{"id":3035,"date":"2026-05-16T17:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=3035"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:23:24","slug":"kate-silfen","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/kate-silfen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Silfen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kate has worked at the BU Libraries since spring 2015. She supports the research needs of students, faculty, and staff at Sargent College of Health &amp; Rehabilitation Sciences. Kate\u2019s professional interests include evidence-based practice, systematic reviews, bibliometrics, and instructional technology.<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mestre, L. S., Baures, L., Niedbala, M., Bishop, C., Cantrell, S., Perez, A., &amp; Silfen, K. (2011). Learning Objects as Tools for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Survey of Librarian Usage. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">College &amp; Research Libraries<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">72<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(3), 236\u2013252. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5860\/crl-130rl\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5860\/crl-130rl<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ruediger, D. (2021). Big Data Infrastructure at the Crossroads: Support Needs and Challenges for Universities. Research Report. In <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ITHAKA S+R<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. ITHAKA S+R. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18665\/sr.316121\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18665\/sr.316121<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Silfen, K., &amp; Zgoda, K. (2008). Evidence-Based Practice and Information Literacy in Social Work: An Assessment of Students\u2019 Reference Lists. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Behavioral &amp; Social Sciences Librarian<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">27<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2), 104\u2013115. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01639260802202082<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8602,"template":"","profile_location":[],"profile_department":[19],"profile_subject":[40],"profile_expertise":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/3035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8602"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/3035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3414,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/3035\/revisions\/3414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_location?post=3035"},{"taxonomy":"profile_department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_department?post=3035"},{"taxonomy":"profile_subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_subject?post=3035"},{"taxonomy":"profile_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_expertise?post=3035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}