Reference Librarian & Collection Development Coordinator
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
(209) 946-3172
chawbaker@pacific.edu

Education

• M.S.L. in Librarianship, Western Michigan University, 1975
• B.S. in Business Administration, Drake University, 1973

Responsibilities

As a Reference Librarian, I provide reference service, research assistance, and instruction to Pacific students, faculty, and staff. I am the subject liaison to the Eberhardt School of Business and the departments of Communication, Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Economics. I manage those areas of our collection and can provide more targeted instruction and research assistance to the faculty and students of those departments.

In my role as Collection Development Coordinator,  I recommend and approve the acquisition of books, periodicals, databases, and other library materials based on input from librarian colleagues, Pacific professors, students, and professional reviews. We strive to provide the best print, audio-visual, and electronic resources  to meet the curricular and research needs of our users.

If you are faculty, I can:

• Provide library instruction in your classes or one-to-one reference with your students
• Work with you to provide materials to support your research and coursework
• Help with research
• Assist you in any other way with using the library's resources

If you are a student, I can:

• Help you with any stage of your research
• Work with you to find and provide materials to support your research
• Assist you in any other way with using the library's resources

My web pages:

• Business Resources at Pacific
• Pacific Seminar II Guides

My Publications (selected):

• American Library Association. (2008). “Africa.” In Guide to Reference, 12th ed. A subscription database available from http://www.guidetoreference.org/HomePage.aspx Accessed March 6, 2009. (Lorrie A. Knight, co-author)
• American Library Association, CODES Materials Reviewing Committee. (2005). “Elements for Basic Reviews: A Guide for Writers and Readers of Reviews in All Mediums and Genres” available from http://www.rusq.org/2008/01/05/elements-for-basic-reviews-a-guide-for-writers-and-readers-of-reviews-of-works Accessed March 6, 2009. (contributed pp. 36-45)
• “Information Competency for Adult Reentry Students.” Academic Exchange Quarterly 7 (2003): 2455-2458. (Lorrie A. Knight, co-author)
• “Delve Deeper into American Civil Rights and the Question of Race.” Point of View. New York: AmericanDocumentary, Inc., 2002. (A bibliography disseminated in conjunction with four films shown on the PBS television series)
• “Reference Assessment Annotated Bibliography.” In Evaluating Reference Services: A Practical Guide, Jo Bell Whitlatch, 113-213. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000. (signed annotations)
• “Investigating a Fulltext Database: A Case of Detection.” DATABASE 19,  (1996): 59-62. (Anna Grzeszkiewicz, co-author)
• “Periodical Ownership Versus Fulltext Online Access: A Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 22 (1996): 105-109. (Cynthia K. Wagner, co-author)
• Industry and Company Information: Illustrated Search Strategy and Sources. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1991. (Judith M. Nixon, co-author)
• “Improving Library Instruction in Marketing Research: A Model.”  Journal of Marketing Education 10, (Summer 1988): 52-61. (Alice C. Littlejohn, co-author)
• “Online Ready-Reference Searching in an Academic Library.”  RQ 24, (Spring 1985): 320-326. (Sara Brownmiller, Douglas Jones, and Robert Mitchell, co-authors)
• “Online Bibliographic Searches in Report Writing Courses.”  Journal of Advanced Composition 3, (Spring & Fall 1982): 60-68. (James Suchan, co-author)