Reviews

• Biographical Passages: Essays on Victorian and Modernist Biography, by Joe Law and Linda K. Hughes. Library Quarterly 71 (January, 2001): 77-78.
• Managing Library Outreach Programs, by Marcia Trotta. School Library Journal 39 (August, 1993): 52.
• Information Is Empowering: Developing Public Library Services for Youth at Risk, 2d ed., by Stan Weisner. Public Libraries 32 (July, 1993): 230.
• Give ‘Em What They Want! Managing the Public’s Library, by The Baltimore County Public Library’s Blue Ribbon Committee. School Library Journal 38 (December, 1992): 38.
• Output Measures for Public Library Service to Children, by Virginia A. Walter, and Library Service to Children: A Guide to the Research, Planning, and Policy Literature, by Phyllis Van Orden. Public Libraries 31 (November, 1992): 376.
• Books, Babies, and Libraries: Serving Infants, Toddlers, Their Parents & Caregivers, by Ellin Greene. School Library Journal 38 (August, 1992): 91.
• Reference Services for Children and Young Adults, by Rosemary Riechel. Public Libraries 31 (May, 1992): 185.
• Library Performance, Accountability, and Responsiveness, edited by Charles C. Curran and F. William Summers. Public Libraries 31 (March, 1992): 120-121.
• Children’s Library Services Handbook, by Jane Gardner Connor. Public Libraries 30 (May, 1991): 183-184.
• The Culture and Control of Expertise: Toward a Sociological Understanding of Librarianship, by Michael F. Winter. Public Libraries 28 (March, 1989): 127-128.
• Reviews of children’s and young adult books, for School Library Journal, 1977-1984.

Invited Formal Lectures

• “The Education of Alice M. Jordan and the Round Table of Children’s Librarians.” Association for Library and Information Science Education, Denver, CO, January 21, 2009.
• “Children’s Rooms: Imagination, Synomorphs, and Unintended Results.” Friends of the Middletown Public Library, Newport, RI, March 9, 2008.
• “Booktalking for Intellectual Freedom.” Rhode Island Educational Media Association, Cranston, RI, April 27, 2007.
• “Clothing the Role Models: Well-Dressed Biographies.” URI Library, Kingston, RI, November 2, 2006. In conjunction with Special Collections exhibit.
• "Alice M. Jordan and the Round Table of Children’s Librarians.” New England Library Association, Burlington, VT, October, 2006.
• “Clothing the Role Models: Well-Dressed Biographies.” URI Diversity Week, Providence, RI, September 28, 2006.
• “From Heroine to Role Model: Girls’ Biographies Dress Up.” Children’s Literature Association, Manhatten Beach, CA, June, 2006.
• “Spice Up Storytime with Puppets.” For New England Round Table of Children’s Librarians panel, “Spice Up Storytime,” headed by Molly Hancock. New England Library Association Conference, Manchester, NH, September 28, 2004.
• “Pocahontas: Four Political Fictions.” URI Diversity Week, September 30, 2003. Added: 2-week website and online discussion list.
• “Multicultural Storytelling: Celebration or Cultural Larceny?” Arizona Library Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ, December 6, 2002.
• “How to Do a Book Talk.” Massachusetts School Library Media Association Conference, Sturbridge, MA, October 28, 2002. <http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/Faculty/geaton/MSLMAtalk/>
• With panelists Aaron Coutu, Diane Hogan, Sally Nelson, and Amy Skolnik. “Inventing Tomorrow’s Libraries: Asking a New Generation.” New England Library Association Conference, Sturbridge, MA, October 20, 2002.
• “Pocahontas: Four Political Fictions.” URI Diversity Week, October 9, 2002.
• “Multicultural Storytelling: Celebration or Cultural Larceny?” New Hampshire Library Association Conference, Manchester, NH, May 15, 2002.
• With panelists Julie Brown, Joyce May, and Joan Mouradjian. “Building Community: Low-Tech Concerns in a High-Tech Environment.” RI Dept of Higher Education conference, “Using Technology in Teaching: Ideas That Work,” January 18, 2002.
• “Multicultural Storytelling: Celebration or Cultural Larceny?” URI Multicultural Center, Diversity Week, October 4, 2001. <http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/cpd/01multi/index.htm> Web site led to speaking engagements at New Hampshire and Arizona Library Association Conferences.
• “Asynchronous Course Delivery: From E-Mail to WebCT.” URI GSLIS, Meeting of the Full-time and Adjunct Faculty, March 3, 2001.
• “The Well-Dressed Role Model: Women in Biographies for Youth.” Maine Libraries Conference, Augusta, ME, May 7, 2000.
• “Get with the Program: Pulling It All Together in Your Library.” New Hampshire Library Association/New Hampshire Educational Media Association joint conference, Manchester, NH, May 10, 1999.
• “The Well-Dressed Role Model: Women in Juvenile Biographies, 1946.” URI GSLIS, Continuing Education Series, March 4, 1999.
• “Puppetry Workshops: Involving the Creative Child.” Rhode Island Library Association Spring Conference, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, May 28, 1997.
• “Redefining History: Good Queen Bess: Heroine, Villain, or Child of Her Time?” New England Library Association Annual Conference, Manchester, NH, October 7, 1996.
• “‘Good’ Queen Bess? Changing Images in Children’s Books.” Rhode Island Library Association Spring Conference, Johnson and Wales University, June 7, 1996.
• Speech for National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. Portsmouth (RI) High School, March 21, 1996.
• With Cheryl McCarthy: “Reader’s Theater and Children as Storytellers: Fun with Oral Skills in Elementary and Middle School.” New Hampshire and New England Educational Media Associations, Joint Conference, April 3, 1993.
• With Cheryl McCarthy: “The Telling and Teaching of Stories.” Two-day presentation at Summer Institute, Library Power/Providence, August 13-14, 1992.
• “Children’s Librarians, Literary Quality, and the Rewards of Reading.” Speech to Rhode Island Children’s Librarians, RI Department of State Library Services continuing education program, October 23, 1989.
• Panel discussion on Intellectual Freedom, South Kingstown High School School Library Media Center, March 16, 1989.

Online Presentations

• “GSLIS Ethics Orientation.” Designed to facilitate GSLIS compliance with Graduate School requirement that incoming students be trained in ethical treatment of human subjects, and to place it in professional context. http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/Faculty/geaton/Ethics/index.htm
• “Children’s Library Services: A Community Approach.” Designed site for presenter Kathy Ryan, http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/cpd/01 march02/index.htm. Facilitated online discussion of alliance building for support of young readers, March 2 - March 9, 2001.

Consulting

• WILIS Advisory Committee, 2008- ; Survey Report Working Group, 2009-
• Karla Harry Legislative Commission on R.I. Library Services, 2006-
• Rhode Island Coalition of Library Advocates, Board of Directors, GSLIS representative, 1995-1996, 2000, 2006- ; mailing list manager, 2009-
• Rhode Island Special Legislative Commission to Study the Current Strengths and Weaknesses of Library Services, 2006-
• J of Library and Information Science Education, Referee, 2002-
• An On-Line Encyclopedia of Rhode Island: A 21 st Century “Lively Experiment,” Consulted on Planning Study, 6/1/2003, supported by NEH grant PA-23851-01
• Advisory Board, Dictionary of Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth (Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003)
• Manuscript review for Greenwood Press, Beta Phi Mu series, 2000
• Brown University Women Writers Program and Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, “In Her Own Words: Elizabeth I Onstage and Online”; bibliography; June, 1997
• Wheaton College Library, Special Consultant to Signage Committee, October 11, 1996
• Rhode Island Coalition of Library Advocates, Board of Directors, GSLIS representative, 1995-1996, 2000
• State of Rhode Island Library Board, Advocacy Task Force, 1994-1995, 1996-1997; statistical analysis of legislator survey, February, 1996; February, 1995
• RQ, Referee, 1988-1997
• Proposal Review Committee (Outreach expenses for 1992 Summer Reading Program), Rhode Island Department of State Library Services, 1992, 1993
• RHILINET Evaluation Committee, Rhode Island Department of State Library Services, 1992
• Children’s Services Advisory Council, Rhode Island Department of State Library Services, 1988-1990; recording secretary, 1988-1989

Attendance at seminars, workshops, and other continuing professional development

• Library Research Seminar II: Partners and Connections, Research and Practice. University of Maryland, November 2-3, 2001
• Children’s Literature Association, Annual Conference. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, June, 2002

Memberships in Professional Organizations and Associations

• American Library Association, 1980-
  • Association for Library Service to Children, 1980-
  • Public Library Association, 1993-
  • Library Research Round Table
• Association for Library and Information Science Education, 1987- ;
  • Organization and Bylaws Committee, 1991-1993
  • Information Ethics SIG, founding member, 2006
  • Youth Services SIG
  • Library History SIG
• Children’s Literature Association, 1990-
• International Reading Association, 1994-
• New England Library Association, 1975-1984, 1989-
  • Conference Committee, 2002
  • New England Roundtable of Children’s Librarians, President’s Advisor, 1999-
• Rhode Island Library Association, 1988- ;
  • Conference Committee, 1997-1998
  • Continuing Education Committee, chair, 2000

Local Institutional Activities

University :

• Office of the Provost, Academic Plan Task Force on Online Teaching/Distance Learning, 2010-
• College of Arts and Sciences, Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment, 2008-2011
• Global University 8 (GU8) Consortium, Subcommittee on Library Services, 2007-
• Global University 8 (GU8) Consortium, Subcommittee on Library Services, 2007-
• Graduate Council, 2006-2009
      Nominating Committee, 2007
       Subcommittee on Online Courses, 2006-2007
       Subcommittee on Recruitment, 2006-2007
• University Online Committee, 2006-
       Academic Subcommittee, 2007-
• Judicial Appeals Committee, 2005-2008
• College of Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Advisory Committee, 2004-
• Intellectual Property Committee, 2004-2005
• Research Ethics Fellow, 2004
• Faculty Senate, 1995-1997, 2001-2004
• Phi Beta Kappa, Rhode Island Chapter B, treasurer, 2000-2004
• Program Quality Review chair, Women’s Studies, 2001-2002
• College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, 1996-1999, 2000-2003
• Graduate Council, fall, 2000
• Faculty Senate Curricular Affairs Committee, 1995, 1997-2000
• College of Arts and Sciences Election Committee, 1999-2000
• Faculty Senate Committee on Bylaws and University Constitution, 1994-1995
• URI University Club, Treasurer, 1993-1994; Co-chair, Program Committee, 1994-1995
• Faculty Senate Library Committee, 1990-1994

GSLIS :

• Coordinator, Program Presentation for ALA Accreditation, 1995-1996, 2006-2007, 2009-2010
• Student surveys, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2009
• Alumni surveys, 1995, 2004, 2006
• GSLIS Advisory Committee
      Outcomes Assessment Subcommittee, 2007-
       Mentoring and Recruitment Subcommittee, 2007-
• Planning and Evaluation Committee, Chair, 2007-
• Search Committee, GSLIS assistant professor, Chair, 2006-2007
• Admissions Committee, 1988-1989, 1994-1996, 2005-
• External Funding Committee, 2006-
• Ad Hoc Committee on Advisement, chair, 2005-2006
• Ad Hoc Committee on Student Standard, 2005-2006 (Submitted assessment minigrant proposal for focus group interviews with employers)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Standard, 2005-2006
• Alumni Relations Committee, chair, 2003-2006 (Handles newsletter, phonathon, annual gathering)
• Developer, Ethics Orientation Module, 2003
• Developer, recruitment brochure and PowerPoint presentation, 2003-2004
• Survey of student preferences for course scheduling, 1996, 2004, 2006
• Survey of recent GSLIS alumni, 1995, 2004, 2006
• Drafted GSLIS Vision Statement, 2003
• Curriculum Committee, 1988-2003, 2004-2005; chair, 1992-1999, 2002-2003
• Subcommittee on Professional Field Experience, chair, 2000
• Continuing Professional Development Committee, 1999-2002; chair, 1999-2000 (March, 2001: organized first GSLIS online continuing professional development event)
• Distance Education Committee, 1999-2002; co-chair, 1999-2001
• Faculty Development Committee, chair, 2000-2001; member, 2003- (March, 2001: presentation to GSLIS faculty and adjuncts on using WebCT)
• Coordinator, Program Presentation for ALA Accreditation, 1995-1996
• Search Committee, GSLIS director, member, 1997
• Search Committee, assistant professor, chair, 1996
• Liaison to University Library, 1992-2005
• Grant Proposal, HEA Title II-A, 1993; unfunded
• Faculty-Student Liaison, 1991-1992
• Annual Gathering Committee, 1996-1997, 1988-1990; chair, 1996-1997 and 1989-1990