Mary Anne Hansen

Mary Anne Hansen is the Research Commons Librarian at Montana State University and the MSU Library’s Distance Education Coordinator. She holds a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Arizona, a Master’s Degree in Adult and Higher Education from Montana State University, and an undergraduate degree in Modern Languages Teaching. She has been involved in a project using web conferencing software for instruction for the past four years and co-chaired the Innovative Learning Studio visioning group.

Publications

Invisible Community?: Bringing Online Graduate Students to the Library
Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2018. 15 pages.
In this chapter, Montana State University librarians share how they have expanded efforts to reach out to and provide equitable instruction services for its online graduate...
Innovative Solutions for Building Community in Academic Libraries
Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2015. 376 pages.
The library has always been an essential part of the collegiate experience, providing students with access to knowledge and literature. However, as virtual services and online...
Invisible Community?: Bringing Online Graduate Students to the Library
Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2015. 15 pages.
In this chapter, Montana State University librarians share how they have expanded efforts to reach out to and provide equitable instruction services for its online graduate...
Leveling the Professional Development Playing Field: Opportunities and Challenges in Providing Knowledge, Skill Building and Targeted Programming for Tribal College Librarians and Other Underserved Library Professionals
James Thull, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2014. 13 pages.
Tribal college librarians comprise a unique group of library professionals who typically serve in a dual role as both academic librarians and public librarians. Most tribal...
Leveling the Professional Development Playing Field: Opportunities and Challenges in Providing Knowledge, Skill Building and Targeted Programming for Tribal College Librarians and Other Underserved Library Professionals
James Thull, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2014. 13 pages.
Tribal college librarians comprise a unique group of library professionals who typically serve in a dual role as both academic librarians and public librarians. Most tribal...
Embedded Librarians: Delivering Synchronous Library Instruction and Research Assistance to Meet Needs of Distance Students and Faculty
Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen. © 2012. 14 pages.
This chapter reports on one academic library’s experiences with expanding instructional services by adding synchronous library instruction to better serve its online students and...