Dana Victoria Lema

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Chapters

• Lema, D. V., Senseney, M. F., Huff-Eibl, R. K., Perry, J., Franz-Harder, A., Bones, B., & Mody, N. (2025).

  Chapter 9 - The Journey Toward Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices to Support Partrons and Staff in an Academic Library Setting

  . In Advances in Library Administration & Organization - Trauma Informed Leadership - Volume 44(pp 131-147). Leeds, England: Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/S0732-067120250000044009

Journals/Publications

• Lema, D. (2016).

  Meeting Nontraditional Medical Information Needs for the Unique Populations and Geographically Remote Locations of Alaska

  . Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 35(4). doi:10.1080/02763869.2016.1220761
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  The types of information required by hospital and clinical staff can be greatly influenced by the geography and culture of the area in which they operate. In some situations, information must be acquired from sources that fall outside the traditional provisions of a medical or reference library. This article provides examples of the unique information needs of clinical staff serving a primarily Native Alaskan and Native American clientele in Alaska. It also presents sources and personnel utilized to meet those information needs outside of traditional reference sources.

Presentations

• Elliott, C. M., & Lema, D. V. (2025, November).

  Navigating Institutional Change Through Collaboration and Use of Management Tools

  . CORE Forum 2025 - a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Denver, Colorado: CORE/ALA.
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  Over the past two years, the Collection Services department of our library faced numerous staff impacts including retirements, staff shortages, hiring freezes and potential budget cuts. To maintain access to library materials for our nearly 60,000 students, faculty and staff the department engaged in a collaborative approach. Utilizing management tools such as The Management Center’s MOCHA Framework, unit leads identified critical tasks that needed to be re-assigned. Series of conversations with department heads and staff resulted in coverage of tasks, and over time, rebalancing of duties until key positions were hired.Presenters will briefly describe the challenges faced by our institution and the collaborative methodologies we used to address them. We will discuss The Management Center’s MOCHA Framework and how we used it to reassign critical work and support staff. Attendees will be given an opportunity to discuss challenges facing their institutions and practice using the MOCHA Framework.
• Lema, D. V., Huff-Eibl, R. K., Bones, B., & Franz-Harder, A. (2024, July).

  Supporting Trauma-Informed Services in Library Settings

  . American Library Association Annual Conference. San Diego, California: American Library Association.
• Lema, D. V., Hazen, T. C., & Elliott, C. M. (2023, October).

  eEEkBooks! Answering the Questions You’re Afraid to Ask about eBooks!

  . Arizona Library Association. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Library Association.

Poster Presentations

• Lema, D. V., Wallace, N. A., Bob, L., & Vickery, R. (2024, December).

  Reducing Database Jargon to Lower Barriers and Increase Discoverability

  . Charleston Conference. Virtual - Charleston, SC.
• Lema, D. V. (2023, July).

  Dewey to LOC Conversion Project for University of Arizona Libraries

  . American Libraries Association Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association.
• Lema, D. V. (2023, October).

  The Hows and Whys of Board Game Collections in Academic Libraries 

  . CORE Forum (a division of the American Libraries Association). New Orleans, Louisiana: CORE Division - American Library Association.