Jessica Kree Ugstad
- Associate Librarian
- (520) 621-1547
- College of Law Building, Rm. 107A
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jugstad@arizona.edu
Biography
Jessica Ugstad joined the Daniel F. Cracchilolo Law Library in July 2018. She holds a M.A. in Library and Information Science as well as a Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies from the University of Arizona. She also has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Technical Communications and Women and Gender Studies. Prior to working at the Law Library, she worked for the Western Archeological and Conservation Center, National Park Service, under a cooperative agreement with the University of Arizona, as a Project Archivist. She processed and archived National Park unit records including Montezuma National Park, Padre Island National Seashore, and the Spanish Colonial Research Center. She also worked as a Project Team Member digitizing Little Bighorn National Monument Administration Photograph Collection, Park Historical Structures and Cultural Landscapes Digitization Project, and the Elizabeth Bacon Custer Collection Digitization Project.
While attending the University of Arizona she was a Graduate Assistant/Cataloging for the University of Arizona, Main Library, cataloging U.S. government agency technical reports for the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) project and a Graduate Research Assistant for the School of Behavioral Sciences Technical Services (SBS Tech) conducting a campus wide survey on classroom technology. She also interned at Satori Schools establishing two small elementary and middle school libraries and volunteered at Sunnyside High School digitizing a historical correspondence collection.
Jessica’s goals are to provide and improve access to existing library, archive, and special collection resources and to apply the ‘’Archivist as Activist’’ perspective to the collection and organization of and accessibility to resources from underrepresented communities and topics.
Jessica graduated from the Human Rights Practice Master's Program in May 2022 with the intention of integrating her education as a human rights practitioner into her work promoting antiracism and social justice at the Law Library through collection management and academic scholarship.
Degrees
- M.A. Human Rights Practice
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- M.L.S. Library and Information Science
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- B.A. Interdisiplinary Studies (Women's Studies and Technical Communications)
- Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- A.A. General Studies
- Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona (2021 - Ongoing)
- Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona (2018 - 2021)
- School of Information, University of Arizona (2016 - 2018)
- University of Arizona Libraries, University of Arizona (2014 - 2016)
- School of Behavioral Science Technical Services, University of Arizona (2013 - 2014)
Licensure & Certification
- Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies, School of Information, University of Arizona (2016)
Interests
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Courses
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Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Spence, T. D., Ugstad, J. K., & Valenzuela, J. (2023). Technical Services, Social Justice, and LibGuides: A Model for Impact. Technical Services Quarterly, 40(2), 45-58. doi:10.1080/07317131.2023.2187108More infoIn June 2020, news of police violence and murder, and the resulting protests, dominated the national conversation. Those acts threw a spotlight on the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion to be at the center of library collection development policy and resource offerings. As providers of information to their communities, librarians in all parts of the profession were feeling the impact of these events and moving to address information needs during a tumultuous time. This feeling was acknowledged in an Association of Research Libraries statement which issued a call to action for librarians to become more proactive in supporting social justice movements and dismantling systemic racism. This article details how Technical Services librarians at the Cracchiolo Law Library, traditionally viewed as behind-the-scenes members of the library, chose to heed that call and expand their roles to combat injustice and address systemic racism. This article will detail the work creating and promoting an Antiracist and Social Justice Resources guide and collection and demonstrate the impact of these efforts. Additionally, this article may serve as a model for other Technical Services librarians who wish to participate in the social justice movement by expanding their customary duties.
Presentations
- Spence, T. D., Ugstad, J. K., Kriebel, L., Keck, K., & Carpenter, N. (2023, March). Evolution of the Technical Services Department to Collection & Administrative Services. NELLCO Symposium. Virtual: NELLCO.More infoEach member of the unit told their stories about how they have adapted to changing workflows and organizational structures.
Others
- Ugstad, J. K. (2024, December). See CV for all completed/published and upcoming Scholarly Conttributions & Creative Productions.
