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2020 - Present	Strategic Research & Assessment Librarian, James Madison University ‐ JMU Libraries
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2016 - 2020	Co-Director of Technology, James Madison University ‐ Libraries
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Leadership Studies and Library and Information Science

Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services (2008)
James Madison University Madison Scholar (2021)

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Being Present, Supporting Presence: Ideas for Online Teaching and Facilitation (Rebecca B. French and Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2022)

Although many campuses are returning to in-person classes and meetings, plenty of libraries are still holding events online. How can you as a facilitator or teacher be more fully present when leading or teaching online? ...

No Pockets (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2022)

The Flowerings Project: A Library in Transformation (Jody Condit Fagan, Joanne V Gabbin, Bethany Nowviskie, et al.) Libraries (2022)

This final report from the JMU Libraries and Furious Flower Poetry Center to the Mellon Foundation describes in detail the activities undertaken as part of a 2020-2021 planning grant, “Furious Flowerings: Developing a Partnership Model ...

More Alike Than Different: Student Perceptions of Academic Librarians by Genders and Subject Areas (Elizabeth Price and Jody C. Fagan) Libraries (2021)

This study explored differences in how undergraduate students of different genders and academic disciplines perceived academic librarians at a U.S. public university. No evidence indicated differences between students identifying as male or female, and few ...

Student Perceptions of Academic Librarians and the Librarian-Faculty-Student Dynamic: Minding our gaps (Lara Sapp, Jody Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, et al.) Libraries (2021)

A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students. This paper presents results from the student population, with comparison to the librarian ...

Google Books (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2021)

Google Books’ (GB) full-text search of more than 40 million books offers significant value for libraries and their patrons. However, Google’s refusal to disclose information about the coverage of GB, as well as observed gaps ...

Reflections on “To study the self is to forget the self’: Zen lessons on ego and leadership in higher education” (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2021)

Stuart Lachs kindly wrote a response to my conference paper, “To study the self is to forget the self’: Zen lessons on ego and leadership in higher education” (Fagan, 2020), which led to a highly ...

Faculty Perceptions of Academic Librarians: Experts, Connectors, and Resource Stewards (Jody Fagan, Elizabeth Price, Hillary Ostermiller, et al.) Libraries (2020)

A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students. This paper presents results from the faculty population, with comparison to the librarian ...

Academic Librarian Perceptions of Academic Librarians: Building a Foundation of Shared Understanding (Jody Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, et al.) Libraries (2020)

A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students. The high response rate and the use of an instrument based on previous ...

“To study the self is to forget the self”: Zen lessons on ego and leadership in higher education (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2020)

Theories of charismatic leadership present leadership as an influence process where part of the leader’s role is to attract followers through individual example and vision. Charismatic leadership acknowledges the potential dangers of narcissism in the ...

Librarian, Faculty, and Student Perceptions of Academic Librarians: Study Introduction and Literature Review (Jody C Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, et al.) Libraries (2019)

A survey concerning perceptions of academic librarians was conducted at a large, 4-year university with three populations: librarians, faculty, and undergraduate students. The high response rate and the use of an instrument based on previous ...

The Visibility of Authority Records, Researcher Identifiers, Academic Social Networking Profiles, and Related Faculty Publications in Search Engine Results (Rebecca B French and Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2019)

Information about faculty and their publications can be found in library databases such as the Library of Congress Name Authority File, VIAF, WorldCat, and institutional repositories; in identifier registries like ORCID and ISNI; and on ...

Revealing the Hidden Humanities: Strategies for Academic Libraries to Improve Access and Awareness (Jody Condit Fagan and Malia Willey) Libraries (2019)

While research in the sciences and social sciences has become increasingly visible to search engines, research in the humanities has remained relatively hidden. There are discipline-specific challenges to scholarly communication in the humanities. Visualizations from ...

Access to Humanities Scholarship through Public Search Engines (Jody C Fagan and Malia Willey) Libraries (2018)

While research has shown search engine coverage of science and social science scholarship rivals traditional library databases, the coverage or utility of public search engines for the humanities needs further exploration. This presentation will report ...

Developing Communication Plans to Support Technology Changes (Jody C Fagan and Malia Willey) Libraries (2018)

Technology change is difficult for everyone, even under the best circumstances. A collaboratively-developed communication plan can ease stress and foster buy-in. Come participate in a workshop where we will show-and-tell best practices and examples of ...

How Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Academic Librarians Can Inform Innovative Teaching (Jody C Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, et al.) Libraries (2018)

Student perceptions of teachers can influence the success of instruction, and library instruction is no exception. Understanding the mindset of students can help academic librarians prepare for in-person and asynchronous classes and create instructional materials. ...

The Discoverability of Award-Winning Undergraduate Research in History: Implications for Academic Libraries (Jody C Fagan and Malia Willey) Libraries (2018)

Making scholarly information visible to web search engines is an ongoing challenge, and undergraduate research is no exception. Using a sample of award-winning undergraduate history papers and journals, the authors searched Google, Google Scholar, Microsoft ...

Selecting Link Resolver and Knowledge Base Software: Implications of Interoperability (Cyndy Chisare, Jody C Fagan, David J Gaines, et al.) Libraries (2017)

Link resolver software and their associated knowledge bases are essential technologies for modern academic libraries. However, because of the increasing number of possible integrations involving link resolver software and knowledge bases, a library’s vendor relationships, ...

Evidence-Based-Review-of-Academic-Web-Search-Engines-preprint.pdf (Jody C Fagan) Information Technology and Libraries (2017)

Academic web search engines have become central to scholarly research. While the fitness of Google Scholar for research purposes has been examined repeatedly, Microsoft Academic and Google Books have not received much attention. Recent studies ...

An evidence-based review of academic web search engines, 2014-2016: Implications for librarians’ practice and research agenda (Jody C Fagan) Libraries (2017)

Academic web search engines have become central to scholarly research. While the fitness of Google Scholar for research purposes has been examined repeatedly, Microsoft Academic and Google Books have not received much attention. Recent studies ...

Moneyball for Libraries (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries & Educational Technologies, James Madison University (2015)

The effects of academic libraries’ resource, expenditure, and service decisions on library use: An analysis of ACRL and NCES data (Jody C. Fagan) Dissertations, 2014-2019 (2014)

Academic libraries are key contributors to the instructional and research missions of their parent institutions, but often struggle to demonstrate specifically what they do and how that affects institutional outcomes. High-impact educational practices are one ...

The Dimensions of Library Service Quality: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the LibQUAL+ Instrument (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries (2014)

The LibQUAL + instrument has been widely adopted by libraries to evaluate user perceptions of library service quality. Studies combining groups (e.g., Lane et al., 2012) have shown high correlations between two factors, suggesting the ...

The Suitability of Web Analytics Key Performance Indicators in the Academic Library Environment (Jody C Fagan) Libraries (2014)

As the demand for library assessment grows, academic libraries are becoming more interested in Web analytics. Data are automatically gathered and provide information about a wide variety of online interactions. Libraries have long used simple ...

Library Systems and Web Analytics: What Can We Learn? (Jody Condit Fagan) Libraries & Educational Technologies, James Madison University (2013)

Presentation to Libraries & Educational Technologies, James Madison University, January 16 (summer leave presentation).