Dr. Evelyn Curry

Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
Professional Preparation

Ph.D., 1981, University of Illinois at Champaign
Library and Information Science

M.A., 1974, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Library Science

B.A., 1970, Prairie View A&M University
English

Professional Experience

• Fulbright Scholar, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
• Fulbright Scholar, Faculty of Information Sciences, Moi University, Kenya
• Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, Library and Information Studies
• Instructor, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Teaching

Teaching

• Graduate level courses: LS5813 Information Professions, LS5263 Reference, LS5323 The Special Library and LS5213 - Information Sources in Business
• Undergraduate level course: LS3002 Information Literacy

Scholarship

• Dr. Curry has been the author or co-author of numerous publications. Selected journal articles include:
• Curry, Evelyn. 2005. The Reference Interview Revisited: Librarian-Patron Interaction in the Virtual Environment. SIMILE 5(February 2005).
• Curry, Evelyn. 2003. The Use of Grounded Theory as a Knowledge Development Tool. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing 7, Fall: 39-42.
• Curry, Evelyn. 2001. Introduction: Technological Advances in Reference: A Paradigm Shift? Library Trends, December.
• Curry, Evelyn, M.T. Beard, K. Edwards, and B.N. Adams. 1997. Advances in Meta-Analysis as a Research Method. The ABNF Journal, October: 92-97.

Service

• Bibliographic Standards in Academic Libraries. Presented at the Zimbabwe Library Association, College and University Library Consortium, Harare , Zimbabwe , July, 2003.
• Kenyan Women, Higher Education and Economic Development. Presented at the National Council of Black Studies, Annual Meeting, Washington , D.C. , November 1996.
• Reflections on Meta-analysis and Expert Systems Evaluation. Presented at the Association of Library and Information Science Education, Annual Conference, Chicago , Illinois , January, 1990.
• ALISE, Column Editor, Journal of Information Science Education, 1988-1992
• Texas Library Association, Scholarship Committee, 1999-2001