Frans Albarillo

Frans Albarillo is an Associate Professor in the Library department at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of New York (Brooklyn College). He serves as the subject librarian for business, economics, accounting, linguistics, and sociology.

Education:

• B.A., Portland State University (Applied Linguistics), 2002
• B.A., Portland State University (French), 2002
• M.A., University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Linguistics), 2007
• MLISc, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Library and Information Science), 2009

Albarillo's research examines information behavior patterns in academic libraries, particularly focusing on immigrant student populations, language functionality in databases, and multicultural information access. His work employs mixed-methods approaches to assess library service efficacy and information equity.

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on improving library services for diverse users, with recent work emphasizing research design methodologies for librarians and assessment of professional development programs. Key thematic clusters include language preferences in academic research, information literacy instruction, and cultural rights in library contexts.

Awards and Grants:

• Co-authored $1.97M Department of Education grant (AANAPISI program)
• Multiple PSC-CUNY Research Awards (Cycles 44, 46, 54)
• Robin Hood COVID-19 Relief Fund awards ($300,000 total, as grant writer)
• Institute of Research Design in Librarianship Fellowship (2014)
• Jay Bernstein Memorial Scholarship
• American Library Association Diversity Grant

Albarillo has secured significant external funding through collaborative grant-writing, including federal and COVID-relief awards supporting institutional programs. No student advising relationships are documented.

He maintains active professional leadership through the American Library Association's Emerging Leaders program and CUNY's L.E.A.D initiative, which develops innovative leadership models for academic librarians.