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Melinda Matthews
Assistant Professor
University Library
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Melinda F Matthews, MLIS
Assistant Professor, University Library
Interlibrary Loan Librarian

Education

MLS

1990, Library Science
LSU Baton Rouge

BA

1988, English
McNeese State University

Recent Publications

Book Review of "The Sazerac" accepted for publication in "Louisiana Libraries" Fall 2021 issue.
Submitted "Art and a Southeastern United States Academic Library" to "Southeastern Librarian".
Published Book Review of "Around the World on a Bicycle" in volume 68 no. 3 Fall 2020 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" page 20.
Published Book Review of "Robert Royston" in volume 68 no. 3 Fall 2020 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" page 26.
Published Book Review of "Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon?" in the Summer issue v. 68 no. 2 "Southeastern Librarian" 2020 pages 24-25.
Published Book Review of "The Southern Wildlife Watcher Notes of a Naturalist" in v. 68 no. 2 Summer issue of 2020 "Southeastern Librarian" page 23-24.
Published Book Review of "Great Day Hikes on North Carolina's Mountains to Sea Trail" in the Summer 2020 v. 68 no. 2 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" page 22.
Published Book Review of "30 Great North Carolina Science Adventures" in the Spring 2020 "Southeastern Librarian" issue v. 68 no. 1 page 15.
Submitted article manuscript "University Degrees Other Than the MLIS That Benefit Library Work" to "Library Worklife".
Submitted article "How Committee Work Translated to a Promotion to Assistant Professor" to "Library Worklife".
Submitted article manuscript "The Fundamentals of Funding Conference Travel" to "Library Worklife".
Published Book Review of "Southern Snow The New Guide to Winter Sports from Maryland to the Southern Appalachians" in v. 68 no. 1 Spring 2020 "Southeastern Librarian" issue page 15.
Published Book Review of "The New Guide to North Carolina Beaches" published in the Winter 2020 issue v.67 no.4 "Southeastern Librarian" p. 17.
Accepted Book Review of "Cradle of the Stars" for publication in the Summer or Fall 2020 "Louisiana Libraries" issue.
Submitted Book Review of "Cradle of the Stars" for publication on Pelican Publishing website in 2020.
Published Book Review of "The New Vegetarian South" published v.67 no. 4 Winter 2020 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" pp. 16.
Published Book Review of "Wildflowers and Ferns of Red River Gorge and the Greater Red River Basin" in v.67 no. 4 Winter 2020 "Southeastern Librarian" pages 15-16.
Published book review of "Hiking and Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway" in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 67 no. 4 Winter 2020 pp.14-15.
Published book review of "Southern Snacks: 77 Recipes for Small Bites with Big Flavors" in v. 67 no. 3 Fall 2019 "Southeastern Librarian" pages 28-29.
Published Book Review of "Southern Homes and Plan Books" in Fall 2019 v. 67 no. 3 "Southeastern Librarian" page 26-27.
Published Book Review of "Seacoast Plants of the Carolinas A New Guide for Plant Identification and Use in the Coastal Landscape" in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 67 no. 3 Fall 2019 pages 24-25.
Book Review of "New Orleans Icons: Iron Lace" published on Pelican Publishing Company website 6/17/2019.
Accepted Book Review of "New Orleans Icons: Iron Lace" to be published in the Fall 2019 or Winter 2020 "Louisiana Libraries" issue.
Submitted "Food and Beverages and Louisiana Academic Libraries" to "Louisiana Libraries".
Published Book Review of "Andrew Low House" in "Southeastern Librarian" vol. 67 no. 2 Summer 2019 pages 39-40.
Published Book Review of "Professor Longhair A Scrapbook" published in v. 82 no. 1 Summer 2019 "Louisiana Libraries" page 31.
Book Review of "Professor Longhair A Scrapbook" published on Pelican Publishing Company website on 4/25/2019.
Published Book Review of "Louisiana Piney Woods Oil Boom" published in Louisiana Libraries vol. 83 no. 1 Spring 2021 pages 11-12.
Book Review of "Louisiana Piney Woods Oil Boom" published on Pelican Publishing Company 3/29/2019.
"Exercise and the Louisiana Academic Library" published in "Louisiana Libraries" v81 no. 3 Winter 2019 pages 7-9.
Published Book Review of "Seeking Eden A Collection of Georgia's Historic Gardens" in the Summer 2019 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" v. 67 no.2 page 34.
Book Review of "Charleston: City of Gardens" by Louisa Pringle Cameron published in Spring v. 67 no. 1 2019 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" pages 25-26.
Published Book Review of "Death Over a Diamond Stud" for "Louisiana Libraries" Spring 2020 v. 82 no. 2 pages 31-32.
Book Review of "Death Over a Diamond Stud" published on 12/18/18 on the Pelican Publishing Company website.
Book Review of ""Ellen Shipman and the American Garden" published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 66 no. 4 Winter 2019 pages 7-8.
Book Review of "Pie a Savor the South Cookbook" by Sara Foster published in Southeastern Librarian v. 66 no. 3 Fall 2018 pp. 16-17.
Book Review of "Chromatic Homes: The Joy of Color in Historic Places" by John I. "Hans" Gilderbloom published in Southeastern Librarian v. 66 no. 3 Fall 2018 pp. 12-13.
Book review of "Off Air My Journey to the Anchor Desk" by Sheba Turk published in "Louisiana Libraries" v. 81 no. 4 Spring 2019 pages 5-6.
Book review of "Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles" by Thomas Bonner Jr. and Judith H.Bonner published in "Louisiana Libraries" v. 81 no. 3 Winter 2019 page 11.
Book review of "Off Air My Journey to the Anchor Desk" by Sheba Turk published on Pelican Publishing Company website on 8/14/18.
Book review of "Sherwood Anderson and Other Famous Creoles" by Thomas Bonner Jr. and Judith H.Bonner published on Pelican Publishing Company website 8/14/18.
(Summer 2018). Published Book Review of "Carolina Catch: Cooking North Carolina Fish and Shellfish from Mountains to Coast" published in "Southeastern Librarian" vol.66 no.2 Summer 2018 pages 41-42.
Book Review of "Cityscapes of New Orleans" by the author Richard Campanella published in the 2018 Summer v. 81 no. 1 issue of "Louisiana Libraries" page 12.
(Fall 2017). Published Book Review of "Hollywood South Glamour Gumbo and Greed" by author Linda Thurman in "Louisiana Libraries" vol. 80 no. 2 Fall 2017 pages 16-17.
Book review of "Butterflies of Louisiana" published in the Fall 2018 "Louisiana Libraries" v. 81 no. 2 page 4.
Submitted "Louisiana Academic Librarians and Job Evaluations" to "Louisiana Libraries" for publication in a 2019 issue.
(2018). Book Review of "Southern Foodways Alliance Guide to Cocktails" by Sara Camp Milam published in Winter 2018 "Southeastern Librarian" v. 65 no. 4 pages 25-26.
Book Review of "Chenier Plain" author Richard B. Crowell published in volume 80 no. 3 Winter 2018 "Louisiana Libraries" pages 38-39.
(2017). Book Review of "Hollywood South Glamour Gumbo and Greed" by author Linda Thurman published on Pelican Publishing Company website on 8/15/17.
(2017). Book Review of "Sapelo People and Place on a Georgia Sea Island" published in "Southeastern Librarian" volume 65 no. 2 Summer 2017 page 41.
(2017). Book Review of "Ham A Savor of the South Cookbook" author Damon Lee Fowler published in "Southeastern Librarian" vol. 65 no. 3 Fall 2017 page 8.
(2017). Book Review of "Corn A Savor of the South Cookbook" published in "Southeastern Librarian" vol. 65 no. 2 Summer 2017 page 48-49.
(2018). Book Reviewer of the book "Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel" by Allan R. Ellenberger published in the Winter 2018 v. 65 no. 4 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" pages 20-21.
(2017). Book review of "Tom Benson" published on Pelican Publishing Company website on April 5, 2017.
(2017). Book Review of "The WarmUp Guy" published on Pelican Publishing Company website April 5, 2017.
(2017). Book review of "North Carolina's Barrier Islands" by David Blevins published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 65 no. 1 Spring 2017 pages 21-22.
(2017). Book Review of "Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States" author Linda Chafin published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 64 n.4 Winter 2017 pp. 34-35.
(2017). Published Book Review of "Hollywood South Glamour Gumbo and Greed" by author Linda Thurman in "Louisiana Libraries" vol. 79 no. 4 Spring 2017 pages 11-12.
(2018). Book Review of "The Beer Cheese Book" published in Winter 2018 v. 65 no. 4 "Southeastern Librarian" pages 24-25.
(2017). Book Review of "Fruit a Savor of the South" published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 65 no. 1 Spring 2017 pages 24-25.
Accepted Book Review of "Uncovering Paris Scandals and Nude Spectacles in the Belle Epoque" for "Louisiana Libraries" 2018 issue.
Submitted an article on what makes a great library service for "InCite Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association" Nov/Dec 2017 issue.
Submitted an article on library design for "InCite: Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association" July/August 2017 issue.
Submitted an article on learning forward for "InCite: Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association" May/June 2017 issue.
Submitted an article on career lessons for "InCite: Magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association" for the March/April 2017 issue.
Book Review of "North Carolina's Roadside Eateries" published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 64 no.4 Winter 2017 pages 30-31. Rex GA: "Southeastern Librarian".
Book Review of "Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide" published in Southeastern Librarian vol. 64 no. 3 Fall 2016 issue pages 33-34. Rex GA: Southeastern Librarian.
Book review of "Bad Girls at Samarcand: Sexuality and Sterilization in a Southern Juvenile Reformatory" published in "Louisiana Libraries" v.79 no. 3 Winter 2017 page 10. Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
(2016). Book Review of "Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era" by James Bawden and Ron Miller published in "Southeastern Librarian" volume 64 no. 2 Summer 2016 issue page 22. Rex GA: Southeastern Librarian.
(2017). Article "Perks of Louisiana Academic Librarianship" published in "Louisiana Libraries" v. 79 no. 4 Spring 2017 pages 23-25. Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
(Fall 2016). Published Book Review of "Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans" by Elizabeth C. Williams and Chris McMillian in "Louisiana Libraries volume 79 Fall 2016 issue page 11. Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Library Association.
Book Review of "The Handy Nutrition Answer Book" for "American Reference Books Annual" 2017 issue.
Book Review of "Educators Resource Directory 2015/2016" for "ARBA" "American Reference Books Annual" 2017 issue. Santa Barbara CA: "ARBA" "American Reference Books Annual" 2017 issue.
Book Review of "The Counterintelligence Chronology Spying By and Against the United States from the 1700s through 2014" for "American Reference Books Annual" ARBA 2017 issue. Santa Barbara CA: "ARBA" American Reference Books Annual.
(Winter 2016). Book Review of "Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway's Greatest Producer " author Cynthia Brideson published in "Southeastern Librarian" v. 63 no. 4 Winter 2016 page 12. Rex GA: "Southeastern Librarian".
(Spring 2016). Book Review of "Manhattan Cocktail A Modern Guide to the Whiskey Classic" published in the Spring 2016 issue vol. 64 no. 1 "Southeastern Librarian" pp. 22-23. Rex GA: "Southeastern Librarian".
Book Review of "Hispanic Folk Music of New Mexico and the Southwest: A Self-Portrait of a People" for "ARBA" "American Reference Books Annual" 2016 issue. Santa Barbara CA: Libraries Unlimited.
(2016). (Spring 2016) Book Review of "Brown v. Board and the Transformation of American Culture Education and the South in the Age of Desegregation" published in Spring 2016 issue of "Southeastern Librarian" Spring volume 64 no. 1 issue on pages 18-19. Rex GA: Southeastern Librarian.
Book Review of "New Mexican Folk Music" for publication in "American Reference Books Annual" "ARBA" 2016. Santa Barbara CA: Libraries Unlimited.
Working on an article for hopeful publication in "Library Worklife".
Submitted a book review for "CODEX" of "Developing Library Leaders: A How-to-do-it Manual for Coaching, Team Building, and Mentoring Library Staff" by Robert D. Stueart and Maureen Sullivan. Monroe LA: CODEX.
(Spring 2015). (Spring 2015). Book Review of "Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance" published in "Southeastern Librarian" Spring 2015 v. 69 no. 1 pages 17-18. Rex, GA: "Southeastern Librarian". (pp. 17-18). Rex Georgia: Southeastern Librarian.
(Winter 2015). Book Review of "Madam Belle: Sex, Money, and Influence in a Southern Brothel" published in "Southeastern Librarian" v62 n4 Winter 2015 issue pp.32-33. Rex Georgia: Southeastern Library Association.
(Fall 2015). Book Review of "Visions of Louisiana Plantation Homes" by Lee and Paul Malone published in "Louisiana Libraries"vol. 78 no. 2 Fall 2015 issue page 20. Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Book Review of "Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes" for "American Reference Books Annual" (ARBA) 2015 publication. Aurora CO: American Reference Books Annual.
Book Review of "The New Orleans of Fiction: a Research Guide" for "American Reference Books Annual" ARBA 2015. Aurora CO: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
(2017). "Academic Librarians and Book Reviewing" published in "Codex" v. 4 no. 2 2017 pages 8-18.
Book Review for "ARBA American Reference Books Annual" 2015 of "The Great Migration: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic". Aurora CO: ARBA/Libraries Unlimited.
Matthews, M. F. (2014). Published Book Review of "Say No to Bullying" published in "Catholic Library World" vol. 84 no.4 June 2014 pages 294-295 (pp. 294-295). Chicago, Illinois: "Catholic Library World".
Matthews, M. F. Article manuscript "Learning on the Job" submitted to "Mississippi Libraries" on 2/5/14. Jackson MS: Mississippi Libraries.
Matthews, M. F. (2014). Article "Please have a seat. Academic Librarians Can Chair Committees" published in "Louisiana Libraries" v76 no. 4 Spring 2014. (pp. 13-18). Baton Rouge LA: "Louisiana Libraries".
Matthews, M. F. Book Review of "Marketing with Social Media" for American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) 2015. Santa Barbara CA: American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) 2015.
Matthews, M. F. (2014). Book Review "SPEC Kit 281 The Information Commons July 2004" published in Codex the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL v.3 no.1 2014 pp. 94-96. Monroe LA: Codex.
Matthews, M. F. Article "Evolve as an Academic Librarian with Library Association Activities" submitted to "Library Intelligence" 2014. Bethesda MD: Library Intelligence.
Matthews, M. Book Review of "Dictionary of Music Education" for "American Reference Books Annual" ( ARBA) 2015. Aurora Colorado: American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) 2015.
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Matthews, M. (2014). Book Review of "Encyclopedia of the First Amendments". Aurora Colorado: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. F. (2014). Book Review for "Southeastern Librarian" published in v. 62 no. 2 Summer 2014 pp. 22-23 "Maureen O'Hara The Biography" by Aubrey Malone. Rex Georgia: Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2014). Book Review of "John F. Kennedy in Quotation" for ARBA American Reference Books Annual 2014. Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2014). Book review of "City Crime Rankings 2013: Crim. Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2014). Book Review published in Louisiana Libraries 2014 v. 76 2014 page 30 of "Louisiana Eats: The People, the Food, and Their Stories" by Poppy Tooker (pp. 30). Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2013). Published in "Codex" Book Review of "Interior Design for Libraries: Drawing on Function & Appeal" (pp. 158-163). Monroe LA: CODEX Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of ACRL.
Matthews, M. (2013). Published in "Louisiana Libraries" Book Review of "Louisiana Name Places..." (pp. page 25). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2013). Published in "Southeastern Librarian" Spr 2013 Book review of "Eat Drink Delta" (pp. pp. 49-50). Atlanta GA: Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2013). Book Review of "Conspiracy Theories". Atlanta GA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2013). Book Review of "Great Lives from History Latinos". Atlanta, GA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2013). Book Review of "Words of the Founding Fathers". Atlanta GA: ARBA "American Reference Books Annual".
Matthews, M. (2013). Published in "Catholic Library World" Book Review of "Filling the God-Shaped Void: A Book of Daily Meditatons" Published September 2013 (pp. 42-eoa). Chicago Illinois: Catholic LIbrary World.
Matthews, M. (2013). Published Article "Best Practices: Relocating an Academic Library Department" published in "LIbraryIntelligence" August 2013 online periodical website www.libraryworks.com/INFOcus/INFOcusCurren.aspx. Bethesda Maryland: LibraryIntelligence 2013.
Matthews, M. Article accepted to be edited and published in "Library Worklife" titled "How Academic Librarians Use Their University Degrees Other than the MLIS". Chicago ILLinois: Library Worklife.
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Matthews, M. (2013). Published in "Catholic Library World" Book review of "Hope and Healing" (pp. 209). Catholic Library World March 2013.
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Matthews, M. (2012). Book review "Handy Science Handbook". Littleton,CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Afro American Political Le. Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Educational Resources". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling, and Training". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Great Lives from History the Incredibly Wealthy" v1-3. Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: American Reference Books Annual ARBA.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Open House: The Arkansas Governor's Mansion and Its Place in History" (pp. 57-58). Atlanta, BA: Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "The Girls' History and Culture Reader The Nineteenth Century". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "The Girls' History and Culture ReaderThe Twentieth Century". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: American Reference Books Annual ARBA.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Women in Developing Countries". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Book review of "Youth and Political Participation". Littleton, CO; Santa Barbara, CA: ARBA American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2012). Published article in "Louisiana Libraries" "Overview of the Louisiana Library Association Academic Section 2001-2012". Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2012). €œEarly History of Monroe" Book review (pp. 47). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2011). Book review of "Delirious New Orleans" (pp. 23-24). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2011). Book review of "Hauntings of Mississippi" (pp. 21-22). Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2011). Book review of "How Kentucky Became Southern" (pp. 38-39). Atlanta,GA: Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2011). Published article "Academic Librarian Volunteerism". Codex.
Matthews, M. (2010). Published article "Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Academic Librarians are Judging Educational Contests". Library Work Life.
Matthews, M. (2010). "New Orleans Appetizers" (pp. 48). Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). "Images of America: Monroe and West Monroe" (pp. ?). Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). "Kentucky's Best Fifty Years of Great Recipes" (pp. 41-42). Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2009). "Strawberry Plains Audubon Center: Four Centuries of a Mississippi Landscape". Mississippi: Mississippi Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). 2009 Published article"Welcoming Patrons to a Louisiana University Library" in "Louisiana Libraries" 2009. Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). Book review of "Ghost Cats of the South". North Carolina Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). Book review of "Louisiana Plantation Homes" (pp. 18-19). Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). Women in the Church of God in Christ Making a Sanctified World. Tennessee: Tennessee Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2009). Published article "A Gold Mine of Career Opportunities: How Academic Librarians Can Dig Deep". Library Worklife.
Matthews, M. (2009). Article published "The Ever-Changing Roles of an Academic Librarian". Library Worklife.
Matthews, M. (2008). Book Review Awards, Honors, & Prizes. American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2008). Book Review Encyclopedia of World Scientists (pp. ?). American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2008). Book Review Historic Documents of 2007. American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2008). Book Review of Arlin C. Migliazzo To Make this Land Our Own: Community, Identity, and Cultural Adaptation in Purrysburg Township, South Carolina 1732-1865 (pp. 20-21). Southeastern Librarian.
Matthews, M. (2008). Book Review The Annual Register 2007 World Events. American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review Digital Libraries Integrating Content and Systems (pp. ?). Online Information Review.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review Headquarters USA 2007 A Directory of Contact Information for Headquarters and Other Central Offices of Major Businesses 29th edition. American Reference Books Annual.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review of Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt Beyond Hill & Hollow: Original Readings in Appalachian Womens Studies. Tennessee Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review Public Interest Group Profiles 2006-2007. American Reference Books Annual ARBA.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places 2007. American Reference Books Annual 2007.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review Virtually Obscene: The Case for an Uncensored Internet (pp. 715). Online Information Review.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review Who's Who of American Women 2007. American Reference Books Annual ARBA.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review of Kent B. Germany New Orleans after the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship and the Search for the Great Society. New Orleans Historical and Cultural Review.
Matthews, M. (2007). Book Review of Joshua Clark Louisiana In Words (pp. 32). Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2006). Book Review of William C. Davis Blue Grass Confederate The Headquarters Diary of Edward O. Guerrant. Tennessee Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2006). Book review of Deborah George Hardy Ignatius Rising The Life of John Kennedy Toole (pp. 23). Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2005). book reivew of "Strange Kin Ireland and the American South" by Kieran Quinlan (pp. page 21). Gonzales Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2004). book review of "Nations Within" author Sarah Sue Goldsmith (pp. 37). Gonzales Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2003). published article "ILLiad in interlibrary loan in academic libraries". Gonzales Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2002). book review of "The Majesty of the Mississippi Delta". Gonzales Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2001). book review of "The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series in Louisiana History Volume XV Visions and Revisions Perspectives on Louisiana Society and Culture. Gonzales Baton Rouge Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (2000). Published article Interlibrary Loan in an Academic Library. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana Libraries.
Matthews, M. (1999). Book Review of Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Louisiana (pp. 205). Louisiana Library Association Bulletin.
Matthews, M. (1998). Book Review of The Gardens of Louisiana Places of Work and Wonder (pp. 152-153). Louisiana Library Association BUlletin.

Awards & Honors

Secretary Louisiana Library Association Academic Section Secretary 2014-2015 .

March 2013 Secretary.

January 2012 Secretary.

July 2008 Marquis Who's Who of American Women 2008-2009.

July 2008 Secretary.

April 2005 Secretary.

2005 ULM Service Recognition Award 14 years dedication and service to the university.