https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-3811
Libraries, Education, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching and Learning
Alex Carroll, MSLS, AHIP, is the Librarian for STEM Research at the Vanderbilt University Libraries. Alex serves as a liaison librarian for the School of Engineering and STEM academic units within the College of Arts and Science, supporting the research of faculty and developing curriculum-integrated information literacy instruction programs for students in the sciences. Alex serves as an Assistant Editor for the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) and is a Senior member of MLA's Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). His research interests include information seeking behaviors and data practices of STEM researchers, mentoring emerging LIS professionals, and improving information literacy instruction for students in the sciences; he has published on these topics in journals such as College & Research Libraries, portal: Libraries and the academy, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, and the Journal of the Medical Library Association. His work in these areas has been recognized by the ALA Library Instruction Round Table with "Top Twenty" awards in 2018 and 2019.
2020 journal article
Building visualization skills through investigating the Journal of the Medical Library Association coauthorship network from 2006–2017
Journal of the Medical Library Association.
2020 journal article
Message of solidarity to Research Caucus members
Hypothesis, 32(1).
2020 journal article
Roles for Health Sciences Librarians at College and University Libraries
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 4(94).
2020 article
Thinking and Reading like a Scientist: Librarians as Facilitators of Primary Literature Literacy
Carroll, A. J. (2020, August 10). (Vol. 8). Vol. 8.
2020 conference paper
Work in Progress: Integrating Information Literacy into a Multidisciplinary First-year Engineering Program
Carroll, A., Borycz, J., & Vernon, J. (2020, June).
2019 article
Investigating Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians at College and University Libraries
Carroll, A. J., & Reed, J. B. (2019, May 14).
2019 journal article
Talent, Schmalent: An Instructional Design/Action Research Framework for the Professionalization of Teaching in Academic Libraries
JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP, 45(2), 110–118.
2019 journal article
Using information literacy to teach medical entrepreneurship and health care economics
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 107(2), 163–171.
2018 report
A Study of Research Support Service Needs for Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Researchers at North Carolina State University
Retrieved from http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/35687
2018 journal article
A“I never knew I could be a teacher”: A student-centered mlis fellowship for future teacher-librarians
Portal, 18(2), 331–362.
2018 article
Better together: combining research and writing support for student scholars
Carroll, A. J., Corlett-Rivera, K., & Macri, L. (2018, July 1). Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2016, Vol. 7.
2018 article
Engaging and Empowering High-Impact Educational Communities through Cross-Disciplinary Liaisonship
Carroll, A. J., & Garrett, J. (2018, March 19). (Vol. 3). Vol. 3.
2018 article
Healthcare economics and information literacy: Resources for success in undergraduate biomedical engineering education
Carroll, A. J., Hallman, S., Umstead, K., Ozturk, H., McCall, J. V., & DiMeo, A. J., Sr. (2018, June 29). (Vol. 6). Vol. 6.
2018 article
Replicating our Instructional Capacity: Developing Shared Workshops across Institutions
Lewis, D., Hayes, B. E., & Carroll, A. J. (2018, March 19).
2018 article
Supporting medical innovation and entrepreneurship through curriculum-integrated information literacy instruction
Carroll, A. J., & Hallman, S. (2018, August 21). (Vol. 8). Vol. 8.
2018 conference paper
Work in progress: Healthcare economics and information literacy - Resources for success in undergraduate biomedical engineering education
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2018-June.
2018 article
“I Never Knew I Could Be a Teacher”: A Student-Centered MLIS Fellowship for Future Teacher-Librarians
Gammons, R., Carroll, A. J., & Carpenter, L. I. (2018, April 30).
2017 conference paper
Board # 2 :Integrating Medical Economic Perspectives through Information Literacy in a Biomedical Clinical Immersion Design Course (Work in Progress)
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017-June.
2017 conference paper
Integrating instruction into the curriculum
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges Library Workshop. Presented at the Raleigh, NC. Raleigh, NC.
Event: at Raleigh, NC
2017 conference paper
Lab-Integrated Librarians: Engagement with Unreachable Researchers
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June.
2017 conference paper
Lab-integrated librarians: Engagement with unreachable researchers
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
2017 conference paper
Lab-integrated librarians: Providing point-of-need research support and contextualized information literacy instruction
ACRL 2017 Conference. Presented at the Baltimore, MD.
Event: at Baltimore, MD
2017 conference paper
Scaffolding an LIS educational partnership: The UMD libraries research & teaching fellowship
Scaffolding an LIS educational partnership: The UMD libraries research & teaching fellowship. ALISE 2017 Annual Conference. Presented at the Atlanta, GA. Atlanta, GA.
Event: at Atlanta, GA
2017 conference paper
Sharing Our Success: Using a Teacher Training Program to Improve Information Literacy Instruction and Support MLIS Students
ACRL 2017 Conference. Presented at the Baltimore, MD. Baltimore, MD.
Event: at Baltimore, MD
2017 conference paper
The lab-integrated librarian: A user-centered engagement strategy for STEM communities
The Librarian’s Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) 2017 Annual Conference. Presented at the Chapel Hill, NC.
Event: at Chapel Hill, NC
2017 conference paper
“Don’t go it alone: Collaborating across institutions to provide bioinformatics instruction
2017 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting. Presented at the Staunton, VA.
Event: at Staunton, VA
2016 journal article
Collaborating for Success: A Case Study on Mentoring, Partnering, and Teaching
Collaborative Librarianship, 8(4).
2016 journal article
E-Book Perceptions and Use in STEM and Non-STEM Disciplines: A Comparative Follow-Up Study
Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(1), 131–162.
2016 journal article
Flipping one-shot library instruction: using Canvas and Pecha Kucha for peer teaching
Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 104(2), 125.
2016 conference paper
Part of the team: Lab-integrated research support and information literacy instruction
2016 Science Boot Camp Southeast at the University of Georgia.
2015 journal article
A cohort study of entry level librarians and the academic job search
Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table.
2015 conference paper
Champagne Information Literacy Workshops on a Beer Budget
The Innovative Library Classroom 2015. The Innovative Library Classroom 2015.
2015 book review
Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication
[Review of ]. Library Quarterly.
2015 conference paper
E-Book Use and Opinions at UMD
UMD Library Research & Innovative Practice Forum.
2015 conference paper
Librarians as Action Researchers: A Practical Framework for Evidence-Based Information Literacy Instruction
LOEX 2015 Annual Conference. LOEX.
2015 conference paper
Uncorking Learning: Flipping Library Instruction PechaKucha-Style
The Innovative Library Classroom 2015.
2015 conference paper
Using Canvas and PechaKucha to Facilitate Undergraduate Peer Teaching of Evidence Based Practice
2015 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting.
2015 journal article
“Scholarship is a Conversation”: Discourse, Attribution, and Twitter’s Role in Information Literacy Instruction
The Journal of Creative Library Practice.
2014 conference paper
A Booster Shot for Health Science Librarianship: Using Canvas and PechaKucha to Flip the Library Classroom
MAC-MLA Annual Meeting 2014.
2014 conference paper
A Very Embedded Librarian: Using Captive Audiences (and a Bus) to Build Collaborative Relationships
2014 Science Boot Camp Southeast.
2014 conference paper
Landing Your First Academic Library Job: A Cohort Study of Recent Graduates from the UNC at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science
American Library Association Annual Meeting 2014. American Library Association Annual Meeting 2014.
2014 conference paper
Preparing Medical Students for Residency: Efficacy of Evidence Based Medicine Instruction
Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2014. Medical Library Association.
2014 conference paper
The Retweet of Academia: Using Twitter to Improve Information Literacy Instruction
The Innovative Library Classroom 2014. The Innovative Library Classroom 2014.
2013 conference paper
A Case Study of Narrative Marketing and Appreciative Inquiry in a Special Library
The Librarian’s Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Annual Research Forum. The Librarianś Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Annual Research Forum.
2013 conference paper
Are Ebooks Used Equally Across the Disciplines?
Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) Annual Meeting 2013. Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) Annual Meeting.
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