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Mary E Feeney

  • Librarian
Contact
  • (520) 621-7104
  • Main Library, Rm. A403
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • mfeeney@arizona.edu
  • Bio
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  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Awards

  • Lois Olsrud Faculty Excellence Award
    • Library Faculty Assembly, University of Arizona Libraries, Spring 2015

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Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

  • Elliott, C., Feeney, M., Kollen, C., & Reyes-Escudero, V. (2015). A DH State of Mind: Libraries and the Digital Humanities. In Supporting Digital Humanities for Knowledge Acquisition in Modern Libraries.

Journals/Publications

  • Wallace, N. A., & Feeney, M. (2018). An Introduction to Text Mining: How Libraries Can Support Digital Scholars. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 7(1), 23-30.
  • Feeney, M., & Hagenah, U. (2016). Conference Report: “IFLA News Media Conference ‘Reviving the past and keeping up with the future – the libraries’ role in preserving and providing access to newspapers and news media,’ Hamburg, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky, 20-22 April 2016.”. Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie, 63(5/6), 325-330.
  • Feeney, M., Elliott, C., & Jenkins, J. L. (2015). Up from the Depths: Return of the 16mm Film, or How to Weed Your Film Collection. Collection Management.
  • Feeney, M. (2014). Understanding News Researchers through a Content Analysis of Dissertations and Theses. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML): An International Journal of Library and Information Science.
  • Martin, D. J., Kamada, H., & Feeney, M. E. (2013). A Systematic Plan for Managing Physical Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries. Collection Management.

Proceedings Publications

  • Feeney, M. (2024, May). Engaging Students with Historical Newspapers in an Environmental Journalism Course . In IFLA International News Media Conference.
  • Mery, Y. D., Wallace, N. A., Duncan, L. E., & Feeney, M. (2023, March). ttyl: Designing Text-Message Based Instruction for Primary Source Literacy. In Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).
  • Feeney, M. (2017, April). What Can Text Mining Reveal About the Use of Newspapers in Research?. In International News Media Conference.
  • Feeney, M. (2014, February). Who Uses International Newspapers? A Content Analysis of Dissertations and Theses. In International Newspapers Conference, International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA).
  • Feeney, M., Kollen, C. E., & Reyes-Escudero, V. (2014, August). Historic Mexican and Mexican American Press Collection: Expanding Access to a Different Point of View. In International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress.

Presentations

  • Espanto, A., & Feeney, M. E. (2024, August). Arizona Historical Newspapers Road Show. Arizona NDNP. Bisbee, AZ: Copper Queen Library Program.
  • Espanto, A., & Feeney, M. E. (2024, February). Finding Your Family in Historical Newspapers. Arizona Genealogy Day. virtual: The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
  • Espanto, A., & Feeney, M. E. (2024, May). Chronicling America. Arizona NDNP. Buckeye, AZ: Buckeye Valley Museum.
  • Feeney, M. (2024, May). Engaging Students with Historical Newspapers in an Environmental Journalism Course. IFLA International News Media Conference.
    More info
    Separate presentation based on published conference paper.
  • Feeney, M. E., & Espanto, A. (2024, April). Arizona Digital Newspaper Project. Sustaining Arizona’s Communities Through Historical Newspapers. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Libraries.
  • Feeney, M. E. (2023, Spring). Information Literacy Lightbulbs: Creating Instructional Resources and Partnerships for Teaching with Primary Sources. LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference. Cambridge, UK.
  • Feeney, M. E., Merry, J. S., Espanto, A., & Cuadraz, G. (2023, April). Exploring Arizona's Stories through Historical Newspapers. Arizona History Convention.
  • Feeney, M., & Espanto, A. (2023, October). Westside Story: Digitizing Historical Newspapers of Phoenix’s West Valley. Arizona Library Association Annual Conference.
  • Feeney, M., Krahmer, A., & Mutev, V. (2023, August). Ideas, Resources and Conceptual Framework for Teaching News Literacy. IFLA Information Literacy Section Satellite Meeting. Delft, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
  • Mery, Y. D., Wallace, N. A., Duncan, L. E., & Feeney, M. (2023, March). ttyl: Designing Text-Message Based Instruction for Primary Source Literacy. Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Pittsburgh, PA: ACRL.
    More info
    Separate presentation based on published conference paper.
  • Feeney, M. (2022, June). Making Connections through Teaching with Primary Sources. The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) Conference. Williamsburg, VA.
  • Feeney, M., Krahmer, A., & Jerome, M. (2022, May). A Sampling of Spanish-Language Historical Newspapers in Chronicling America and Beyond. Research Society for American Periodicals (RSAP) Symposium.
  • Relly, J. E., & Feeney, M. (2022, July). Informed Learning in Global Media Studies. Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom (CILC) Symposium.
  • Duncan, L. E., Feeney, M., & Wallace, N. A. (2021, March). “‘The Real ‘Aha!’ Moments: Teaching Undergraduate Students with Primary Sources.”. The Roots of Knowledge: Teaching Through Primary Sources and Archival Materials.
  • Feeney, M. (2021, April). University of Arizona's Newspapers as Data Project. National Digital Newspaper Program Spring Meeting.
  • Feeney, M., Krahmer, A., & Jerome, M. (2021, July). Stories from the Spanish-Language Press in Arizona, Florida, and Texas. Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials Conference: SALALM LXVI: From Hojas Volantes to Podcasts: News from Latin America and the CaribbeanSeminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM).
  • Morrissey, K., Huizar-Hernandez, A., & Feeney, M. (2021, April). The Influenza Pandemic of 1918–1919 in Southern Arizona: Digital Approaches to the Past. Arizona History Convention.
  • Senseney, M., Feeney, M., & Huizar-Hernandez, A. (2021, June). Using Newspapers as Data for Collaborative Pedagogy: A Multidisciplinary Interrogation of the Borderlands. United Fronteras Symposium: Digital Humanities in the Mexico-US Border.
  • Feeney, M. (2020, November). "Newspapers as Data" Lessons Using StoryMaps. University of Arizona GIS Week.
  • Feeney, M. (2020, September). Newspapers as Data in Undergraduate Courses at the University of Arizona. National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) Annual Meeting.
  • Senseney, M. F., Feeney, M., Oliver, J. C., & Huizar Hernandez, A. E. (2020, November). Using Newspapers as Data for Collaborative Pedagogy: A Multidisciplinary Interrogation of the Borderlands in Undergraduate Classrooms.. Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Fall 2020 Virtual Membership Meeting.
  • Feeney, M. (2019, April). Preserving the Diverse Voices in Arizona’s Newspapers. Arizona History Convention.
  • Feeney, M. (2019, February). Digitizing the Newspapers of Arizona's Diverse Communities. Show & Tell: Reprinting Geographies. Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry.
  • Feeney, M. (2019, October). Researching Your Community in Historical Arizona Newspapers. Southern Arizona Archives Bazaar.
  • Feeney, M., & Merry, J. S. (2019, March). Research Using Newspapers and Chronicling America. Preserving the Voices of Arizona's Diverse Communities Symposium.
  • Wallace, N. A., Paschke-wood, J., & Feeney, M. (2019, November). Libraries in Arizona’s Diverse Press. Arizona Library Association (AzLA) Annual Conference.
  • Feeney, M. (2018, February 1). Digitization of Arizona’s Mexican American Newspapers. Arizona Archives Summit. Tempe, AZ.
  • Feeney, M. (2017, April). What Can Text Mining Reveal About the Use of Newspapers in Research?. International News Media Conference. Reykjavik, Iceland: International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA).
    More info
    Presentation based on conference paper.
  • Feeney, M. (2017, Fall). Digital News and its Scholarly Uses. Center for Research Libraries eDesiderata Forum.
    More info
    Presented and moderated panel
  • Feeney, M. (2017, Fall). Digitization of Arizona’s Mexican American Newspapers. Arizona Library Association (AzLA) Annual Conference. Mesa, AZ.
    More info
    Panel presentation on Newspaper Digitizing: Perils, Pitfalls, and Perks
  • Feeney, M. (2017, Fall). Voices of Southern Arizona: From the Mexican American Press to Mining Towns and the Border. National Digital Newspaper Program Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
  • Feeney, M. (2017, May). An Introduction to Text Mining: How Libraries Can Support Digital Scholars. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries.
  • Feeney, M. (2017, Spring). The Future of Freedom of the Press in the Era of Fake News. Panel presentationSociety of Professional Journalists - UA student chapter.
  • Wallace, N. A., Feeney, M., & Oliver, J. C. (2017, Fall). All the News That’s Fit to Mine: Text Mining and Topic Modeling Newspaper Usage in Scholarly Literature. Digital Frontiers 2017: Exploring the Edges, Pushing the Boundaries. Denton, TX: University of North Texas.
  • Feeney, M. (2014, February). Who Uses International Newspapers? A Content Analysis of Dissertations and Theses. International Newspapers Conference. Salt Lake City, UT: International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) Newspapers Section.
  • Feeney, M., Kollen, C., & Reyes-Escudero, V. (2014, August). Historic Mexican and Mexican American Press Collection: Expanding Access to a Different Point of View. International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress. Lyon, France.
  • Feeney, M. E. (2013, June). Understanding News Researchers through a Content Analysis of Dissertations and Theses. 5th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML). Rome, Italy.
  • Feeney, M. E., Elliott, C. M., & Jenkins, J. L. (2013, November). Up From the Depths: Return of the 16mm Collection. Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Annual Conference. Richmond, VA.
  • Feeney, M. E., Martin, D. J., Elliott, C. M., & Andrade, R. (2013, June). A New Approach to Needs Assessment and Communication to Connect and Collaborate with Faculty. Special Libraries Association (SLA).

Poster Presentations

  • Duncan, L. E., Wallace, N. A., & Feeney, M. (2024, May). Collaborations in Teaching with Primary Sources. Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists 2024 Annual Conference.
  • Feeney, M., Duncan, L. E., & Wallace, N. A. (2023, June). Engaging Students with Primary Sources through Librarian-Disciplinary Faculty Collaborations. American Library Association Annual Conference.

Others

  • Duncan, L. E., Feeney, M., & Wallace, N. A. (2020, September). "The Real 'Aha!' Moments": Teaching Undergraduate Students with Primary Sources.. Ithaka S+R Research Study. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/642372.

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