Faculty Scholarship
Publications and Grants

Jenny Wong-Welch

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

Appointments

Biography
Professional History
  • 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
Education
  • 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
Memberships
  • 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 June 26, 2026.

Grants

Expansion of build IT @SDSU Library
Jenny Wong-Welch
San Diego State University, 2015 - 2016, USD 11,713.00

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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The ROI of Sustaining an Academic Library Makerspace.
Jenny Wong-Welch; Keven Jeffery
Coalition for Networked information, San Diego, CA., 2018, conference paper
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

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
The Master Builders of an Academic Library Makerspace.
Jenny Wong-Welch; Keven Jeffery
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Rochester, NY., 2016, conference poster
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
build IT @SDSU Library, Insights from an Academic Library Student-Run Makerspace
Jenny Wong-Welch
Fablearn, Stanford, CA., 2015, conference paper
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
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
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

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