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Jasmine Spitler

Assessment and User Experience Librarian and Assistant Librarian

Department: Library

Office and address: Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Office 117A 2550 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5015

Education

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Master of Science in Information, 2018        

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Bachelor of Arts in English (Editing, Writing, & Media) and Political Science, 2016

Employment History

Assessment & User Experience Librarian

Belk Library, Elon University

2024-Present

Assistant Librarian Rank

  •  Lead the integration of assessment and evidence-based decision making in Belk Library
  •  Collect, maintain, and archive reports datasets, statistical analyses and accompanying documentation of assessment efforts
  • Employ user experience best practices and theory and provide leadership and vision in developing innovative, student-centered services, collections, policies, and procedures
  • Analyze and improve the effectiveness of all service points and use of library spaces
  • Serve as library liaison to the Office of Institutional Research
  • Collaborate with faculty in the areas of collection development, instruction, research assistance, and access to collections and information

Assessment Librarian

Fenwick Library, George Mason University Libraries

2019-2024

Librarian II Rank 

  • Assisted in leading the library assessment program to measure Mason Libraries’ effectiveness and promote continuous, data-based improvement 
  • Designed and conducted assessment activities in collaboration with library faculty and staff, with a focus on user experience 
  • Managed Public Service Interactions, Service Desk, and DEI Work Submission Qualtrics forms, making changes as needed 
  • Assisted in reporting for national surveys and re-accreditation purposes 
  • Led reference on-call task force and provided data-based recommendations to data collection practices, cross-departmental communication procedures, and changes to the reference-on call service itself 
  • Performed usability testing when requested 

Space and Assessment Library Associate 

Robert M. Strozier Library, Florida State University Libraries 

2016-2019

  • Promoted standardization of assessment methodology across FSU Libraries by establishing better data collection practices (i.e., train staff to use LibInsight datasets, hold open forums to get input from librarians as needed) 
  • Worked with Springshare directly to make changes to datasets within LibInsight 
  • Led as a data point person during data inventory process 
  • Ran statewide consortium reports for information regarding circulation of materials 
  • Supervised Federal Work Study student workers 
  • Managed scheduling and access for all Scholars Commons learning spaces, including instruction labs, individual and group study rooms, and Bradley Reading Room 
  • Analyzed and report all usage data for these spaces 

Library Assistant

Robert M. Strozier Library, Florida State University Libraries 

2015-2016

  • Performed an Interlibrary Loan virtual reference transcripts assessment utilizing NVivo 
  • Provided ILL virtual reference assistance 
  • Filled Interlibrary Loan Borrowing and Lending requests by locating print items, scanning articles, and packaging print materials for shipment. 

Library Assistant 

Robert M. Strozier Library, Florida State University Libraries 

2014-2015

  • Collected and reported data for various projects, including the Top 25 Public University initiative 
  • Edited grant and research proposals and analyzed research data for library assessment projects, such as the ethnographic wayfinding study 
  • Created video tutorials instructing students on how to conduct research and utilize FSU Library resources 
  • Developed website detailing the research and writing process for IFS 2075 Foundations of Research & Inquiry class 

 

Publications

  • Ruediger, D., Cooper, D. M., Bardeen, A., Baum, L., Ben-Gad, S., Bennett, S., Berger, K., . . .Yatcilla, J. (2022, September 27). Fostering Data Literacy: Teaching with Quantitative Data in the Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.18665/sr.317506
  • Henson, J. A. J., & Spitler, J. A. (2022). COVID-19 and academic libraries: An exploration of business students’ access adaption. Journal of Business & finance Librarianship, 27(1), 57-66. DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2021.2015848 
  • Mann, W., MacVaugh, K., Spitler, J., & Lee, A. (2021). Teaching with Data in the Social Sciences at George Mason University. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1920/12109 
  • Spitler, J., Blinstrub, A., & Bopp, M. (2020). Assessing the Role of Reference: Prioritizing Users and Emphasizing Critical Thinking in Collaborative Workflows. Library Assessment Conference 2020. https://www.libraryassessment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/234-Spitler-Assessing-the-Role.pdf 
  • Kinsley, K. M., Schoonover, D., & Spitler, J. (2016). GoPro as an ethnographic tool: A wayfinding study in an academic library. Journal of Access Services, 13(1), 7-23. DOI: 10.1080/15367967.2016.1154465

Presentations

  • Nilson, E., Spitler, J. (presented 2024, November). “Communicating Assessment Project Results on Student Preferences: The Stickers Tell the Story on Fenwick Library.” Presentation at the Library Assessment Conference, 2024. Portland, OR.
  • Blinstrub, A., Spitler, J., MacVaugh, K. (presented 2023, October). “Adapting ‘Black Minds Matter’: From internal DEI staff training to action.” Presentation at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference 2023. Chantilly, VA. 
  • Spitler, J., MacVaugh, K. (presented 2023, March). “Forging the Future of Data Literacy: Supporting Undergraduate Quantitative Data Instructors.” Poster presentation at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2023 Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. 
  • Mann, W., Spitler, J., MacVaugh, K. (presented 2022, September). “Teaching with Data in the Social Sciences.” Presentation at The Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference 2022. George Mason University. Fairfax, VA.
  • Mann, W., MacVaugh, K., Spitler, J., James, A. (presented 2022, May). “Teaching with Data in the Social Sciences.” Washington Research Library Consortium Annual Meeting 2022. Virtual. 
  • Spitler, J., Blinstrub, A., & Bopp, M. (presented, 2020). “Assessing the Role of Reference: Prioritizing Users and Emphasizing Critical Thinking in Collaborative Workflows.” Library Assessment Conference 2020. Virtual. 
  • Henson, J., Spitler, J., & Tretola, B. (presented 2020, September). “Use The Library As Easily As You Use Your Phone!” Presentation at The Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference 2020. George Mason University. Fairfax, VA. 
  • Bell, K. & Spitler, J. (presented 2019, September). “Working with Quantitative Data.” Webinar presentation with WRLC Assessment Interest Group. Virtual. 
  • Kinsley, K., Mann, E., & Spitler, J. (presented 2019, March). “The NeverEnding Story: Turning Statistics into Stories.” Presentation at The Collective 2019. The Library Collective. Knoxville, TN. 
  • Spitler, J. (presented 2016, March). “Why Not GIF it to Students?: Using Pop Culture and Graphic Image Files to Explain the Research Process.” Presentation at Florida Library Association Annual Conference. Florida Library Association. Daytona Beach, FL. 
  • Spitler, J. (presented 2016, August). “Why Not GIF it to Students?: Using Pop Culture and Graphic Image Files to Explain the Research Process.” Webinar presentation with Tampa Bay Library Consortium. 
  • Spitler, J. (presented 2016, September). “Why Not GIF it to Students?: Using Pop Culture and Graphic Image Files to Explain the Research Process.” Presentation at Panhandle Library Access Network Annual Mini-Conference. Panama City, FL. 

 

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Library Association (ALA) 2016-Present
  • Member, North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) 2024-Present
  • Member, Virginia Library Association (VLA) 2019-2024
  • Member, Florida Library Association (FLA) 2016-2019

Service Activities

Department Liaison  

Liaison to the Office of Institution Research, 2024-Present

Liaison to the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, 2025-Present

Liaison to the Gender & LGBTQIA Center, 2025-Present