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About Omer Farooq

Omer Farooq is the Social Sciences Librarian at the Criss Library. Omer’s research interests include information literacy and application of cognitive science in information seeking. Omer holds a B.A. in Psychology from The Ohio State University, M.L.I.S. in Academic Librarianship from Kent State University, and Ph.D. in Communication and Information from Kent State University.

Positions

2017 - Present Social Sciences Librarian, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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2016 - 2017 Part-Time Faculty, Kent State University ‐ School of Information
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2015 - 2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University ‐ School of Information
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2013 - 2015 Graduate Research Assistant, Kent State University ‐ School of Information
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Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching, University of Nebraska at Omaha
2018 - Present ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee, University of Nebraska at Omaha
2018 - Present Nebraska Library Association Communication and Promotion Committee, University of Nebraska at Omaha
2018 - Present Reviewer for Foreword Indies Book Reviews, University of Nebraska at Omaha
2018 - Present Reviewer for the Open Information Science Journal, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Present American Library Association, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Present Association of College and Research Libraries, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Present Nebraska Library Association, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Present Association for Library and Information Science Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Honors and Awards

  • 2017 - Kent State University College of Communication and Information Doctoral Student Travel Grant
  • 2014 - Kent State University Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant
  • 2013 - Beta Phi Mu, Rho Chapter

Education

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2018 PhD in Communication and Information, Kent State University - Kent Campus
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2012 MLIS in Academic Librarianship, Kent State University - Kent Campus
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2000 BA in Psychology, The Ohio State University
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Contact Information

Research & Instruction Services
220 CL
Tel: 402.554.3207

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