Jolene Cole
Instruction Coordinator
Instruction and Research Librarian
Associate Professor of Library Science
Phone: 478.445.0989
jolene.cole@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A. History, St. Vincent College
M.L.I.S., Simmons University
Doctorate Student: Higher Education and Leadership Practice, University of North Georgia
Training/Certifications:
ACRL Immersion Program 2013
ALA Course: Teaching Information Literacy to College Students 2013
CETL Problem Based Learning Workshop
Quality Matters Certified 2021
Courses Taught:
GC1Y Research in the Age of Google
GC1Y Instruction in Times of Crisis
Edward Whatley
Instruction and Research Librarian
Associate Professor of Library Science
Phone: 478.445.0981
edward.whatley@gcsu.edu
Education:
A.A., Art, Gordon College
Diploma in Applied Graphics Technology, Flint River Technical Institute
B.A., Art, Georgia College
M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina
Lamonica Sanford
Assessment Librarian
Phone: 478.445.1275
lamonica.sanford@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A., Government and Public Policy, Eastern Connecticut State University
M.Ed, Educational Leadership, Georgia College
M.L.I.S., Valdosta State University
M.A., History, Georgia College
Shaundra Walker, PhD
Interim Library Director
Associate Director of Instruction and Research Services
Associate Professor of Library Science
Phone:478.445.0987
shaundra.walker@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A History, Spelman College
M.S.L.I.S., Clark Atlanta University
Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Mercer University
Training:
ACRL Immersion Information Literacy Institute
Courses Taught
GC1Y 1000 Research in the Age of Google
GC1Y 1000 Critical Information Literacy
Holly Croft
Digital Archivist,
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Phone: 478.445.2097
holly.croft@gcsu.edu
Education:
A.B., English, University of Georgia
M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Courses Taught:
GC1Y: From Brown and Gold to Green and Blue: The History of Georgia College
Nancy Davis Bray
Associate Director for Special Collections,
Assistant Professor of Archives Administration
Phone: 478.445.2098
nancy.davisbray@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A., History/Psychology, Georgia College
M.P.A., University of Georgia
Jessamyn Swan
Community Engagement Archivist
Assistant Professor of Library Science
Phone: 478.445.0074
Jessamyn.swan@gcsu.edu
Education:
M.A. Library and Information Science, May 2018
M.A. English, University of Arizona Dec. 2016
Training/Certifications:
Certified Archivist, July 1, 2020
Archival Studies Graduate Certificate August 2018
Digital Information Management Graduate Certificate 2018
Reparative Archives Workshop, September 29, 2020
Columbia University Center for Oral History Research Summer Workshop Series, 2020
Getting Started with Oral History, Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Feb, 6-12, 2020
Oral History Planning 101, Georgia State University Library, December 7, 2019
Courses Taught:
AFAS 342: Africana Literature: Writing, Women, and the Gods, Grading TA, Spring 2016
ENGL 101: First-Year Composition (University of Arizona), Instructor, Fall 2014
ENGL 102: Rhetoric and Composition (University of Arizona), Instructor, Spring 2015
Jonathan Harwell
Associate Director for Collection & Resource Services,
Associate Professor of Library Science
Phone:478.445.0983
jonathan.harwell@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A., English with Minor in Spanish, University of Southern Mississippi
M.A., Social Science, Georgia Southern University
M.L.I.S., The University of Alabama
Kell Carpenter
Associate Director for Access Services
Associate Professor of Library Science
Phone: 478.445.0976
kell.carpenter@gcsu.edu
Education:
B.A. English, Georgia College
M.L.I.S. University of South Carolina
Courses Taught:
GC1Y Research in the Age of Google