Iona R. Malanchuk

Iona R. Malanchuk, MA, MLS

Head, Education Library

1500 Norman Hall
P.O. Box 117016
Gainesville, Fl 32611-7016
P: 352-273-2780
F: 352-392-4789
ionmala@ufl.edu

Research Biography

As Head of the University of Florida’s Education Library I am responsible for the development and supervision of staff, and the implementation of policies, services, and programs.  I evaluate and select both research and instructional materials in support of the 5 academic departments and over 100 faculty in this nationally ranked College of Education.  I regularly teach library research and literacy classes for undergraduate and graduate students.  As a member of library management committees and task forces I help to resolve problems and issues affecting all nine libraries on this large campus.

My research interests cover three main areas:  the writing and testing of instructional programs and guides, both print and electronic, that explain the organization and use of specialized publications and databases; the development of outreach programs which lead to the promotion and use of the university libraries and it’s collections including outreach efforts to international groups of students and faculty.

Degrees

MA, 1973 in Educational Media, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi.

MLS, 1969 in Library Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, In.

BA, 1966 in English, Adelphi University, Garden City, N. Y.

Key Professional Appointments

Head, Education Library and Associate Univ. Librarian, Univ. of Florida, April 2002-present

Head, Mead Library and Associate University Librarian, Univ. of Florida, Jan. 1985-April 2002

Acquisitions Librarian for Education, French Literature and Agriculture and Associate University Librarian, Univ. of Florida, Nov. 1980-Jan. 1985

Business Librarian and Associate Professor, Western Michigan Univ., Feb. 1978-July 1980

Education Librarian and Assistant Professor, Western Michigan Univ., Sept. 1970-Jan. 1978

Assistant Serials Librarian, Indiana University, Jan. 1970-August 1970

French and English Literature Original Cataloger, Lilly Rare Book Library, Indiana Univ., Jan. 1969-Dec. 1969

Graduate Librarian Intern, Math, Physics, Astronomy Graduate Library, Indiana Univ., July 1967-Dec. 1968

Activities and Honors

• National Award Winner of the Carnegie Corp./New York Times "I Love My Librarian Award", 2008
• Merit Award from University of Florida Libraries, 2005
• Merit Award from University of Florida Libraries, 2003
• High Productivity Award from UF President John Lombardi, 1999

Selected Publications

Malanchuk, Iona. “A University Library Reaches Out to an Entire Community.”  in Carol Smallwood (ed.), Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2010.

Malanchuk, Iona. “Bake a Book and They Will Come.”  in Carol Smallwood (ed.), Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2010.

Malanchuk, Iona. “Teaching Information Literacy to ESL Students.”  in Elizabeth Connor (ed.), An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries.  New York, N.Y: Routledge, 2008. (Chapter 12: 14 pgs.)

Malanchuk, Iona.  Academic Librarians Organize A Sixth-Grade Reading Club.  Young Adult Library Services, vol. 4, no. 2, Summer 2006, p. 13-17.

Malanchuk, Iona and Priscilla Williams.  UF Librarians Volunteer in New Orleans, UF Library News, v. 17, no. 2, Fall 2006, p. 5.  Also appeared in University of Florida Chapter One, Fall 2006, p. 3.

Malanchuk, Iona R. and Marilyn Ochoa.  Academic Librarians and Outreach Beyond the College Campus.  Southeastern Librarian, v. 53 no. 3, Fall 2005, p. 23-29 (7p.).