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Mary M. Wagner

MLIS Program Director; Professor

Education

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy Studies: Children’s Literature. 2003.

MLS. University of Washington, Seattle Washington. 1973

B.A. The College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, Majors: Library Science, English, Theology Minor: Education. 1969

Professional License: Minnesota Teaching License – K-12 Media Generalist, 7-12 English/ Language Arts. Expiration: 2008.

Courses

7010 Intro to Library & Information Science
7180 Storytelling for Adults and Children
7210 Library Materials for Children
7220 Library Materials for Young Adults
7230 Services for Children and Young Adults
7600 International Librarianship
7993 Practicum
8010 Special Studies

I also teach the Global Search for Justice: Women and Work course and undergraduates in the Urban Library Program.

Interests

I am interested in how information is formed, controlled, transfered and used in differing cultures and societies. Related to this interest, is how literacy and literacy skill interact with our need for, selection, and use of information.

I appreciate good storytelling and find the literature written for young adults to be some of the most satisfying literature to read.

I lived and worked in Lesotho, a small African country, for several years. My older daughter was born there. My interest in that country, its culture, language and people continues...

Publications

Wagner, Mary M. and Debbie Wilms “Partnering for Workforce Development”,in Public Libraries September/October 2008

Wagner, Mary M. “Place of Community-based service learning in Faculty Scholarship ”,in Coping with Continual Change – Change Management in Schools of Library and Information Science. London, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2005.

Wagner, Mary M. and Kathleen Rickert. “Academic Libraries in Two Hemispheres: Different Cultures and a Shared Vision” World Libraries, Vol. 12, No. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 49-55.

Wagner, Mary M. and Prudence Dalrymple. “Educational Partnering through Technology” in Benchmarks in Distance Education, The LIS Experience, Boulder, CO., Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Wagner, Mary M. Ruth Sawyer, Master of Storytelling. Unpublished dissertation, 2002.

Wagner, Mary M. and Gretchen Wronka."Youth Services Policies and Procedures" in Youth Services Librarians as Managers. Chicago, American Library Association, 1995.

Wagner, Mary M. and INFM 310 students. Index for Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence

Wagner, Mary M. and Suzanne Mahmoodi. A Focus Group Interview Manual. Chicago, American Library Association, 1994.

Wagner, Mary M. “INFM 310, Information Resources I”, computer software, New Pathways, 1993.

Wagner, Mary M. “INFM 300, Organization of Knowledge”, computer software, New Pathways, 1993.

Wagner, Mary M. "Selecting Our Position: Educational Curriculum Needed for Information Services Professionals year 1998 and Beyond" International Forum on Information and Documentation Vol 18 No 3-4, October 1993.

Wagner, Mary M. "Information Transfer in Lesotho and Its Importance to Women." WLW Journal, Vol 15 No 3, Fall

Wagner, Mary M. "Shaping Lasting Communication: The Consultants' Role in Strengthening the Relationship Between the Library and its Governing Agency or Board" in Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers, Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 1992.

Wagner, Mary M. "Automating Libraries and Information Service: Considerations regarding CPOD systems and the Intellectual Content of Documents." Proceedings of the Third International Conference: Information Technology the Driver. Lesotho Science and Technology Association, 1991.

Wagner, Mary M. "Continuing Education Committee: Environmental Scanning project", MLA Newsletter, Nov./Dec. 1990

Co-authored the index for Minnesota Reviews 1978-1987.

Co-authored the index for Minnesota Monthly Magazine 1980- 1986.

Wagner, Mary M. and Suzanne Mahmoodi, Continuing Education Needs Assessment: A Group Interview Technique, CLENE, June, 1985 (CLENE Occasional Paper, No. 1).

Wagner, Mary M. and Suzanne Mahmoodi. "Continuing Education Needs of Minnesota Library/Information Center/Media Center Personnel", Minnesota Libraries XXVI (Winter 1979-80) p. 509-26.

Mahmoodi, Suzanne and Mary M. Wagner. "Assessing Educational Needs of Minnesota Library Personnel: A Proposed Technique", Minnesota Libraries XXV (Summer 1976) p. 51-55.

Presentations

Librarians of Color, October 2006. Dallas, TX. “The Urban Library Program: Creating Models for Diversity."

MN Library Association, October 2006. St. Cloud, MN. “Future Directions in Library Education."

MN Library Association, October 2006. St. Cloud, MN. “Childrens’ Book Awards: the Newbery Experience."

Public Library Association, March 2006. Boston, MA. “Educating for a Diverse Library Workforce."

MN Library Association Annual Conference, October 2004. Duluth, MN. “Urban Library Program”.

EUCLID/ALISE Coping with Change – Change Management in Schools of Library and Information Science, July 2003. Potsdam, Germany. “Theory and Practice in Library Education: the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Faculty and Praxis Learning for Students”.

National Association of Catechetical Media Professionals, May 2003. St. Paul, MN. “The Librarian of the Future”.

MN Voluntary Certification Program, April, 2003 Grand Rapids, MN. “Day Two Curriculum”.

ALISE, January 2003. Philadelphia, PN. Invited panel respondent to keynote address of Howard Becker, PhD, sociologist.

MN Voluntary Certification Program, January 2003. Grand Rapids, MN. “Day One Curriculum”.

College of St. Catherine. April 2002. St. Paul, MN. A3-Girls Learning IT Through Art, Advertising and Analysis. “Contributing Quality Information to the WWW”.

MN Voluntary Certification Program, January 2001, September 2002. Mountain Iron, MN. “Day Two Curriculum”.

17th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis, November 2001. Mpls., MN. “Evaluating Information on the Internet – Strategies, Techniques and Tools”.

MN Library Association, October 2001. Rochester, MN. “Outreach Services in Library Education Programs”.

ALISE, January 2000. New Orleans, LS. “Distance Learning Opportunities as Experience by College of St. Catherine students.”

MN Library Association, October, 2000. Duluth, MN. “Minnesota Forum of Library Issues: Presentation on Library Technology.” “Minnesota Career Renewal” presentation.

Consulting

Curriculum for Library Development. Africa Book Project. 2005 and continuing.

Library Development Project. Radiology Library, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania, 2005 and continuing.

Library Development project. Unidad Academica Campesina (UAC), Bolivia, 2001 and continuing.

Grants and Awards

Institute for Museum and Library Services. “The Urban Library Program: Models for Recruitment, Education, Hiring and Retention. $788,251. 2006.

College of St. Catherine. Bonnie Jean Kelly and Joan Kelly Faculty Excellence Award. 2006

Contact Information

Email: mmwagner -at- stkate.edu (replace -at- with @
Phone: 651/690-6843
Fax: 651/690-8724
Office: Coeur de Catherine, 045