Jenny Wong-Welch

Jenny
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Position: STEM Librarian; build IT Makerspace Director; Head of Research, Instruction, Outreach
Academic Rank: Associate Librarian; Tenured
Phone:(619) 594-1352
email: jwongwelch@sdsu.edu
Department Affiliations: Research & Instruction, Library Computing Hub, build IT Makerspace
Office: Love Library 250
Address:
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
Mail Code: MC-8050
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About Jenny

Subject Specialties

Astronomy, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Research Guides

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, RWS 100/200, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics & Statistics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy, Copyright, Fair Use

Professional History

STEM Librarian (Rank: Senior Assistant Librarian)
San Diego State University Library, 2014-2019
Research Librarian for Engineering
Carlson Science & Engineering Library; University of Rochester, 2013-2014
Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant
Grainger Engineering Library; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2013

Education

Master of Science (Library & Information Science)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2013
Bachelor of Arts (Joint Mathematics & Economics)
University of California, San Diego, 2010

Selected Publications & Presentations

Wong-Welch, J. (2020, May). Everything is Awesome!: Building, Collaborating, and Learning in a Library Makerspace [Keynote]. Presentation at the meeting of the O 2º Workshop das Bibliotecas de Ensino Superior - Novos espaços e estratégias para a aprendizagem, fluência digital e experimentação, Lisbon, Portugal.

Wong-Welch, J. (2020, Aug.). build IT makerspace @SDSU Library: Inspire, Enable, Engage and Connect [Multimedia Presentation]. Presentation at the meeting of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Dublin, Ireland (Conference Canceled).

Wong-Welch, J., Harris, B., Jeffery, K., Howser, M. & Hanselman, K. (2020, April). Deconstructing the Academic Librarian Interview Process: The Perspectives of the Hiring Committee and Successful Candidates. [Panel Presentation Canceled]. Presentation at the meeting of the California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL), Costa Mesa, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2019, Aug.). Data Visualizations: How to Communicate your Library’s Data. Presentation at the meeting of the CSU Library IT Conference 2019 (CSUNpalooza), Northridge, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2019, April). The Makerspace: A Tool for Information Literacy Instruction. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Cleveland, OH.

Wong-Welch, J., White, L., Casabar, C. & Jalal, R. (2019). build IT Makerspace @ San Diego State University Library. In A. Jackson, C. Pierard, S. Schadl (Ed.), Scholarship in the Sandbox: Academic Libraries as Laboratories, Forums, and Archives for Student Work (pp. 53-69). Chicago, IL: ACRL.

Wong-Welch, J. & Jeffery, K. (2018, Dec). The ROI of Sustaining an Academic Library Makerspace. Presentation at the meeting of the NISO Maker Spaces: Things that Go Bop, Whiz and Clank, Webinar.

Wong-Welch, J. (2018, May). Lessons from build IT. Presentation at the meeting of the CSU Maker Convening, Rohnert Park, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. & Jeffery, K. (2018, April). The ROI of Sustaining an Academic Library Makerspace. Presentation at the meeting of the Coalition for Networked information, San Diego, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Jun). How to Leverage your Academic Library’s Makerspace to Help Advance Your Local Community. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Libraries Association, Chicago, IL.

Smith, J. & Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Aug). Makerspace/Emerging Technologies. Presentation at the meeting of the California State Universities Libraries Information Technology / Institution Repository Conference, Chico, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Sept). build IT @SDSU Library: A Reason to have a Makerspace in Academic Library. Poster session presented at the meeting of the International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces, Cleveland, OH.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Nov). Implementing Internet of Things at Your Library: Tips and Tricks. Presentation at the meeting of the Library Information Technology Association, Denver, CO.

Bunn, M. & Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Dec). Hosting Affordable STEAM Outreach Events and Summer Camps for Girls. Presentation at the meeting of the California STEAM Symposium, San Francisco, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017). Master Builders of build IT @San Diego State University Library. In E. Rinto, J. Watts, & R. Mitola (Ed.), Peer-Assisted Learning in Academic Libraries (pp. 121-132). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Apr.). Making in the Library, or, a Popular Culture Revolution. Presentation at the meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, San Diego, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Mar.). Using 3D Printers to Teach Information Literacy to College Students. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Baltimore, MD.

Jeffery, K., Houk, K., Nielsen, J. & Wong-Welch, J. (2017, Jan.). Digging in the Mines: Mining Course Syllabi in Search of the Library. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 12(1), 72-84.Find Full–Text of Digging in the Mines: Mining Course Syllabi in Search of the Library

Smith, J. & Wong-Welch, J. (2016, March). Making & Innovating: Year One at Two Universities. Presentation at the meeting of the Computers in Libraries, Washington, DC.

Wong-Welch, J. (2016, February). Build IT for ALL. Presentation at the meeting of the Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium, Tucson, AZ.

Wong-Welch, J. & Jeffery, K. (2016, June). The Master Builders of an Academic Library Makerspace. Poster session presented at the meeting of the New Media Consortium, Rochester, NY.

Houk, K., Nielsen, J. & Wong-Welch, J. (2016, Mar.). Demonstrating the Academic Library's Value through Research Data Management Services. Presentation at the meeting of the California Academic & Research Libraries, Costa Mesa, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2015, June). Librarian as Engineering: Being a 3D Printing Mentor. Presentation at the meeting of the 122nd Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society of Engineering Education, Seattle, WA.

Wong-Welch, J. (2015, September). build IT @SDSU Library, Insights from an Academic Library Student-Run Makerspace. Presentation at the meeting of the Fablearn, Stanford, CA.

Jackson, P., Trainer, Z. & Wong-Welch, J. (2015, June). But I found it on Google: Teaching college students Critical Digital Literacy. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Library Association , San Francisco, CA.

Wong-Welch, J. & Nielsen, J. (2015, March). 3D Technology in the Academic Library: Informing, Collaborating, and Implementing. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Association of College & Research Libraries, Portland, OR.

Jeffery, K., Houk, K., Wong-Welch, J. & Nielsen, J. (2015, April). Creating and Sustaining a Digital Syllabus Collection: A Collaborative Approach for Librarians and Academic Units. Presentation at the meeting of the University of San Diego 2015 Digital Initiatives Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Sympson, P., Wong-Welch, J., Palumbo, L. & Flury Carlson, N. (2013). Engineering Division. Sci-Tech News, 67(4), 14-23.Find Full–Text of Engineering Division

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