Dr. Rachel Scott
Associate Dean for Information Assets
Milner Library
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MLB Milner Library 311f
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Biography
Rachel Scott is the Associate Dean for Information Assets at Milner Library, Illinois State University. She was previously a tenured Associate Professor at the University Libraries, University of Memphis where she served as Catalog Librarian (2012-2014), Integrated Library Systems Librarian (2014-2020), and Interim Coordinator for Collection Management, Cataloging, and Library Information Systems (2018-2020). Scott is editor of Library Resources & Technical Services and publishes on music bibliography, scholarly communications, library collections, and technical services.
PhD Historical Musicology
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
MM Music Performance
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
MS Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
BM Music Performance
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
2023 Presidential Citation
Core: A Division of the American Library Association
2023
Birdie MacLennan Award
NASIG
2022
College of Communication and Fine Arts Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award
University of Memphis
2021
33rd Annual Student Research Forum - Second Place
University of Memphis
2021
Book Review
Scott, R. Europeana. Taylor & Francis (2013)
Book, Authored
Scott, R., Harrington, C., & Brunsting, K. Open Access Literature in Libraries: Principles and Practices. American Library Association (2023)
Book, Chapter
Barton, G., & Scott, R. Relocating, Downsizing, and Merging: Inventory Projects to Manage Change in a Digital Environment. Stacey Marien (EDs), Library Technical Services: Adapting to a Changing Environment. Purdue University Press (2020)
Haggerty, K., & Scott, R. Teaching copyleft as a critical approach to “information has value. Critical approaches to credit-bearing information literacy courses (2019): 259--270.
Scott, R. Meta-Literacy in the Online Music Classroom: Opportunities for Instructor and Librarian Collaboration. Carol Johnson and Virginia Christy Lamothe (EDs), Pedagogy Development for Teaching Online Music. IGI Global (2018): 287--305.
Scott, R. Performance as Conversation: Dialogic Aspects of Music Performance and Study. Samantha Godbey; Xan Goodman; Susan Wainscott (EDs), Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts. Association of College and Research Libraries (2017)
Duffy, W., Scott, R., & Schnabel, J. Leveraging New Frameworks to Teach Information Appropriation. Rewired: Research-Writing Partnerships within the Frameworks (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Harrington, C., & Scott, R. Intersections of Open Access and Information Privilege in Higher Education and Beyond. NASIG Proceedings 37 (2023): 169–179.
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.
Shelley, A., & Scott, R. Textbook Affordability Initiatives and Open Educational Resources: Complementary or Competing Approaches to a Persistent Problem. NASIG Proceedings 37 (2023): 22–34.
Jabaily, M., Farney, T., Harrington, C., & Scott, R. The Library Never Closes: Assessing Resources and Services After a Crisis. Ascending into an Open Future: Proceedings from ACRL 2021 Virtual Conference (2022): 40-54.
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., Shelley, A., Buckley, C., Thayer-Styes, C., & Murphy, J. “Academic Publishing is a Business Interest”: Reconciling Faculty Serials Needs and Economic Realities at a Carnegie R2 University. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 12.1 (2024)
Scott, R., Shelley, A., Buckley, C., Thayer-Styes, C., & Murphy, J. Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Open Access at a Medium-Sized, American Doctoral University. Insights: the UKSG journal (2023)
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. “Shot Into the Air Like a Rocket”: Climax in the Lieder of Alma Mahler. College Music Symposium 63.1 (2023)
Other
Lerro, J., & Scott, R. Partners in Progress: Publishers and Librarians Support Open Access Publishing. Library Resources & Technical Services 68.1-2 (2024)
Scott, R., Brunsting, K., & Harrington, C. A Conversation with the Authors of Open Access Literature in Libraries: Principles and Practices. Library Resources & Technical Services 67.3 (2023): 66-68.
Scott, R., & Fernandez, M. Open to Opportunity. Library Resources & Technical Services 67.1 (2023)
Dubnjakovic, A., & Scott, R. Editorial Note. Music Reference Services Quarterly 25.2-3 (2022): 45-46.
Scott, R. A Fond Farewell. Music Reference Services Quarterly 25.4 (2022): 97-98.
Presentations
Getting Started in Publishing, Editing, and Peer Review. Getting Started in Publishing, Editing, and Peer Review. NASIG. (2024)
Introducing the Digital Scholarship Lab. 2024 Teaching and Learning Symposium. Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2024)
Partner or Problem?: Library-Led Affordability Services and Open Educational Resources. Open Education Conference. (2024)
Performing a Comeback: Assessing the Biography of Alma Mahler via YouTube Performances. Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting. Popular Culture Association. (2024)
Understanding, Incentivizing, and Supporting Openness in Music Librarianship. Annual Meeting of the Music Library Association. Music Library Association. (2024)
Achieving Institutional Goals through Open Access Publishing Partnerships. Charleston Conference. (2023)
Champagne Wishes and a Domestic Beer Budget: Assessing and Supporting Serials Access at a Carnegie R2. Charleston Conference. (2023)
Every Good Belletrist Deserves Funding: Arts and Humanities Scholars and Open Access Publishing Fees. Music Library Association. (2023)
MLA Best of Chapters: Supporting Textbook Affordability via Music Collection Development. Music Library Association Annual Meeting. (2023)
Music Scholars and Open Access Publishing. Lecture Circus - An Academic Exercise in Interdisciplinary Discourse and Discovery. University of Pennsylvania. (2023)
Grants & Contracts
Every Good Belletrist Deserves Funding: Arts and Humanities Scholars and the Costs of Open Access Publishing. ORGS. Illinois State University. (2023)
Scrutinizing Serial Subscriptions: Untangling Cost, Discovery, Access, Delivery, and Openness. ORGS. Illinois State University. (2022)
Austrian Music Festivals under American Occupation. Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies. Private. (2021)
Open Access in Musicology: Obstacles and Incentives. ORGS. Illinois State University. (2021)