Cynthia Henry

Bio

Cynthia Henry has been a librarian since graduating with her Master of Library Science (MLS) from Texas Woman's University in 2004. Hired as a subject liaison at Texas Tech University in 2005, she enjoys working on an academic campus and meeting faculty and students’ research needs. Henry finds it to be a rewarding experience and has developed strong relationships through the almost 20 years working with the College of Health & Human Sciences providing in-class lectures, assistance with citation mangers, and one-on-one consultations for students and faculty alike. Her research areas include user experience in academic libraries, technologies related to library users, and data visualization.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Vardeman, K. K., & Henry, C. L. (2021). Keeping plagiarism in check using software: Librarians as enforcers of academic integrity. In Michalak, R., & Rysavy, M. D. T. (Eds.). Academic plagiarism: librarians' solo and collaborative efforts to curb academic plagiarism. (pp. 107-127). Nova Science Publishers. https://novapublishers.com/shop/academic-plagiarism-librarians-solo-and-collaborative-efforts-to-curb-academic-plagiarism/

• Yang, L., & Henry, C. L. (2015). How ARL academic libraries present open web resources— A proposed solution to address discoverability. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(5), 629-635. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2015.06.018

• Dodds, K., Callender, D., & Henry, C. (2014). Making a case for technology in academia. College & Research Libraries, 75(1), 51-65. http://crl.acrl.org/content/75/1/51.short

Presentations

• Winkler, H., Hight, A., & Henry, C. L. (2024, May 22). Research Assessment: Navigating open access and institutional repositories for a paradigm shift in academic promotion and tenure evaluations [Conference session]. Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Austin, TX. https://tdl-ir.tdl.org/items/2be12305-4048-4383-abcc-49282e27312d
• Jacobs, J., Simpson, J., & Henry, C. L. (2023, July 14).Connections Granted: Using an Anatomy Model Grant to Connect with Outside Stakeholders [Conference session]. 2023 STEM Librarians South Conference, https://tamu.libguides.com/c.php?g=1301566&p=10390230&preview=d620cb75fb46377704b15fe4f599611f
• Winkler, H. Henry, C. L., & Hight, A. (2023, May 18)How many graduate degrees does it take to figure out if it’s Open Access? [Conference session]. Texas Conference on Digital Libraries, Austin, TX. https://tdl-ir.tdl.org/items/eec348bb-f786-4e0a-852c-f6fbe5847752