Angela Bonnell
Head, Government Information and Maps
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
As Head of Government Information and Maps I manage the federal and state depository collections and the Map Collection in Milner Library. Core responsibilities include helping students and other researchers discover, understand and use government information and primary sources to meet their information needs.
Teaching Interests & Areas
• Integrating government information, primary sources, and census data in the curriculum
• Civic engagement and voter participation in higher education
• Academic libraries in the United States from the gilded age through the depression
• Ange. Vernon Milner and Illinois State Normal University
Research Interests & Areas
• Research on Ange. Vernon Milner (Illinois State [Normal] University's first full time librarian)
• Government information use studies
• Voter engagement in higher education
• Use of local primary sources
MS History
lIlinois State University
Normal, Illinois
M.L.I.S. (Master of Library and Information Science)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
BA History
Beloit College
Beloit, Wisconsin
Outstanding College Service Award
Milner Library
2024
Team Excellence
Illinois State University
2022
STAR
Division of Student Affairs, Illinois State University
2021
Leadership Initiative Cohort
Provost's Office, Illinois State University
2013
Team Excellence
Illinois State University
2007
WebFeat President's Award for Innovation
WebFeat
2007
Grants and Contracts
New Deal Utopia exhibition in Milner Library
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State University Foundation, Allce and Fannie Fell Trust. July 2019 - December 2019
Gangsters & Grifters: Images from the Archives of the Chicago Tribune Speaker
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State University Foundation, Alice and Fannie Fell Trust. July 2015 - December 2015
Commemoration of the First World War, Speaker Series and Exhibition
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State University Foundation, Alice and Fannie Fell Trust. July 2014 - December 2014
Facilitating Unmediated Student Use of Civil War Era Primary Source Materials: Congressional Serial Set Cataloging and Use Assessment
Angela Bonnell, Sandy Roe.
University Research Grant, Research and Sponsored Programs. July 2010 - June 2011
Illinois State Library Technology Grant
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State Library. July 2006 - June 2007
Illinois State Library Technology Grant
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State Library. July 2005 - June 2006
Government Documents Use Study Plus at Milner Library
Angela Bonnell, Morag Boyd.
University Research Grant, Research and Sponsored Programs. July 2003 - June 2004
Illinois State Library Technology Grant
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State Library. July 2003 - June 2004
Government Documents Use Study Plus
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University Research Grant, Research and Sponsored Programs. July 2002 - June 2003
Illinois State Library Technology Grant
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State Library. July 2002 - June 2003
Government Documents Use Study at Milner Library (GODUS)
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University Research Grant, Research and Sponsored Programs. July 2000 - June 2001
Performances and Exhibits
Pressing Plants
Keith Pluymers, Joseph Armstrong, Angela Bonnell, Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Jin S Lee.
Milner Library. September 3 2019 - November 10 2019
Keith Pluymers, Joseph Armstrong, Angela Bonnell, Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Jin S Lee.
Milner Library. September 3 2019 - November 10 2019
Propaganda on All Fronts: United States & International Posters, 1917-1945
Angela L. Bonnell.
January 16 2017 - June 5 2017
Angela L. Bonnell.
January 16 2017 - June 5 2017
Serving Students: The Legacy of Milner's Library
Angela L. Bonnell.
Milner Library. October 13 2017 - November 10 2018
Angela L. Bonnell.
Milner Library. October 13 2017 - November 10 2018
Book, Chapter
Learning the Basics of Social Programs and Services through Federal Government Sources
Angela Bonnell.
(2023), 143-153, What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me?: Librarians Explain the Discovery and Use of Public Data, Documents, Maps and Images, McFarland & Company
Illinois State Focused Action Plan. 26–32. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 2012.
Blaine Redemer, Angela L. Bonnell.
(2012), 26-32, State Focused Action Plans: FDLP Forecast Study, Government Printing Office
Depository Collections
Angela L. Bonnell, Daniel Barkely, Janet Fischer, Herrick Heitman.
(2008), Federal Depository Library Handbook, Government Printing Office
Journal Article
"Answering the Call": Ange. V. Milner and Posters from the "Great War"
Angela L. Bonnell.
Illinois Heritage, 21 (6), 33-36, (2018)
Voter Registration Services at an Academic Library: A Non-Traditional Reference Service
Angela L. Bonnell.
Reference Librarian, 55 (4), 289-297, (2014), 10.1080/02763877.2014.928921
Student Feedback on Federated Search Use, Satisfaction, and Web Presence: Qualitative Findings of Focus Groups
Sarah C. Williams, Angela L. Bonnell, Bruce Stoffel.
Reference and User Services Quarterly, 49 (2009) (2), 131–39, (2009)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Librarian, Anguilla, Hurricane Season
Angela Bonnell.
Glacial Deposits, 59, 9-11, (2011)
Presentations
Higher Spirit: Angeline Vernon Milner
Angela Bonnell.
College Alumni Club, Bloomington, Illinois, May 19, 2023
Preserving Endangered Documents through War & Disaster
Angela Bonnell.
GODORT Help! I'm an Accidental Government Information Librarian, Online, March 23, 2023
Determining At-Risk Government Publications
Angela Bonnell.
GODORT Annual ALA Meeting, Online, June, 2022
Go Big, Even at Home: Large Project Management during COVID
Angela L. Bonnell, Will Stringfellow, Jesse Silva.
Federal Depository Library Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 22, 2020
Confluence of Botanical Interests
Angela Bonnell.
Milner Library Pressing Plants Exhibition, Normal, Illinois, October 1, 2019
Answering the Call: WWI Posters for Campus and Community Outreach
Angela Bonnell.
Federal Depository Library Conference, Arlington, Virginia, October 18, 2017
Ange. V. Milner Answering the Call with the World War I Poster Collection
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois History Symposium, Springfield, Illinois, April 21, 2017
Hidden from Sight: Exposing Local World War I Collections for a Centennial Exhibition
Angela Bonnell.
ARLIS/NA, Washington, DC, May 3, 2014
Federated Searching Feedback
Sarah Williams, Angela Bonnell.
Internet Librarian, Monterey, California, October 29, 2007
“Every Vote Counts" Campaign at Milner Library
Angela Bonnell.
American Library Association Annual Preconference, Anaheim, California, July, 2006
“Smoking, Drinking, Cancer and Family Research: Five Years of Federal Documents Use Data at Illinois State University
Angela L. Bonnell.
Federal Depository Library Conference, Washington, DC, October 15, 2005
Withdrawing 100,000+ Documents Volumes the Easy Way
Angela Bonnell.
Illinois State Government Depository Forum, Springfield, Illinois, May, 2003