Alexander James Carroll
Libraries, Education, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching and Learning
Alex Carroll, MSLS, AHIP, is the Associate Director of the Science and Engineering Library (SEL) at Vanderbilt University. Alex leads the SEL's liaison program, designing and delivering services to support the research enterprise and the teaching mission of the School of Engineering and STEM academic units within the College of Arts and Science. Alex is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) and is a Distinguished member of MLA's Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). His research interests include studying the information seeking behaviors and data practices of STEM researchers, designing library liaison services, 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, and by ASEE's Engineering Library Division with Best Publication Awards in 2020 and 2022. Alex previously worked as a STEM liaison librarian at Vanderbilt University, the NC State University Libraries, and the University of Maryland Libraries. He received his MSLS degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science, and his BA from James Madison University.
Works (39)
Updated: July 11th, 2023 21:15
2021 journal article
Biomedical Engineering Professional Skills Development: The RADx<sup>SM</sup> Tech Impact on Graduates and Faculty
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2, 163–169.
Contributors: A. DImeo n, C. Afamefuna, S. Ward, P. Weilerstein*, E. Caro*, M. Germer*, *
TL;DR:
It is concluded that the RADx Tech organizational structure and process including APFs may be replicable and further research is planned to explore its impact.
(via Semantic Scholar)
open access via ieeexplore.ieee.org (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2021 article
COVID-19 as an Opportunity to Expand the Instructional Portfolio of STEM Librarians
Borycz, J., & Carroll, A. J. (2021, October 8). Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Vol. 10.
Contributors: J. Borycz * & *
TL;DR:
The pivot to online teaching caused by the COVID-19 pandemic enabled science and engineering librarians at Vanderbilt University to expand their teaching roles within graduate-level courses in biomedical engineering, chemistry, and physics.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 9, 2021
2021 journal article
STEM Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) Tool Overlap Analysis in 2020: An Open Science Informed Approach Amid Pandemic Budgets
Journal of EScience Librarianship.
TL;DR:
To compare journal coverage of abstract and indexing tools commonly used within academic science and engineering research, a comparison of ISSN/EISSNs and journal titles in 2020 is compared.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 2, 2021
2021 journal article
Striving for equity: An update from the Journal of the Medical Library Association
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(3), 359–361.
Contributors: K. Akers, E. Aaronson, K. Amos, K. Bartley, * , T. Chambers, J. Cyrus *, E. Eldermire *
MeSH headings : Libraries, Medical; Library Associations
TL;DR:
This editorial provides an update on the steps taken thus far to empower authors, increase the diversity of the editorial team, and make equity-minded recommendations to the Medical Library Association.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 6, 2021
2021 journal article
Using digital environments to design inclusive and sustainable communities of practice in academic libraries
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(5), 102380.
author keywords: Communities of practice; Academic libraries; Online learning; Sustainability; Inclusive professional development; Virtual professional development
TL;DR:
This paper shares the approach to developing virtual, miniature Communities of Practice (Mini CoPs), describing in detail the process of designing these groups and the formation of two distinct leadership roles within this program, the Community Coordinator and the Community Facilitator.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2021 conference paper
WIP: Developing a Virtual Information Literacy Training Program for a Multi-Disciplinary First-Year Engineering Program
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124527773&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2020 conference paper
Board 9 : 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.
Contributors: n , A. Di Meo n, J. McCall n, H. Ozturk n, K. Umstead n & S. Hallman n
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 21, 2020
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, 108(2), 229–241.
Contributors: R. Reznik-Zellen *, * , E. Harrington *, D. Joubert *, T. Nix * & K. Alpi *
MeSH headings : Authorship; Humans; Intersectoral Collaboration; Libraries, Medical; Library Associations / statistics & numerical data; Periodicals as Topic / statistics & numerical data; Research / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR:
This study explored different dimensions of Journal of the Medical Library Association authorship from 2006–2017 using coauthorship networks and affiliation data to benefit a wider network of health information specialists and medical professionals than is reflected in MLA membership.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 2, 2020
2020 journal article
Lab-Integrated Librarians: A Model for Research Engagement
College & Research Libraries, 81(1), 8–26.
Contributors: * , H. Eskridge * & B. Chang n
TL;DR:
Details are provided on the program’s implementation, the ethnographic assessment methods used to capture the activities of researchers during weekly lab meetings, and an analysis of the data collected.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 9, 2020
2020 journal article
Message of solidarity to Research Caucus members
Hypothesis, 32(1).
Source: ORCID
Added: November 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Roles for Health Sciences Librarians at College and University Libraries
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 4(94), 1–19.
Contributors: J. Reed * & *
TL;DR:
Both AAHSL and C&UL institutions show an interest in hiring librarians capable of supporting health and life sciences teaching and research, and qualifications more often prioritized traditional librarian competencies rather than emerging areas, such as data science, grant support, and research impact.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 23, 2020
2020 article
Thinking and Reading like a Scientist: Librarians as Facilitators of Primary Literature Literacy
Carroll, A. J. (2020, August 10). Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 8, pp. 295–307.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2020
2020 journal article
Thinking and Reading like a Scientist: Librarians as Facilitators of Primary Literature Literacy
Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 39(3), 295–307.
MeSH headings : Curriculum; Humans; Librarians; Literacy; Reading; Students
TL;DR:
It is found that undergraduate STEM curricula rarely prepare students with the mastery of science process skills needed to succeed in graduate school, and some possible causes are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2020 conference paper
Work in Progress: Integrating Information Literacy into a Multidisciplinary First-year Engineering Program
Carroll, A., Borycz, J., & Vernon, J. (2020, June).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 8, 2020
2020 conference paper
Works in Progress: Integrating information literacy into a multi-disciplinary first-year engineering program
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2020-June. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095764953&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2020 journal article
“Why do we need an engineering library?”: Designing team-based liaison services for STEM educators and researchers
Portal, 20(4), 565–584.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: July 13, 2022
2019 article
Investigating Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians at College and University Libraries
Carroll, A. J., & Reed, J. B. (2019, May 14). (Vol. 5). Vol. 5.
TL;DR:
This research highlights the need to understand more fully the rationale behind the continued use of e-books, as well as the rationale for continued use, in the context of clinical practice.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 15, 2019
2019 report
Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholars
In Ithaka S+R.
Source: ORCID
Added: May 9, 2020
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.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 2, 2019
2019 journal article
Using information literacy to teach medical entrepreneurship and health care economics
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 107(2), 163–171.
Contributors: n , S. Hallman n , K. Umstead n, J. McCall n & A. DiMeo
MeSH headings : Biomedical Engineering / education; Economics, Medical; Entrepreneurship; Humans; Information Literacy; Information Seeking Behavior; Program Evaluation; Teaching
TL;DR:
Information literacy training can be used as a method for introducing undergraduate health sciences students to the health care economics aspects of the medical entrepreneurship life cycle, including the US Food and Drug Administration regulatory environment, intellectual property, and medical billing and reimbursement structures.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 16, 2019
2018 report
A Study of Research Support Service Needs for Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Researchers at North Carolina State University
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/35687
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 26, 2018
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.
TL;DR:
Details of the RTF program's content, organization, administration, and assessment are provided, and a list of best practices in the development of mentorship and training programs is provided, including considerations for librarians and administrators.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: January 21, 2020
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.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 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.
Contributors: n , A. DiMeo n, H. Ozturk n & J. McCall n
TL;DR:
Andrew started in the NYC Motion Picture Industry before transitioning into his 15+ years in Biomedical Product Development, which resulted in multiple startups including Novocor Medical Systems, Augment Medical, Contour Surgical, 410 Medical, and MEDIC.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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.
TL;DR:
This poster presents a cohort study of BME students who matriculated through an expanded information literacy program, implemented in two phases over two academic years, exposes students to the complex environment surrounding innovative design in healthcare broadly, and medical device design in particular.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2018 conference paper
Lab-Integrated Librarians: Engagement with Unreachable Researchers
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2017-June.
Contributors: n , B. Chang n & H. Eskridge n
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2018 article
Replicating our Instructional Capacity: Developing Shared Workshops across Institutions
Lewis, D. M., Hayes, B. E., & Carroll, A. J. (2018, March 19). (Vol. 3). Vol. 3.
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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.
TL;DR:
This longitudinal study sought to determine whether an intensive, specialized information literacy training program could introduce undergraduate biomedical engineering students to the complex environment surrounding innovative design in healthcare and medical entrepreneurship in order to improve their design projects.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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). (Vol. 4). Vol. 4.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
Lab-integrated librarians: Engagement with unreachable researchers
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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. http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2017/SharingOurSuccess.pdf
Event: at Baltimore, MD
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Collaborating for Success: A Case Study on Mentoring, Partnering, and Teaching
Collaborative Librarianship, 8(4). https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol8/iss4/8
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
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.
TL;DR:
The results of a survey that gathered data on perceptions and use of e-books from undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff are described and their implications for academic libraries and publishers are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Flipping one-shot library instruction: using Canvas and Pecha Kucha for peer teaching
JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 104(2), 125–130.
Contributors: n , N. Tchangalova * & E. Harrington *
author keywords: Information Literacy; Educational Technology; Education; Distance/Methods; Teaching/Methods; Evidence-Based Practice/Education; Learning; Group Processes; Program Development; Humans; Libraries; Medical/Education
MeSH headings : Computer-Assisted Instruction; Curriculum; Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods; Educational Measurement; Humans; Information Literacy; Information Storage and Retrieval / methods; Peer Group; Problem-Based Learning / methods; Students, Medical
TL;DR:
This pedagogy shows promise for implementing and evaluating a successful flipped information literacy program.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
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.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
A cohort study of entry level librarians and the academic job search
Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. http://www.ala.org/nmrt/sites/ala.org.nmrt/files/content/oversightgroups/comm/schres/endnotesvol6no1/Article-ACohortStudyofEntryLevelLibrarians.pdf
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2015 journal article
“Scholarship is a Conversation”: Discourse, Attribution, and Twitter’s Role in Information Literacy Instruction
The Journal of Creative Library Practice. http://creativelibrarypractice.org/2015/03/11/scholarship-is-a-conversation/
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
2014 conference paper
A Booster Shot for Health Science Librarianship: Using Canvas and PechaKucha to Flip the Library Classroom
MAC-MLA Annual Meeting 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15858
Source: ORCID
Added: December 6, 2018
Employment
Updated: June 24th, 2019 21:36
2019 - present
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, US
Librarian for STEM Research
University Libraries
2019 - 2019
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Lead Librarian for Research Engagement
University Libraries
2015 - 2019
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Research Librarian for Engineering and Biotechnology
University Libraries
2013 - 2015
University of Maryland at College Park College Park, MD, US
Agriculture and Natural Resources Librarian
University Libraries
2013 - 2013
Duke University Durham, NC, US
Field Experience Intern
University Libraries
2012 - 2013
US Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park Campus Research Triangle Park, NC, US
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Intern
Library
2012 - 2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, US
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Information and Library Science
2012 - 2012
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Research Triangle Park, NC, US
Library Assistant
Library
2012 - 2012
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Durham, NC, US
Technical Services Intern
Library
2011 - 2011
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC, US
Intern
Digital Collections and Visitor Services
Education
Updated: September 18th, 2014 14:31
2011 - 2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, US
MSLS
School of Information and Library Science
2006 - 2010
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA, US
B.A., History
College of Arts and Letters
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