Christy Stevens
( She/Her/Hers )Library Administration
About Me
I’ve been the Interim Dean of the J. Paul Leonard Library since October of 2024. Prior to that I was the Associate University Librarian (2018 – 2024). I’ve been a librarian and administrator in the California State University system (CSU) since 2006, and I am deeply committed to the CSU mission of encouraging and providing “access to an excellent education to all who are prepared for and wish to participate in collegiate study.”
How I Can Help
Do you have ideas for ways you or unit might partner with the library on programming, events, or ways to improve or better promote library resources and services? If so, I’d love to hear from you!
Ask Me About
- The Library’s facility and services
- Collaborations and partnership opportunities
- Ways the Library can contribute to student success initiatives
- Giving opportunities
Education
Master of Library & Information Science, University of Iowa
Master of English, UC Irvine
Master of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts, Literature, Point Loma Nazarene College
Selected Publications
Conrad, Suzanna, and Christy Stevens. “‘Am I on the Library Website?’: A LibGuides Usability Study.” Information Technology and Libraries 38, no. 3 (September 15, 2019): 49–81. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i3.10977
Stevens, Christy R. “Citation Generators, OWL, and the Persistence of Error-Ridden References: An Assessment for Learning Approach to Citation Errors.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 42, no. 6 (November 1, 2016): 712–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.07.003
Stevens, Christy. “Grappling with Information Issues: ReImagining the Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course.” Proceedings of the 2016 LOEX Conference: Library Orientation Series No. 49, 2016.
Stevens, Christy R. “Reference Reviewed and Re-Envisioned: Revamping Librarian and Desk-Centric Services with LibStARs and LibAnswers.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 39, no. 2 (March 2013): 202–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.11.006.
Campbell, Patricia J, Aran S MacKinnon, and Christy Stevens. An Introduction to Global Studies. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Stevens, Christy R., and Patricia J. Campbell. “Collaborating with Librarians to Develop Lower Division Political Science Students’ Information Literacy Competencies.” Journal of Political Science Education 4, no. 2 (May 2008): 225–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512160801998114.