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Mara Thacker

Associate Professor, South Asian Studies & Global Popular Culture Librarian

Additional Campus Affiliations

Global Popular Culture Librarian, University Library
South Asian Studies Librarian, University Library
Associate Professor, University Library
Associate Professor, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Recent Publications

Flota, B., Thacker, M. L., & Larsen, J. (2024). Sustainable Futures for Comics Collecting. Technical Services Quarterly, 41(3), 235-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2024.2357013

Thacker, M. L., & Larsen, J. (2023). Stretch goals: Launching crowdfunded comics collections in academic libraries. Art Libraries Journal, 48(3), 69–73. https://doi.org/10.1017/alj.2023.12

Ambrosone, E. A., Ring, L. A., & Thacker, M. L. (2022). Collections, care, and the collective: Experiments in collaborative fieldwork in area studies librarianship. IFLA Journal, 49(1), 39-51. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352221103891

Thacker, M. L., Teper, T. H., Lenkart, J., & Coskun, E. (2019). Establishing the impact of area studies collections and exploring opportunities for collaborative collecting. Library Resources and Technical Services, 63(1), 46-61. https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.63n1.46

Thacker, M. L., & Laut, J. R. (2018). A collaborative approach to undergraduate engagement. Portal, 18(2), 283-300. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2018.0016

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