Alvin M. Schrader, PhD Research Mentor University of Alberta Libraries 3-30 Cameron Library University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2J8 Cell: 780.405.7546 E-Mail: Web: http://www.ualberta.ca/~aschrade/

Areas of Interest

• foundations of library and information studies
• inquiry methodology and theory construction
• intellectual freedom and censorship
• Internet access issues
• library services to sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) communities
• MLIS graduate employment trends
• professional education
• reference services
• research and scholarship in academic librarianship
• school to work transitional experiences
• service measurement and evaluation
• social science information resources