Mallory Jallas
Student Success Librarian
Milner Library
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Biography
Mallory Jallas is an Assistant Professor and Student Success Librarian. Her work connects students with the library’s services and collections to support their academic and personal success.
Research Interests & Areas
Student Success, Student Success in Academic Libraries, Peer-learning, Information Literacy Instruction, Affordable Course Materials, and Open Educational Resources (OER)
MS Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Urbana, IL
BA History
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Book, Chapter
Jallas, M., Kahl, C., Sharkey, J., & Worland, C. Navigating student success: Insights from student success librarians. M. Rood, O. Patterson (EDs), Student Success Librarianship: Critical Perspectives on an Emerging Profession. ACRL Press
Jallas, M., Fary, C., Fitzsimmons, R., Franzen, S., Thayer-Styes, C., & French, S. Uncharted waters: Mapping a vision for student success. M. Rood, O. Patterson (EDs), Student Success Librarianship: Critical Perspectives on an Emerging Profession. ACRL Press
Weiser, G., Dennie, T., & Jallas, M. (in press) Hitting the Books: Scholars and Practitioners Partnering for Intersectional Education. In Mitchell, D. (Ed). Intersectionality and Higher Education: Theory, Research, and Practice (3rd ed.). Peter Lang.
Conference Proceeding
Jallas, M., Ansani, G., Schwartz, J., & McEneely, K. "eBooks are a life saver" vs. "I'm not a fan of eBooks": Discerning student attitudes towards academic eBooks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. D. M. Mueller (EDs), Forging the future: The proceedings of the ACRL 2023 conference, March 15–18, 2023, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Association of College and Research Libraries (2023): 111-117.
Jallas, Mallory; Murphy, Julie A.; Park, Rachel; Scott, Rachel E.; and Shelley, Anne, "On the Same Team: Technical Services and Student Success Tackle Textbook Affordability" (2023). ACRL 2023 Conference Proceedings, https://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/acrl2023/papers. Deposited
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/166
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/166
Scott, R., Murphy, J., Park, R., Shelley, A., & Jallas, M. Texts on Repeat: Examining the Persistence of Assigned Course Materials. Charleston Conference Proceedings (2023): 398–412.
Journal Article
Murphy, J., Scott, R., Shelley, A., Jallas, M., & Park, R. Supporting an Inclusive and Equitable Classroom: Student Perspectives on a Textbook Affordability Initiative. portal: Libraries & the Academy 24.2 (2024): 265-283.
Scott, R., Murphy, J., Jallas, M., Shelley, A., & Park, R. Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Text Selection and Textbook Affordability. College & Research Libraries 84.2 (2023): 180-202.
Scott, R., Murphy, J., Shelley, A., Jallas, M., & Park, R. Assessing the Value of Course-Assigned E-books. Collection Management 47.4 (2022): 253-271.
Presentations
Milner Library: Centering Healing as an Act of Radical Transformation. Thriving at Illinois State: The 2024 University Teaching & Learning Symposium. Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2024)
Navigating success: Students thriving at Illinois State. 2024 University Teaching and Learning Symposium. Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2024)
On the Same Team: Technical Services and Student Success Tackle Textbook Affordability. ACRL 2023. Association of College and Research Libraries. (2023)
"eBooks are a life saver" vs. "I'm not a fan of eBooks": Discerning student attitudes towards academic eBooks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ACRL 2023. Association of College and Research Libraries. (2023)
Academic Libraries’ Roles in Campus-wide Student Success Initiatives. 2022 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education. (2022)
Better Together: Academic Libraries and Campus Collaborations for Student Success. LOEX 2022. (2022)
"Glad She Was There, Otherwise I Would Have Failed": Student Perceptions of an Embedded Librarian. Illinois Library Association Annual Conference. (2022)
"I know they are very popular, but they still have issues." Student eBook Preferences & COVID-19. Illinois Library Association Annual Conference. (2022)
Leadership for Liberation programming: A collaboration for social justice. NASPA Region IV Joint Conference. NASPA. (2022)
Partnering to Provide Affordable Access to e-Textbooks. Center for Teaching and Learning, and Technology Symposium. Center for Teaching and Learning, and Technology. (2022)
Grants & Contracts
University Research Grant: Student Success Initiatives in Academic Libraries. Milner Library. Illinois State University. (2021)