research overview Professor Gerke's research examines effects and landscape of mentoring in libraries for both early career and mid-career librarians and examines the practices of compassionate leadership in libraries.
selected publications chapter Not just for the new librarians: mentoring and professional planning at mid-career 2022 Inorganic is Still Good for You: Building a Structured Group Mentoring Program for Librarians. 19-38. 2017 Environment and Energy. 277-292. 2011 A New Route to an Old Resource: Facilitating Access to Library Research Guides for the Self-Serve Generation. 129-152. 2010 From Useless to Useful: Providing Access to Library Research and Subject Guides 2010 Government Information in the 21st Century: A New Model for Academic Depository Outreach 2009 conference proceeding Not Just for the New Kids: Mentoring for Mid-Career Academics. Mentoring Conference Proceedings:. 160-163. 2021 Counting Heads: Building Space Assessment into your Library Assessment Plan. 152-160. 2017 journal article Once You Get Tenure, You're on Your Own: Mentoring and Career Support for Mid-Career Academic Librarians. College and Research Libraries. 843-861. 2023 Where Does the Money Go? Creating Transparency in Libraries Operational Budgeting. Library Leadership and Management. 2021 Getting into the Club: Existence and Availability of Mentoring for Tenured Librarians in Academic Libraries. College and Research Libraries. 676-700. 2020 Evaluating reference data accuracy: a mixed methods study. Reference Services Review: reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age. 298-312. 2013 The Physical and the Virtual: The Relationship between Library as Place and Electronic Collections. College and Research Libraries. 20-31. 2010 Web-Based Information and Prospective Students with Disabilities: A Study of Liberal Arts Colleges. Educause Quarterly. 51-59. 2004
education and training M.L.S., Indiana University at South Bend 2003 M.A., Washington University 1999 B.A., Hollins College 1998