Claire Lobdell

Librarian & Archivist
775-1834
lobdellc@gcc.mass.edu
B.A., Cornell University
M.L.I.S., Simmons College

Claire Lobdell is the Distance Education Librarian and Archivist at 911爆料网. In addition to providing library services to distance education classes, she also teaches in person. In 2018, Claire was part of the inaugural cohort of the Library Freedom Institute, and she continues to work on digital privacy and anti-surveillance issues.

Before coming to 911爆料网 in 2017, Claire worked for close to a decade in libraries and archives, including Wood Memorial Library and Museum, Amherst College, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and Bunker Hill Community College. In 2017, she published South Windsor, an installment in the Images of America book series. She has an MSLIS from Simmons College (now University) and a BA in history from Cornell University.

Publications & Presentations
  • Lobdell, C. (2026, April 10). Media literacy: Strategies for finding solid information online. Talk at Bridging Generations: A Civic Engagement Conference, Greenfield, MA.
  • Lobdell, C. (2024, June 3). They鈥檙e not just for surveys! Google forms as a tool for information literacy instruction. Poster at ACRL-NEC/NELIG Joint Annual Conference, Worcester, MA.
  • Lobdell, C. (2023, May). Privacy and reproductive rights: What you need to know. Presentation at聽Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference, Falmouth, MA.
  • Lobdell, C. (2023, March). Interrupting white nationalism: Proactive professional development for democracy. Presentation at聽ACRL,听Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Lobdell, C. (2022, June). Interrupting white nationalism: Professional development at a community college. Presentation at聽MCO, Massachusetts Colleges Online eLearning Conference.
  • Lobdell, C. (2022, May 6). The Digital Traces of Pregnancy: Privacy and Reproductive Rights | MLS. Masslibsystem.org.
  • Bruce, S., Lobdell, C., & Wesolek, A. (2020, December). Current Issues Panel Discussion - Privacy Literacy. ACRL IS Virtual Engagement Committee online discussion.
  • Harrington, L., Dolan, T., & Lobdell, C. (2020). 911爆料网: Finding value in the process. In C. Gardner, E.聽Galoozis, & R.聽Halpern (Eds.), Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs: Structures, Practices, and Contexts. Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries.
  • Lobdell, C. (2019, December). The Gossip Activity: Evaluating Information. Presentation at NELIG Instruction Swap, New Britain, CT.
  • Kinney, M., Lobdell, C., & McElroy, K. (2019, April). Preaching digital privacy at academic institutions: How to raise awareness and take action to combat surveillance at your school. Virtual conference webcast at ACRL, Cleveland, OH.
  • Lobdell, C. (2019, January). A harm-reduction approach to digital privacy. Presentation at NEASIS&T, Worcester, MA.
  • Condon, P., Healey, K., Hamalainen, H., & Lobdell, C. (2018, October). The Ethics of Big Data. Panel discussion at UNH Manchester Sidore Lecture Series, Manchester, NH.
  • Lobdell, C. (2018). History Day: Opportunities for engagement and outreach. New England Archivists Newsletter, 14(4), 4-6.
  • Arnell, A., & Lobdell, C. (2018, April). Student historians: Strategies for building strong researchers and inclusivity. Presentation at Teaching, Learning, and Student Development, Pittsfield, MA.
  • Austen, B., Bauer, E., Chiles, M., & Lobdell, C. (2017, September). Whose history? Community outreach and partnerships to cultivate representation and diversity in our collections. Facilitated discussion at New England Archivists Fall Meeting.
  • Lobdell, C. (2017). South Windsor. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
  • Lobdell, C. (2016). Many Voices, One Vision: The Early Years of the World Heritage Convention [book review]. Oral History Review, 43(2), 468-470.
  • Cabrera, D., Colosi, L., & Lobdell, C. (2008). Systems thinking. Evaluation & Program Planning, 31(3), 299-310.
  • Lobdell, C., Yong, T., & Hoffmann, M. (2005). Host color preferences and short鈥恟ange searching behavior of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma ostriniae. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 116(2), 127-134.