Library Faculty

Anna Carlin: Instructional Technology Librarian

Anna Carlin, MLIS
Associate Librarian

phone: 239-590-7663

email: acarlin@fgcu.edu

office: 225L Library West

Areas of Responsibility

• Create, update, and maintain web-based learning objects for the library, including YouTube videos and interactive tutorials like the Search for the Skunk Ape.
• Advance the effective use of technology in information literacy instruction.
• Integrate library instruction and services into the university learning management system.
• Manage the operations of the library’s Media Production Studio.

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Anna's Education

MS, Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, 2007

BA, Chinese, Georgetown University, 2004

Publications

Carlin, Anna and Gunnels, Charles W. (2016) “This is an Intervention! Using a Campus-Wide Initiative and Assessment to Transform the Information Literacy Program.” Proceedings of the 2016 LOEX Annual Conference: Library Orientation Series No. 49. Forthcoming.

McClure, Randall, Rachel Cooke, and Anna Carlin. (2011). “Information Literacy and the Skunk Ape: Assessing the Impact of Online Library Learning Modules on Student Writing in English Composition Courses.” Journal of Information Literacy, 5(2), 26-45.

Donlan, Rebecca and Anna Carlin. (2008). “Exactness is Sometimes Key, but Keywords Aren’t Exactly Exact: Discovery Tools and the OPAC, Part Two.” The Reference Librarian. 49 (1), 93-97.
Carlin, Anna. (2007). “Success, Failure, Innovation and Uncertainty in Changing Times: A Selective Bibliography of Literature on Reference Services since the 1980s.” The Reference Librarian 48(2), 31-40.

Donlan, Rebecca and Anna Carlin. (2007). “A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing: Discovery Tools and the OPAC.” The Reference Librarian 48 (2) , 67-71.

Conference Presentations

Poster Presentations

“Over-canvassed or Built for Speed? Assessment of Information Literacy, Writing, and Critical Thinking by Faculty from Across Campus.” Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference, Baltimore, MD(March 22-25, 2017). Co-authored with Charles Gunnels, Ph.D.

Panel/Contributed Paper Presentations

“Building Bridges with Librarians Using Assessment as a Blueprint.” College English Association Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL (April 5, 2018). Co-presented with Rachel Tait-Ripperdan (Librarian, FGCU)

“This is an Intervention! Using a Campus-Wide Initiative and Assessment to Transform the Information Literacy Program.” LOEX Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (May 6, 2016). Co-presented with Charles Gunnels, Ph.D.

“Engaging Students in Information Literacy: The First-Year and Beyond.” Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (April 18, 2012). Co-Presented with Elana Karshmer & Jacalyn Bryan, Saint Leo University; Diane Fulkerson, University of South Florida Polytechnic; Portia McQueen, Florida State University.