Belinda
Boon is an Assistant Professor at Kent
State University's School of Library and Information Science
at the Columbus, OH campus where she teaches "Selection &
Acquisition", "Foundations of Library and Information Science"
and "Library Materials and Services for School Age
Children".
Her areas of expertise include reference services, collection
development and evaluation, and children's literature and
programming for children and youth.
Formerly
the Manager of Continuing Education and Consulting for the
Texas State Library and
Archives Commission (TSLAC), Belinda coordinated a statewide continuing
education program and developed the Small
Library Management Training Program. She received her Bachelor’s in English
literature (1983), and Master's in Library and
Information Science (1987), and doctorate
in Information Studies (2006) from the University of Texas School of
Information.
