Research Assistance for Faculty
Simmona E. Simmons-Hodo, Services Development & Special Projects Librarian
serves as a resource for faculty and offers personalized research assistance for faculty and academic administrators. If you need:- Answers to specific or in-depth questions
- Suggestions for beginning your research for publications or grants
- Guidance for formulating an effective search strategy or performing literature searches in the appropriate database
- Faculty development programs including workshops and seminars and hands-on sessions focusing on electronic/print resources in a particular discipline which can be organized for an individual UMBC faculty member or department
- General information on library resources and new services
Library Services:
- Contact Information for Your Subject Librarian to Discuss Current Awareness Services or Library Instruction for Your Students
- Update on Information Literacy at UMBC
- Schedule of Customized Workshops or To Suggest a Session Contact simmons@umbc.edu
- Watch for Books & Bytes (News about Databases and Services)
Selected Resources on Teaching and Academic Integrity:
- Center for Excellence New York University
- Center for Teaching and Learning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Teaching and Learning on the Internet
- Keeping a Lid on Plagiarism
- Advice on Designing Effective Assignments
- Selected Bibliographies
- Information on Grant$
Research Interests:
- International and comparative librarianship
- Digital Reference
- Knowledge management
- Academic library management
- Business management
- Entrepreneurship
- Language and Rhetoric
- Personal mastery and development
- Mentoring
- Communication and broadcasting
- Pioneers in African American & Women's History
Selected Teaching Experience:
- Library instruction classes for various courses, such as English, Computer Science, American Studies, Social Work, Women's Studies, Careers, and Business Management
- Seminars and workshops on internet basics and electronic and print resources for the humanities and social sciences
- Graduate library science field study class at University of Maryland College Park, College of Information Studies
Selected Writings:
- Dictionary of Black Architects, 2004, Associate Editor
- Handbook of Black Librarianship, 2nd edition, 2000, Contributor
- Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook,1996, Contributor
- "Building Mentoring Relationships," The Crab,Winter 96-97
- Notable Black American Women, 1992, 1995, Contributor
Links
- The Association for Women in Computing
- Library Journal
- Center for Women & Information Technology
- How To Search The Web
Simmona E. Simmons-Hodo
A.O.K. Library
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Phone (410) 455-3587
Feel free to e-mail Simmona at: simmons@umbc.edu
