Lorrie McAllister

Associate University Librarian for Collection Services and Analysis, Collections Services and Analysis

lorrie.mcallister@asu.edu

Downtown Library 411 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004
Mail code: 1006

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Senior administrator for ASU Library with responsibility for information resources services related to all segments of the print and digital collections lifecycle, including facilitation of access to information resources through selection, acquisition, licensing, description, management, access, and preservation. McAllister also advocates for strategic initiatives and projects through establishing partnerships, working with collaborators, and writing grants.

McAllister is Associate University Librarian leading the Collections Services & Analysis Directorate, which includes the following program areas: acquisitions and analysis; cataloging and metadata management; licensed collections and copyright help; archival, distinctive, and general collections development and management; University Archives, Labriola Native American Indian Data Center; interlibrary loan, document delivery, and borrowing services; conservation, preservation, digitization and reformatting, archival processing; and shared print archiving programs.

In addition, McAllister has experience in collection development and management; resource selection, instruction, and reference support for the disciplines of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City Planning, Design, and related fields; digital library design and project development; digitization and program development; original cataloging of visual materials; data analysis, grant writing; and engaging with donors, collaborators, and partners.

Education

Masters degree in Indigenous Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2021

Masters degree in Library and Information Science, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, 2000

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1994

Research Interests

Empowering learners and scholars of all ages, abilities and interests through library and archival information resources and services; decolonizing education; developing culturally-relevant information literacy initiatives; using an equity and inclusion lens on library administration, collection management, and library service work.

Publications

McAllister, L. & Laster, S. (Eds.). (2021). Transforming print: Collection development and management for our connected future. ALA Editions. Invited.

McAllister, L. (2021). The New Open Stacks. In L. McAllister & S. Laster (Eds.), Transforming print: Collection development and management for our connected future. ALA Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.160096

Sanchez, B. H., Dunham, E., James, R. D., Martin, J., McAllister, L., Saulsberry, A., Soto, A., & Varner, A. (2021). Our sustained commitment to Native communities: Adoption of the Protocols as ongoing collection management process. Native American Archives Section, Society of American Archivists. Peer-reviewed. https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Case_4_Our_Sustained_Commitment.pdf

McAllister, L. (2021 April). Opening the gate: Investigating culturally grounded technology education programs in Arizona. [Unpublished manuscript to fulfill Masters program in Indigenous Education capstone requirement]. School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University.

McAllister, L. & Laster, S. (2018). The future of print in open stacks. Charleston Voices. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11281794. Invited.

McAllister, L. & Laster, S. (2018). Open Stacks in Library Design. Portal, 18(3).

McAllister, L. & Adams, J.H. (2018). Designing a Bright Future for Print Collections. Against the Grain, 30(3).

ASU Library. (2017). Future of the Academic Library Print Collection: A Space for Engagement. Arizona State University. https://lib.asu.edu/futureprint Co-author of whitepaper.

Kettler, H., McAllister, L., Joranson, et. al. for DLF Cultural Assessment Working Group. (2017). Selection Workflow Framework. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/u4bzk/

DLF Cultural Assessment Working Group. (2016). Annotated Bibliography for Cultural Assessment of Digital Collections. Version 1, uploaded Feb 20, 2017. Open Science Framework. https://osf.io/94pgj/

Expertise Areas

Digital Educational Content

Library Management

Educational Leadership and Administration