Faculty Profile

Ana Roeschley

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Information Science
College
College of Information

    

Education

PhD, University of North Texas, 2021.
Major: Information Science
Degree Specialization: Archival Science
Dissertation Title: “Take the Trouble to Compile a Whole New World: The Role of Event-Based Participatory Projects in Institutional Archives”
MA, Simmons College, 2013.
Major: History
Degree Specialization: Cultural Heritage
Dissertation Title: “Memories of Vijecnica: The Siege of Sarajevo and the Destruction of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina”
MS, Simmons College, 2013.
Major: Library and Information Science
Degree Specialization: Archival Science
BA, University of Texas at Austin, 2008.
Major: English

Current Scheduled Teaching*

INFO 6950.740, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
INFO 5960.020, Library and Information Sciences Institute or Seminar, Spring 2024
INFO 5295.001, Preservation, Spring 2024
INFO 5295.002, Preservation, Spring 2024
INFO 6660.023, Readings in Information Science, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

INFO 6950.044, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
INFO 5295.001, Preservation, Fall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5290.020, Special Collections and Archives, Fall 2023 SPOT
INFO 6900.043, Special Problems, Fall 2023
INFO 6660.048, Readings in Information Science, Summer 10W 2023
INFO 5371.001, Archives and Manuscripts, Spring 2023 SPOT
INFO 6660.023, Readings in Information Science, Spring 2023
INFO 6900.725, Special Problems, Spring 2023
INFO 5371.001, Archives and Manuscripts, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5841.001, Digital Curation Fundamentals, Spring 2020
INFO 5841.005, Digital Curation Fundamentals, Spring 2020
INFO 5740.001, Introduction to Digital Libraries, Spring 2020
INFO 5740.005, Introduction to Digital Libraries, Spring 2020
INFO 5741.001, Digital Humanities, Fall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5741.005, Digital Humanities, Fall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5960.002, Library and Information Sciences Institute or Seminar, Spring 2019 SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding
Benoit, E., Thiele, J., Roeschley, A. (2023). Consistency Matters: Comparing Term-based and Semester-based Online MLIS Education.. Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference..
Roeschley, A., Buchanan, S. A., Burke, M., Graf, A., Zavalina, O. L. (2020). Considering individual and community contexts within information pedagogy, scholarship, and practice. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technologies. ASIS&T.
Roeschley, A., Kim, J., Zavalina, O. L. (2020). An exploration of contributor-created Description field in participatory archives. Proceedings of the iConference 2020. iSchools.
Journal Article
Roeschley, A. (2023). Symbiosis or friction: Understanding participant motivations for information sharing and institutional goals in participatory archive initiatives. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. Sage Journals.
Roeschley, A. (2023). “They care enough to document people's stories”: Using ethnographic methods to understand collection day outreach events in participatory archives. Library and Information Science Research. Elsevier.
Poster
Byun, M., Roeschley, A., Kim, J. (2023). A Scoping Review of Oral History in Cultural Heritage Institutions. Society of American Archivists.
Bussey, J., Lund, B., Roeschley, A. (2023). Accessibility to HBCU Archives: Mapping Access to Information About Archives and Archival Resources in HBCUs. Society of American Archivists.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Roeschley, A. (Co-Principal), Kim, J. (Principal), Moye, T. (Co-Principal), "Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians through Oral Histories," Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Federal, $69734 Funded. (September 2022 – Present).
Roeschley, A. (Principal), "Records of Refuge: Supporting Refugee Communities' Archival Needs," Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Federal, $494966 Funded. (August 2023July 2026).
Lund, B. D. (Principal), Roeschley, A. (Co-Principal), Wheeler, M. B. (Co-Principal), Gieringer, M. D. (Co-Principal), "Advancing Resources for Cultural Heritage, Inclusion, and Visibility for ALL Communities - Minority Serving Institutions (ARCHIV-ALL MSI)," Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $97484 Funded. (September 1, 2024August 31, 2025).
Grant - Teaching
Du, Y. (Co-Principal), Evans, L. E. (Co-Principal), Roeschley, A. (Co-Principal), Sharma, M. (Co-Principal), Hyland, P. (Co-Principal), "Stewarding Cultural Heritage: Latino Art, Museums, and Preservation Fellowship (LAMP Fellowship)," Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $396362 Funded. (September 29, 20232026).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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