Associate University Librarian
Office: L-312B, Marston Science Library
Phone: (352) 273-2661
Email: mroyster@uflib.ufl.edu
Education:
M.L.S. in Information Science from Florida State University
B.S. in Food Resource Economics from University of Florida
Research Interests: agricultural sciences, information literacy, instructional technologies, diversity, and citation management.
Subject Responsibilities: Agricultural Education & Communication, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food & Resources Economics, Food Science & Human Nutrition
IFAS Research & Education Center Responsibilities: Immokalee, Tropical (Homestead),
Grant Activities
- UF Technology Fee-Enhancing Collaborative Learning Spaces in Marston Science Library. PI S.Gonzalez, Co-PI M.Royster
- Increasing Accessibility to Rare Florida Agricultural Publications-Phase II. Project Ceres. PI M. Royster, Co-PI S. Stapleton. (https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029271/00001)
Selected Publications:
- Royster, M., Iuliano, A., Schwieder, D., & Driver, L. (2015). Mentoring and Retention of Minority Librarians. In R. Hankins & M. Juarez (Eds.), Where are all the Librarians of Color? The Experience of People of Color in Academia. Los Angeles, CA: Library Juice Press.
- Leonard, M., Schwieder, D., Buhler, A., Bennett, D.B., & Royster, M. (2015). Perceptions of Plagiarism by STEM Graduate Students: a case study. Science and Engineering Ethics, 21, 1587-1608. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9604-2
- Minson, V., Dinsmore, C., & Royster, M. (2014). Shared Retention: Addressing library space needs while ensuring continued access to historically significant agricultural collections. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 16(1), 60-71. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2014.982754