Bio

Regina Lee Roberts (she, her, hers) is the Head of the Social Sciences Resource Group and a collection development librarian. Regina's work centers on facilitating the research process by connecting academic researchers to library resources, research collections and data. Regina assists Stanford University students, faculty, staff and visiting scholars in the navigation and organization of information resources and teaches library research workshops with the goal of enabling researchers to dig deeper into the invaluable collections held by Stanford University Libraries.

Collection development responsibilities include the following subject areas:
Anthropology & Archaeology, Communication & Journalism, Feminist Studies, Lusophone (Portuguese speaking) Africa.

Within these subject areas, Regina serves as the primary liaison between the library and the aforementioned academic departments, programs, faculty. Regina provides in-person and online consultations as well as library tours and workshops. Regina designs learner-centered workshops infused with course specific content and invites Stanford faculty and teaching assistants to contact her to schedule a session.

Regina is interested in archiving social science data for long term preservation and re-use and is the library liaison to the Stanford Big Local News Project. Regina is also the lead collection development librarian for the Black Graphic Design History Collections.

Current Role at Stanford

Head of the Social Sciences Resource Group & Librarian for Anthropology, Communication & Journalism, Feminist Studies, & Lusophone Africa.

Administrative Appointments

  • Head of Social Sciences Resource group, Stanford University Libraries (2021 - Present)

Supervisors

Honors & Awards

  • MLIS, Beta Phi Mu Honors, Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) and American Library Association (ALA) (2006)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, American Library Association (2006 - Present)
  • Member, Lusophone African Studies Organization - (Treasurer 2009-2019) (2007 - 2020)
  • Member-at-larger, Executive Committee, Africana Librarians Council (ALC) -member of the ALC from 2007-2020) (2008 - 2010)
  • Member, American Sociological Association (2010 - 2012)
  • Member, American Anthropological Association (2010 - Present)
  • Member of Librarian Interest Group, National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) (2014 - Present)
  • Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) & National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) (2016 - Present)
  • Sustainability Advisory Board Member, Open Context (Research Data Management and Publishing Service of the Alexandria Archive Institute.) (2018 - Present)
  • Network Participant, Advancing FAIR+CARE Practices in Cultural Heritage (IMLS Grant: LG-254875-OLS-23) (2023 - Present)

Professional Education

  • MA, Stanford University, African Studies (2009)
  • MLIS, San José State University, Library & Information Science (2006)
  • BA, Smith College, Government & Luso-Brazilian Studies (1989)

Contact

  • Academic
    regirob@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Social Sciences Resource Group Position: Head of Social Science Resource Group, Librarian (650) 723-9348 (fax)

Additional Info

All Publications

  • Getting Meta with Marlon: Integrating Mobile Technology into Information Literacy Instruction Mobile technology and academic libraries: innovative services for research and learning. Roberts, R. L., Tormina, M. edited by Canuel, R., Chad, C. Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. 2017
  • No Data, No Computation, No Replication or Re-use: the Utility of Data Management and Preservation Practices for Computational Journalism. Kasianovitz, K. M., Roberts, R. L. The Computation + Journalism Symposium.. 2015

    Abstract

    This paper tackles questions of data management, preservation and archiving that are critical to the long view of data access, use and re-use. This paper highlights important considerations for researchers and journalists within the context of ever changing methodologies for analyzing data for investigative reporting and computational journalism affecting public policy. As institutional repositories become more common and better established, there are more opportunities for corresponding data preservation and archiving of data in order to establish verifiable avenues for accountability and versioning in reporting. As computational journalism evolves, the care and access to data also needs to evolve. Libraries and librarians at research institutions are perfectly positioned to support access, preservation and management of data and some of the collateral information around analyzing data, such as models and algorithms. Included are examples of complex issues regarding data access, licensing and data archiving solutions with some recommendations for best practices. Paper accepted to the Computational Journalism Conference 2015, C+J Symposium. Paper presented on October 3, 2015, Columbia University, Brown Media Institute, 2015 C+J Symposium.

  • Collaborative Co-Design for Library Workshops Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Roberts, R. L., Taormina, M. 2013; 33 (1): 46-56

    View details for DOI 10.1080/01639269.2013.755875

  • The evolving landscape of the learning commons Library Review Roberts, R. L. 2007; 56 (9): 803-810

    View details for DOI 10.1108/00242530710831257

  • Podcasting for Information Literacy. https://archive.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/papers/133-LeeRoberts-en.pdf WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 73RD IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL "Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships" 19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa Roberts, R. L. 2007: 21
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