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Carol Collier Kuhlthau<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Distinguished Professor Emerita
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication and Information (SC&I), Rutgers University
Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL)<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"kuhlthau-2011\"Carol Collier Kuhlthau<\/strong> is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science in the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University, where she directed the graduate program in school librarianship. She achieved the rank of Distinguished Professor, a special rank at Rutgers requiring additional review beyond that for full professor. She also chaired the Department of Library and Information Science and was the founding director of the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL). She is internationally known for her groundbreaking research on the Information Search Process and for the ISP model of affective, cognitive and physical aspects in six stages of information seeking and use.\u00a0 Kuhlthau is the author of seven books.\u00a0Two of her more recent books,\u00a0Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century and Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School,\u00a0<\/i>authored with Leslie K. Maniotes and Ann K. Caspari, are available through Bloomsbury.<\/p>\n

She has received numerous awards including: American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Research in Information Science Award; Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Information Science and Library Education; Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Kilgour Research Award; American Library Association (ALA) Shera Award for the Outstanding Research; Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Dudley Award; American Association of School Librarians\u2019 (AASL) Distinguished Service Award; Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Award for Outstanding Contributions to the School Library Media Field through Publishing, and Teaching; Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Award of Merit, 2013.<\/p>\n

Kuhlthau has held visiting appointments at the University of Tampere, Finland; University College of Boras, Sweden; University of Gothenburg, Sweden; The Royal School of Librarianship, Copenhagen, Denmark; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; Keio University, Tokyo, Japan; Doshisha University Kyoto, Japan; University of Leiden, The Haag Campus, The Netherlands; Aalborg University, Denmark; University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; School of Information Management and Systems at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Information Management, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland; Fulbright Senior Specialist, University of Zadar, Croatia; University of Parma, Italy and University of Tallinn, Estonia.<\/p>\n

Kuhlthau continues to support the Collier- Kuhlthau Endowed Fellowship<\/a> for Rutgers Library and Information Science graduate students in school librarianship and children and youth services. The endowed fellowship was created by her father, Fred Collier, in 2002.<\/p>\n

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Recent News<\/strong><\/h3>\n

30th Anniversary Edition of \u201cSeeking Meaning\u201d<\/strong>
Bloomsbury has published the 30th anniversary edition of Carol Kuhlthau\u2019s landmark book, \u201cSeeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services.\u201d Originally published in 1993, the book introduced the Information Search Process model, which has guided decades of research and practice. The new edition, published in 2025, includes essays from leading scholars who reflect on its lasting influence and future directions.
Read more from Bloomsbury<\/a><\/p>\n

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Earlier News<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2016 – “Reflections on the development of a theoretical perspective”<\/strong>
Published in Theory Development in the Information Sciences<\/em>. edited by Diane H. Sonnenwald, chapter 4, pp.68-86 University of Texas Press.<\/p>\n

2015 – Keynote at the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL)<\/a><\/strong>
Tallinn, Estonia, October 19 \u2013 22, 2015.
Title: \u201cRethinking Information Literacy in the 21st Century\u201d<\/em>
Abstract: There have been extraordinary advances in information technology since information literacy emerged in the last quarter of the 20th century.\u00a0 These advances have brought rapid change in all aspects of our lives. The workplace has changed. The way we communicate has changed. Our communities are changing. \u00a0Are our notions of information literacy outdated? It is time to rethink information literacy for the shifting demands of the global information society in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

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Ongoing Recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brazilian School Librarians Award in honor of Carol Kuhlthau<\/strong><\/a>
The Carol Kuhlthau Award is a tribute to Professor Carol Collier Kuhlthau, recognizing her distinguished contributions to school libraries and her collaboration since 1998 with the Study Group on School Libraries (GEBE) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The award highlights initiatives by Brazilian librarians, library students, and school library professionals that emphasize the educational role of the school library. The award has been presented multiple times from 2004 through at least 2024.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The highly regarded educators\u2019 newsletter, Marshall\u2019s Memo<\/a><\/strong> highlighted a synopsis of \u201cMaking the Shift\u201d From Traditional Research Assignments to Guiding Inquiry Learning.\u201d by Leslie Maniotes and Carol Kuhlthau published in Knowledge Quest\u00a0<\/strong>November\/December 2014.<\/p>\n

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Check the 2015 edition of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences<\/strong> ELIS for updated article on the\u00a0\u201cInformation Search Process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kuhlthau\u2019s article \u201cRethinking the 2000 ACRL Standards: Some Things to Consider<\/a>\u201d in Communications in Information Literacy (CIL) <\/strong>Special Issue \u201cReflecting on the Standards\u201d received ALA Library Instruction Round Table\u2019s 2013 top twenty award.\u00a0 <\/strong>(Link to CIL)<\/p>\n

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Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School<\/strong> Written by: Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari<\/a> Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read description of Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School. Available on Amazon<\/a> and ABC-CLIO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by: Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari<\/a><\/p>\n

Available on ABC-CLIO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A 2nd edition of Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services<\/a> is available through Libraries Unlimited. Available on Amazon<\/a> and ABC-CLIO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Highly cited JASIS article \u2013 Inside the Search Process: Information Seeking from the User\u2019s Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

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Guided Inquiry: School Libraries in the 21st Century.<\/a><\/p>\n

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