Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Phone:
(229) 395-6161
E-mail:
abigail.leighphillips@gmail.com
Website:
www.abigailleighphillips.com
Twitter:
@abigailleigh
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Information Studies,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
2010 - 2014
2006 - 2008
2004 - 2006
2002 - 2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, School of Information
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Summer 2016
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Professional Librarian Certification, Georgia
Library Grade 5B
License No. LIB005261
TEACHING
Adjunct
Masters Level:
Public Libraries (Spring 2016)
Undergraduate Level:
Social Media Management (Summer 2016)
Lead Instructor
Undergraduate Level:
Introduction to Information Science (Fall 2015)
Introduction to Information Science (Spring 2016)
2008 2018
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles:
Phillips, A. (2014). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for cyberbullied
young adults. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 4(1). Retrieved from
http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/2014/05/more-than-just-books-librarians-as-a-source-ofsupport-for-cyberbullied-young-adults/.
Phillips, A. (2014). Systematic marketing facilitates optimal customer service: The marketing
audit of a rural public library system. Public Library Quarterly, 33(3), 1-16.
DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2014.937212
Phillips, A. (2014). What do we mean by library leadership? Leadership in LIS education.
Journal of Education in Library and Information Science, 55(4), 336-344.
Phillips, A. (In Print). Facebooking it: Promoting library services to young adults through social
media. Public Libraries Quarterly. 34(2), 1-20.
PRESENTATIONS
Refereed Posters at Conferences:
Phillips, A. (2014 January). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied young adults. Presented during the Works-in-Progress poster session at the
Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) in Philadelphia, PA.
Phillips, A., Skinner, J., & Chatham, J. (2015 January 27). Cats in Space: Educating the public
while searching for cat likeness in NASA satellite images. Presented during the Works-inProgress poster session at the Association of Library and Information Science Education
(ALISE) Annual Conference 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2015 January 27). What do librarians really think? Exploring librarians
perceptions, attitudes, and use of social media. Presented during the Work-in-Progress
poster session at the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Annual Conference 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2016 January 7). The empathetic librarian: Rural librarians as a source of support
for cyberbullied rural young adults. Presented during the Work-in-Progress poster
session at the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual
Conference 2016 in Boston, MA.
Phillips, A. (2016 March 22). The empathetic researcher: Applying research methods from
anthropology to LIS. Presented during the Poster Session at the iConference 2016 in
Philadelphia, PA.
Wood, J., Phillips, A., & Mardis, M. (Accepted). Public and school libraries in the Florida
Panhandle: Straddling the Digital Divide. Will be presented during the Poster Session at
8th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries in
London, UK.
Non-Refereed Posters at Conferences:
Phillips, A. (2013 September 19). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for
cyberbullied young adults. Presented at 21st Century Literacies Lecture Series at Florida
State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
Refereed Papers at Conferences:
Phillips, A. (2015 January 29). Digital citizenship and digital literacy as means of preventing
cyberbullying among young adults. Presented during the Information Ethics Special
Interest Group panel session at the Association of Library and Information Science
Education (ALISE) Annual Conference 2015 in Chicago, IL.
Phillips, A. (2014 October 8). Lets Facebook it: Promoting library services to young adults
2015-2016
2015-2016
2015-2016
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2012- 2015
2004
2002-2006
FUNDED GRANTS
Collaborator, 21st Century Literacy Lecture Series Interdisciplinary Team 2013, Florida State
University
SERVICE
Doctoral:
Committee Member, Academic Affairs Committee, 2013-2014, School of Information, Florida
State University
Committee Member, Development, Outreach, and Recruitment Committee, 2013-2016, School
of Information, Florida State University
Committee Member, YALSA Competencies Update Taskforce, 2014-2015, American Library
Association
Committee Member, YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation Committee, 2015-2016, American
Library Association
Co-Convener, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2014-2015, Association of Library and
Information Science Education
Chair, Doctoral Student Special Interest Group, 2015-2016, Association of Library and
Information Science Education
Member, Making Awesome, Tallahassees Makerspace, 2014-2015, Tallahassee, Florida
Committee Member, Leadership Development Committee, 2015-2016, Florida Library
Association
Member-At-Large, Library Research Round Table, 2015-2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, Governance Committee, New Members Round Table, 2015-2017,
American Library Association
Committee Member, ALA 2016 Local Arrangements Committee, Young Adult Library Services
Association, 2015-2016, American Library Association
Volunteer, Leon County Public Library System, Lake Jackson Branch Library, 2015 - Present
Professional:
Library Representative, Leadership Lee, 2008-2009, Lee County, Georgia
Library Representative, Lee County Family Connection, 2009-2012, Lee County, Georgia
Board Member, Lee County Family Connection, 2010-2012, Lee County, Georgia
Committee Member, Governance Nominating Committee, Young Adult Library Services
Association, 2016-2017, American Library Association
Committee Member, Nominating Committee, New Members Round Table, 2016-2017,
American Library Association
Chair, ALA 2017 Local Arrangements Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association,
2016-2017, American Library Association
Undergraduate:
Member, Honor Society, 2002-2004, Darton College
Secretary, Phi Beta Kappa, 2002-2004, Darton College
Member, Alpha Phi Omega, 2004-2006, University of Georgia