Library Faculty/Staff profile for hblackbu

Heidi Blackburn

Computing Librarian
Sciences and Technology Team; Learning, Research and Engagement

Education

PhD, Library and Information Management
Emporia State University

Masters, Library Science
Emporia State University

BA, Business Administration
Truman State University

Biography

Dr. Heidi Blackburn is a Computing Librarian for George Mason University Libraries. Prior to Mason, Heidi was the STEM and Business Librarian for the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she served as the subject library liaison for the College of Information Science and Technology, the College of Business, and various programs and units. Her current research focuses on supporting women in STEM (particularly in academic libraries) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries in higher education.

What I do at Mason Libraries

As a Computing Librarian, I provide research support and services to the faculty, staff, and students in the following departments and units:

Computer Science
Information Science and Technology
Game Design
Statistics

Selected Publications

Blackburn, H. (2024). Life After Lovelace: A Select Bibliography of Women in Computer Science. Collection Management, 49(3), 103–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2024.2362135

Blackburn, H., & Heppler, J. (2022). Hidden Voices: A Case Study Analysis of Subject Headings for Book Titles on Women in Science. Science & Technology Libraries, 0(0), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2022.2040405

Blackburn, H. & Heppler, J. (2019). Who is writing about women in STEM in higher education? A citation analysis of gendered authorship. Frontiers in Psychology. Vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02979

Blackburn, H. & Heppler, J. (2019). Women in STEM in higher education: A citation analysis of the current literature. Science & Technology Libraries, 38(3), 261-271. http://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2019.1645080

Blackburn, H. & Farooq, O. (2019). LGBTQIA-R: Creating a diverse and inclusive medical collection at a public metropolitan university. Collection Management. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01462679.2019.1597799

Blackburn, H. (2017). The status of women in STEM in higher education: A review of the literature 2007–2017, Science & Technology Libraries, 36(3), 235–273. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2017.1371658

Selected Professional Awards

HONORS/AWARDS

Platinum Impact Award, George Mason University Libraries, 2024
Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Gender Equity, 2021
Beginning Professional Award, Kansas Library Association College and Universities Libraries Section, 2011

GRANTS AWARDED

Nebraska Library Association College and Universities Grant, 2019
American Library Association Carnegie-Whitney Grant, 2018
University of Nebraska at Omaha University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching Grant, 2016
Nebraska Library Association College and Universities Grant, 2015
Association of College and Research Libraries Mid-Career Librarian Scholarship, 2015
University of Nebraska at Omaha University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching Grant, 2015
Emporia State University John and Valetta Rickel Scholarship, 2014
Emporia State University Graduate Research Award, 2012
Kansas State University Academic Excellence Award, 2011
Library Research Seminar V (LRS V) Fellowship for Practitioners, 2010
Emporia State University John and Valetta Rickel Scholarship, 2010
Association of College and Research Libraries Immersion Scholarship, 2009
International Federation of Library Associations New Professional Travel Award, 2009