Amy Barker is the Instructional Design Librarian at Kennesaw State University. Her professional work focuses on designing engaging information literacy instruction, primarily in online environments, and also fostering student-centered instructional techniques with her peers. Her current interests include online instructional materials, assessment of information literacy skills/instruction, and accessibility in academic libraries.

Before coming to Kennesaw, Amy worked as the Instructional Services Coordinator at Mercer University’s Jack Tarver Library for five years. Her professional experience also includes positions at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library and the Hennepin County Public Library System in Minnesota, as well as the Fayetteville Free Library in New York. She received her M.S.L.I.S. from Syracuse University after completing a B.A. in Classics at Gustavus Adolphus College.