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Theresa Holford

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
University Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Thursday
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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Theresa Holford Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Associate Professor

University Library

Specialty area(s)

Education Liaison Librarian (Children's Literature, PK-12 Teacher Training & Information Literacy)

Serve as the primary liaison to the School of Education (SOE) and the main channel of communication between Murphy Library and PK–12 stakeholders. Provide leadership and oversight for the Alice Hagar Curriculum Center (AHCC), including its collections, space, educational services, and programming.  

 

 

 

 

Brief biography

I started working at UWL in 2009 in Murphy Library's Special Collections and Area Research Center where I became involved with campus, local and public history initiatives. In 2012, I transitioned as Assistant Professor Academic Engagement and Curriculum Collection Librarian.  Reaching out and building bridges with the community of La Crosse and beyond, my interests include everything children's literature, connecting teacher candidates to the learning that happens in stories, introducing college bound high school seniors to information literacy at the college level and using storytelling to create narratives to share with stakeholders. If you are having a rough day, come over to the Curriculum Center on the 2nd floor of the library and read a kid's book. Guaranteed improvement. 

Education

M.L.S. UW Madison (Library & Information Science)

B.A. UW Madison (French and ESL/Spanish concentration)

Career

Teaching history

UWL 100 (2012-2016); First Year Seminar (2023)

Professional history

Librarian Murphy Library UW La Crosse

English Professor Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle Beauvais, France

 

Research and publishing

Holford, T.L., Hendrix, A. (in press). How is diversity counted? What counts as diversity? An academic library picture book diversity analysis. Education Libraries (McGill University). 

Nurnberger-Haag, J., Holford, T. L, Bryk, K. M, Strozyk, H., Harder, M., & Davidsaver, K. (2019). A ball is not a circle: How to spot mathematical inaccuracies to improve and use shape book collections. Teacher Librarian (Vancouver), 47(1), 8–13.

Godden, L, Holford, T. L., Stovey, P., & Trimmer, T. (2021). In Silke Higgins & Ngoc-Yen Tran (Eds.), Friendly Finding Aid: A collaborative way to build primary source research foundations. Embracing change: Alternatives to traditional research writing assignments (ACRL Press). 

 

 

Kudos

published

Yuko Iwai, Educational Studies, and Theresa Holford, Murphy Library, co-authored the article "Diversity Content Analysis in Children’s Picture Books: Preservice Teachers’ Engagement through a Diverse Book Project" in the Journal of Education & Practice, published on Feb. 9 by International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE).

Submitted on: Feb. 10

served

Taylor Cole Miller, Communication Studies; Valerie Krage, Educational Studies; Teri Holford and Kendall Morgan, both Murphy Library; Pete Rydberg, Visual & Performing Arts; and Kjerstin Lang, University Marketing & Communications; served on the TEDxUWLaCrosse committee. The group planned and organized a successful TEDxUWLaCrosse event on Oct. 10, 2024, in The Bluffs, Student Union. Their dedication to fostering thought-provoking dialogue not only enriches the university community but also engages the broader public. One third of the attendees were from the wider La Crosse community. Thank you to the committee for making TEDxUWLaCrosse a memorable and inspiring experience for a full house of attendees.

Submitted on: Oct. 14, 2024

presented

Teri Holford, Murphy Library, presented "Course Design: Adapting to College-There's a Picture Book for That" at Fostering Dialogue: Teaching Children's Literature at University on Nov. 18 online. This course design section of the second international online conference, originally conceived and hosted by the University of Padua (Italy), was hosted this year by Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Submitted on: Nov. 23, 2022

published

Patricia Stovey and Tiffany Trimmer, both History; and Laura Godden and Teri Holford, both Murphy Library; co-authored the chapter "Friendly Finding Aid: A Collaborative Way to Build Primary Source Research Foundations" in Embracing Change: Alternatives to Traditional Research Writing Assignments published on July 11 by The Association of College & Research Libraries.

Submitted on: July 16, 2022

published

Teri Holford, Murphy Library, co-authored the article "A Ball Is Not a Circle How to Spot Mathematical Inaccuracies to Improve and Use Shape Book Collections" in "Teacher Librarian: the Journal for School Library Professionals" published on Jan. 9 by Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Citation: NURNBERGER-HAAG, J., HOLFORD, T. L., BRYK, K. M., STROZYK, H., HARDER, M., & DAVIDSAVER, K. (2019). A Ball Is Not a Circle: How to Spot Mathematical Inaccuracies to Improve and Use Shape Book Collections. Teacher Librarian, 47(1), 8–13.

Submitted on: Jan. 10, 2020

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