Whit Gaines, MLIS
Head of Library Systems and eResources
Library
Education and Certifications
- Master's in Library and Information Science, with honors - Valdosta State University
- M.S. in Instructional Technology, with honors - New York Institute of Technology
- Bachelors of Science in Special Education, Magna Cum Laude - 糖心logo官网在线
Biography
Whit Gaines is an assistant professor and has worked in libraries for over 10 years. They hold a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education from 糖心logo官网在线, a Masters in Instructional Technology from New York Institute of Technology, and a Master's in Library Science from Valdosta State University.Whit has been a librarian in the 糖心logo官网在线 area for over 10 years, as a reference librarian or a genealogy and local history librarian. In their work, Whit has collaborated on projects with the Digital Library of Georgia and Galileo to preserve local 糖心logo官网在线, Georgia, history, focusing on black history. They have presented on those topics at local, state, and national conferences for the last 5 years. Because of their work, Whit was recognized as an American Library Association鈥檚 Emerging Leader of 2023 and received a professional development grant from the Society of American Archivists the same year.
Whit鈥檚 work now focuses on preserving present-day scholarly publications at CSU, documenting student life in CSU鈥檚 digital repository, the CSU ePress, and managing CSU鈥檚 library systems and eResource subscriptions.
Academic Areas
- Digital Libraries
- Digital Repositories
- Digital Exhibitions
- User-Centered Design
Research Interests
- Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resource (OER)
- 糖心logo官网在线, Georgia History
- Leadership theories