Chad Kahl
Data and Social Sciences Librarian
Office
MLB Milner Library 416
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Biography
I serve as the Data and Social Sciences Librarian. As the Social Sciences Librarian, I am the subject librarian to Criminal Justice, Economics, Legal Studies, Military Science, and Politics & Government.
Research Interests & Areas
Data services in academic libraries
MS Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Urbana, Illinois
MA Political Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Urbana, Illinois
BA Political Science; History
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Urbana, Illinois
League Innovation Award
League of Women Voters of McLean County
2023
The Marta Lange/CQ-Press Award
American Library Association, Association of College & Research Libraries
2016
Outstanding College Service Award
Illinois State University, Milner Library
2012
Grants and Contracts
University Research Grant: “Data Services Comparison at R1 and R2 Doctoral University Libraries, Part Two
Chad Kahl, Joshua Newport, Lindsey Skaggs.
Milner Library. July 1 2023 - June 30 2024
University Research Grant: “Data Services Comparison at R1 and R2 Doctoral University Libraries
Chad Kahl, Joshua Newport, Lindsey Skaggs.
Milner Library. July 1 2022 - June 30 2023
Assessment Initiative Award
Chad Kahl.
University Assessment Services. July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
University Research Grant: Student Success Initiatives in Academic Libraries
Mallory Jallas, Jennifer Rose Sharkey, Christopher Jon Worland, Chad Kahl.
Milner Library. July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
Pride & Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience
Judy Bee, Joan Brown, Chad Kahl, Sharon Naylor, Jeffrey Ridinger, Ted Schwitzner, Toni Tucker.
Friends of Milner Library. July 1 2011 - June 30 2012
University Research Grant: Learning Styles of Librarians
Jennifer Rose Sharkey, Chad Kahl, Bill McMillin, Trisha Prosise.
Milner Library. July 1 2010 - June 30 2011
Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience - A Traveling Exhibition to Libraries
Ted Schwitzner, Chad Kahl.
National Endowment for the Humanities. February 1 2009 - December 31 2012
Thoughts on Democracy: Reinterpreting Normal Rockwell’s Four Freedoms Posters exhibition
Chad Kahl, Jan Paterson.
Friends of Milner Library. July 1 2009 - June 30 2010
University Research Grant: Normative Development of Human Rights: What is the Role of Annual Reviews?
Chad Kahl.
Milner Library. July 1 2008 - June 30 2009
University Research Grant: Creation of an Information Literacy Tutorial for Beginning General Education Courses
Jennifer Hootman, Chad Kahl.
Milner Library. July 1 2004 - June 30 2005
Performances and Exhibits
Pride & Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience
Chad Kahl.
American Library Association; National Endowment for the Humanities. March 28 2012 - May 11 2012
Chad Kahl.
American Library Association; National Endowment for the Humanities. March 28 2012 - May 11 2012
Thoughts on Democracy: Reinterpreting Normal Rockwell's Four Freedom Posters
Chad Kahl, Jan Paterson.
Friends of Milner Library; Illinois State University American Democracy Project; Funding Arts Network in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; American Express; Continental Airlines; and The Miami Herald. February 12 2010 - May 7 2010
Chad Kahl, Jan Paterson.
Friends of Milner Library; Illinois State University American Democracy Project; Funding Arts Network in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; American Express; Continental Airlines; and The Miami Herald. February 12 2010 - May 7 2010
Book, Authored
International Relations, International Security, and Comparative Politics: A Guide to Reference and information Sources
Chad Kahl.
(2007), Greenwood Publishing Group
Book, Chapter
Pensions
Chad Kahl.
(2016), 207-14, Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans, ABC-CLIO
Library Patrons and the National Security State
Chad Kahl.
(2015), 1, 151-173, 10.5040/9798216001386.ch-007, Privacy in the Digital Age: 21st-century challenges to the Fourth Amendment, ABC-CLIO
Posters, Programs, and Perspectives on Democracy
Chad Kahl, Janet Paterson.
(2012), 101-111, Environments for Student Growth and Development: Libraries and Students Affairs in Collaboration, American Library Association
Social Media and the First Amendment
Chad Kahl.
(2012), 61-75, First Amendment Rights: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO
If It Pleases the Court, I Present Exhibit One: An Evidence-Based Law Collection Evaluation
Chad Kahl.
Everyday Evidence-Based Practice in the Academic Library: Case Studies and Reflections, Association of College & Research Libraries
Navigating student success: Insights from student success librarians
Mallory Jallas, Chad Kahl, Jennifer Rose Sharkey, Christopher Jon Worland.
Student Success Librarianship: Critical Perspectives on an Emerging Profession, ACRL Press
Conference Proceeding
Obligations and Intentions: An Exploratory Study of Indirect Cost Recovery Monies from Research Grants as a Revenue Stream for Funding Research Library Budgets
Devin Savage, Chad Kahl.
Association of Research Libraries, 412-422, (2019), 10.29242/lac.2018.37
Accessibility of ARL Academic Libraries' Digital Library Projects
Chad Kahl, Sarah Williams.
Information Today, 159-194, (2004)
Journal Article
Learning Style Dimensions and Professional Characteristics of Academic Librarians
Amanda Rinehart, Jennifer Sharkey, Chad Kahl.
College & Research Libraries, 76 (4), 450-468, (2015), 10.5860/crl.76.4.450
International Political Economy Reference Sources: An Annotated Bibliography
Ted Schwitzner, Chad Kahl.
Collection Building, 31 (2), 49-59, (2012), 10.1108/01604951211229845
Human Rights Reference Sources: A Critical Annotated Bibliography
Chad Kahl, Stephanie R Davis-Kahl.
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29 (1), 32--64, (2010), 10.1080/01639260903579933
Accessing Digital Libraries: A Study of ARL Members' Digital Projects
Chad Kahl, Sarah C Williams.
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32 (4), 364--369, (2006), 10.1016/j.acalib.2006.03.003
Predicting the Size of UN Peacekeeping Operations
David Michael Green, Chad Kahl, Paul F. Diehl.
Armed Forces & Society, 24 (4), 485-500, (1998), 10.1177/0095327x9802400402
The Price of Peace: A Predictive Model of UN Peacekeeping Fiscal Costs
David Michael Green, Chad Kahl, Paul F. Diehl.
Policy Studies Journal, 26 (4), 620-635, (1998), 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1998.tb01936.x
Electronic Redlining: Racism on the Information Superhighway
Chad Kahl.
4, (1997)
Other
The Pandemic Made Me Do It: Changing Public Services
Cailtin Archer-Helke, Chad Kahl, Cory Stevens, Lesley.
Internet Reference Services Quarterly, (2021), 10.1080/10875301.2021.1891183
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Chad Kahl.
SAGE, 328-330, (2012)
LBJ Crime Commission (Katzenbach Commission)
Chad Kahl.
Facts on File, (rev. ed.), 489-491, (2012)
Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Chad Kahl.
Facts on File, (rev. ed.), 328-330, (2012)
National Security Act of 1947
Chad Kahl.
SAGE, 1,194-1,195, (2012)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Chad Kahl.
Facts on File, (rev. ed.), 572-573, (2012)
Wickersham Commission
Chad Kahl.
Facts on File, (rev. ed.), 877-879, (2012)
Population Studies
Chad Kahl.
ProQuest, (19th ed.), 696-699, (2010)
Population Studies
Chad Kahl.
ProQuest, (17th ed.), 782-785, (2008)
Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators: A Practical Guide
Clara Fowler, Carla W Buss, Chad Kahl, Susan A Vega Garcia.
Association of College & Research Libraries, (2007)
Presentations
Career Paths in Library Data Services: Supervising and Managing
Chad Kahl.
Research Data Access and Preservation Association Webinar, Online, September 11, 2024
Charting a Course to Collaboration: The LIbrary Data Services (LIDS) Dataset
Chad Kahl, Joshua Newport, Lindsey Skaggs.
IASSIST/CARTO 2024, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 31, 2024
Weeding and Shifting Series: Panel Presentations and Discussions
Chad Kahl.
CARLI Collection Management Committee webinar, Online, May 10, 2024
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Integrating Curriculum-Integrated Learning Outcome Development and Assessment with the Academic Review Process
Chad Kahl, Heather Koopmans, Christopher Jon Worland, Grace Katharine Allbaugh.
LOEX 2024, Naperville, IL, May 4, 2024
LIbrary Data Services (LIDS): A Golden Gate(way) to Collaboration
Chad Kahl, Joshua Newport, Lindsey Skaggs.
RDAP Summit 2024, Online, March 13, 2024
What is Out There? Data Services Offerings at R1 and R2 Doctoral University Libraries
Chad Kahl, Joshua Newport, Lindsey Skaggs.
Midwest Data Librarian Symposium 2023, Cincinnati, OH, October 10, 2023
Preparing for Usability Testing
Lindsey Skaggs, Chad Kahl.
Usability Testing 101, Online, December 13, 2022
Weeding
Chad Kahl, Kelly Janousek.
Resource Decisions in Tough Economic Times Discussion, Online, June 30, 2022
Academic Libraries’ Roles in Campus-wide Student Success Initiatives
Chad Kahl, Mallory Jallas.
2022 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education, Baltimore, MD, June 29, 2022
Better Together: Academic Libraries and Campus Collaborations for Student Success
Chad Kahl, Jennifer Rose Sharkey, Christopher Jon Worland, Mallory Jallas.
LOEX 2022, Ypsilanti, MI, May 5, 2022
Controlled Digital Lending: A Discussion
Chad Kahl, Caitlin Archer-Helke, Cynthia Kremer, Ashley McMullin.
CARLI Public Services Committee Discussion, Online, April 21, 2022
Academic Libraries & Student Success: An Investigation of the Library’s Role in Campus-wide Student Success Initiatives
Chad Kahl, Jennifer Rose Sharkey, Mallory Jallas, Christopher Jon Worland.
2021 American Library Association Annual Conference, Online, June, 2021
The Pandemic Made Me Do It: Changing Public Services
Caitlin Archer-Helke, Chad Kahl, Lesley Wolfgang.
CARLI Public Services Committee Discussion, Online, January 21, 2021
Usability Basics: Test with Your Users
Chad Kahl, Caitlin Archer-Helke, Lesley Wolfgang.
Getting Ready for Primo VE Webinar, Online, April 2, 2020
Obligations and Intentions: An Exploratory Study of Indirect Cost Recovery Monies from Research Grants as a Revenue Stream for Funding Research Library Budgets
Chad Kahl, Devin Savage.
Library Assessment Conference, Houston, TX, December 5, 2018
Using Design Thinking: Do We Really Want a Makerspace?
Chad Kahl, Julie Ann Murphy, Paul Unsbee, Anne Elizabeth Shelley.
2018 LITA Forum, Minneapolis, MN, November 9, 2018
Design Thinking in the Library: An Overview and a Story
Chad Kahl, Anne Elizabeth Shelley.
Midwest Music Library Association Annual Meeting, Iowa City, IA, October 13, 2017
ISU Milner Library: Planning a MakerSpace
Chad Kahl.
CARLI Public Services Open House, Champaign, IL, March 17, 2017
Creating a Comprehensive Civic Engagement Center: An Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Partnership
Chad Kahl, Amelia Noel-Elkins, Dawn Sanner, Janet Paterson, Brenda Huber.
2016 Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, June 4, 2016
Evidence Based Practices Discussion Board
John Burns, Michael Crumpton, Chad Kahl, Nadia Lalla.
American Library Association 2014 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 29, 2014
Civic Engagement at Illinois State University and Milner Library
Chad Kahl, L Rice.
Lovejoy Votes Speakers Series, Edwardsville, IL, September 17, 2012
Libraries at the Crossroads: Programming for Civic Engagement: Civic Engagement at Illinois State University and Milner Library
Chad Kahl, Nancy Kranich, Nicole Sump-Crethar, Louisa Whitfield-Smith.
American Library Association 2012 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 23, 2012
QR Codes and Legal Resources
Chad Kahl, Jan Johnson.
Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries 2012 Conference, Oak Brook, IL, March 16, 2012
Town and Gown: First Steps in a Campus-Community Civic Engagement Partnership for Deliberative Democracy Forums
Chad Kahl, Janet Paterson.
2011 American Democracy Project National Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 4, 2011
Thoughts on Democracy Exhibit: What about the Arts?
Chad Kahl, Janet Paterson.
2010 American Democracy Project, Providence, RI, June 18, 2010