Randy Burke Hensley

Sinclair Library
Office SL107A
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
808.956.3750
rhensley@hawaii.edu


Education


Areas of Specialization


Professional Affiliations


Professional Positions

  • Student Learning Programs and Services Librarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries (2006- )
  • Special Projects & Information Literacy Librarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries (2005-2006)
  • Public Services Division Head, University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries (1998-2004)
  • Head, Central Information Services / Business, Humanities & Social Sciences Department, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa (1995-1998)
  • Social Sciences Librarian, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa (1994-1995)
  • Assistant Head, Odegaard Undergraduate Library (1992-1994) includes supervision of reference and media services
  • Acting Head, Odegaard Undergraduate Library (1991-1992)
  • Reference Services Head, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, University of Washington (1989-1991)
  • Instructor of UW Graduate School of Library & Information Science course: Librarianship 600 - User Education Issues & Practice (1983-1992)
  • User Education Librarian, University of Washington (1982-1991)
  • Public Services Librarian, Welsh National School of Medicine Library, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. (1981)
  • Social Sciences Librarian/Instruction Coordinator, California State University, Chico (1973-1982).

Honors


Offices

  • Chair, ACRL Instruction Section, Conference Program Planning Committee 2007 (2005-2007).
  • Chair, ACRL Effective Practices Committee(2000-2002)
  • Chair, Instruction Section/ACRL, Nominating Committee 2001(1999-2001)
  • Member, ACRL Institute For Information Literacy Advisory Council(1999-2001)
  • Chair, Appointments Committee, Association of College & Research
  • Member, Immersion Program Faculty, Institute For Information Literacy/ACRL(1998-- )
  • Past Chair, Instruction Section, ACRL (1998-1999)
  • Chair, Instruction Section, ACRL (1997-1998)
  • Vice-chair, chair-elect, Instruction Section ACRL (1996-1997)
  • Member, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Book Awards Committee, American Library Association (1995-1997)
  • Member, Nominating Committee, Instruction Section, ACRL (1994-1995)
  • Member, Knowledge Base Task Force, Instruction Section, ACRL (1992-1996)
  • Chair, Teaching Methods Committee, Bibliographic Instruction Section, ACRL (1991-1995)
  • President-elect/President, Washington Library Association (1991-1994)
  • Co-chair, WLA Legislative Planning Committee (1991-1993)
  • Member, ACRL Presidents Program Planning Committee (1989-1991)
  • Chair Communication Committee, Bibliographic Instruction Section, ACRL (1990-1991)
  • Secretary, Bibliographic Instruction Section, ACRL (1989-1990)
  • Chair, Public Relations/Membership Committee, Library Instruction Round Table (1986-1987)
  • Chair, Library Instruction Interest Group, Pacific Northwest Library Association (1985-1987)
  • Member, Instruction in the Use of Libraries Committee, ALA (1987-1989)
  • Member, Communication Committee, Bibliographic Instruction Section, ACRL (1984-1989).

Presentations/Workshops

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  • The Inquiry Curriculum: Prospects for the Instruction Librarian in the Changing Research University. University of Michigan Libraries Instructor College, "Celebrating a Culture of Learning: Reviewing our Past, Envisioning Our Future", April 27, 2006.
  • That's Easy For You To Say: Making Great Sounding Teaching Ideas Work For You. University of Michigan Libraries Instructor College, April 27, 2006.
  • "Creating the Authentic Teacher: Information Literacy, Presentation Techniques, and Effective Learning Methods", for Hong Kong Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Baptist University, June 6, 2005.
  • Keynote Address: "The Three C's of Information Literacy: Creativity, Curiosity and Capacity in a Collaborative, Problem-based E-Learning Environment", 1st International Conference on Capacity Building for Information Technology Intgration in Teaching and Learning, June 3, 2005, Hong Kong.
  • "Active Learning: Teaching for Ownership & Assessment" workshop for 1st International Conference on Capacity Building for Information Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning, June 1, 2005, Hong Kong.
  • "Information Literacy Workshop", Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Kenosha, WI, 4/30/04.
  • "Collaboration Between Faculty and Librarians: Beyond the Basics", Carroll College, Racine, WI, 4/28/04 and University of Wisconsin-Madison, 4/27/04.
  • "Wanting to Learn: Providing for Student Engagement in a One-Shot", University of Wisconsin-Madison, 4/26/04.
  • "I'm Not going to Learn and You Can't Make Me: Student Engagement or the Lack Thereof", Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries, Annual Conference, Elkhart Lake, WI, 4/21/04.
  • "Extreme Teaching: Learning Styles, Presentation Techniques, Creativity, and Active Learning," an all-day workshop for the College of DuPage Library, Glen Ellen, IL. 4/7/03.
  • "Transformational Learning Communities: Claiming Our Future", Panel Participant, President's Program 2002, Association of College & Research Libraries, Atlanta, GA, 6/17/02.
  • "Active Learning as a Pedagogical Approach for Information Literacy", an all-day workshop for the Alabama Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries, Birmingham, AL, 1/23/02.
  • Faculty, Institute For Information Literacy/ACRL Regional Immersion Program, Wisconsin, Edgewood College, June 3 - 8, 2001, Madison, Wisconsin.
  • "Transforming the Fifty-Minute Library Instruction Session: Semester-Long Courses and Narrative as Instigators", a half-day workshop for the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA, 5/17/01
  • "Active Learning as a Pedagogical Approach for Information Literacy", an all-day workshop for the California Association of Research Libraries/Southern California Instruction Librarians, Pomona, CA., 5/18/01.
  • "Designing Active Learning for Information Literacy Outcomes", a two-day workshop for Crumb Library, State University of New York, Potsdam, April 6-7, 2001.
  • "Exploring Instructional Practice", a three day workshop for Newman Library, Baruch College, City University of New York, and Brooklyn College Faculty, January 17-19, 2001.
  • Instruction Section/ACRL Conference Program co-speaker, "Instruction for First Year Students", July 9, 2000, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Ilinois
  • Faculty, Institute For Information Literacy/ACRL Regional Immersion Program, OhioLink, June, 2000, Kent, Ohio
  • 28th National LOEX Conference co-speaker, "Learning Communities for First-year Undergraduates, Connecting the Library Through Credit Courses", May 19 - 20, 2000, Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • Co-Presenter/Facilitator, Discussion Forum, "Learning Communities and Library Instruction", ACRL/University Libraries Section, Current Topics Discussion Group and ACRL/Community and Junior College Libraries Section, ALA Midwinter Conference 2000, San Antonio, Texas
  • Faculty, Institute For Information Literacy/ACRL Regional Immersion Program, State University of New York Libraries, August, 1999, Plattsburgh, New York
  • National Institute For Information Literacy Immersion Program, Plattsburg, New York, 1999
  • "Virtual Educational Environments" and "Teaching Methods and Learning Styles," two workshops for the User Education Colloquium, Washington State University, March 12, 1998
  • "Information Literacy," three workshops for the Washington Community and Technical Colleges Online Consortium, Central Washington University, March 9-10, 1998
  • Portfolio of Possibilities, sponsored by Techcorp Hawaii and Hawaii State Department of Education, a ten day course (1997)
  • Libraries as Virtual Education Environments, Pacific Northwest Library Association Annual Conference (1997)
  • Integrating Learning Communities and Library Instruction in the Virtual Environment, and Adjusting Instruction Programs for Reduced Library Resources: Process and Product, Arizona Library Association Annual Conference (1996)
  • Introduction to Reference and Information Services, University of Hawaii of Manoa, School of Library & Information Science, Semester course (1998, 1997, 1996); Integrating Learning Communities and Library Instruction in the Virtual Environment LOEX of the West Conference, Seattle, Washington (1996)
  • University of Hawaii Rainbow Advantage Program: a Learning Community, New Learning Communities Conference, sponsored by the Coalition for Network Information, Indianapolis, Indiana (1995)
  • New Basics in Reference Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Staff Institute, two day workshop (1995)
  • Introduction to Reference & Information Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Library & Information Science, Semester course (1995)
  • Presenting Library Instruction, Library Instruction Round Table, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (1995)
  • Convocation Speaker, Graduation Ceremony of Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (1995)
  • Flexible Career Paths: When is Down and Out as Good as Up and Out?, Washington Library Association/Idaho Library Association Joint Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington (1995)
  • Learning Styles and Electronic Information Sources, three hour workshop, LOEX of the West Conference, Salem, Oregon (1994)
  • Learning Styles for Instructors, two one hour classes for University of Washington, Continuing Education faculty (1993)
  • Technostress, Online Northwest Conference (1992)
  • Successful Searching Strategies, University of Washington, Library Continuing Education Course, nine all-day sessions (1991-1992)
  • Learning Style and Management Practices, Washington State University staff workshops, four sessions (1991-1992)
  • Question Analysis and Evaluating Sources Instruction, NCTE, Conference on College Composition and Communication (1990)
  • User Behavior with Online Systems and Library Instruction, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference (1990)
  • Technology Induced Behavior, Online Systems, and User Education, Medical Library Association Continuing Education Course (1990)
  • Communication in Libraries, University of Washington Extension, Library Management Certificate Program, three all day classes (1990)
  • Staff Training for New Online Catalog Systems, Memphis, Tennessee - Shelby County Public Library and Information Center, two day consultation (1990)
  • Making Effective Presentations, University of Washington Graduate School of Library and Information Science Colloquium (1990)
  • Learning Styles and the Reference Desk, Washington Library Association Annual Conference (1989)
  • CD-ROM Users and Technology Induced Behavior, ALA/Bibliographic Instruction Section Annual Conference Program (1988)
  • Learning Styles and Reference Desk Services, Special Libraries Association/Washington Library Association Joint Workshop (1988)
  • Learning Transfer, Librarian-Faculty Relations, Coping with the Online Catalog, Visiting Area Lecturer Series - Washington State University Library, Lewis-Clark State College Library, University of Idaho, Moscow Library (1987)
  • Teaching Your Way to Quality Reference Service, Council of Spokane Area Librarians Continuing Education Workshops (1987)
  • Teaching Librarians to Teach, Teaching the Online Catalog, Idaho Library Association Annual Conference (1986)
  • Library Instruction: Changing Technology, Changing Concepts, University of Washington Graduate School of Library and Information Science Colloquium (1986).

Publications

  • "Ways of Thinking: Doing Research and Being Information Literate", in Student Engagement and Information Literacy, edited by Craig Gibson, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2006, pgs. 55-67.
  • "Curiosity and Creativity as Attributes of Information Literacy", Reference & User Services Quarterly. Vol. 44, No. 1, Fall 2004, pgs. 31-36.
  • "Technology as Environment: From Collections to Connections." New Directions For Teaching and Learning. No. 94, Summer 2003. pp. 23-30.
  • "First Impressions, Lasting Impact: Introducing the First-Year Student to the Academic Library". Library Orientation Series: #32, Julia K. Nims and Ann Andrew, eds. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 2002.
  • "Finding Reliable Sources: An Educational Strategy That Closes the Gap Between the Reference Desk and the Classroom," co-author with Chappell, Virginia A. and O'Keefe, Julia, ACE Journal Vol. 1 No. 3 (1998) 8-26
  • "Virtual Education Environments", PNLA Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 1, Fall, 1997, Pgs. 25-26.
  • "Beyond Information Retrieval: Transforming Research Assignments Into Genuine Inquiry", co-author with Chappell, Virginia A. and Simmons-O'Neill, Elizabeth. Journal of Teaching Writing v.13, no. 1/2 (1994): 208-224
  • "Designing Instruction on the Electronic Frontier: Learning Styles, Instructional Design, and Electronic Information Access Systems", co-author with Litzinger, Mary Ellen, LOEX of the West: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change, ed. by Thomas W. Leonhardt, Foundation in Library and Information Science, v.34, pgs. 19-34 (1995)
  • Sourcebook for Bibliographic Instruction, ACRL, Bibliographic Instruction Section, chapter: Teaching Methods (1993)
  • Associate Editor, Evolving Educational Mission of the Library, ACRL, Bibliographic Instruction Section, 1992, 178 p.
  • Article -- Learning Style and Learning Transfer Theories Applied to the Reference Desk Interview, Library Trends, (Winter, 1991) pgs. 203-209
  • Library Literacy Column, RQ, Winter, 1989, pgs. 189-196
  • Evaluating Sources Workshop: Washington, UGLI Newsletter no.43, June 1988, pgs. 10-11
  • Improving and Integrating Bibliographic Instruction, the Reference Librarian no.24, 1989, pgs. 123-128
  • Book Reviews -- CD-ROM in the Library: Today and Tomorrow ed. by Mary Kay Duggan, in Information Technology & Libraries, 1989
  • Libraries and Information Science in the Electronic Age ed. by Hendrick Edelman, in Research Strategies, Summer 1987, pg. 149
  • Concise Histories of American Popular Culture in Research Strategies, Summer 1985, pg. 147
  • Dialog, Reference, and Undergraduates: Washington; UGLI Newsletter, June 1984, pgs. 3-4.


Write to me at: rhensley@hawaii.edu