Joyce Neujahr
Joyce S Neujahr
- Assistant Dean of Library Services
- Criss Library, Associate Professor
General Information
Teaching Interests
Leadership & Management
Customer Service
Service Learning & Community Engagement
Research Interests
Service Learning & Community Engagement
Leadership & Management
Organizational Development
Customer Service
Awards and Honors
2011 Community Engagement Link of the Year, Service, Community - 2011
2011 Distinguished Service Award, Service, Professional - 2011
Nebraska Libarary Leadeship Mentor, Leadership - 2013
Education
BGS, University of Nebraska -Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Library Sceince, Geography, 2004
MALS, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, Library Sceince, 2006
Other, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, Geography/Meteorology, 1978
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Neujahr, Joyce. 2016. On the Future of Academic Libraries and Service Learning, Libraries Unlimited, 184.
Neujahr, Joyce. 2011. Lightning Fast Interlibrary Loan , College & Research Library News, 72, 9, 531-541.
Cast-Brede, Melissa, Hillyer, Nora, Neujahr, Joyce. Envisioning a literacy partnership: The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Criss Library and Girls Inc, Metropolitan Universities.
Service
Department, College, and University
Dean's Review Committee, Committee Chair, Tri-annual review of Dean's performance. Includes survey of stakeholders and meeting with Dean. - present
Criss Library Dean's Search Committee, Committee Member, 01/01/2015 - 01/31/2015
IARSLCE planning committee, Committee Chair, Registration Chair, 02/01/2012 - 02/28/2012
Library Faculty, Committee Chair, Responsible for monthly meeting and agenda, 08/01/2012 - 08/31/2012
UNO Libraries Strategic Planning Committee, Committee Member, 01/01/2016 - 01/31/2016
Professional
ALA Middle Managers Interest Group, Chairperson, Responsible for coordination of session at the Annual and Mid-Winter annual conferences. I provide the agenda and lead the discussion among attendees., 06/01/2010 - 06/30/2010
NLA C&U Section, Officer, President/Elect/Past, Responsible for the Nebraska Library Association, College & University, Section. Duties include running meetings, organizing the yearly Spring state-wide conference and attending the state association bi-monthly meetings., 10/01/2013 - 10/31/2013
Universtiy of Missouri - Columbia Library Science Program Advisory Council, Organization Member, Serve as advisers to Library Science Program at UM-C. Curriculum development, core competencies, and national standards are discussed., 04/01/2009 - 04/30/2009
Community
Malcolm X Foundation, Program Organizer, 09/01/2013 - 09/30/2013
Girls Inc, Criss Library Community Engagement, Chairperson, 03/01/2008 - 03/31/2008
Omaha Mini-Maker Faire, Task Force Chair - present
Media Contributions
Magazine, Libray Journal, Phone interview by Library Journal, Norman Oder for the following article; Oder, N. (2009). At BYU, Kindle program on hold, but University of Nebraska-Omaha's program going strong. Library Journal, Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6666004.html?q=at+byu , 01/01/2009
Internet Publication, The Kindle Chronicles, Interviewed by Len Edgerly, creator of The Kindle Chronicles. http://www.thekindlechronicles.com/page/2/, 12/28/2010
Newspaper, Omaha World Herald, Interviewed for human interest story concerning return of books taken from library 40 years ago., 05/30/2018
Consulting
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Criss Library, 03/01/2015 - 09/01/2015
Academic - 02/24/2017
Academic, Pottstown, PA - 09/03/2015
Administrative Assignments
Assistant Dean, 12/01/2018