Jessica is an academic librarian (MLIS) in the Windy Northlands (not to be confused with her previous abode in the Frigid Northlands).
Presentations & Publications
Gilbert Redman, Jessica; Valentine, M. Beth. “Ready, set, oh no? Prepare for possible online accessibility issues before they arise” [Lightning Talk] (2023). North American Online Virtual Reference Conference.
Olson, Devon; Denis, Megan; Yarborough, Shannon; Bates, Sandi L.; Barnett, Montanna; Johnson, Erika; Gilbert Redman, Jessica D. “Conceptualizing Information Literacy Curricula in the Health Sciences: Preliminary Results of a Scoping Review” [Lightning Talk] (2021). Midwest/MCLA Joint Annual Meeting.
- 2021 Midwest Chapter Research Award – Lightning Talk
Gilbert Redman, Jessica D.; Swartz, Amy; Tomaszewski, Stacy R. J. “Overcoming Impostor Syndrome” (2020). 2020 ALA Core AvramCamp.
Christianson, Kelicia; Gilbert Redman, Jessica D. “Drive-thru User Testing” (August 2020). NCompass Live: Online.
Gilbert Redman, Jessica D. “The Taming of the Site: Helping Users Find What They Need Where They Expect It” (July 2020). NCompass Live: Online.
Gilbert Redman, Jessica D. “The Taming of the Site: Wrangling Content and Streamlining Information Architecture to Help Users Find What They Need Where They Expect It” (March 2020). Library Technology (LibTech) Conference: St. Paul, MN. [Canceled due to COVID-19]
Borysewicz, Kristen; Christianson, Merete; Gilbert Redman, Jessica D.; Trude, Laura. “Virtual Collaboration: Exploring New Frontiers” (2018). 2018 Library Technology (LibTech) Conference: St. Paul, MN.
Borysewicz, Kristen; Christianson, Merete; Gilbert Redman, Jessica D.; Hackman, Dawn; Johnson, Erika; and Trude, Laura. “A New Frontier: Lessons Learned from NDLA’s First Online ‘Un-Conference’” (2017). 2017 NDLA Annual Conference: Grand Forks, ND.
Credentials & Certifications
- Certificate in User Experience for Libraries (January 2019)
Professional Affiliations & Activities
Current
American Library Association (ALA)
- Member (2012 – Present, Lifetime Member)
ALA Core [formerly Library Information & Technology Association (LITA)]
- Member (2017 – Present)
- LITA Blog Editor (2019 – 2022)
- Communication and Marketing Committee (2019 – 2022)
- 2020 AvrampCamp Planning Committee
- 2020 AvramCamp “Overcoming Impostor Syndrome” Workshop [co-facilitator]
Library Technology (LibTech) Conference
- 2018 Presenter and attendee
- 2020 Steering Committee Member
- 2020 Presenter [canceled due to COVID-19]
Health Science Librarians of Minnesota (HSLM)
- Member (2023 – Present)
Medical Library Association (MLA)
- Member (2020 – Present)
Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association
- Member (2020 – Present)
Minnesota Library Association
- Member (2015-2017, 2023 – Present)
North Dakota Library Association (NDLA)
- Member (2017 – Present)
- Professional Development Committee, Co-Chair (2021 – Present)
- Academic & Special Libraries Section, Member (2017 – Present)
- Health Science Information Section, Member (2020 – Present)
- 2017 NDLA Unconference Planning Committee [technology lead]
- 2017 NDLA Annual Conference Presenter
- 2018 NDLA Unconference Planning Committee [technology lead]
- 2019 NDLA Unconference Planning Committee [technology lead]
REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking
- Member (2020 – Present)
Previous
Association of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
- Member (2012 – 2017)
CILIP: The library and information association
- Member (2021 – 2022)
Mountain Plains Library Association
- Member (2020 – 2021)
North Dakota-Manitoba ACRL Chapter
- Member (2016 – 2018; 2022 – 2023)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Member (2015 – 2017)