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Current OSU Appointment

Associate Professor, Research and Education

Administrative Positions

2001- present      The Ohio State University College Service. University Libraries Committees.
Summary: 2001 - 2003 Member, Communications Support Committee
2001 Member, Black Studies Librarian Search Committee
2003 Participated in search and recruitment activities for a library
associate position for the Information Services Department
2003 - 2006 Member, Committee on Faculty Benefits, Privileges, and
Responsibilities
2004 - 2006 Member, Working Group on Learning
2004 - Member, Library Renovation Committee
2004 - 2007 Member, Instruction and Outreach Committee. Member, Sub-
committee on Undergraduate Research Prize, 2005
2005 - 2009 Member, Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee
2005 Member, ReadAloud Planning Group
Member, Peer Library Tutor (PLT) Planning Group
Chair, Catalog / Metadata Librarians Search Committee
2006 Member, Arabic/Islamic Studies Librarian Search Committee
2006 ( - 2007) Member, Faculty Course Enhancement Grant Working Group
Vice-chair / chair-elect, Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee
2006 (- 2009) Member, Advisory Committee on Research
2007 Chair, Arabic/Islamic Studies Librarian Search Committee
Chair, Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee
Member, Lectures Committee
2008 Member, Visioning and Implementation Committee, Task Force on Collaboration

2001- present      The Ohio State University Other Service. University Committees.
Summary: 2000 - 2001 Member (appointed), Working Group on Minority Faculty Networking, OSU Office of Academic Affairs
2002 - 2003 Libraries Representative (nominated), Faculty Advisory Committee, OSU Multicultural Center
2004 - Member (appointed), Director's Advisory Board, Center for African Studies

Biographical Narrative

Miriam E. Conteh-Morgan is currently Associate Professor and Subject Specialist for Linguistics, French, and African Studies, and has been since 2006 acting Subject Specialist for African American Studies.

Degrees
1981 University of Sierra Leone, B. A., English and African History
1984 University of Sierra Leone, Postgraduate Diploma in Education
1987 University of Leeds, M. A., Linguistics and English Language Teaching
1999 Kent State University, M.L.S.

Professional Positions
1981 - 1990 Secondary school teacher. Freetown, Sierra Leone.
1990 - 1992 Lecturer (Assistant Professor). Linguistics Department, University of Sierra Leone.
1993 - 1999 Instructor, English as a Second Language. Special contract positions at: Ohio State University, Franklin
University, Ohio Dominican College, Columbus State Community College (all in Columbus, OH), and
Harvard University Summer School (1996 -1999).
1995 - 1999 Lecturer. Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio.
1999 - 1999 Reference Librarian (part-time). Franklin University Library, Columbus, Ohio.
2000 - Faculty Librarian, Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, Ohio.

Books and Monographs

Dean, Katharine, Miriam Conteh-Morgan, and James Bracken. 2002. The Undergraduate's Guide to Women Writers and Their Web Sites. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2005. The Undergraduate's Companion to African Writers and Their Web Sites. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Chapters In Books

Miriam Elizabeth Conteh-Morgan. 2004. Reading African Women's Writing: The Role of Librarians in Expanding the Canon. In Research, Reference Service, and Resources for the Study of Africa. Edited by Deborah M. LaFond and Gretchen Walsh. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press. 163-178.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2013. Weaving Other Anasi Webs: Developing the Electronic Literary Map of Africa. In Scholarly Communication in Africa in the Digital Age. Edited by Conteh-Morgan, Miriam and Bernard Dione. Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA. (Formally Accepted)

Degrees

1981	B.A., University of Sierra Leone, English and African History

1985	Diploma, University of Sierra Leone, Education

1987	M.A., University of Leeds, Linguistics and English Language Teaching

1999	M.L.S., Kent State University, Library Science

Edited Books

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam and Bernard Dione, ed. Scholarly Communication in Africa in the Digital Era. Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA. (In press)

Editor Reviewed Journal Articles

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 1997. English in Sierra Leone.  English Today, no. 13: 52-56.

Editorial Activities

Consulting Editor

2007 - 2008

Resources for College Libraries. (Book)

Manuscript Reviewer

2005	Africa Today. (Article)

Reviewer

2006 - present

Educational Media Reviews Online. (Film, Movie)

1996 - present

Research in African Literatures. (Book)

Honors

1984	Distinction in Dissertation. Department of Education. University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

2009	OSU Libraries Annual Teaching Excellence Award. OSU Libraries. ($500.00) Subject: International Information Studies

2010	Who's Who in Black Columbus. Who's Who Publishing.

2010	Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. Subject: Education

Memberships

2000 - 2008

Member. American Library Association. Association of College and Research Libraries

2000 - 2007

Member. Academic Library Association of Ohio

2002 - present

Member. African Studies Association. Africana Librarians Council

2002 - present

Member. African Studies Association. Africana Librarians Council

2005 - present

Member. African Studies Association. Africana Librarians Council

2006 - present

Appointed Member. Association of College and Research Libraries. Research and Planning, Western European Studies Section

2006 - 2008

Elected Secretary. African Studies Association. Africana Librarians Council

November 2010 - present

Co Editor. African Studies Association. Africana Librarians Council Newsletter

November 2011 - present

Member. Society for Knowledge Management, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Society for Knowledge Management

November 2011 - present

Member. West African Research and Innovation Management Association, Nigeria

Multimedia, Databases, and Websites

Miriam Conteh-Morgan. 2009. The Literary Map of Africa. Grant awarded by American Library Association. Last Update (January 2009) http://library.osu.edu/sites/aflitmap/.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam and Maureen Donovan. 2010. "Behind the Headlines: A Conversation about Teaching, Global Information and Librarianship". Ohio State University Libraries. https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/46798.

Miriam Conteh-Morgan. 2010. Africa and African Perspectives. Ver. 2010. Last Update (November 5, 2010) http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/africa-and-african-perspectives/.

Miriam Conteh-Morgan. 2010. African Literature. Last Update (November 5, 2010) http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/african-literature/.

Miriam Conteh-Morgan. 2010. French Language and Literature. Last Update (November 5, 2010) http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/french-language-and-literature/.

Miriam Conteh-Morgan. 2010. Linguistics. Last Update (November 5, 2010) http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/linguistics/.

Papers in Proceedings

Miriam Elizabeth Conteh-Morgan. 2003. Journey with New Maps: Adjusting Mental Models and Rethinking Instruction to Language-minority Students. In: Learning to Make a Difference: Proceedings of the Eleventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago. : 257-266. [Peer Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2006. Weaving Other Anansi Webs: Developing the Literary Map of Africa. In: CODESRIA-ASC Conference on Electronic Publishing and Dissemination: CODESRIA. (September) http://www.codesria.org/Links/conferences/electronic_publishing06/papers/Miriam_Morgan_Conteh.pdf. [Peer Reviewed] (Published)

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam E. 2001. (M)other tongue: a selected annotated bibliography of world "Englishes". Collection Building. Vol. 20, no. 2: 73-9.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam E. 2001. Empowering ESL students: a new model for information literacy instruction. Research Strategies. Vol. 18, no. 1: 29-38.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam E. 2002. Connecting the dots: limited English proficiency, second language learning theories, and information literacy instruction. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Vol. 28, no. 4: 191-6.

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2004. Reading African Women's Writing: The Role of Librarians in Expanding the Canon. Reference Librarian, no. 87/88: 163-78.

Presentations

Invited Presentations

Local

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 1996. "Faces of the African Woman and the Problems of Development". Presented at Annual Africa Week, College of Wooster. Wooster. (March 28)

National

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Panelist. 2002. "Africa's Best 100 Books: Librarians and Canon Expansion". Presented at African Studies Association Annual Meeting, to Africanist academics. Washington, DC. (December 6)

Miriam Elizabeth Conteh-Morgan, Presenter. 2006. "Scholarly Communication on Africa: Opportunities in the Digital Era". Presented at African Studies Association, to Africana Librarians Council Bibliography Committee. San Francisco. (November 17)

Other Presentations

Local

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 1997. "Understanding and Helping the ESL Student". Presented at College Reading and Learning Association. Sacramento. (October 22) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2000. "Empowering ESL Students: Rethinking Library Research Strategies". Presented at OhioTESOL, to OhioTESOL. Columbus. (April 22) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Panelist. 2000. "Access Africa: Free Research Resources on the Internet". Presented at The Internet and National Cultures, to Academics. Columbus. (June 3) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2000. "Beyond their Walls: Resource Sharing among Multi-type Libraries". Presented at Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, to Academic librarians. Ashland. (November 3) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2004. "Africa's 100 Best Books: Connecting Communities, Linking Knowledge". Presented at African Literature Association Annual Conference, to African literary scholars. Madison, WI. (March 14)

State

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2005. "Resources for Foreign-language and Area Studies Acquisitions". Presented at Academic Library Association of Ohio Collection Management Interest Group Annual Workshop, to Academic librarians. Granville, OH. (May 6)

International

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2005. "Add Information Literacy and Stir: Linking Literacies in ESL Teaching". Presented at Twelfth International Conference on Learning, to Academic. University of Granada. Granada, Spain. (July 14) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2005. "The E-Literary Resource: A Book by Another Name?". Presented at Third International Conference on the Book, to Academic/Professional. Oxfor Brookes University. Oxford, UK. (September 11) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2006. "Weaving Other Anansi Webs: Developing the Literary Map of Africa". Presented at Conference on Scholarly Publication on Africa, to Academic/ Professional. Leiden, Netherlands. (September 8) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2009. "Long Tail or Long Odds: A Case Study of African E-Journal Usage". Presented at European Conference on African Studies. University of Leipzig. Leipzig, Germany. (June 4 - 7) [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2009. "So Far and Yet So Near: Untangling Global Information Networks in the Classroom". Presented at International Research Conference: Global Citizenship inthe 21st Century. California Polytechnis State University. Pomona, CA. (November 16 - 15) http://www.csupomona.edu/~international/other_programs/index.shtml. [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Chair. 2011. "Scanning the Landscape and Mapping New Knowledge Flows from Africa.". Presented at European Conference on African Studies. Uppsala University. Uppsala, Sweden. (June 16 - 18) http://www.nai.uu.se/ecas-4/panels/141-156/panel-144/. [Peer Reviewed]

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam, Presenter. 2011. "Where to Drop the Pebble: Innovative Approaches to Disseminating Research Results". Presented at West African Research and Innovation Management Association Annual Conference. Freetown, Sierra Leone. (November 29 - December 3) [Peer Reviewed]

Professional Activities

Community Service

02/26/2009

Guest Speaker. Fundraising. Rotary Club of Greater Freetown. Rotary Club of Freetown. Freetown, Sierra Leone. Key achievements: Delivered a talk on Sierra Leone as an information society in which I discussed the role of businesses and service organizations/civil society in building an informed citizenry through the collection and wide dissemination of information. The Q and A session that followed was very lively.

Conference Participation

09/06/2006 - 09/08/2006

"Weaving Other Anansi Webs: Developing the Literary Map of Africa". Presenter. Leiden, Holland.

06/16/2011 - 06/19/2011

Conference Presentation. Presenter. European Conference on African Studies. Uppsala, Sweden. Key Achievements: Presented paper on my ongoing research on intitutional repositories in Africa.

11/29/2011 - 12/03/2011

Conference Presentation. Presenter. West African Research and Innovation Management Association. Freetown, Sierra Leone. Key Achievements: I presented a paper titled "Where to Drop the Pebble: Innovative Approaches to Disseminating Research."

Consultation

2008	Review of promotion dossier. Education. Washington State University Libraries.

07/15/2009 - 08/28/2009

Evaluation of Tenure and Promotion Dossier. Education. Texas A and M University. Key achievements: Being recognized by a large research institution as a peer evaluator.

11/07/2011

Video Conference with Library Director and Staff. Education. Fort Hays State University. Columbus, OH. Key Achievements: Fort Hays University Library was thinking about working with the school's ESL program to jointly teach English and information literacy. They had read my articles on the subject and needed advice and suggestions on how to proceed and how to grow the program.

12/13/2011

Keynote Speaker. Professional Organization. Society for Knowledge Management-Sierra Leone. Freetown, Sierra Leone. Key Achievements: My speech titled "Transforming Sierra Leone through Access to Information and Knowledge" was delivered at the launching of a new national professional organization

Reviews

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2002. "The Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator". Review of The Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator, by Hans Zell. Research in African Literatures. Vol. 33, no. 1: Indiana University Press: 226-228. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2002. The International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Review of The International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, by Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Choice. Vol. 10, no. 39: 1727-1728. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2004. Best Books for Academic Libraries. Review of Best Books for Academic Libraries. Choice. (September) [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2006. Review of Arlit, Deuxième Paris, by Idrissa Moura Kpai. Educational Media Review Online. (May) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2367. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2006. The African Studies Companion: A Guide toInformation Sources. Review of The African Studies Companion: A Guide toInformation Sources, by Zell, Hans. Africana Librarians Councul Newsletter. no. 119: Africana Librarians Council. (October) http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/african/aln119bookrev.html. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2006. Review of Sisters in Law, by Florence Ayisi and Kim Longinotto. Educational Media Review Online. (November) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2673. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of Dinka Diaries, by Filmon Mebrahtu. Educational Media Review Online. (April) [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of Yesterday in Rwanda, by Davina Pardo. Educational Media Review Online. (April) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2837. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of Bushman's Secret, by Rehad Desai. Educational Media Review Online. (May) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2867. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of Caravan, by Davina Pardo. Educational Media Review Online. (August) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2965. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of The Man Who Could Be King, by Edith Champagne and Nancy Ing-Duclos. Educational Media Review Online. (October) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=2998. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2007. Review of Nadia's Journey, by Carmen Garcia. Educational Media Review Online. (December) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3058. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2008. Review of Ezra, by Newton Aduaka. Educational Media Review Online. (July) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3306. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2009. Review of Life 6: Three Sisters. EMRO. (April 27) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3588. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2009. Review of Courting Justice, by Lipman, Jane Thandi. EMRO. (May 15) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3616. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2009. Review of Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. EMRO. (May 29) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3626. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Conteh-Morgan, Miriam. 2009. Review of Tide Marks: Legacy of Apartheid: EMRO. (August 20) http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3725. [Editor Reviewed] (Published)

Undergrad., Grad. and Prof. Courses Taught

1990. University of Sierra Leone, Linguistics. Introduction to Linguistics; Morphology and Syntax

1993. The Ohio State University, American Language Program. ESL Grammar

1993. Franklin University, English as a Second Language. ESL Advanced Reading and Writing

Summer 1996. Harvard University, Harvard Summer School. Integrated English Skills

Summer 1997. Harvard University, Harvard Summer School. Integrated English Skills

Summer 1998. Harvard University, Harvard Summer School. Integrated English Skills

Autumn 2007. The Ohio State University, Freshman Seminar: Literary Travels across Africa Arts and Sciences 137. 02 credit hours

Autumn 2008. The Ohio State University, Arts and Sciences. Freshman Seminar: Literary Travels across Africa Arts and Sciences 137.02. 2 credit hours

Spring 2009. The Ohio State University, International Studies. Selected Problems: Understanding the Global Information Society IS 510. 5 credit hours

Autumn 2009. The Ohio State University, Arts and Sciences. Freshman Seminar: Literary Travels across Africa 137.02. 2 credit hours

Spring 2010. The Ohio State University, International Studies. Selected Problems: Understanding the Global Information Society 501. 5 credit hours.

Summer 2011. The Ohio State University, Arts And Sciences. Selected Problems 501. 5 credit hours.

Winter 2012. Arts And Sciences COLMBUS, International Studies. Selected Problems 501 . 5 credit hours