Rachael Elrod
Head, Education Library
Phone
352-273-2627
Address
Smathers Libraries
618 SW 12th Street
PO Box 117016
Gainesville FL 32611
About
Rachael Elrod is Head of the Education Library.
Research Interests
Higher Education
Education
- Ed.D. - Higher Education Administration, University of Florida (in progress)
- MSLS - Library Science, University of Kentucky, 2008
- M.Ed. - Counseling Psychology, University of Louisville, 2002
- B.S. - Psychology and Sociology, Campbellsville University, 1999
Professional Appointments
- Assistant University Librarian, Head, Education Library, University of Florida, 2014 - present
- Assistant Professor, Reference and Instruction Librarian, The Citadel, 2010 - 2014
Activities and Honors
- South Carolina Campus Compact, Service Project of the Year, 2014
- South Carolina Faculty Award for Service Learning, 2014
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)
- Chair, Reference Sources and Services Committee, 2016-2018
- Member, Advisory Council, 2016-2018
- Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)
- Member, Assessment Section Resources Committee, 2016-2018
- Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)
- Member, Top 20 Committee, 2016-2018
- Chair, Liaison Committee, 2015-2016
- Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative (FALSC)
- Member, Training Working Group, 2016-2017
Selected Grants
Research Students' Information Choices: Determining Identity and Judging Credibility in Digital Spaces
Funding Agency
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
Project Period
- 2016
Award Amount
- $491,822
Florida and Puerto Rico Digital Newspaper Project - Phase II
Funding Agency
- National Digital Newspaper Project
Project Period
- 2015
Award Amount
- $71,168
Developing a 3D Printing Education Resources Collection
Funding Agency
- Smathers Libraries Strategic Opportunities Grant,
Project Period
- 2015
Award Amount
- $4,975
Selected Publications
- Elrod, R. (2016). Tinkering with teachers: The case for 3D printing in the Education Library. Education Libraries.
- Elrod, R. & Appling, B. (2015). Establishing a state-level open-access journal: The case of South Carolina Libraries. Against the Grain, 27(2), 46-48.
- Elrod, R., Wallace, E., & Sirigos, C. (2012). Teaching information literacy: A review of 100 syllabi. The Southeastern Librarian, 60(2), 8-15.