Faculty Scholarship
Publications and Grants

Keven Jeffery

Librarian

kjeffery@sdsu.edu / ORCID iD

Appointments

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Publication Types

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TypeCount
Journal Articles7
Book Chapters2
Conference Talks17
Conference Posters11
Other3

Publications by Year

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YearTypeCount
2008Journal Articles1
2009Journal Articles2
2010Journal Articles1
2017Journal Articles1
2024Journal Articles1
2025Journal Articles1
2013Book Chapters1
2017Book Chapters1
2015Conference Talks1
2017Conference Talks2
2018Conference Talks2
2020Conference Talks1
2023Conference Talks1
2024Conference Talks2
2025Conference Talks5
2026Conference Talks3
2007Conference Posters1
2009Conference Posters1
2010Conference Posters1
2015Conference Posters1
2016Conference Posters2
2017Conference Posters1
2020Conference Posters1
2022Conference Posters1
2023Conference Posters1
2024Conference Posters1
2007Other1
2008Other1
2025Other1

Grant Dollars and Counts by Year

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YearGrant DollarsGrant Count
2016$0.001
2026$12,200.001

Grants

Enhancing Library Access for Humanities Research
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, 2026 - 2026, USD 12,200.00
Common Experience Faculty Award
Keven Jeffery
San Diego State University, Division of Undergraduate Studies, 2016 - 2017

Publications

Journal Articles

AI, acronyms, and the future of facets: Mnemonics as heuristic instructional tools for structuring GenAI prompts
Lucy Campbell; Rebecca Nowicki; Keven Jeffery
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 2025, journal article
Using UX Testing to Optimize Discoverability of Non-traditional Resources
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2024, journal article
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
Who moved my intranet? The human side of introducing collaborative technologies to library staff
Keven Jeffery; Dworak, E.
Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010, journal article
Wiki to the rescue: Creating a more dynamic intranet
Dworak, E.; Keven Jeffery
Library Hi Tech, 2009, journal article

Making generic tutorials content specific: Recycling Evidence-based Practice (EBP) tutorials for two disciplines
Keven Jeffery; Maggio, L.; Blanchard, M.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2009, journal article
Helping a dental school put the "e" in evidence-based dentistry
Maggio, L.A.; Keven Jeffery
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2008, journal article

Book Chapters

Using Proximity Beacons and the Physical Web to Promote Library Research and Instructional Services
Jordan Nielsen; Keven Jeffery
Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning, 2017, book chapter
Who moved my intranet? The human side of introducing collaborative technologies to library staff
Keven Jeffery; Dworak, E.
Designing and Developing Library Intranets, 2013, book chapter

Conference Talks

Prompting the Primo Search API for Pedagogical Purposes: Building an AI Discovery Assistant
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
2026 ELUNA Annual Meeting , 2026, conference presentation
Succession planning for losing an all-star: A Moneyball approach
Nerissa Lindsey; Brian Moore; Keven Jeffery
Ex Libris User Group of North America Annual Conference, 2026, conference presentation
From Questions to Queries: Using AI to surface metadata in library search
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group Conference, 2026, conference paper
From principles to practice: Developing artificial intelligence applications for discovery in the academic library space
Hartman, M; Lucy Campbell; Kohn, T; Napoleone, M; Keven Jeffery
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), 2025, conference paper
ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers
Keven Jeffery; Jason Coleman
Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference, 2025, conference presentation

Lowering the stakes: A strategy for kickstarting qualitative research for students and investigators.
Connor Franklin Rey; Kate Holvoet; Lucy Campbell; Rebecca Nowicki; Keven Jeffery
16th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries Conference Proceedings, 2025, conference paper
Qualitative Research Made Easy: Implementing the Pub(lic) Opinion Crawl in Your Library.
Connor Franklin Rey; Kate Holvoet; Lucy Campbell; Rebecca Nowicki; Keven Jeffery
17th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 2025, conference paper
From natural language to Boolean bliss: Empowering students to become expert searchers
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
2025 Electronic Resources & Libraries Annual Conference, 2025, conference paper
Maximizing Student Participation in Library Research and Assessment
Kate Holvoet; Lucy Campbell; Rebecca Nowicki; Keven Jeffery
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division (AAAS-PD) Conference, 2024, conference paper
Pipelines and Bridges to Discovery.
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery
ELUNA Annual Meeting, 2024, conference paper
Exporting Reading Lists with Primo Favorites API
Keven Jeffery
Ex Libris Users of North America 2023 Developers Day+, 2023, conference paper
Building Better Discovery: Using Data to Optimize the User Experience with Mediated Search Results
Kate Holvoet; Keven Jeffery; Rebecca Nowicki
ALA Virtual Conference, 2020, conference presentation
The ROI of Sustaining an Academic Library Makerspace.
Jenny Wong-Welch; Keven Jeffery
Coalition for Networked information, San Diego, CA., 2018, conference paper
Talk to the Phone (Because the Human is Overwhelmed).
Thomas Dowling; Keven Jeffery
LITA Forum, Minneapolis, MN, 2018, conference paper
Sensors In the Stacks: The Internet of Things and Libraries.
Jordan Nielsen; Keven Jeffery
2017, conference paper
We Solemnly Swear that We Are Up to No Good: Pop Culture Marketing in the Library.
Keven Jeffery; Jordan Nielsen
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, San Diego, CA., 2017, conference paper
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

Conference Posters

Prompting the Robot: Testing Heuristic Acronyms for Successful AI Faceted Searching.
Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery; Rebecca Nowicki
2024 American Library Annual Conference, 2024, conference poster
Automating librarian profile pages with Active Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Keven Jeffery
American Library Association Annual, 2023, conference poster
Digging Into User Search Queries: Leading Towards Evidence Based Information Literacy Instruction.
Greta Heng; Ashley Wilson; Keven Jeffery
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2022, conference poster
Building Better Discovery: Using Data to Optimize the User Experience with Mediated Search Results.
Kate Holvoet; Rebecca Nowicki; Keven Jeffery
2020 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2020, conference poster
Implementing Proximity Beacons at an Academic Library
Keven Jeffery; Jordan Nielsen
Code4Lib Conference, 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
The Communication Super Friends: Powering Communication, Strengthening Engagement, and Defeating Unawareness in an Academic Library.
Laurel Bliss; Alex Herbias; Keven Jeffery; Jordan Nielsen; Gloria Rhodes; Jessica Santos
American Library Association, Orlando, FL., 2016, conference poster
Replacing the Tour Guide With a Cell Phone: A Comparison of a Guided and a Self-Guided Library Tour
Keven Jeffery; Zoe Jarocki; Carolyn Baber
American Library Association, San Francisco, CA, 2015, conference poster
Texting call numbers from the catalog: A look at a semester of use at the SDSU library
Keven Jeffery; Brian Moore
Library Information Technology Association, Atlanta, GA., 2010, conference poster
SDSU Research Cloud: A visual representation, displayed in real-time, of research performed at San Diego State University
Keven Jeffery; Kyle Murley
Library & Information Technology Association, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009, conference poster
Organizing electronic resources with a database-driven website
Harzbecker, J; Keven Jeffery; Maggio, L; Flynn, D; Blanchard, M
Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA., 2007, conference poster

Other

Maximizing Student Participation in Library Research and Assessment
Kate Holvoet; Lucy Campbell; Connor Franklin Rey; Keven Jeffery; Rebecca Nowicki
University of San Diego, 2025, public speech
EBM Tutorial 2: Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine (Out of Print)
Keven Jeffery; Maggio, L; Blanchard, M; Wiecha, J
MedEdPORTAL, 2008, online resource
EBM Tutorial 1: Formulating a Clinical Question (Out of Print)
Maggio, L; Keven Jeffery; Blanchard, M; Wiecha, J
MedEdPORTAL, 2007, online resource