Pauline Dewan
Laurier/Nipissing Librarian
Contact Information
Email: pdewan@wlu.caPhone: 519.756.8228 ext.5529
Office Location: Grand River Hall 217
Personal Website: http://childliterature.net
Academic Background
PhD, English, York University
MLIS, University of Western Ontario
MA, English, McMaster University
BA, English, McMaster University
Biography
I am delighted to be working as the Laurier/Nipissing librarian at the Brantford campus. Before I came to Brantford, I worked at both the University of Waterloo Library and the Waterloo campus of the Laurier Library. Please drop by my office on the main floor of Grand River Hall (Room 217) for research and library assistance.
Books
Dewan, Pauline. The Art of Place in Literature for Children and Young Adults: How Locale Shapes a Story. Preface by Ruth B. Bottigheimer. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Dewan, Pauline. The House as Setting, Symbol, and Structural Motif in Children’s Literature. Preface by Jon C. Stott. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2004.
Articles
Dewan, Pauline. “Reading Matters in the Academic Library: Taking the Lead from Public Librarians.” Reference & User Services Quarterly 52 (forthcoming).
Steeleworthy, Michael and Pauline Dewan. “Web-based Citation Management Systems: Which One is Best?” Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 8 (forthcoming).
Dewan, Pauline. “Making the Most of Google Scholar in Academic Libraries.” Feliciter 58, no. 6 (2012) 41-42.
Dewan, Pauline. “Are Books Becoming Extinct in Academic Libraries?” New Library World 113, no. 1/2 (2012): 27-37.
Dewan, Pauline and Charlotte Innerd. “Thoughts on the Regional Campus Library: Its Rewards and Challenges.” Feliciter 57, no. 3 (2011): 118-19.
Dewan, Pauline. “Should Academic Libraries Collect Popular Fiction?” OLA Access 17, no. 1 (2011): 10-11.
Dewan, Pauline. “Looking for a Library Job? Create an E-Portfolio.” Feliciter 56, no. 4 (2010): 169-171.
Dewan, Pauline. “Why Your Academic Library Needs a Popular Reading Collection Now More Than Ever.” College and Undergraduate Libraries 17, no. 1 (2010): 44-64.
Dewan, Pauline. “Circular Designs in Morris’s The Story of the Glittering Plain.” The Journal of the William Morris Society 12, no. 4 (1998): 15-20.
Dewan, Pauline. “Patterns of Enclosure in Morris’s Early Stories.” The Journal of the William Morris Society 11, no. 2 (1995): 9-11.
Presentations
Dewan, Pauline and Paula Cardozo. “Create an Online Presence: E-portfolios and Marketing Opportunities.” Ontario Library Association's Super Conference. February 4, 2012.
Tessaro, Mary Lynn Bella, Maria Cantalini-Williams, and Pauline Dewan. “Teacher Candidate Development through a Family Literacy Program.” Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, May 30, 2012.



