Education
Simmons College, Boston, MA
Master's, Library & Information Science, 2009
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.A., History; concentration in Religious Studies, 2006
Master's, Library & Information Science, 2009
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.A., History; concentration in Religious Studies, 2006
Professional Experience
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Librarian, 2011-present
Instructor, Reference & Periodicals Librarian, 2009-2011
Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Librarian, 2011-present
- Liaison to the School of Arts & Sciences
- Coordinator of Reference & Instruction Services
Instructor, Reference & Periodicals Librarian, 2009-2011
- Liaison to the School of Education
- Education Resource Collection (ERC) Librarian
Teaching Activity
Credit Courses:
Delivered over 325 Information Literacy instruction sessions (since FA 2010) at the undergraduate and graduate level in:
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Research & Creative Activity
Refereed Articles
- Ratto (Gilmore), B. & Lynch, A. (2012). The embedded textbook: Collaborating with faculty to employ library subscription e-books as core course text. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 24(1).
- Lynch, A. & Ratto (Gilmore), B. (2012). Undergraduate student perceptions of a free textbook alternative. Business Education & Accreditation, 4(1).
- Gilmore, B., Polley, D., & Powers, S. (2013). "The Accidental Spiral: Integration as a Driver of Program Development & Campus Buy-in" (Accepted, AAC&U Conference on General Education & Assessment, HEDs-Up Talk, Boston, MA February, 2013).
- Dolinger, E. & Gilmore, B. (2013). "Impact of AAC&U’s Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP) Initiative on Information Literacy Programs" (Accepted, ACRL 2013 Panel Presentation, Indianapolis, IN, April 10-13th, 2013).
- Gilmore, B.(2012). "Using Information Literacy Programs to Develop Critical Thinkers: First, Frustrate ‘em!" (Break out session presented at New England Library Instruction Group annual conference, Gardner, MA, June 1, 2012).
- Lynch, A. & Ratto (Gilmore), B. (2011). “Business and library faculty team to repurpose existing library e-book database license as free textbook alternative for undergraduate students” (presented at IBFR Global Conference on Business and Finance, Costa Rica, May 24-27, 2011).
- Ratto (Gilmore), B. & Lynch, A. (2011). “The embedded textbook: Collaborating with faculty to employ library subscription e-books as core course text” (Break-out Session presentation at ACRL NE, Worcester, MA, May 13, 2011).
- Ratto (Gilmore), B. & Lynch, A. (2011). “Collaboration unleashes e-book database potential for replacing traditional textbook options for undergraduate marketing students” (presented at ACRL 2011, Philadelphia, PA, March 30-April 3, 2011).
Institutional Service
Southern New Hampshire University
- Chair, University General Education Committee (2011-present)
- Member, Faculty Senate (2011-present)
- School of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee (2011-present)
- Member, Faculty Center for Innovation & Excellence in Teaching Advisory Board (2009-present)
- Ad-hoc member of General Education/SNHU “Series” Task Force (2010)
- NEASC Standard 8 Task Force (2010)
- Member, University Assessment Committee (2009-2012)
- School of Education Curriculum Committee (2009- 2011)
- General Education Course Assessment & Implementation (September 2012)
- General Education Faculty Cluster Academy (May 2012)
- General Education for Adjunct Faculty (November 2011)
- “Library Resources for Faculty” Closure Presentation (2010-present)
- Faculty Book Club (2010-present)
Awards
- Innovative Teaching Partnership Award, Southern New Hampshire University: Academic Year 2012-2013
- Outstanding Research Award, IBFR Global Conference on Business and Finance: May 24-27, 2011
- Best in Session Award, IBFR Global Conference on Business and Finance: May 24-27, 2011
Professional Development
Continuing Education & Training
- "Changing Lives, Changing the World: Information Literacy and Critical Pedagogy": Simmons College GSLIS CE online course, June 2012
- “Developing a Comprehensive Critical Thinking Curriculum: From Goal-Setting to Assessment”: ACRL CE online course, February 6 - March 2, 2012
- LJ/SLJ Virtual Summit: “EBooks & Libraries at the Tipping Point”, September 29, 2010
- “The Art of the Picture Book”: Penn State University World Campus 3-credit Graduate Course, Summer 2010
- “Studies in Literature for Children”: Penn State University World Campus 3-credit Graduate Course, Spring 2010
- “Interactive Information Literacy Teaching Strategies: LYRASIS two-day online workshop, March 2010
- “Business Research 101: Sources and Strategies Workshop”: Simmons College GSLIS CE online course, completed February 2010
- NELIG Annual Meeting, "Connecting to Research through People and Process": June 3, 2012 Gardener, MA
- AAC&U General Education & Assessment Conference: February 23-25, 2012 New Orleans, LA
- AAC&U Annual Meeting: January 25-28, 2012 Washington, D.C.
- NHCUC Instruction/Reference Interest Group Fall Meeting: November 14, 2011 Henniker, NH
- NHCUC & CCNH Academic Affairs Fall Conference: November 4, 2011 Manchester, NH
- NELIG Fall Meeting: September 23, 2011 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
- AAC&U Institute on General Education and Assessment: June 4-8, 2011 San Jose, CA
- IBFR Global Conference on Business and Finance: May 24-27, 2011 San Jose, Costa Rica
- ACRL New England Annual Conference: May 13, 2011 Worcester, MA
- ACRL 2011 National Conference: March 30-April 3, 2011 Philadelphia, PA
- NELIG Winter Meeting, “Conducting Qualitative Research with Your Students”: December 3, 2010 Portland, ME
- XXX Charleston Conference: November 3-6, 2010 Charleston, SC
- American Library Association Annual Conference: June 25-29, 2010 Washington, D.C.
- LYRASIS Collection Services Conference: Southborough, MA, March 16, 2010
- Handheld Librarian Online Conference, July 2009