Rachel Brekhus
Rachel Brekhus
Librarian III, Humanities/Social Sciences Librarian
Research and Information Services (RAIS)
- Master of Library Service, Rutgers University
- Master of Arts, German Philology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Bachelor of Arts, German, Georgetown University
Contact
- 168 Ellis Library
- (573) 882-7563
- brekhusr@missouri.edu
About Me
I have worked as a subject librarian in Ellis Library since 1999, and before that, at the Leo Baeck Institute and at Marymount Manhattan College libraries in New York City. I grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. I live in the East Campus neighborhood with my husband and cats. I enjoy working with students and faculty to carry out excellent research projects, and love learning about MU researchers’ work. I enjoy creating interactive learning opportunities from hands-on research workshops to Black History & Culture Trivia Night.
Grants/contracts/projects
- UM Tier III grant, with Signe Cohen and Rabia Gregory, for Confluences II: Religion and Health in Missouri (2020)
- Show-Me Steps to Career Development travel grant (state-administered IMLS grant)
- ALA grant for developing book discussion events (both in early 2000’s)
Recent Publications and Presentations
Publications
- Contributed to Reference Reviews Europe as a translator/abstracter from 2001 to 2016.
Presentations
- From 2018 to present, have given several short work-in-progress presentations on Racially Restricted Deed Covenants in Boone County
- From 2015 to present, organized and created Black History Trivia Night, now an annual community event co-sponsored by the University of Missouri Libraries, Daniel Boone Regional Library and Columbia Honda.
- Researched, wrote, organized and led Civil War Bus Tours of Columbia in 2013 and 2014
- Regular guest lecture presentations on Humanities and Sociology library research tools and methods
Professional Associations
- American Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Missouri Library Association (served as webmaster for over ten years)
Previous Experience
- Librarian, Leo Baeck Institute (collection development and maintenance; supervision of catalogers), 1998-1999
- Humanities Librarian (reference, collection development, instruction), Marymount Manhattan College, 1997-1998
Subject Specialty
- History
- Peace Studies
- Philosophy
- Rural Sociology
- Sociology
- South Asia Studies
Areas of Expertise
- High-level knowledge of German
- Intermediate knowledge of Spanish
- Basic knowledge of Italian, French and Dutch
- Zotero bibliographic management system
- Basic working knowledge of Excel, Qualtrics, Zoom, Panopto, and Springshare products