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About Michael LaMagna
Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Previously, he served as the Coordinator of Electronic Resources at a small liberal arts college. Dr. LaMagna research, writes, and presents on topics related to academic libraries and higher education. Specifically, open education, digital learning, information literacy, digital badging and micro-credentials, and copyright education.. Dr. LaMagna received his EdD in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University, MLS from St. John’s University, MA in History from Villanova University, and BA in History from Susquehanna University.NBN Episodes hosted by Michael:
April 9, 2024
Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library
Student parents can feel unwelcome and invisible in their institutions. And for every student parent who is struggling to complete an education despit…
March 23, 2024
Refocusing Academic Libraries Through Learning and Discourse
Academic libraries are changing in the face of information technologies, economic pressures, and globally disruptive events such as the current pandem…
February 28, 2024
Creating a Staff-Led Strategic Plan
Creating a Staff-Led Strategic Plan: A Practical Guide for Libraries (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2023) by Katy B. Mathuews and Ryan A. Spellman h…
February 21, 2024
Developing Authorship and Copyright Ownership Policies
Authorship represents a new area of policy-related work within higher education research administration, funding agencies, and scholarly journal publi…
February 14, 2024
The Discourse of Scholarly Communication
The Discourse of Scholarly Communication (Lexington Books, 2023) examines the place and purpose of modern scholarship and its dialectical relationship…
January 17, 2024
Academic Librarianship
Academic Librarianship: Anchoring the Profession in Contribution, Scholarship, and Service (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023) by Marcy Simons is needed now …
January 13, 2024
The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy
For nearly 200 years, people have questioned the identity of Shakespeare; however, this debate is often dismissed by most scholars as “just a conspira…
December 12, 2023
Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries
Privacy is not dead: Students care deeply about their privacy and the rights it safeguards. They need a way to articulate their concerns and guidance …