Belk Library and Information Commons Faculty Directory

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Belk Library & Information Commons
218 College Street
PO Box 32026
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.262.2285
Fax: 828.262.3001
Email: scherlnag@appstate.edu
Allan Scherlen
Social Sciences Librarian
Associate Professor
Collection Management Services
Library Responsibilities
- Evaluate and select social science resources in all formats to support undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas: Geography and Planning, Geology, Human Development and Psychological Counseling, Military Science, Philosophy & Religion, Government and Justice Studies, Psychology; Sociology and Social Work
- Communicate with department faculty in my subject areas about curricular and research needs and to provide them with information on library services and collection development
- Perform research consultations and reference service for faculty and students
- Perform library instruction for selected classes
- Deselect materials from existing collection
Service Interests
- Development & promotion of the emerging ASU Institutional Repository for faculty scholarship
- Member of the University Speaker Forum Committee
Scholarly Interests
- Evolving trends in scholarly communication, including, evolution of journal and other serial literature, institutional repositories for scholarship and open access to scholarly literature
- Collection development issues in the social sciences
- Critical examination of social science research methods textbooks, including their information literacy & library skills content as well as their relavancy for practioners.
- International comparative librarianship practice
Selected Professional Service
- Editorial Board, North Carolina Libraries
