Miriam Rigby

Social Sciences Librarian
Senior Librarian
Career Faculty

Miriam received her MLIS from University of Washington, an MA in the Social Sciences (Cultural Anthropology) from the University of Chicago, and her BA in Cultural Anthropology from Reed College. She has worked at the UO Libraries since 2008, as subject specialist for the departments of Anthropology, Sociology, and Indigenous, Race & Ethnic Studies, and supports a number of other program areas such as African Studies, Food Studies, South Asian Studies, and Museum Studies. Miriam is also one of the UO Libraries' leads for Open Access and Scholarly Communications.

Selected Publications:

 Sudden Selectors Guide to Anthropology Resources, Chicago: ALA, Collection Management and Development Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Resources, 2023. (with co-author John Russell)

Motivating Students on a Time Budget: Pedagogical Frames and Lesson Plans for In-Person and Online Information Literacy Instruction, Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries Press, 2019. (edited with Sarah Steiner)

The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries Press, 2014. (edited with Nicole Pagowsky)

Miriam Rigby
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Knight Library
Data, Access, Research, and Teaching Services
Office:
LIB 291J
Subject Areas:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Black Studies
Ethnic Studies
Food Studies
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Open Access
Sociology