La Loria Konata
Who Am I?
Head of Research Services of the Georgia State University Library
Personal Information: I have a BA from Tougaloo College, Masters of Public Administration from Georgia State University and a Masters of Library Services from Clark Atlanta University. Currently, I'm also the librarian for the Economic department of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
My interests include football (SEC and NFL) and watching corny TV shows such as Monk and House.
What Can I Do For You?
Assist students with library research including the use of technology (such as ADA equipment) and library resources.
Schedule a tour of the Library's Learning Commons.
Provide a one-on-one consultation session for students.
Please contact me at llkonata@gsu.edu or 404.413.2802.
Presentations and Publications:
- Konata, La Loria. “Reinventing Libraries for the Next Generation of Library Users.” Georgia Library Quarterly 46.4 (Fall 2009): 17-20.
- Konata, La Loria. Meeting an Unmet Need: Extending the Learning Commons Concept through on-campus partnerships and branding. Presentation at the Inspiration, Innovation, Celebration: an entrepreneurial conference for librarians. June 4, 2009, Elliott University Center, Greensboro, NC. [pdf], [ppt]
- Konata, La Loria. Reinventing Libraries for Next Generation of Library Users. Presentation at Georgia Council of Media Organizations Convention, October 16, 2008, The Classic Center, Athens, GA.
- Konata, La Loria and Tim Zou,Connecting Diversity to Management: A Study of Career Development Patterns of Library Managers in Selected ARL Member Libraries and ARL LCD Program Participants, Diversity Research Tea and Poster Sessions by Diversity Research Grant Recipients, ALA Council on Diversity, Sunday, January 13, 2008, Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, PA.
- Konata, La Loria. Promoting an Institutional Repository to Spotlight and Preserve Academic Excellence and Achievement (working paper) with a Library Marketing Template, 2007. (Survey Results)
- Zou, Tim and La Loria Konata. "Connecting Diversity to Management: Further Insights." In Our New Public, A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries?, ed. James Kennedy, Lisa Vardaman, and Gerald McCabe, Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
- Konata, La Loria. It's an Opportunity. Library Journal, 9/1/2007, Vol. 132 Issue 14, p50-51, http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6471080.html
- Konata, La Loria. Reinventing Libraries in the Google Era (Working Paper), 2006.
- Konata, La Loria and Tim Zou,Connecting Diversity to Management: A Study of Career Development Patterns of Library Managers in Selected ARL Member Libraries and ARL LCD Program Participants, (paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Library Association, Orlando, Florida, 26 June 2004; funded by the American Library Association's 2003 Diversity Research Grant
Executive Summary [pdf, text]; Survey Instrument [pdf]; Data [ppt1] [ppt2] - Konata, La Loria and Lyn Thaxton. “Transition to a Liaison Model: Teaching Faculty and Librarian Perceptions.” Urban Library Journal 11.1 (Fall 2001): 28-56.
- Konata, La Loria. Don't Go by the Book . Library Journal, 9/1/2001, Vol. 126 Issue 14, p67, http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA152768.html