Lara Miller Rivera
- Assistant Librarian
- Lead, Learning and Student Success
Contact
- Main Library, Rm. A403
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- laramiller@arizona.edu
Biography
I’m the Analytics & Assessment librarian for the University of Arizona Library. In partnership with library leaders and campus stakeholders, I work to synthesize the results of data collection and assessment efforts by the library. I help the libraries collect the necessary evidence to help library leadership make sound decisions related to the allocation of library resources and student & scholar needs.
Degrees
- M.L.S. Library Science
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- B.A. Peace and Global Studies
- Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, United States
Work Experience
- Oxford College of Emory University (2022 - 2023)
- Oxford College of Emory University (2021 - 2022)
- Indiana University Libraries (2018)
Awards
- Support for Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) award
- University of Arizona's Library Faculty Assembly, Summer 2024
Interests
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Courses
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Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- El-Khayat, Y., Franco, N., & Miller, L. (2022). Community Building with Conversations about COVID-19. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 41(2), 223-235. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2095815
- Blakiston, R., Liu, Y. (., & Miller, L. (2021).
DesignOps in an Academic Library: Reducing Barriers, Improving Efficiency, and Scaling Impact of Design and Research
. Journal of Library Administration, 62(1), 31-46. doi:10.1080/01930826.2021.2006984
Presentations
- El-Khayat, Y., & Miller, L. (2021, May). Community building with conversations about COVID-19. Medical Libraries Association Conference. Virtual: MLA.
- Miller, L. (2020, October). Supporting Student Success: Pell Grant Student Experiences with Library Technology Lending Services. Library Assessment Conference. Virtual: ARL.
- Blakiston, R. L., Miller, L., & Curl, A. D. (2019, October). Creating User-Centered Website Navigation. University of Arizona IT Summit. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.More infoWebsite content is often hidden behind cumbersome menus. How can we better label, organize, and design navigation so users can find what they need? Learn two information architecture techniques for a better user experience: card sorts for creating categories, and tree testing for identifying navigation paths.
- Miller, L., Nichols, J. T., & Paschke-wood, J. (2019, 11). Planning and Assessing Outreach to Different Campus User Groups. Arizona Library Association Annual Meeting.
Poster Presentations
- Miller, L., Le-Huu Pineault, A., Crowl, P., Kord, A., Neufeld, E., Lackner, J., & Hudgins, G. (2023, March). Putting Your Library on the Map: Navigating Institutional Relationships for an LMS . Association of College & Research Libraries 2023 Conference. Pittsburg, PA: ACRL.
