Benjamin D Hoover
Library Associate Director and Coordinator for Innovative Technology Services
Associate Librarian
Department Address
Harrell Health Sciences Library
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
Departmental Phone
717-531-8626 (department)
717-531-8635 (fax)
About Me
Graduate of Penn State Harrisburg and University of Pittsburgh. I am interested in the intersections between technology and culture within the academy or out.
Education History
MLIS, Masters, Library and Information Science - Univesity of Pittsburgh - 2011
BA, American Studies - The Pennsylvania State University - 2009
AA, Arts and Communication - Harrisburg Area Community College - 2004
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Research Interests
Intersections of Technology and culture with a secondary interest in the history of medicine and science
Teaching Interests
Data Visualization, 3D printing, information literacy,
Publications
The Technology, Budget, and Other Challenges of Growing Health Systems on Academic Health Sciences Libraries: A Deeper Dive, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2022
Teaching Instructional Technological Change to Medical School Faculty: A COVID-19 Case Study, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2020
Implementing a Dashboard of Library Statistics, Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2016
Other Publications
Chapters
Liaison Faculty Collaborations – Faculty Engagement, “The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison”, 2020
Liaison Faculty Collaboration - Faculty Engagement, 2020