University Scholarship
Publications and Grants

Jenny Wong-Welch

Librarianjwongwelch@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0002-9295-4164

Appointments

  • STEM Librarian, 2014-Present
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US
  • Research Librarian for Engineering, 2013-2014
    Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, US
  • Pre-Professional Graduate Assistant, 2011-2013
    Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, US

  • Master of Science, 2013
    Library & Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, US
  • Bachelor of Arts, 2010
    Joint Mathematics & Economics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, US
  • Associate of Arts, 2008
    Transfer Studies, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA, US

  • American Library Association
    American Library Association, IL, IL, US
  • American Society For Engineering Education
    American Society For Engineering Education, Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

Profile updated August 15, 2026.

Grants

Expansion of build IT @SDSU Library
Jenny Wong-Welch
San Diego State University, 2015 - 2016, USD 11,713.00
Academic libraries Information technology Libraries San Diego State University. Library

Scholarship

Academic Publications

A collaborative approach to promote use of 3D printing in a biology research laboratory
Jenny Wong-Welch; Richard M. Cripps
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023, journal article
Biology Biotechnology Three-dimensional printing
Students as Lab Leaders: The Role of Master Builders in the build IT Makerspace @ San Diego State University Library
Jenny Wong-Welch; Casabar, C.; White, L.; Jalal, R.; A. Jackson; C. Pierard; S. Schadl
Scholarship in the Sandbox: Academic Libraries as Laboratories, Forums, and Archives for Student Work, 2019, book chapter
Academic libraries California Makerspaces in libraries San Diego State University
Master Builders of build IT @San Diego State University Library
Jenny Wong-Welch; E. Rinto; J. Watts; R. Mitola
Peer-Assisted Learning in Academic Libraries, 2017, book chapter
Building information modeling Computer-aided design Libraries San Diego State University. Library
Digging in the mines: Mining course syllabi in search of the library
Keven Jeffery; Houk, K.M.; Nielsen, J.M.; Jenny Wong-Welch
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017, journal article
Information literacy Library science Outlines and syllabi
Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices
Houk, K.M; Nielsen, J.M; Jenny Wong-Welch
Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, book
Academic librarians Librarians Library administration Library personnel management

Academic Conferences

Empowering Ourselves Through Community to Grow Together and Teach Better
Jenny Wong-Welch; Suzanne Maguire; Mara Cota; Erika Esquivel
California Conference on Library Instruction, 2023, conference abstract
Academic librarians Affective education Information literacy Social learning
Readers’ Advisory as Information Literacy Programming: Why Academic Librarians should be Recommending too
Jenny Wong-Welch; Nielsen, J.
American Library Association (ALA) Annual, Chicago, IL., 2023, conference poster
Information literacy Libraries and librarianship Readers' advisory services Reading
Becoming an Insta-Influencer: How Librarians Inspired Connection by Sharing their own Voices in Times of Uncertainty
Jenny Wong-Welch; Cota, M.; Mara Cota; Erika Esquivel
84th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Dublin, Ireland., 2022, conference poster
Instagram (Firm) Librarians Social media Uncertainty
The ROI of Sustaining an Academic Library Makerspace.
Jenny Wong-Welch; Keven Jeffery
Coalition for Networked information, San Diego, CA., 2018, conference paper
Academic libraries Makerspaces in libraries Rate of return
How to Leverage your Academic Library’s Makerspace to Help Advance Your Local Community
Jenny Wong-Welch
American Libraries Association Annual, Chicago, IL., 2017, conference poster
Academic libraries Community development Makerspaces in libraries Public services (Libraries)

build IT @SDSU Library: A Reason to have a Makerspace in Academic Library
Jenny Wong-Welch
International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces, Cleveland, OH., 2017, conference poster
Academic libraries Information technology Makerspaces in libraries San Diego State University. Library
Demonstrating the Academic Library's Value through Research Data Management Services
Houk, K.; Nielsen, J.; Jenny Wong-Welch
California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, 2016, conference paper
Academic libraries Information resources management Libraries and education Research Support Libraries Programme
The Master Builders of an Academic Library Makerspace.
Jenny Wong-Welch; Keven Jeffery
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Rochester, NY., 2016, conference poster
Academic libraries Experiential learning Makerspaces in libraries
3D Technology in the Academic Library: Informing, Collaborating, and Implementing
Jenny Wong-Welch; Nielsen, J.
Association of College & Research Libraries, Portland, OR., 2015, conference poster
Academic libraries Educational technology Information literacy
build IT @SDSU Library, Insights from an Academic Library Student-Run Makerspace
Jenny Wong-Welch
Fablearn, Stanford, CA., 2015, conference paper
Academic libraries California Makerspaces in libraries San Diego State University. Library
But I found it on Google: Teaching college students Critical Digital Literacy
Pamela Jackson; Jarocki, Z.,; Jenny Wong-Welch
American Library Association Annual, San Francisco, CA., 2015, conference poster
College students Information literacy Internet Media literacy
Creating and Sustaining a Digital Syllabus Collection: A Collaborative Approach for Librarians and Academic Units
Keven Jeffery; Katherine Houk; Jenny Wong-Welch; Jordan Nielsen
University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium, 2015, conference paper
Academic libraries Curriculum planning Information storage and retrieval systems Outlines and syllabi

Dissemination

Engineering Division
Sympson, P.; Jenny Wong-Welch; Palumbo, L.; Flury Carlson, N.
Sci-Tech News, 2013, newsletter article

Other

Everything is Awesome!: Building, Collaborating, and Learning in a Library Makerspace [Keynote]
Jenny Wong-Welch
O 2º Workshop das Bibliotecas de Ensino Superior - Novos espaços e estratégias para a aprendizagem, fluência digital e experimentação, 2020, other