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Rachael Elrod 

Head, Education Library

Rachael Elrod

Phone

352-273-2627

Email

relrod@ufl.edu

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.

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