Leigh Mantle, RIS

Liaison to:                              Special Interests:
African-American & African Studies          MHC Web Journals
Ancient Studies                                           ella
German Studies                                           iMovie
Latin American Studies                               Census Data
Spanish                                                       Government Publications    
                                                                    and more!                      
Services Include:
* Custom instruction classes in library research including introduction to library research at Mount Holyoke, locating scholarly materials, evaluating souces, using discipline specific databases, effective web tools for research

* Technology workshops including creating a blog, basic video editing, image editing, wikis, presentations, using ella tools

* One on one consultations to develop and support the use of technology tools (including ella) and/or research projects in courses

* Development of the library's collection in liaison areas: select materials and receive requests
Education:
* MSLIS: Masters of Science in Library and Information Science, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2003

* Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Kentucky, 2002
About: 
Leigh has been a Reference Librarian at Mount Holyoke since 2008.  She was previously a reference and federal government documents librarian at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.  As the federal government documents librarian, Leigh specialized in locating federal and state government documents, especially census materials, and is still passionate about freedom of information and public access to government documents.  Leigh moved to the valley with her husband, Chris, and two cats, Lily and Shadow, in 2008.  Her husband is pursuing a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture at UMass Amherst and her two cats enjoy eating, chasing toys, and napping.