November 11-12, 1999
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Betsy Wilson
Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson is the Associate Director of Libraries for Research and Instructional Services at the University of Washington. Prior to joining the University of Washington in 1992, she was the Assistant Director of Libraries for Undergraduate and Instructional Services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has worked in the area of teaching and learning in libraries for twenty years. She has published and presented widely on teaching, learning, and technology; educational collaborations; and assessment and evaluation. She has held numerous leadership roles in the American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries, including chair of the Instruction Section, member of ALA Council, and ACRL Vice-President/President Elect. She is the recipient of the1995 Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award for lifetime achievement. She is working currently on establishing the Institute for Information Literacy which is "dedicated to playing a leadership role in assisting individuals and institutions in integrating information literacy throughout the educational process." She has been co-administrator of the award-winning UWired program at the University of Washington since its inception in1994. UWired is a campus collaboration committed to helping educators and students incorporate meaningful applications of information technology and information literacy education into teaching and learning. Betsy holds a BA in Art History and German from Northwestern University and an MS in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.