
Positions
- Library Assistant Professor, Laupus Library Administration, Laupus Library
- Contact Info
Mary Roby
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
- A Librarian-Led Project to Determine Internet Access and Levels of Digital Distress Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in North Carolina, MAC MLA /Southern Chapter MLA Conference 2024
- Advancing Digital Equity in Rural Agricultural Communities: An Applied Research Project with Farmworkers, Community Health Workers, Growers and Producers, and Public Libraries, Medical Library Association Conference 2024
- Exploring the Results from a Farmworker Digital Equity Research Project in NC., 36th Annual East Coast Migrant Stream Forum. 2023
- Advancing Digital Equity in Rural Agricultural Communities in North Carolina: An Applied Research Project with Farmworkers, Community Health Workers, Growers and Producers, and Public Libraries., Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2023
- Listening Session and Workshop: Tools for Developing and Teaching Digital Skills, NC Farmworker Institute 2023
- Early Career Medical Librarians' Perceptions of Research Skills Needed in Order to Be Successful in Their Profession, Medical Library Association Annual Conference 2022
- Revisioning Reference Services at Laupus Health Sciences Library, Supervision Institute ICP 2021
- Laptops for Students of Migrant Farmworkers During a Pandemic, Medical Library Association Conference 2021
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Gross Anatomy: Are Anatomical Models Worth the Investment?
, 2019 Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2019 -
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Creating a culture of assessment
, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference 2019
Research
co-principal investigator on
- MEP Laptops Project awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services 2020 - 2021
investigator on
Service
professional service activities
- ANCHASL Nominating Committee Chose nominees for slate of officers. 2022 - 2024
- Be Well MLA: Rhythms of Wellness: Soothing the Soul and Enhancing Wellness Through Music Served as a panelist and gave a 10-minute presentation during an MLA webinar. 2024
- MAC/Southern Chapter MLA Annual Meeting Facilitated the Networking "speed-dating" event 2024
- MAC Diversity & Inclusion Committee Committee plans and conducts events on the topics of Diversity and Inclusion for MACMLA during the calendar year. 2021
- MAC MLA Communications Committee 2018 - 2021
- MLA Poster Pre-Judging Abstract reviewer for research papers/posters for MLA 2020, Portland, August 2020 2019
- MLA Hodges International Service Award Jury 2018
Background
education and training
- B.M. in Music, Union University
- M.L.S. in Library Science, University of Alabama
Contact
preferred title
- Assistant Director for User Services