Annette Bochenek
College of Business, Information Studies, and Technology
School of Information Studies
Annette Bochenek, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Business Information Specialist at the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. She is an award-winning educator and librarian with an expertise in using primary sources to teach business information literacy concepts. Dr. Bochenek's research showcases her interest in information literacy and primary source research methods across disciplines. Dr. Bochenek’s research centers on information literacy through trailblazing implementation of primary sources in the business classroom, with an emphasis on their practical applications in the business setting. Dr. Bochenek studies primary sources and affective responses in the business classroom, which have inspired her innovative research into implementation of primary sources in business education, grounded in the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. Her educational background includes a B.A. in English Literature and Middle/Secondary Education from Butler University; M.A. in English Literature from Loyola University of Chicago; M.S. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa; and a Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies from Dominican University.
Bochenek, A. & Howard, H. (2025). Reviewing the need for subject-specific regional professional development opportunities for business librarians. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 30(4), 252-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/08963568.2025.2544449.
Mayhook, Z., Bochenek, A., Grauel, E., Minser, H., O’Neill, T., Stonebraker, I., & Vasquez, J. (2025). Building a regional library-led case competition: Reflections from librarians and vendor partners. Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3998/ticker.7318.
Bochenek, A., Huber, S., & Mudduluru, R. (2025). Libraries facilitating knowledge creation through podcasting: Exploring podcasts as a form of scholarship. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 51(3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103042.
Bochenek, A. & Mudduluru, R. (2025). Primary source analysis: Using digitized time-motion study films in the undergraduate business classroom to build primary source literacy. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 30(2), 131-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/08963568.2025.2473145.
Bochenek, A., Howard, H., & Mayhook, Z. (2025). Integrating intercultural competencies in an introductory business information literacy course. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 25(1), 107-136. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2025.a950011.
Bochenek, A., & Stonebraker, I. (2024). Business archives as a tool for academic business researchers. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 29(4), 274–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/08963568.2024.2367375.
Bochenek, A. (2024). Reviewing the use of primary sources in the undergraduate business classroom: Business librarian use of primary sources in instruction. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 29(3), 183–202. https://doi.org/10.1080/08963568.2024.2329508.
Howard, H., Bochenek, A., Mayhook, Z., Trowbridge, T., & Lux, S. (2023). Student information use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102696.
Bochenek, A. (2021). Sights and sounds reunited: An exploration of information behavior in the Vitaphone Project community. The Moving Image: The Journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists, 20(1-2), 85-96. doi: 10.5749/movingimage.20.1-2.0085, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/movingimage.20.1-2.0085.
Phillips, M., Howard, H., Bochenek, A. & Mayhook, Z. (2023). Incorporating standards education into a first-year business management course. In C. Leachman, E. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds)., Technical standards: Information literacy and collection resources for librarians and educators. Purdue University Press. https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/brass/publications/academicbrass/2020/15-2.
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