Speaker: Ellen Greenblatt, Associate Dean, Technical Services, University of Colorado at Denver, co-editor of the 1990 ground-breaking book Gay and Lesbian Library Service.

SLA Units: Gay & Lesbian Issues Caucus

Description: Ellen Greenblatt is currently Associate Dean for Access, Collections, and Technical Services at Auraria Library, a unique library located in downtown Denver, which serves three institutions: the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Downtown Denver Campus; the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and the Community College at Denver. Previously she worked at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and Princeton University. Active in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) librarianship for over twenty years, she co-edited Gay and Lesbian Library Service, published several articles on LGBTIQ issues in librarianship, compiled several thesauri, and serves on the EBSCO LGBT Life Database Advisory Board and Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies International Resource Network Library Advisory Board. She also teaches an online graduate-level course on "LGBTIQ Resources and Issues" for the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.

Ellen will speak about her book, her teaching experiences, and other adventures in LGBTIQ librarianship.

Join old friends and new at GLBTIC’s annual no-host dinner at 1515 Restaurant http://www.1515restaurant.com, described by the Denver Post as what "most restaurants long for, an eatery for the people and by the people... a world beat with a rhythm all its own...'' We’ll meet at the restaurant at 7:00 pm. It’s just a few blocks from the Convention Center. Please RSVP to Cy Behroozi at cbehroozi@brookings.edu.

SLA Units: Gay & Lesbian Issues Caucus