Mallory Jallas
Student Success Librarian
Milner Library
- About
- Education
- Research
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
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, 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
Journal Article
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
On the Same Team: Technical Services and Student Success Tackle Textbook Affordability. 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)
Partnering to Provide Affordable Access to e-Textbooks. Center for Teaching and Learning, and Technology Symposium. Center for Teaching and Learning, and Technology. (2022)
Texts on Repeat: Examining the Persistence of Assigned Course Materials. Charleston Conference. (2022)
Academic Libraries & Student Success: An Investigation of the Library’s Role in Campus-wide Student Success Initiatives. 2021 American Library Association Annual Conference. (2021)
Collaborating to Support Student Success: Exploring Free E-Text Access at Illinois State University. Florida Virtual Campus OER Summit. Florida Virtual Campus. (2021)
Collaborating to Support Student Success: Exploring Free e-Text Access at Illinois State University. Missouri A&OER Symposium. (2021)
Grants & Contracts
University Research Grant: Student Success Initiatives in Academic Libraries. Milner Library. Illinois State University. (2021)