Matthew Ciszek

Head Librarian Behrend
Associate Librarian

Department Address

John M. Lilley Library
4821 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563-1502
Office Phone
814-898-6377
Departmental Phone
814-898-6106 (department)
mpc16@psu.edu

Education History

Bachelor of Arts, English - University at Buffalo - State University of New York - 1994

Subject Expertise

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science and Resource Management
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Physics

Publications

Diversifying diversity: Library services for underrepresented groups, College and Research Libraries News, 2012

Out on the Web: The Relationship between Campus Climate and GLBT-related Web-based Resources in Academic Libraries, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011

Diversity collection assessment in large academic libraries, Collection Building, 2010

Other Publications

Chapters

Moving from diversity to equity and inclusion: A new framework for an expansive definition of diversity, Diversity, equity, and inclusion in action: Planning, leadership, and programming, 2020

The Rainbow Connection: Reference Services for the LGBT Community in Academic Libraries, Rethinking Reference for Academic Libraries: Innovative Developments and Future Trends, 2014

Managing Outside the Closet: On Being an Openly Gay Library Administrator, Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians, 2011

Book/Film/Article Reviews

Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States, GLBTRT Newsletter, 2011

Loving Someone Gay, GLBTRT Newsletter, 2011

Erotic City: Sexual Revolutions and the Making of Modern San Francisco, GLBTRT Newsletter, 2010

GayLife.com, GLBTRT Newsletter, 2010

Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data, Journal of Library Innovation, 2010

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Views & Voices: a magazine for women, 2007

Newsletters

Good Eats in Washington, D.C., NMRT Footnotes, 2010

Stonewall Book Award Winners Announced, NMRT Footnotes, 2009