Anne Marie Gruber

She/her/hers

Natural Sciences, Applied Engineering, & Social Work Librarian

Textbook Equity Librarian / Associate Professor

Anne Marie Gruber
Location

LIB 381

Office hours (Fall & Spring semesters when classes are in session):

  • Mondays 1:30-3:30pm in Sabin (hallway near office 235)

Textbook Equity guide: guides.lib.uni.edu/oer

Service-Learning Librarian blog: sllibrarian.uni.edu

Phone
(319) 273-3711

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Anne Marie Gruber

She/her/hers

Natural Sciences, Applied Engineering, & Social Work Librarian

Textbook Equity Librarian / Associate Professor

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Liaison Areas

  • Applied Engineering & Technical Management
  • Biology
  • Center for Energy & Environmental Education
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Earth & Environmental Sciences
  • Office of Community Engagement
  • Physics
  • Social Work
  • Tallgrass Prairie Center

Biography 

Anne Marie is a science and social work librarian who also coordinates the campus wide Textbook Equity initiative. The common thread in these varied areas is her deep desire to support student learning and success, information literacy, and inclusion. Anne Marie's favorite thing to do is to help students find, use, and create high-quality sources on topics they care about; ultimately, information access changes the world!

Education

Master of Arts, Library and Information Science, University of Iowa

Bachelor of Arts, Communicative Disorders, University of Northern Iowa

Teaching Interests
  • Information literacy
    • Managing emotions 
    • Using metaphors
  • Evidence-based practice
Research Interests
  • Service-learning and libraries
  • Social work evidence synthesis
  • Information literacy
  • Textbook equity and open educational resources (OER)
Professional Accomplishments

Recipient, UNI Outstanding Teaching Award, 2020