VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
John Glover
Reference Librarian for the Humanities and Reference Collection Coordinator
(Assistant Professor)
Research and Instructional Services
Room 111-B, James Branch Cabell Library
(804) 828-6555
jglover2@vcu.edu
Education
M.A. History. The Ohio State University, 2003.
B.A. History. University of Washington, 1998.
B.A. Latin. University of Washington, 1998.
Previous Professional Experience
Program Assistant
University of Washington, Undergraduate Library, 2005-2006
Graduate Reference Assistant
University of Washington, Suzzallo & Allen Library, 2004-2005
Student Assistant
University of Washington, Art Slide Library, 2003-2004
Publications
Glover and Renee Bosman and Monique Prince. "Growing Adult Readers: Promoting Leisure Reading in Academic Libraries." Urban Library Journal 15.1 (Spring 2008).
Glover. "Telling Stories to Get the Job." LIScareer. http://www.liscareer.com/glover_stories.htm (June 2007).
Glover. "Aryan Elves and Damsels Distressed: a Librarian-Writer’s View of Bias in American SF" in Fantasy Magazine. http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=820, August 8, 2008.
Glover. "Narrative and Librarianship" in Writing and Publishing: the Librarian's Handbook (Carol Smallwood). Chicago: American Library Association, 4-5, 2010.
Glover. "Poetry and Librarianship" in Writing and Publishing: the Librarian's Handbook (Carol Smallwood). Chicago: American Library Association, 12-13, 2010.
Presentations
"Smartphones, iPads, Netbooks, and Social Networking." Spring Meeting of the Virginia Association of Law Librarians and the Virginia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. 2011
"Google Scholar: Friend or Foe?" VCU Center for Teaching Excellence. 2011
"Planning Serendipitous Liaison Outreach" with Bettina Peacemaker. Virginia Library Association Annual Conference. 2010
"Face(book)ing the Facts: A Librarian's Guide to Surviving Facebook" with Bettina Peacemaker. Virginia Library Association Annual Conference. 2009
"Collaborating with Colleagues: Promoting Visual Literacy Across the Curriculum" with Kristina Keogh. Eye to I: Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy, virtual presentation, http://eye2i.wordpress.com/ ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.. 2007
Teaching Experience
HIST 221/INFO 221 Information Research Strategies in History [co-teacher], University of Washington. 2005.
History 504.01 War in the Ancient Mediterranean World [grader], The Ohio State University. 2002.
History 503.02 Early Roman Empire, 31 B.C.-A.D. 180 [grader], The Ohio State University. 2001.
History 111 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 17th Century [teaching assistant, 5 sections], The Ohio State University. 1999-2002.
History 151 American Civilization to 1877 [teaching assistant, 2 sections], The Ohio State University. 1998-1999..
University Committee Work
Levis Reading Prize, reader. 2011-present.
Summer Reading Program Selection Committee. 2007-present.
University Hearing Board. 2007-present.
Student Support Certification
VCU Libraries Committee Work
VCU Libraries Faculty Organization - Peer Review Committee. 2012-present.
VCU Libraries Grievance Board Alternate, 2009-2012.
VCU Libraries Faculty Organization - Professional Development Committee. Chair. 2008-2009.
VCU Libraries Faculty Organization - Professional Development Committee. 2007-2008.
Professional Organizations
American Library Association. 2005-present.
American Library Association (Association of College and Research Libraries). 2005-present.
- Literatures in English Section. 2008-present.
- Executive Committee, Ex Officio member, 2011-present.
- Editor, Biblio-Notes, 2011-present
- Publications Committee, 2011-present.
- Instruction Section, 2005-present.
- University Libraries Section, 2005-2008.
VLACRL Conference Planning Committee, member, 2011, 2012.
Washington Library Association. 2005-2006.