Maira Bundza
Reference Librarian
Associate Professor

Selected Publications

“Going for the Gold: Recruiting Students and Engaging Administrators through Education and Entertainment in the Library” with Michele D. Behr and Barbara J. Cockrell. College & Undergraduate Libraries. 14 (2007): 1-13

“Global Connections – Online!” Gatherings (Publication of the Friends of the University Libraries, Western Michigan University) 40 (Summer 2007): 3+.

“Atgriezies 2x2 gars” (The spirit of 2x2 has returned.) Jauno Laiks (Youth supplement to Latvian newspaper in U.S.) February 17-23, 2007: 5.

"Gaming in the Libraries." Gatherings (Publication of the Friends of teh University Libraries, Western Michigan University) 36 (Spring/Summer 2005): 1+

"Searchpath, A New Information Literacy Tutorial, Or How a Grant, Hard Work and Open Publication License Made it Possible." With Elaine Anderson Jayne. In Integrating Information Literacy into the College Experience: Papers Presented at the Thirtieth National LOEX Library Instruction Conference Held in Ypsilanti, Michigan, 10 to 11 May 2002. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 2003.

Baltic Library Directory. Maintained by the Latvian Academic Library: www.acadlib.lv/e/database/ (Funded by IREX). 1995.

"Iznakusi vertiga uzzinu gramata - Baltijas bibliografija." (Review of vol. 161 of the World Bibliographical Series: The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Laiks (Latvian newspaper in U.S.) July 23, 1994.

"Latviesu gramatas un citi materiali kratuves arpus Latvijas." (Latvian books and other materials in collections outside Latvia) Akademiska Dzive (Academic Life) 31 (1989): 56-65.

"Kratuve, kas nemitigi aug! Pieci gadi Latviesu studiju centra biblioteka." (The collection that continues to grow! Five years at the Latvian Studies Center Library) Akademiska Dzive 30 (1988): 70-75.

Conference and Other Presentations

“Baltic National Bibliographies Minus the Book Chambers” in the panel "The Fate of Book Chambers and National Bibliographies in the Former Soviet Republics since 1991." Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies conference, November 20, 2008, Philadelphia, PA.

“Education in the Latvian Community.” Presented at the Peoples Conference: Ethnic and Racial Diversity in Michigan at Western Michigan University, October 9, 2008.

“Trends in Online Library Tutorials.” Presented at the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters Annual Meeting, Library and Information Science Section, March 8, 2007, Big Rapids, MI.

"Assessing a Training Program for Student Employees in the Library." Presented at the 2006 Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, April 8, 2006, Cary, NC.

"Bridging the Gap: How Well Are We Serving Our Students' Needs at the Research University." Presented at the CJCLS panel at the American Library Association Annual Conference, June 26, 2004, Orlando, FL.

"Adapting, Refining & Creating a Web-Based Tutorial." Presented with Elaine Anderson Jayne at the University Library Instructor College, July 10, 2002, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI.

"Searchpath: A New Information Literacy Tutorial." Presented with Elaine Anderson Jayne, 30th National LOEX Conference, May 11, 2002, Ypsilanti, MI.

"Adapting an Existing Web Tutorial." Presented with Elaine Anderson Jayne, MLA - Information Literacy Round Table Spring Workshop, April 26, 2002, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

"Baltic Library and Information Sources" coordinator and moderator at the 27th National AAASS Convention, October 1995, Washington, DC.

"Baltica in the Libraries of the Baltics" AABS 14th Conference on Baltic Studies, June 1994, Chicago, IL.

"Latvijas avizu mikrofilmesanas projekts sadarbiba ar ASV bibliotekam" (Newspaper microfilming project in Latvia in cooperation with U.S. libraries) IV Conference of Baltic Librarians, June 1991 in Riga, Latvia.

quot;Present State of Libraries in Latvia" AABS 12th Conference on Baltic Studies, June 1990, Seattle, WA.

"Letonica in US libraries and archives" AABS 11th Conference on Baltic Studies, June 1988, University of Maryland.