Helen Georgas

Education:

M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College - 2009 (Writing (Fiction))

M.I.St. (Master's of Information Studies), University of Toronto - 1999

B.Sc., McGill University - 1993 (Chemistry)

Areas of Expertise:

Georgas' research interests focus on how students do research and use online technology, and how technology can be leveraged to teach information literacy skills to students.

Books and Publications

"Little Magazines." Magazines for Libraries. Ed. Cheryl LaGuardia. New York: Bowker. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013

"Google vs. the Library: A Comparison of Undergraduate Preferences and Perceptions When Doing Research Using Google and a Federated Search Tool." portal: Libraries and the Academy 13.2. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

"The Implementation of an Online and Self-Paced Library Orientation for Freshman Students and the Use of Sakai as a Quiz Management System (QMS)." College & Undergraduate Libraries 21.1. Expected in 2014. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2013

"Little Magazines." Magazines for Libraries. Ed. Cheryl LaGuardia. New York: Bowker. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2012

"Lost in Translation." Movies in American History. Ed. Philip C. DiMare. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011

Information Literacy Instruction That Works book review. Journal of Academic Librarianship 33.3, May. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

Student Engagement and Information Literacy book review. Journal of Academic Librarianship 33.6, December. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

Armstrong, Annie and Helen Georgas. "Using Interactive Technology to Teach Information Literacy Concepts to Undergraduate Students." Reference Services Review 34.3, November. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006

Architecture of Greece book review. E-STREAMS 8.5, May. http://www.e-streams.com. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005

Georgas, Helen and John Cullars. "A Citation Analysis of the Characteristics of the Linguistics Literature." College & Research Libraries 66.6, November. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Georgas, Helen, Annie Armstrong, Krystal Lewis and Firouzeh Logan. "Doing Research at the UIC Library." The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers: Special Custom Edition for University of Illinois at Chicago. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2005

Markey, Karen, Annie Armstrong, Sandy de Groote, Michael Fosmire, Laura Fuderer, Kelly Garrett, Helen Georgas, Linda Sharp, Cheri Smith, Michael Spaly and Joni E. Warner. "Testing the Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia for Library-User Education." portal: Libraries and the Academy 5.4, October. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Library Anxiety: Theory, Research, and Applications book review. Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.5, September. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Literacy in the Information Age: Inquiries into Meaning Making with New Technologies book review. Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.2, March. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Markey, Karen, Annie Armstrong, Sandy de Groote, Michael Fosmire, Laura Fuderer, Kelly Garrett, Helen Georgas, Linda Sharp, Cheri Smith, Michael Spaly and Joni E. Warner. The Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia for Library-User Education: Final Report of the LUMENS Project. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Academic Research on the Internet: Options for Scholars and Libraries book review. E-STREAMS 5.1, January. http://www.e-streams.com.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2002

Health Care Resources on the Internet: A Guide for Librarians and Health Care
Consumers book review. E-STREAMS 4.3, March. http://www.e-streams.com.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2001

Who Wrote the Book of Life?: A History of the Genetic Code book review. E-STREAMS 4.2, February. http://www.e-streams.com. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2001

The Psychologist's Desk Reference book review. E-STREAMS 3.1, January. http://www.e-streams.com. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2000

Creative Work

Co-founder and editor, Underwater New York, a digital arts journal of writing, visual art and music, all inspired by objects found underwater in and around New York City (www.underwaternewyork.com). 2009

Armstrong, Annie and Helen Georgas (co-creators). Doing Research: An Introduction to the Concepts of Online Searching. An animated and interactive tutorial available at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/reference/services/tutorials/DoingResearch.shtml. 2006

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

Center for Book Arts (CBA) Scholarship for Letterpress Printing & Fine Press Publishing Seminar for Emerging Writers at the Center for Book Arts, New York, May 18-22. (Awards and Honors) 2011

PSC-CUNY Research Grant, for "Google vs. The Library: A Comparison of Undergraduate Preferences and Perceptions When Doing Research Using Google and Federated Searching." (Grants and Fellowships) 2010

Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research. Awarded by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA) for the article "A Citation Analysis of the Characteristics of the Linguistics Literature," (with John Cullars). Originally published in College & Research Libraries 66.6, November 2005. (Awards and Honors) 2006

PRIMO Site of the Month (March 2006). Awarded by ACRL's Instruction Section for the animated, interactive tutorial "Doing Research: An Introduction to the Concepts of Online Searching." PRIMO is ACRL's database of Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. Interview and link to tutorial available at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/is/projpubs/primo/site/march2006.cfm. (Awards and Honors) 2006

ALA Library Instruction Round Table "Top Twenty" Award, for the article "Testing the Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia for Library-User Education," by Karen Markey et al. Originally published in portal: Libraries and the Academy 5.4, October. (Awards and Honors) 2005

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant. Participant in IMLS-funded LUMENS Project to measure "the effectiveness of multimedia for library-user education." Principal investigator: Karen Markey. $374,938; January 2002-August 2005. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005

UIC Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Grant, to develop online information-literacy based instructional tutorial for UIC undergraduates in Freshman English Composition classes. Co-investigator: Annie Armstrong. $4,347. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

"The Pre-Tenure Third-Year Review." Contributed to a panel about tenure for CUNY librarians. LACUNY Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, Dec. 13.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2012

"Google vs. the Library: A Comparison of Undergraduate Preferences, Perceptions and Results When Doing Research Using Google and a Federated Search Tool." LACUNY Spring Membership Meeting and 2nd Annual Grace Ellen McCrann Lecture. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, June 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011

Georgas, Helen and Mariana Regalado. "How Undergraduates Do Research, and What We Can Do About It." Brooklyn College Center for Teaching. Oct. 18. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011

"Underwater New York: Artifacts and the Imagination." Invited to lead professional development workshop for K-12 teachers via the Child Development Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y., July 15. Workshop focused on using exploration and discovery of objects found in the natural landscape as a jumping-off point for imagining stories in the classroom. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010

Invited presentation for graduate students and faculty, focusing on my work as editor and co-founder of Underwater New York, a digital arts journal of writing, visual art and music. Sarah Lawrence College. Bronxville, N.Y., May 4. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010

Invited to talk about my work as co-founder and co-editor of the digital arts journal Underwater New York at the Writer's Forum, a bi-weekly reading series and discussion seminar for students in Pratt Institute's Writing Program, Nov. 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010

Presentation of my work as co-founder and editor of Underwater New York, a digital arts journals of writing, music and visual art. CUNY Enriched Librarian Conference. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, Dec. 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009

Georgas, Helen and Annie Armstrong. "Puffins, Popcorn, and Parker Posey: Using Interactive Technology to Teach Information Literacy Skills to the Gaming Generation." Presentation for LOEX of the West's Annual Conference. Kohala Coast, Hawaii, June 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Georgas, Helen and Annie Armstrong. "Using Interactive Technology to Teach Information Literacy Skills." Roundtable presentation/discussion for LOEX of the West's Annual Conference. Kohala Coast, Hawaii, June 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006

"Point of Need: Question Point in the Blackboard Environment." OCLC Panel Presentation, ALA Annual Conference. Orlando, Fla., June 26. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004

Georgas, Helen and Melissa Koenig. "Planning Instructional Opportunities for Generation Y Users" workshop and presentation. ACRL's Instruction Section Pre-Conference, ALA Annual Conference. Toronto, June 20. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003

Professional Leadership

Chairwoman, ACRL's Management of Instruction Services (MIS) Committee. Under my guidance, the committee initiated a long-term project to develop national guidelines for providing effective training and professional development programs for instruction librarians. July 2004-July 2005. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005

Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) Program Planning Committee, ALA Toronto 2003 (July 2001-June 2003). Organized and moderated panel presentation, "Oral Tradition, Copyright, and the Internet: Aboriginal Canada in the 21st Century." (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2003

Community Activities

Member, Brooklyn Book Festival International Committee. 2010

Member, Brooklyn Book Festival International Committee. 2009