Bridget Retzloff

Bridget manages the Marian Library's art collection, including over 13,000 artworks in many different mediums. She curates exhibits, acquires new pieces, provides reference support for researchers, teaches classes that integrate collection materials, and shares about the collection through outreach.

• M.L.I.S., Kent State University
• B.A., Art & Architecture History, Miami University

• Member, Academic Libraries Association of Ohio
• Member, Art Libraries Society of North America

• Visual literacy
• Digital humanities
• Co-curatorial experiential learning
• Crowdsourcing

• Retzloff, B., & Kelly, K. (2023, March 20). Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and when to avoid it. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/is-wikipedia-a-good-source-2-college-librarians-explain-when-to-use-the-online-encyclopedia-and-when-to-avoid-it-200636
• Retzloff, B., & Lewis, Z. (2023). Connecting past and present: Using archival materials in a storytelling exercise. SAA Case Studies on Teaching with Primary Sources, 24. https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/TWPS-Case_24_Connecting_Past_and_Present_0.pdf
• Retzloff, B. & Ewalt, J. (2022, April 8). Variations on a meme: Teaching visual literacy in a fun, remote environment [Presentation]. Art Libraries Society/North America (ARLIS/NA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States. https://doi.org/10.17613/zbfv-6505
• Wardell, J., Retzloff, B., & Plungis, J. (2021). Rethink, reuse, recycle: Turning an existing workshop into a virtual opportunity for outreach and engagement. Marketing Libraries Journal, 5(2).
  https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/fall2021/05_MLJv5i2.pdf
• Garnai, B. & Gauder, H. (2020, June). Co-curricular innovation: Teaching about patents as primary sources. Case Studies on Teaching with Primary Sources. https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/TWPSCase_14_Co-curricular_Innovation.pdf