Anne Marie Gruber

Anne Marie Gruber is an Associate Professor and librarian at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), serving as the Natural Sciences, Applied Engineering, and Social Work Librarian, as well as the Textbook Equity Librarian. She coordinates UNI's Textbook Equity initiative, focusing on reducing student financial burdens through Open Educational Resources (OER). Her work emphasizes information literacy, community engagement, and inclusive academic practices.

Education:

• Master of Arts in Library and Information Science (University of Iowa)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders (UNI)

Research Interests:

• Service-learning in libraries
• Social work evidence synthesis
• Textbook equity and OER adoption
• Information literacy pedagogy

Her recent publications explore textbook equity strategies, service-learning program assessments, and the impacts of adverse childhood experiences. She received the UNI Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020 for her innovative instructional approaches.

Gruber advises on library initiatives and collaborates with faculty to integrate OER into curricula. She maintains the Textbook Equity guide (guides.lib.uni.edu/oer) and blogs about service-learning librarianship at sllibrarian.uni.edu.