Librarian and Associate Professor
Jeffrey Mortimore serves as Digital Scholarship Librarian in the University Libraries at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. Jeff oversees the Libraries' institutional repository and data management services. Jeff's current interests reside in the areas of technical services’ public service role; technical and public services collaboration; proactive and reactive resource troubleshooting; patron-led content creation; creation, hosting, and discovery of open educational resources; and technical services assessment.
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About Jeffrey M. Mortimore
Jeffrey Mortimore serves as Digital Scholarship Librarian in the University Libraries at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. Jeff oversees the Libraries' institutional repository and data management services. Jeff's current interests reside in the areas of technical services’ public service role; technical and public services collaboration; proactive and reactive resource troubleshooting; patron-led content creation; creation, hosting, and discovery of open educational resources; and technical services assessment.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Collection Services Department | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2023 | Competitive Travel Supplement Travel Award |
| Office of Research, Georgia Southern University | |
| $1,029 | |
| 2021 | Creation of Ancillary Materials for Existing OER Course: Comprehensive General Chemistry (CHEM 1310) |
| Affordable Learning Georgia | |
| Colleague(s): B. Narendrapurapu, D. Cannon-Rech, and D. Walker | |
| $10,000 | |
| 2021 | Transformation and Continuous Improvement Grant for CHEM 3401 and CHEM 3402 |
| Affordable Learning Georgia | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): C. Whitlock, S. Landge, K. Aiken, A. Shaikh, G. Carroll, D. Cannon-Rech, and D. Walker | |
| $30,000 | |
| 2021 | Transformation and Continuous Improvement Grant for CHEM 4160 and CHEM 7090 |
| Affordable Learning Georgia | |
| Colleague(s): S. Landge, C. Whitlock, K. Aiken, A. Shaikh, G. Carroll, D. Cannon-Rech, and D. Walker | |
| $20,000 | |
| 2020 | Faculty Service Award |
| Faculty Service Committee, Georgia Southern University | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| $770 | |
| 2012 | LSTA EZ Technology Grant |
| State Library of North Carolina | |
| $24,878 | |
| 2011 | Freedom to Read Foundation Banned Books Week Event Grant |
| Office of Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2011 | LSTA EZ Strengthening Public and Academic Libraries Grant |
| State Library of North Carolina | |
| $20,000 | |
| 2008 | Scholarship of Teaching Program Research Grant |
| Bennett College | |
| $4,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2021 - Present | Co-Chair, Collection Development Committee, GS | 2020 - Present | Committee Member, Search Committee, Associate Dean of Libraries, GSU | 2019 - Present | Member, Collection Development Committee, GS | 2019 - Present | Presentation Reviewer, Digital Commons Southeastern Users Group | 2019 - Present | Member, Editorial Board, The Serials Librarian | 2019 - Present | Member, SELA Electronic Resources Round Table | 2019 - Present | Member, SELA Intellectual Freedom Committee | 2017 - Present | Affiliate, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services | 2016 - Present | Affiliate, Southeastern Library Association | 2015 - Present | Official Representative, ICPSR | 2013 - Present | Affiliate, Georgia Library Association | 2005 - Present | Affiliate, American Library Association | 2005 - Present | Affiliate, Association of College and Research Libraries | 2020 - 2021 | Member, CORE Standards Working Group, American Library Association | 2018 - 2021 | Member, General Education and Core Curriculum Committee, GSU | 2019 - 2020 | Host, 2020 Digital Commons Southeastern Users Group Annual Meeting | 2019 - 2020 | Vice-Chair / Chair-Elect, ALCTS CRS College and Research Libraries Interest Group 2019-2020 | 2018 - 2020 | Member, ALCTS Strategic Planning Committee | 2015 - 2020 | Member, GLA Marketing & Branding Committee | 2018 - 2019 | Jurist, ALCTS Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award |
Honors and Awards
- Inductee, Alpha Lambda Delta (1994)
- Inductee, Beta Phi Mu (2005)
- Recipient, New Voices Program Winner, Southeastern Library Association (2010)
- Speaker, Beta Phi Mu, North Carolina Library Association (2011)
- Recipient, University Libraries’ Leadership Team Recognition Award (2022)
- Recipient, COSM Excellence in Collaboration Award (2022)
Courses
- Data Management Plan Basics
- Data Management Planning for Research & Grant Funding
- Getting Started with DMPTool
- Making Data Bearable, Part 1: Data Management Basics
- Making Data Bearable, Part 2: Preparing Datasets
- Managing Research Workflows with Open Science Framework and Digital Commons
- Managing and Publishing Your Working Data with Digital Commons
- Managing Your Working Data: Tools & Best Practices
- NSF & NIH Data Management Requirements
- NSF Data Management Requirements 101
- PlumX Profiles -- Overview
- PlumX Profiles -- College and Department-Level Reports
- Preparing Data for Sharing and Archiving
- Researchers' Rights as Authors: Know and Protect Your Copyrights
- SelectedWorks Profiles- Overview
- Under the Big Top:Exploring Research Ethics
- Utilizing Internal Resources to Enhance Your Research Impact
| 2003 - 2005 | M.L.I.S. in Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
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| 1999 - 2002 | M.T.S. in Religious Studies, Harvard University | |
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| 1993 - 1998 | B.A. in Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 8074
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-0102
Office: Zach S. Henderson Library - Room 2220
Email:
