Engineering Librarian
Associate Professor of Library Administration
Phone: 530-3948
John.Napp@utoledo.edu
http://homepages.utoledo.edu/jnapp/
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Education
AMLS University of Michigan 1986
BA University of Toledo 1984
Research Interests
Engineering librarianship, especially issues relating to reference services, and information literacy instruction. Corporate engineering librarianship. Web-based instructional tools for information literacy, especially ones aimed at engineering students/faculty. The Engineering, Science and Management War Training federally funded WWII program.
Publications
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Napp, John. The University of Toledo And Civilian Defense Training During WWII, Journal of Northwest Ohio History, In Press.
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Napp, John, Kumar, Suhasini, and Horan, Mark, "Enhancing Library Instruction: Creating and Managing Online Interactive Library Tutorials for a Wired Generation" in Our New Public A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues Or New Challenges For Managing Libraries?, (Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007), 90-103.
- Napp, John, and Longsdorf, Eric. Mountain Biking Access and Issues, Future Focus, Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2005, pp. 13-18.
- Napp, John. Survey of Library Services at Engineering News Record’s Top 500 Design Firms: Implications for Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 3, July 2004, pg. 247-252.
Presentations
- Napp, John (2006, June). PE Exam Score And Information Literacy Skills: Is There A Correlation? poster presentation at the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL.
- Napp, John and Horan, Mark (2004, November). Plagiarism: Librarians in the Middle, presented at the 2004 Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, Dayton, OH.
- Napp, John (2003, June). Survey of Library Services at Engineering News Record’s Top 500 Design Firms: Implications for Engineering Education, presented at the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN.
University/Professional Service
- Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, Member of Accreditation and Standards Committee
- Faculty Senate, Member of Constitution and Rules Committee
- University Libraries, Member of Department Personnel Committee
- College of Engineering, Chair of Library Committee
