Jaimie Beth Colvin
Library, Admin
Senior Director of Library Services
Biography
As a subject liaison, Jamie Beth Colvin provides support in the following areas:
- Assists students who feel overwhelmed by helping them select a topic and create a research plan
- Helps students locate hard-to-find sources, including articles and books
- Supports faculty with literature reviews, journal selection, and guest lecturing
Colvin brings over nine years of research and instruction experience to Lipscomb from Pepperdine University. As a librarian, she strives to better connect people to the information they seek; to that end, her research interests are information-seeking behavior, information literacy instruction, and usability. Additionally, she earned an instruction certification from the Association of College and Research Libraries' Immersion Program. She enjoys water sports, Pilates, traveling, and photography. Colvin's favorite part of her job is when someone comes into her office feeling overwhelmed and leaves feeling calm and confident, with a clear plan in place.
Subject Liaison Areas
- Exercise and Human Performance
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Perfusion
Academic Degrees
Master of Library and Information Science - University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts, History/Art History - University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Academic Department
Beaman Library
- Information-seeking behavior
- Information literacy instruction
- Usability/user experience design
- Scholarly metrics.
Demystifying Scholarly Metrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians and Faculty by Marc Vinyard and Jaimie Beth Colvin ABC-CLIO Publisher, Imprint: Libraries Unlimited 2022
Vinyard, Marc, and Jaimie Beth Colvin. 2018. “How Research Becomes Impact: Librarians Helping Faculty Use Scholarly Metrics to Select Journals.” College & Undergraduate Libraries 25 (2): 187–204. doi:10.1080/10691316.2018.1464995.
Library Assessment Conference Paper Why Seek Expertise in an Age of DIY? One Library’s Qualitative Approach to Understand When and Why Students Seek Reference Assistance (Co-authors Colleen Mullally and Marc Vinyard)
Vinyard, Marc, Colleen Mullally, and Jaimie Beth Colvin. 2017. "Why do Students Seek Help in an Age of DIY? Using a Qualitative Approach to Look Beyond Statistics". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 56 (4).
Colvin, Jaimie Beth, and Marc Vinyard. 2016. "Cabell’s International". The Charleston Advisor. 18 (1): 9-14.
Chan, Kimberly Posin and Jaimie Beth Colvin, Marc Vinyard, Claire Leach, Mary Ann Naumann, and Paul Stenis. "Libraries Across the Sea: Using a Virtual Presence and Skilled Student Assistants to Serve Students Abroad" Journal of Library Administration 55.4 (2015): 278-301.
- Co-grantee Dean's Research Grant (2016) by Seaver Research Council
- Certificate in instructional design and information literacy pedagogy from ACRL’s Teacher Track Immersion Program (2015).
Library Assessment Conference (Oct 2016) Why Seek Expertise in an Age of DIY? One Library’s Qualitative Approach to Understand When and Why Students Seek Reference Assistance (Co-presenters Colleen Mullally and Marc Vinyard)
