Library Liaison to:
Art Department
Global Studies Program
Mass Communication Department
Political Science Department

Special Areas for Collection Development:
Current Politics, International Mass Media, Multicultural Studies, Native American Studies

Research Project (in progress):
An Architectural History: Boathouses in Winona, Minnesota
Boathouse owners and previous owners are invited to participate in this research:
Click here to fill out the questionnaire
Questionnaire in Word document form (contact researcher for password)
If you use the Word document please save and email completed questionnaire to: klarson@winona.edu
Participation in this research is voluntary. A consent form, which explains the research and uses of the questionnaire information, is available. Copies of consent form and and questionnaire will be mailed on April 30, 2009.

Degrees:
B.A. in Art History, Gustavus Adolphus College
M.A. in Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Degree in Progress:
Graduate student in masters of Art History, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

Professional Links:
American Library Association (ALA)
Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP)
Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (MCSAH)
Minnesota Digital Library (MDL)
Minnesota Library Association
Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF)

Presentations and Professional Writing

Presentations and Professional Writing
Guest Lecturer. Boathouse Communities. Vernacular Architecture and American Design. University of St. Thomas. July 1, 2009.

LibData and Assignment Calculator Project Overview and Update Discussion. Presenters include Kendall Larson, Vernon Leighton, Allison Quam, Winona State University and Keith Ewing, St. Cloud State University.  A presentation for MnSCU Library Day: Library Reference and Information Literacy Services in the Digital Age, 2007.

Laptop Workstations: An Information Gallery’s Response to User’s Needs: A poster session presentation. Kendall Larson and Russ Dennison. Association of College and Research Libraries, National Conference April 2005.

The Library’s Role in the Changing University: A Panel Presentation. Kendall Larson, Sam Demas, Carol Anderson, Russ Dennison (for Christine Quinn). Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference, October 2004.

“Plagiarism and Cyber-Cheating,” Created preliminary bibliography and annotations in collaboration with and for a presentation by Jim Newsome and Joanne Cavallaro.

WSU Digital Map Project: The Sanborn Maps: A Presentation. Kendall Larson and Joe Mount.  MnSCU Library Days, April 2002.

New Databases for Book History: The Main Street Library Database. The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing, International Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2001.

Demonstration of the Main Street Library Database. Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies, Library of Congress, March 8, 2001.

Links to WSU Library Student Assistant's Technology Projects:
Via Youtube WSU Library channel