VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
John Glover
Humanities Research Librarian
(Assistant Professor)
Academic Outreach
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, Undergraduate Library, University of Washington, 2005-2006
Graduate Reference Assistant, Suzzallo & Allen Library, University of Washington, 2004-2005
Student Assistant, Art Slide Library, University of Washington, 2003-2004
Publications
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.
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 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).
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
Faculty Organization: Peer Review Committee, 2012-present
Grievance Board Alternate, 2009-2012
Faculty Organization: Professional Development Committee, 2007-2008; Chair, 2008-2009
Professional Organizations
American Library Association, 2005-present
ALA 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, 2011, 2012
Washington Library Association, 2005-2006