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Carla Waddell is a Librarian and Chair of the University Library at Samford University, serving in Academic Affairs. She specializes in business, biology, environmental sciences, and government documents, with research focusing on information literacy, critical thinking, distance librarianship, and online access.
- Education: BA in Intercultural-International Studies from the University of Montevallo, MLIS in Library & Information Studies from the University of Alabama.
Her research emphasizes enhancing academic resource accessibility through digital tools like LibGuides, fostering critical thinking in information literacy workshops, and optimizing distance librarianship services. She has presented extensively on collaborative reference department strategies, library analytics, and instructional innovation.
Her publications and presentations highlight expertise in information literacy frameworks, library resource integration, data-driven service optimization, and collaborative learning models. She actively engages with professional associations through surveys and roundtables.
As a liaison librarian, she supports the Brock School of Business and Howard College of Arts and Sciences, ensuring interdisciplinary access to research materials.
