Teresa Slobuski is the liaison librarian for Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education at San Jose State University. She also serves as the Research Services Coordinator. In this role, she oversees the Research Department and liaisons with other library departments to provide excellent public service to SJSU students, staff, and faculty. As the Elementary Education liaison, she oversees collections of current and historical California textbooks for kindergarten through eighth grade.
Slobuski completed her master’s degree in library and information science at Rutgers University in her home state of New Jersey. Her undergraduate degree in English is from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, with minors in Art History and Asian Studies. She conducts research on a variety of topics such as the impact of non-text media on information retrieval, children’s literature, informal learning and the development of 21st century skills, and educational technology topics, especially the use of games as educational tools. More information is available at her website http://www.instantiatethis.com
