Suzanne Stauffer

Email Address: stauffer@lsu.edu                                                                                   Full Curriculum Vitae

• Ph. D. in Library and Information Science from University of California, Los Angeles
• M.L.S. in Library Science from Brigham Young University
• B.S. in Psychology from Weber State University

Classes:

• LIS 7101    Media and Services for Children
• LIS 7608    Cataloging and Classification
• LIS 7609    Seminar on Cataloging and Classification
• LIS 7700    History of Books and Libraries

Research Interests:

• The public library as a social and cultural institution
• Children and Young Adult Services
• Librarianship as a Profession
• Education for Librarianship

Representative Publications

2005:  “Polygamy and the Public Library: The Establishment of Public Libraries in 
Utah before 1910.” Library Quarterly, 75 : 3 (July 2005)

2005:  “She Speaks as One Having Authority”: Mary E. Downey’s Use of Libraries as
a Means to Public Power.” Libraries and Culture, 40 : 1 (Winter 2005),
38-62.

Other Activities and Awards

American Library Association, Library History Round Table, Member-at-Large, 2004/6

Association for Library and Information Science Education
      Research Grants Awards Committee 2006
      Gender Issues SIG, Convener 2004/7

California Library Association, Library History Round Table, Chair 2004/5