I’m a librarian at Sinclair College and an author and researcher of history, architecture, and urban redevelopment. As a librarian, I’m especially interested in information literacy instruction, emerging technologies, and open educational resources.
Publications
- Removing Barriers: Textbook Affordability and OER at Sinclair Community College. Reference Services Review. 48:3, July 2020. Peer-reviewed.
- Lost Dayton, Ohio. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2018.
- “Building a Strong Foundation: Mentoring Programs for Novice Tenure Track Librarians in Academic Libraries.” College & Research Libraries. 76:6, November 2015. Andrew Walsh and Mandi Goodsett. Peer-reviewed.
- “Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’: Google As a Crucial Component of Information Literacy.” In The Complete Guide to Using Google in Libraries. Rowman & Littlefield, March 2015.
- “Using Website Analytics Tools in the Development of a Humanities Library Web Portal.” In Web Analytic Strategies for Information Professionals: a LITA Guide. Neal Schuman, 2013. Andrew Walsh, Harriett Green and Jordan Ruud.
- “Learning Spanish Today: A Research Guide.” Reference and User Services Quarterly. 51: 1, Fall 2011. Andrew Walsh and Neal Wyatt.
- “Get on the Rope: A New Way to Teach The Flat-Back-Four Defense.” Coach and Athletic Director. 79:9, May/June 2010. Andrew Walsh, Brian Jaworski and Parker Koester.
- Enjoying Life: A Conversation with John Pfitsch. The Grinnell Magazine. Spring 2010 (Vol. 42 Number 3) (Cover Story)
- “L’-evating” the Discourse on Public Transportation. The Grinnell Magazine. Summer 2010 (Vol. 42 No. 4).
Presentations
- Keynote Address on ChatGPT. ECWCA Conference, Wright State University, March 2024. Beth Sabo (moderator), Andrew Walsh, Adam Haroff, Alan Knowles, Alexis Lewis.
- “Wielding the Power of Trustworthy Information: How Librarians Help Build Information Literacy.” Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC (presented virtually), November 2023. Andrew Walsh, Meg Quinn, John Burns.
- “Equity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Sinclair College Equity Summit, November 2023. Andrew Walsh, Lani Wildow, Jessy Jones.
- “Downtown Dayton Walking Tour” Heritage Ohio Conference, Dayton, OH, October 2023.
- “Evaluating Credibility and Authority of Sources Using Library Databases.” EBSCO User Group, Cincinnati, OH, June 2023.
- “Lost (and Found) Dayton: Connecting Our Past to Our Present.” PechaKucha Dayton, December 2018.
- “Librarians and Career Communities: Fostering Community for Student Success.” SOCHE Library Conference, West Chester, OH, May 2018. Andrew Walsh and Lajmar Anderson.
- “Successful Approaches to Implementing an Open Educational Resource (OER) Outreach Program.” Scholarly Communication Librarianship Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 2017. Andrew Walsh, Carla Myers, Sarah Hale.
- “Pathway to Your Future: Road Maps for Community College Students.” ACRL 2017, Baltimore, MD, March 2017. Andrew Walsh, Cynthia Steinhoff, Kathleen Bolton, Cynthia Roberts.
- “Building an Email List With Your WordPress Blog for Traffic, Revenue and Influence.” WordCamp Dayton, Dayton, OH, March 2015.
- “Marketing and Promoting Your Writing Today: The Importance of Building an Author Platform.” Sinclair Community College 40th Annual Writers’ Workshop, Dayton, OH, November 2013.
- “Research Guides Usability Study.” Reference Research Forum. American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2013. Andrew Walsh, Angela Pashia.
- “Fostering Creativity and Community: Using Blogging Assignments to Improve Student Writing.” Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, GA, February 2013.
Work Experience
Before starting at Sinclair in 2013, I taught an undergraduate core course on academic research at the University of West Georgia. As a grad student I worked for the Literatures and Languages Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and as a research assistant for Spanish and Latin American special collections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
Education
- Master’s in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Also received Graduate Certificate in Special Collections
- Bachelor’s in Spanish, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
For a more complete description of my experience, view my LinkedIn profile.
For more on my scholarly research, view my Google Scholar profile.