Member Profile

Lesley Farmer

Primary Discipline:: Academic Support Services / ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy

Other Disciplines:

Primary Affiliation:: California State University, Long Beach (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, CA, United States)

California State University, Long Beach

Member of VSB Since:: November 8, 2007
Best Way to Contact:: Email lfarmer@csulb.edu
Fees Involved:: Negotiable
Technical Formats:: Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Email, Chat, Face-To-Face, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:: school librarianship, educational technology, educational technology equity, online instruction, distance learning, information literacy, digital literacy, educational collaboration, digital citizenship, visual literacy, media literacy, data analytics, ICT literacy
Presentation Titles:: Teen girls and technology, Collaboration for student achievement, Library services for students with autism, Narrative inquiry as an assessment tool, Information literacy assessment,information literacy framework, digital citizenship, data analytics for library improvement, ICT literacy others by request

Education / Digital Citizenship (Expert)
I maintain http://k12digitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com and write and present frequently on this topic.
Academic Support Services / ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Literacy (Expert)
I manage the CSU ICT Literacy Project.
Academic Support Services / Library and Information Services (Advanced)

International Federal of Library Associations
Section Newsletter and Blog Editor 08/2007 – Current
Association of Library and Information Science Educators
Intl.l Education, School Library Educators, Gender Issues SIG Chairs 01/2006 – Current
Special Library Association
Education Division Chair, Journal Blog Editor, PD Coordinator 06/2004 – Current

Farmer, Lesley S.. (2015). Information and digital literacies: A curricular guide for middle and high school librarians. Rowman & Littlefield.
Farmer, Lesley S.. (2014). Introduction to reference and information services for today's school libraries. Rowman & Littlefield.
Farmer, Lesley S.. (2013). Library services for youth with autism spectrum disorders.. ALA.

Various courses (Current)
- California State University Long Beach – library science and educational technology
- since 1999: taught youth literature, organization of information, management, reference and information literacy, collection development, educational technology
various courses (Spring 1999)
- San Jose State University – Librarianship
- 1987-1990, 1998-1999: taught technology, youth services, collection development
Microcomputers (Spring 1983)
- Villanova University and University of Delaware – librarianship and technology

ALA IRT Librarian Recognition Award (06/2015)
Awarded by the Library Instruction Round Table for significant contributions to information literacy and instruction
Fulbright Scholar (09/2011)
ALA Beta Phi Mu Award (06/2011)
Awarded for significant contributions to library education

Optimizing Literacy through MERLOT (Presentation about MERLOT), 02/06/2016
This was one of several MERLOT presentations, but I have presented more than 300 sessions locally, regionally, statewide, nationally, and internationally