Cameron, with curly hair, glasses, and a blue headband, smiles while taking a selfie outdoors in front of a brick building.

Laura Cameron

Administrative Faculty

Instruction + Public Services Librarian

Chicago

lcameron@adler.edu Connect on LinkedIn Connect on Research Gate Curriculum Vitae

OVERVIEW

Laura has built her career around information literacy instruction, teaching and supporting students across institutions ranging from small community colleges to large R1 universities. She has worked with learners at every level — from first-year undergraduates to Ph.D. candidates — adapting her approach to meet diverse student needs.

At Adler University, she helps students critically engage with scholarly content, navigate academic resources, and add their voices to scholarly conversations through coursework, theses, and dissertations.

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Library Association
  • Rainbow Round Table
  • Association of College and Research Libraries

PUBLICATIONS

Publications

Educating the educators: six frames for three identities

2025 In M. Willey and S. Libson (Eds.), Teaching Information Literacy by Discipline. Association of College and Research Libraries
Author(s): Silderberg, E., Cameron, L., Jones, C., James, A., Lehner-Quam, A., Ewing, R., and Gregor, R.

Educational outcomes of recess in elementary school children: A mixed-methods systematic review

2023 PLoS ONE, 18(11), e0294340
Author(s): Howie, E. K., Perryman, K. L., Moretta, J., and Cameron, L.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294340

Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers and Collections, 8th Edition

2023 Education Behavioral Sciences Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Author(s): Kogut, A., Stewart, C., Dovydaitis, A., Cameron, L., and Hanguaer, K.

Occupational stress measures of tenure-track librarians

2020 Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(4), 551–558
Author(s): Cameron, L., Pierce, S., and Conroy, J.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620967736

Creating a browsable academic library children’s collection

2019 ebss Newsletter, 34(1), 17
Author(s): Cameron, L.

Reports from the field: Spectrum of value: State university libraries supporting K–12 teachers

2019 portal: Libraries and the Academy, 19(4), 565–575
Author(s): Cameron, L., Montgomery, L., Bauer, A., Anderson, K., and Filippelli, C.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2019.0035

Does using multiple computer monitors for office tasks affect user experience? A systematic review

2019 Human Factors, 63(1), 977
Author(s): Gallagher, K. M., Cameron, L., De Carvalho, D., and Boule, M.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181319631210

Pre-service teachers’ use of the university libraries children’s literature collection

2019 Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Author(s): Cameron, L. and Conroy, J.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2017.1536688

LEADERSHIPS + COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • 2018-2019 – Chair, ALA Rainbow Round Table Stonewall Book Awards: Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Committee
  • 2018-2020 – Co-Chair and Chair, RUSA ETS Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Committee
  • 2018-2022 – Chair, Council of U of A College and Research Libraries, Education Portal Committee
  • 2018-2020 – LGBTQIA+ Mentoring Program
  • 2018-2022 – All University Conduct Board (chair of appellate board)