Michael Wells

Mike Wells is an Assistant Professor - Web Services and Research Librarian at Stetson University. Prior to Stetson, he served as the Library Director at Wilmington College (Ohio) from 2022 to 2024, and the Library Director / Copyright Officer at Thomas More University (TMU) from 2018 to 2021. Before TMU, Mike was the Systems Librarian at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

Professional Memberships:
- Association of Christian Librarians (ACL)

Research Interests:
- Enhancing User Experience in Small Academic Libraries: Leveraging Matomo Analytics as a UX Design Tool.
- Exploring the role of academic libraries for providing media literacy education in combating online disinformation.
- Neuroesthetics and the use of Artifical Intelligence in Library Website Design.

Selected Publications:
Andrea Falcone (2020) Perspectives on Public Services, International Information & Library Review, DOI: 10.1080/10572317.2020.1746028
Article Title: "Bringing a Small Academic Library Back from the Brink" - Michael Wells, MLIS

Wells, Michael D. (2018) “WSPRing Pi” and the Solar Eclipse. CQ Amateur Radio Magazine: Vol. 74, Iss. 3 Feature Article 4.

Wells, Michael D. and Rosenbeck, Craig (2016) The Crossroads of Embracing Content Management: Using the BeagleBone Black Microcomputer to Host Omeka. Advances in the Study of Information and Religion: Vol. 5, Article 5. Available at: https://digitalcommons.kent.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://scholar.google.com/&httpsredir;=1&article;=1045&context;=asir

Wells, M. (2014). Doing Good with a Slice of Pi: Ideas for Using the Raspberry Pi as a Low-Cost Information Platform in Libraries. Christian Librarian, 57(2), 102–108

Recent Presentations:
June 2024 – Conference Presentation – Association of Christian Librarians (ACL), University of Northwestern – St. Paul, MN. “Aligning Library Spaces and Services to Meet Evolving Patron Expectations.” w/ Tom Sens (BHDP Architecture) and Scott Lloyd (Mt. St. Joseph University)

November 2023 – Conference Presentation – Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Annual Conference, Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center – Lewis Center, Ohio. “Aligning Library Spaces and Services to Meet Evolving Patron Expectations.” w/ Tom Sens (BHDP Architecture) and Scott Lloyd (Mt. St. Joseph University)

June 2023 - Poster Presentation Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) National Conference, Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio. “ Hopeful Books Week: Providing a Literary Light in a Dark World."

April 2023 – Panel Presentation – 2023 SOCHE Library Conference, “Facing Challenges and Creating Opportunities: How Academic Libraries are Being Reshaped” w/ Craig Person (University of Cincinnati), Crissy Ross (Cincinnati State), Ione Damasco (University of Dayton). (https://www.soche.org/event/2023-soche-library-conference/)

November 2022 – Program Presentation – 2022 Charleston Conference, “The Polarization Antidote: How a Method for Comparing News Sources, and an Understanding of Bias, Can Counteract Divisiveness.” with Harleen Kaur (Ground News) and Michael Walmsley (Baker & Taylor).

October 2019 – Program Presentation – Kentucky Library Association (KLA) Conference, “Open to a New Era: Koha as the Strategic Foundation to a Library Re-conception.” with Jessica Zairo, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator – ByWater Solutions. https://bywatersolutions.com/news/open-to-a-new-era-koha-as-the-strategic-foundation-to-library-re-conception

March 2018 – Presentation – Northern Kentucky University Steely Library: Exploring Energy, Environment, and Space Resources for the P-12 Educator, Presentation Title: “Amateur Radio in the Classroom.”