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City: Bethesda, MD
Teaching & Professional Interests
- Academic Libraries
- Arts / Humanities Literatures
- Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
- Continuing Education in LIS
- History of Libraries and Library Science
- Information Literacy and Instruction
- Information Policy
- Information and Society / Culture
- Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
- LIS Education and Programs
- LIS as a Discipline
- LIS as a Profession
- Law Libraries
- Libraries and Society / Culture
- Personnel
- Philosophy / Values / Ethics of LIS
- Political Economy of Information
- Public Libraries
- Reading and Literacy
- Serving Multicultural Populations
- Special and Corporate Libraries
- Young Adult Services
Research Interests
- Arts / Humanities Literatures
- Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
- Copyright / Intellectual Property
- Information Literacy and Instruction
- Information Policy
- Information and Society / Culture
- Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
- LIS Education and Programs
- LIS as a Profession
- Law Libraries
- Libraries and Society / Culture
- Personnel
- Philosophy / Values / Ethics of LIS
- Political Economy of Information
- Public Libraries
- Reading and Literacy
- Reference and Information Services
- Research Methods
- School Media Centers / Libraries
- Social Science Literatures
- Young Adult Services
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Dr. Cherie Givens
Lecturer
Cherie Givens was awarded her Ph.D. in Library, Archival and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia in November, 2009. She is an attorney-at-law with a particular interest in First Amendment issues and laws affecting libraries and archives. Cherie has written and presented on issues related to social policy, intellectual freedom, and the First Amendment.
Cherie's other research interests include public policy, information policy, publishing, children's and young adult literature, and cultural studies. Her dissertation explores the phenomenon of censorship prior to publication of the works of children's and young adult authors and illustrators, with particular focus on the lived experiences of Canadian children's and young adult authors. She has held library positions in academic, legal, public, and special libraries.
Courses Taught
Education
- Ph.D. (Library, Archival and Information Studies) University of British Columbia (2009)
- C.L.I.S. (Library and Information Science) Louisiana State University (2005)
- J.D. (Law) Louisiana State University (1998)
- M.L.I.S. Louisiana State University (1995)
- M.A. (English) Louisiana State University (1993)
- B.A. (English) Louisiana State University (1991)
Academic & Professional Experience
- Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2007- )
- Instructor, Bibliographic Organization and Resource Development, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University (Summer 2010)
- Instructor, Legal Issues for Librarians, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University (Summer 2008)
- Instructor, Issues and Trends in LIS, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University (Summer 2007)
Selected Publications (last five years only)
- Givens, C. (July 2009). Hidden forms of censorship and their impact. Bookbird 47(3), 22-28.
- Givens, C. (2008). Pre-censorship of authors and illustrators of children's and young adult materials: The stifling of creative thought in anticipation of the marketplace. In S. McNicol (Ed.), Forbidden fruit: The censorship of literature and information for young people (pp. 55-66). Boca Raton: Brown Walker Press.
- Givens, C. (1996) Legal resources on the internet. Louisiana Library Association Bulletin 59(1), 45-50.
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