The University of Toledo

John B. Napp, BA, AMLS

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

• Napp John. “Welcome To The Real World: Showing The Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom,” Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; Vancouver, BC; 26-29 June 2011.
• Napp, John. “The University of Toledo and Civilian Defense Training during World War II,” Northwest Ohio History, Vol. 77, No. 1, Fall 2009, pg. 20-28.
• 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. “Welcome To The Real World: Showing The Value of Information Literacy Beyond the Classroom,” presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, June 2011.
• Napp, John. “Your Students are Pod People, But That's Alright,” presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008
• Napp, John and Crosetto, Alice. “Successful Poster Sessions and Presentations,” presented at the ALAO Support Staff Interest Group 2007 Spring Workshop, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, May 2007.
• 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 Bylaws Revision Committee, and member of Mentoring Committee
• University Libraries, Chair of Elections & Bylaws Revision Committee
• Faculty Senate, member of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
• Faculty Senate, Chair of University Committee on Academic Personnel
• College of Engineering, Chair of Library Committee