Joshua Salmans, MLIS

Bio

Joshua Salmans earned a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 2016. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2012 from North Greenville University. He has been with TTU Libraries since August 2017, where his primary pursuit is finding new intersections with the Texas Tech University and Lubbock communities to cultivate an inviting and welcoming learning environment that promotes the academic library as an inclusive community resource for lifelong learning. His current research interests include library information literacy instruction and design, imposter phenomena in librarianship, and intersectionality within library collections and service.

Publications:
Salmans, J., & Durham, J. (2023). Purple bricks of library instruction: An academic success program and libraries collaborate to integrate active-learning into library pedagogy. In A.N. Hess (Ed.), Instructional identities and information literacy, volume 3: Transforming student learning, information seeking, and experiences (pp. 159-174).
Salmans, J. & Barba, I. (2023) Chat References in “Big 12” and ARL Libraries: An Analysis of Training, Policy, and Guidelines, Journal of Web Librarianship, 17:1-2, 1-30, DOI: 10.1080/19322909.2023.2203876
Presentations:
Salmans, J. (Presenter & Author), Durham, J. (Author Only), Library Orientation Exchange (LOEX) Annual Conference 2023, "Thriving in the U-Curve: Helping College Learners via WICOR, ACRL, Framework, and Purple Bricks," LOEX, Harrisburg, PA. National. (May 12, 2023).
Salmans, J. (Presenter & Author), Durham, J. (Presenter & Author), Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Texas Library Association, Fort Worth, TX, "Follow the Purple Bricks: Integrating AVID Strategies into Library Instruction," State. (April 27, 2022).