Below are links to selected major & recent publications. You’ll note the mix of faculty professional development and library & information science. It’s symbolic of my professional life. The major themes of my research and writing tend to cross boundaries between the two areas of my work.
Books
Edited Volume
Sobel, Karen, ed. Mastering Subject Specialties: Practical Advice from the Field. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2016. ISBN: 9781440839641 (print), 9781440839658 (ebook).
Monograph
Sobel, Karen. Information Basics for College Students. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. ISBN: 9781598849585 (print), 9781598849592 (ebook).
Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sobel, Karen. “Motivating Factors for the Transfer of Information Literacy Skills among Undergraduates.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry. 10(2022): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.17
- Bowles-Terry, Melissa and Karen Sobel. “Librarians as Faculty Developers: Competencies and Recommendations.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 48.1(2022): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102474
- Sobel, Karen. “Motivations for Continued Use of Critical Thinking Skills among First-Year Seminar Graduates.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 9.2(2021): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.9.2.7
- Sobel, Karen and Lorraine Evans. “Emotional Labour, Information Literacy Instruction & the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education 19 (Special Edition; 2020): 2-8. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi19.607
- Sobel, Karen. “The Actor-Oriented Transfer Perspective in Information Literacy Instruction.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 44.5(2018): 627-632.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2018.07.008
- Sobel, Karen. “First-Year Seminar Faculty: Recruitment, Supports, Motivators, and Challenges.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 6.1(2018): 67-78. https://dx.doi.org/10/20343/teachlearninginqu.6.1.7
What do we talk about when we talk about Faculty Development? 