Curriculum Vitae of Ya-Ling Lu, Ph.D.

4 Huntington Street

Department of Library and Information Science

School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(732) 932-7500 Ext. 8125

yalinglu@rutgers.edu

 

 

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant Professor

Department of Library and Information Science

Rutgers University

RESEARCH AREAS

Youth services, youth and reading, youth information behaviors, information coping

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Information Studies (2005)

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Area of Concentration: Children’s Literature and Children Services

Dissertation: How Children’s Librarians Help Children Cope with Daily Life: An enhanced readers’ advisory service           

Advisor: Dr. Virginia Walter

 

MLIS in Information Studies (2003)

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Areas of Concentration: Children’s Literature, Young Adult Literature, Children Services, Information Access

Advisor: Dr. Virginia Walter

 

M.A. in Institute of Western Languages and Literature (1995)

Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

Area of Concentration: Children’s Literature

Thesis: Transformation in the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Anderson:  A structural study

Advisor: Dr. Margaret Boland

 

B.A. in English Literature (1990)

Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

Area of Concentration: English Literature

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor: September 2005 –

Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

(Maternity leave from 2009 to 2010)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor: September 2005 –

Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University

 

Teaching Assistant: 2001 – 2005

Department of Information Studies, UCLA

 

High School Teacher: February 1995 – September 1998

National Hsin Tien Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Lu. Y.-L. (2011). Everyday hassles and related information behavior among youth: A case study in Taiwan. Information Research 16(1). Available at <http://informationr.net/ir/16-1/paper472.html>

 

Todd, R., Gordon, C., and Lu, Y.-L. (2011) One Common Goal: Student Learning. Report of findings and recommendations of the New Jersey School Library Survey: Phase II.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2010). Children’s information seeking in coping with daily-life problems: An investigation of fifth- and sixth-grade students. Library & Information Science Research 32, 77-88.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2009). Engaging students with summer reading: An Assessment of a collaborative high school reading program. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 50(2), 90-106.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2009). Children’s strategies in coping with daily life: Does information matter? In Proceedings of annual conference of the American society for information science & technology (ASIST). Vancouver, Canada.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2009). Adolescent Reading: The reality, the realism appeal, and their learning. In Proceedings of annual conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education. Denver, Colorado.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2008). Coping assistance vs. Readers’ advisory: Are they the same animal? Children & Libraries 6(1): 15-22.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2008). Helping children cope: What is bibliotherapyChildren & Libraries 6(1): 46-48.

 

Gordon, C. & Lu, Y.-L. (2008) “I hate to read, or do I?” Low achievers and their reading. School Library Media Research.  School Library Media Research 11. Available from http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume11/gordon_lu.cfm.

 

Gordon, C. & Lu, Y.-L. (2008). Low achievers and their reading.   In Proceedings of annual conference of the international association of school librarianship. Berkeley, California.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2008). Coping assistance vs. Readers’ advisory: Are they the same animal? Children & Libraries 6(1): 15-22.

 

Lu, Y.-L. (2008). Helping children cope: What is bibliotherapy? Children & Libraries 6(1): 46-48.

 

Lu, Y.-L., & Gordon, C. (2008). The effects of free choice on student learning: A study of summer reading. School Libraries Worldwide 14(1), 38-55.

 

Lu, Y.-L., & Gordon, C. (2007). Reading takes you places: A study of a web-based summer reading program. School Library Media Research 10. Available from http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/slmrcontents/volume10/lu_reading.cfm.  

 

Lu, Y.-L., & Gordon, C. (2007). Reading takes you places: A study of a wired summer reading program. In Proceedings of annual conference of the international association of school librarianship. Taipei, Taiwan, 17 pages.

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

Conference

 

Todd, R., Gordon, C., and Lu, Y.-L. NJASL study: One common goal: Transforming school libraries in New Jersey. Preliminary report of descriptive findings. Presented at the New Jersey association of School Librarians Conference, New Branch, New Jersey, December 2-4, 2010.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Everyday hassles and related information behavior among youth: A case study in Taiwan. Presented at the Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) conference, Murcia, Spain, September 28 to October 2, 2010.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Children and their daily hassles: How can information help? Presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 13-14, 2009.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Children’s strategies in coping with daily life: Does information matter? Accepted for presentation at the 2009 American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) annual conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 6-11, 2009.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Children’s information behaviors in coping with daily life. Elfreda Chatman Research Awardee presentation at the SIG USE Symposium, the 2009 American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) annual conference, Vancouver, Canada, November 7, 2009.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Reading to learn, reading for fun, reading for self-development. Presented at the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) annual conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 5, 2009.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Adolescent Reading: The reality, the realism appeal, and their learning. Presented at the 2009 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, Denver, CO, January 20-23, 2009.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Low achievers and their reading. Presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 14-16, 2008.

 

Gordon, C. & Lu, Y.-L. “I hate to read, or do I?” Low Achievers and their reading. Presented at the 37th International Association of School Librarianship annual conference. Berkeley, California, August 2-5, 2008.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Engaging students with summer reading: A revealing collaboration. Presented at the 2008 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference, Philadelphia, PA, January 9, 2008.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Reading to learn or read for fun? Summer reading in your school library. Presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference, Long Branch, New Jersey, November 14-16, 2007.

 

Lu, Y.-L., & Gordon, C. Reading takes you places: A study of a wired summer reading program. Presented at the 36th International Association of School Librarianship annual conference, Taipei, Taiwan, July 16-18, 2007.

 

Lu, Y.-L. A day’s schoolwork, a life’s journey: Activities and books that help students cope. Presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference, Long Branch, New Jersey, October 2006.

 

Lu, Y.-L. How children’s librarians help children cope with daily life: Bibliotherapy or readers’ advisory?” Presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference, Cherry Hills, New Jersey, October 2005.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Book selection behavior in a children’s reading room: A case study in a public library with predominant Asian-American users.  Presented at the Association of Asian American Studies Conference, Los Angeles, April 2005.

    

 

Invited Presentations

 

Keynote Speaker: Do you see what I see?—Enhanced readers’ advisory service: An unrecognized aspect of children’s librarianship at the Youth Service Forum, New Jersey State Library (NJSL) Youth Services, Manalapan, New Jersey, December 2005.

 

Lu, Y.-L. & Gordon, C. : Summer reading moves to cyberspace: A revealing collaboration at the CISSL/ILILE, Multiple Faces of Collaboration 2007 Spring Research Symposium, Kent University, Kent, OH, May 17-18, 2007.

 

Lu, Y.-L. & Gordon, C.: Reading takes you places: A study of a web-based summer reading program at the LIS Research Day, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, May 9, 2007.   

 

Lu, Y.-L.: Preparing for the academic job market SCILS Ph.D. Forum. Panel participant. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Oct. 13, 2006.

 

Lu, Y.-L. & Chelton, M. K.: Boys and reading at the MLIS Colloquium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 5, 2006.

 

 

Conference Posters

 

Lu, Y.-L. Information and everyday hassles—From teens’ eyes. Presented at the Library Research seminar V-University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, October 6-9, 2010.

 

Lu, Y.-L. An enhanced readers’ advisory Service: How children’s librarians use books to help children cope with daily life.  Presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, Boston, Massachusetts, January 2005.

 

Lu, Y.-L. Physical accessibility in children’s reading room. Presented California Library Association annual conference, Ontario, California, November 2003.

GRANTS & AWARDS      

  • “One Common Goal: Transforming school libraries in New Jersey,” from New Jersey Association of School Librarians, for the period of 2009 to January 2011, in the amount of $120,000. PI: Ross Todd; co-PIs: Carol Gordon and Ya-Ling Lu.
  • “Children and Their Everyday Hassles,” from Rutgers Research Council Grant, from the period of July 2009 to May 2010, in the amount of $1000. Role: PI.
  • “Children’s Information Behaviors in Coping with Daily Life,” ASIST SIG USE Elfreda Chatman Research Proposal Award, October 25, 2008, in the amount of $1000. Role: PI.
  • “Coping with Daily Life: From teens’ eyes,” from Rutgers Research Council Grant, from the period of July 2008 to May 2009, in the amount of $1407. Role: PI.
  • “School Administrator’s Support for School Libraries: The Impact on Student Achievement,” from Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries, for the period of September 2006 to December 2007, in the amount of $80,000. PI: Ross Todd; co-PIs: Carol Gordon and Ya-Ling Lu.
  • Reading to Learn in a School Library Context,” from Rutgers Research Council Grant, for the period of July 2007 to May 2008, in the amount of $1876. Role: PI.
  • Osborn Award, UCLA, 1999, 2002
  • Walker Award, UCLA, 2002
  • Fellowship, Graduate Division, UCLA, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Library Association
  • Association for Library Service to Children
  • The Young Adult Library Services Association
  • The American Society for Information Science and Technology
  • Association for Library and Information Science Education
  • International Association of School Librarianship
  • New Jersey Library Association

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • SCI Diversity Committee member
  • Spring 2009: Co-organizer of Rutgers’ Day Storytelling Marathon
  • Spring 2009 ~ present: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Representative to the ALA Research Assembly
  • Spring 2009 ~ present: LIS Research Committee, Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University
  • 2005 – fall 2008: MLIS Admission Committee, Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University
  • 2005 ~ present: Faculty Researcher, Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2006 ~ present: Research and Development Committee, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), ALA
  • 2006 – present: Council Members, Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature, Rutgers University
  • 2003: Peer advisor for the Praxis Program, Department of Information Studies, UCLA (a pre-doctoral and recruitment program for Tomorrow’s Culturally Diverse Information Studies Faculty and Leaders)
  • 1998: Contract Storyteller for the Human Foundation (a non-profit organization devoted to K-12 education evaluation in Taiwan