Gabriela Sonntag

Gabriela Sonntag
Coordinator for Information Literacy

Responsibilities

Coordinator of Information Literacy Program and Reference Services, Library Instruction; areas of subject specialization.

Subject areas

Information Literacy
Latin American Studies
Spanish Languages and Literatures
Chicanos and Hispanics in the U.S.

Research interests

Assessment of student information literacy skills; student learning outcomes; library buildings that support information literacy instruction; international information literacy programs especially in Latin America.
Link to ALFIN.

Memberships

ALA, ACRL, SALALM, CARL,

Recent Publications

Sonntag, G. (2008)  Los resultados de los programas de alfabetización: la evaluación. IN: Brecha digital y nuevas alfabetizaciones: el papel de las bibliotecas. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Available at: http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/biblioteca/0Libro.pdf

Thompson, S., & Sonntag, G. (2008) Building for Learning: Synergy of space, technology and collaboration. IN: B.Schader (Ed.), Learning Commons: Evolution and Collaborative Essentials. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.

Sonntag, G. (2007) “In Search of Excellence: Qualities of a Library Teaching Model” IN Curzon, S and Lampert, L (Eds.) Proven Strategies for Building an Information Literacy Program. Neal-Schuman.

Sonntag, G., and Palsson, F. (2007) “No longer the sacred cow – no longer a desk: transforming reference service to meet 21st century user needs” Library Philosophy and Practice. Available at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/111/