libraries and UW Libraries Map Collection

Graduate Staff Assistant, 8/03-8/05
Distance MLIS program, UW Information School

Research Coordinator and Web Site Manager, 10/01-7/03
UW Program for Educational Transformation Through Technology (PETTT) and UW Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Web and Print Publications Assistant, 12/00-10/01
UW Program for Educational Transformation Through Technology (PETTT)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 8/98-6/99 & 9/00-12/00
UW Department of Geography

Graduate Research Assistant for Victoria Lawson and Lucy Jarosz, 9/99-6/00
UW Department of Geography

Information Architect, Chief Financial Officer, and Co-Founder, 8/99-1/02
Yeti Arts Web Design, Seattle, WA


Geographer, 2/98-7/98
U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.


Geography Education Intern, 9/97-1/98
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.

Computer Laboratory Assistant and Web Developer, 10/96-8/97
University of Oregon Biology Microcomputer Lab, Eugene, Oregon

Education Intern, 6/96-9/96
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, 3/96-6/96 & 9/96-12/96
University of Oregon Departments of Biology and Geography, Eugene, Oregon

Member, planning team, 2/08-10/08
InfoCamp Seattle 2008, an unconference open to all professionals and students interested in user-centered information and design issues

Volunteer web developer, 1/02-8/08
AfricAid

Member, planning team, 9/07-10/07
InfoCamp Seattle 2007

Vice chair, 6/04-6/05
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) UW student chapter

Volunteer librarian, 5/04-12/04
Hutch School, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Student member, program committee, 2/04-5/04
ASIS&T Pacific Northwest Chapter Annual Meeting

Vice president, 6/99-6/00
Geography Graduate Student Organization, UW Department of Geography

Volunteer construction worker
Habitat for Humanity International

Nature Guide and Web Designer, 1/96-6/96
Nearby Nature, Eugene, Oregon

Shuyler, K. and Corkrum, D. 2009. "Green Dining in the Emerald City: ACRL's 14th National Conference, March 12-15, 2009." C&RL News Vol. 70, Issue 2.

Turns, J., Wagner, T., & Shuyler, K. 2005. "Moving toward knowledge-building communities in informational web site design." Technical Communication Vol. 52, Issue 1, pages 52-64.

Shuyler, K., & Knight, K. 2003. "What are patients seeking when they turn to the internet? Qualitative content analysis of questions asked by visitors to an orthopaedics website." Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol. 5, Issue 4.

Shuyler, K. 2001. Telling salmon stories: A narrative analysis of Nooksack struggles for treaty fishing rights in Washington State. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

(View a complete list of my papers, posters, and presentations.)

Endowed Mission Fund Grant, Seattle University, September 2007

Ruth Worden Award for Student Excellence in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington Information School, June 2005

Edward L. Ullman Outstanding Master's Student Award from the UW Department of Geography, June 2000

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1997

• American Library Association, 2003-present
  • Association of College and Research Libraries (Science and Technology Section, Instruction Section, and University Libraries Section)
  • Reference and User Services Association (Reference Services Section and Machine Assisted Reference Services Section)

• ACRL Washington State Chapter

• Washington Library Association and its Reference Interest Group

• Pacific Northwest Library Association

• The Information Architecture Institute, 2009-present