Lori Townsend (Shoshone-Paiute) is the Assessment Coordinator and an Undergraduate Engagement Librarian for the University Libraries. Her research interests include cultural humility, genre theory and information literacy, undergraduate understandings of digital sources, and source evaluation. 

Lori holds a BA in history from the University of New Mexico and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Before coming to UNM, she worked as the Electronic Collections Librarian at California State University, East Bay from 2005-2010. 

Recent Presentations & Publications

Kostelecky, S.R., Townsend, L., & Hurley, D.A. (Eds.) (2023). Hopeful visions, practical actions: Cultural humility in library work. ALA Editions. https://www.alastore.ala.org/hvpa

Glenn Koelling, Adrienne Warner, and Lori Townsend, “Tired and Expired: Identifying and Transforming Outdated Information Literacy Notions.” Presentation at the WILU Conference, May 18, 2023, Montreal, QC.

Lori Townsend, Glenn Koelling, and Adrienne Warner. "The Art of Asking Good Questions using the Question Formulation Technique." Presentation at the LOEX Conference, May 13, 2023, Harrisburg, PA.

Hurley, D. A., Kostelecky, S.R., Townsend, L. (2022). Cultural humility (Sers. ALA Editions Special Report). Chicago: ALA Editions.

Russo, A., Jankowski, A., Beene, S., & Townsend, L. (2019). Strategic source evaluation: Addressing the container conundrum. Reference Services Review, 47(3), 294-313. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-04-2019-0024

Hofer, A. R., Lin Hanick, S. and Townsend, L. (2019). Transforming information literacy instruction: Threshold concepts in theory and practice. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. https://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited/product.aspx?pc=A4947P