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 Curriculum Vitae
City: San Jose, CA
Telephone:
1-408-924-2728
Teaching & Professional Interests
- Adult Services
- Collections Development
- Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
- Public Libraries
- Reading Advisory Services
- Reading and Literacy
- School Media Centers / Libraries
- Storytelling
- Young Adult Services
- Booktalking
Research Interests
- Adult services
- Children's / YA literature
- Children's services
- Human-computer interaction
- Information / Needs of specific groups
- Information / Needs of the public
- Intellectual freedom and censorship
- Public Libraries
- Readers Advisory Services
- YA services
- Booktalking
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Dr. Joni Richards Bodart
Assistant Professor
Dr. Joni Richards Bodart has been with SLIS since 2006, and is in charge of the Youth Librarianship career path. She has published 19 books on young adult literature, including two series on booktalking, which are considered to be the standard for the field. Her most recent title, Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, focuses on the newest and most controversial fiction titles for teens, and is designed to help librarians and teachers use and defend these important titles. Her next book, Here be Monsters: The Psychology of Supernatural Monsters in Fiction for Teens, examining reasons for their popularity, will be out in 2011, followed by Human Monsters and Mental Illness in YA Fiction. Her research interests also include disconnected youth, adolescent culture, and how changes in social networking software have impacted how YA authors communicate with their readers and the influence that has had on their writing. She is also the winner of the 2010 Scholastic Library Publishing Award, formerly the Grolier Award, given annually to a youth librarian whose "extraordinary contributions to promoting access to books and encouraging a love of reading for lifelong learning exemplifies outstanding achievement in the profession."
Courses Taught
Education
- Ph.D. (Library Science, Psychology) Texas Woman's University, 1985
- M.A. (Psychology) Texas Woman's University, 1983
- M.L.S. Texas Woman's University, 1971
- B.A. (English) Texas Woman's University, 1969
- B.S. (Library Science) Texas Woman's University, 1969
Academic & Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2006-)
- Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2003-2006)
- Core Affiliate Faculty, Division of Library and Information Science, University of Denver (1995-2006)
- Librarian, Denver Public Library (1996-2006)
- Freelance school and library consultant on youth literature and services (1990-)
- Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University (1983-90)
- YA Coordinator, Stanislaus County Free Library (1977-79)
- YA Librarian, Alameda County Library (1973-77)
- YA Librarian, Sonoma County Library (1971-73)
- Children's Librarian, Albuquerque Public Library (1969-70)
Selected Publications (last five years only)
For other publications and presentations, see Curriculum Vitae PDF above.
Books
- Bodart, J.R. Here be Monsters: The Psychology of Supernatural Monsters in Fiction for Teens. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Publications, 2011.
- Bodart, J.R. Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Novels for Teens. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Publications, 2010.
- Bodart, J.R. More Thin Books: Help for Last-Minute Book Reports. (working title) Under contract, Scarecrow Publications. Anticipated publication date: 2007.
- Bodart, J.R. Radical Reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge. Scarecrow Publications, 2002.
- Bodart, J.R. "The Quartzsite Trip: The Week that Changed All Their Lives (And May Change Yours!)." Lost Masterpieces of Young Adult Literature. Scarecrow Young Adult Literature Series. Connie Zitlow, editor. Scarecrow, 2002.
- Bodart, J.R. World's Best Thin Books, or What to Read when Your Book Report is Due Tomorrow! Revised edition. Scarecrow Publications, 2000.
Journal Articles
- Bodart, J.R., et. al. (2011). Under the Microscope: Another Look at Previous Michael L. Printz Award Winner. Common Elements, Committee Interpretations, and Teen Popularity. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults.
- Bodart, J.R. (2010). Young Adult Authors as Trusted Adults for Disconnected Teens. The ALAN Review.
- Bodart, J.R. (2010). Booktalking: That was Then, This is Now. The ALAN Review.
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