Roxy Garstad
Collections Librarian
BSc (Saskatchewan), MLIS (Alberta), MA (Athabasca)

Roxy Garstad is a Collections Librarian at MacEwan University. She is a subject liaison librarian for Economics and the School of Business Departments of International Business, Marketing, Strategy and Law, and Decision Sciences. Her scholarly interests focus on the development of collections policies and the impact of temporal landmarks on student engagement. 

Selected Publications/Presentations/Conference Papers

Garstad, R. (2024). The ChatGPT explosion: Transforming the landscape of library collections. Proceedings of the Charleston Conference 2023. Michigan Publishing Services. Retrieved from https://services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Charleston-Conference-Proceedings-2023 

Garstad, R. (2023). The grim underpinnings of collections policies: 'Your mountain is waiting.' Proceedings of the Charleston Conference 2022. Michigan Publishing Services. Retrieved from https://services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Charleston-Conference-Proceedings-2022 

Garstad, R. (2023, February 1-4). Small but mighty: Decolonization through the collections procedural lifecycle. [Poster Presentation]. Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, Ont./Online. 

Stift, S. and Garstad, R. (2022). Moving toward reconciliation: Considerations in creating and re-evaluating an Indigenous resources policy. Proceedings of The Charleston Conference 2021. Michigan Publishing Services. Retrieved from https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/wm117r39b?locale=en 

Garstad, R. (2022, March 14-17). We can do more: Meeting the need for digital resources by, for, and about Indigenous peoples. [Presentation]. Electronic Resources and Libraries, Online. 

Garstad, R. (2018). Straddling practical and theoretical borders: Critically evaluating role and place through a discourse analytic lens. PNLA Quarterly, 82(3/4). Retrieved from https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/pnla/article/view/1340