Frances E. Webb
I enjoy my work as a Reference Librarian at Lipscomb Library. In this capacity, I assist students with their research, teach bibliographic instruction classes, work with the Library's special collections, and keep the Library web site up to date.
I also enjoy working with students in a more formal classroom setting. Beginning in the 2008 Fall Semester, I will resume teaching ISt 141, "Library Research," which I had previously taught from 1981 until 1992.
I am thrilled to be teaching in the American Culture Program during the 2009 Spring Semester. This will be my fourth time. In 1998, 2006, and 2007 I co-taught AmCP 322, "American Culture Seminar." This time, however, I will co-teach AmCP 272, "American Images" with Prof. Julio Rodriguez. An enormously rewarding experience, I encourage all students to consider applying to the program.
During the spring semester, I usually teach American Folklore and Folklife, an introductory course where students learn about the folklore of various groups in the United States. Because of my participation in the American Culture Program, this course will not be offered during the 2008-2009 academic year.
In the past, Professor Elizabeth Lipscomb and I taught a first-year writing course, Pearl S. Buck Online, which combined instruction in literature and writing with instruction in information technology. The course was taught in conjunction with Professor Liu Haiping (1997 and 2000) and Professor Xiao Suozhang (1998 and 1999) in the Department of Foreign Studies at Nanjing University in China. Since Prof. Lipscomb retired in May, 2001, the course has not been offered.
During the Academic Year
Schedule On Campus:
Monday, 1:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
2008 Fall Semester Reference Desk Hours:
Monday, 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, 11:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, 1:00-3:00pm
2008 Fall Semester Teaching Schedule:
Interdisciplinary Studies 141, Library Research
Mondays, 3:15-4:15pm in the Library Teaching Lab (Lipscomb Library 102)
Textbook: The Oxford Guide to Library Research by Thomas Mann.
3rd Edition, 2005 (ISBN-13: 9780195189988)
Any other edition is not acceptable
2009 Spring Semester Reference Desk Hours (tentative):
Monday, 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, 1:00-4:00pm
Wednesday, 11:00am-1:00pm
Thursday, 1:00-4:00pm
Friday, 11:00am-1:00pm
2009 Spring Semester Teaching Schedule:
American Culture Program 272, American Images
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:50am-12:05pm
Office Hours:
Lipscomb Library 109
Find me at the Reference Desk or by
appointment.
Soc 112, American Folklore and Folklife
Randolph-Macon Woman's College Traditions
Pearl S. Buck
Common Threads
Lipscomb Library
If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, here are a few made from photos I took while on safari at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa (they need a little time to load):
Frances E. Webb
Lipscomb Library
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graphics designed by Frances E. Webb
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