Languages
- Amharic, basic.
- French, basic.
Geographical Regions of Interest
- Africa
- Ethiopia
- India
- Japan
- Southern Asia
Research Statement
My current research interests are in looking at ways to draw graduate students to use more of the Marriott Library resources. Our library offers a thesis/dissertation writing boot camp, a graduate writing center, and a social to draw peers together.
I will look into ways to promote films from our vast collections. Some years ago, the Eclectic FIlm Series committee took on the task to highlight films from the library's collection each semester.
I have been interested in libraries in the developing countriy of Ethiopia. With little funding and not much support, librarians and libraries are there to serve local communities. As a volunteer librarian, I have offered training session to those libraries over the years and shared some knowledge with them on subjects like reference services, bibliographic instruction, collection development and research consultations.
Research Keywords
- Librarianship in Developing Countries
- Japanese Art History Collection
- International Librarianship-Ethiopia, India
- Academic and Research Libraries
- Promoting Marriott Library Films
- Graduate Student Services in the Marriott Library
Presentations
- Horn of Africa: A Northeastern African Collection from the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library. ALA Africa Subcommittee Presentation, June 2019, Washington D.C. Presentation, Accepted, 02/25/2019.
- Short Term Library Training and Consulting to Libraries in the Developing Nation of Ethiopia. Africa Section Satellite Meeting. IFLA World Library and Information Congress. August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Presentation, Presented, 08/23/2018.
- Increasing Research and Changing Culture: Initial analysis of change efforts. Utah Library Association Annual Conference. Provo, Utah. Catherine Soehner, Marie Paiva and Madison Donnelly. Presentation, Presented, 05/17/2018.
- Graduate Student Success: A Study of Library Impact in the Process Toward Degree Attainment. American Library Association, ACRL section, Denver, 2018. Conference Paper, Presented, 02/10/2018.
- Library Training in Rural Ethiopia.
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Shirpur, India.
Conference Paper,
Presented, 06/10/2016.
http://iskcom.nmims.edu/about-iskcom.php - "Interactive Library Training in Jinka, Ethiopia". International Federation of Library Associations, August 24, 2015. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster, Presented, 08/24/2015.
Publications
- Paiva, Marie & Pankl, Lis (2020). “Social Networking and Family Spaces for Graduate Student Success”, in Academic Library Services for Graduate Students: Supporting Future Academics and Professionals. (pp. 228-239). Libraries Unlimited.
Published, 06/2020.
https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/pr... - Fanning, Darby & Paiva Marie, Behra Robert, Pankl Lis (2019). Research practices and support needs of Language and Literature faculty at the University of Utah. (pp. 12). Ithaka S+R.
Published, 10/2019.
https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/supporting-rese... - Paiva, Marie (2018). IFLA 2018: IRRT Member Report from Kuala Lumpur. American Library Association. Vol. 33 (4).
Published, 12/12/2018.
- Selected quotes of the book Taking Your MLIS Abroad: Getting and Succeeding in an International Library Job (working in Ethiopia).
Published, 05/24/2017.
http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited/product... - Paiva, Marie (2016). Lessons Learned from Jinka: Library Training in Ethiopia. Academic Book Publications. 3. Published, 06/10/2016.