Ms. Barbara Alvarez

DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Ph.D. Expected 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.L.I.S., 2012, University of Illinois-Urbana
• B.A., 2010, University of Illinois-Urbana

LInkedin account

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraalvarez

PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT

• LS 502: Introduction to Cataloging & Classification
• LS 543: Adult Programming in Public Libraries
• LS 580: Library Marketing and the Community
• LS 591: Business Reference Sources & Services

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Information access
• Women’s studies
• Global access to information
• Latin American studies

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

• Alvarez, B. Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association (2016)
• Alvarez, B. News Sources. In L. Saunders & M. Wong (Eds.), Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. (2020)
• Alvarez B. Financial Service Partners in the Community. In Financial Literacy at the Library. Chicago: ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association (2019)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Wisconsin Library Association Programming Innovation Award (2019)
• University Fellow: University of Wisconsin-Madison (2019)
• Center for Inquiry Conference Scholar (2019)
• Know News: Engaging with Mis- and Disinformation Grant- Simmons College (2018)
• Reaching Across Illinois Library Systems Conference Sponsorship (2018)
• PrivCo Prize Winner for Outstanding Business Librarianship (2017)
• University of Illinois-Urbana Luce Fellow Nominee (2017)
• Reaching Across Illinois Library Systems Conference Sponsorship (2017)
• International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions Travel Grant (2016)
• Syracuse University Design 4 Learning Instructional Design Grant (2016)
• Reaching Across Illinois Library Systems Continuing-Education Grant (2015)
• Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative Grant (2015)
• BRASS Morningstar Public Librarian Support Travel Award (2015)
• Athena Leadership Award Nominee (2015)
• ILEAD USA: Innovative Librarians Explore, Apply, and Discover Immersion Grant (2013)
• Beta Phi Mu Honor Society Award (2012)
• American Library Association Spectrum Scholar Scholarship (2011)
• Illinois Library Association Sylvia Murphy Williams Award (2011)
• University of Iowa SROP/McNair Student Fellow (2010)

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Library Association
• Public Library Association
• Wisconsin Library Association