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Biography

Keven Jeffery is a tenured faculty member at San Diego State University, where he holds the rank of Librarian. His responsibilities include investigating and implementing emerging digital technologies and applications for the University Library. Keven has presented internationally and has authored articles that have been published in journals such as the Journal of the Medical Library Association, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Library Hi Tech, the Journal of Web Librarianship, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, and Information Technology and Libraries. Keven serves on the SDSU AI Committee of the IT Governance Council and co-chaired the 2025 committee responsible for the ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers.

Curriculum vitae

Professional History

Digital Initiatives Librarian, 2007—Present
University Library, San Diego State University
Information Services Librarian & Web Coordinator, 2004—2007
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University Medical Campus
Mental Health Information Network Project Librarian, 2002—2004
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University Medical Campus
Web Producer, 2001—2002
Financial Websites, Globe and Mail Inc

Education

Master of Library & Information Science, Western University, 2001
BA (Honors) Anthropology, Western University, 1999

Service

Chair, Committee on Committees & Elections (Core Committee), 2025—Present
University Senate, San Diego State University
Co-Chair, ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers Task Force, 2024—2025
Association of College and Research Libraries
Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee (Core Committee), 2023—2025
University Senate, San Diego State University

Invited Positions

Member, AI Committee of the IT Governance Council, 2026—Present
IT Division, San Diego State University
Library Faculty Technology Consultant, 2023—Present
OneIT, San Diego State University
ITS Library Digital Technologies Faculty Fellow, 2024—2026
Instructional Technology Services, San Diego State University

Grants

Enhancing Library Access for Humanities Research, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, 2026-2026, 12,200 USD
Common Experience Faculty Award, San Diego State University, Division of Undergraduate Studies, 2016-2017, 1,975 USD

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Transparent AI Tools for Libraries: Creating the OneSearch Assistant

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery

Information Technology and Libraries, 2026, journal article

Information Technology and Libraries (2026)

SJR: 0.6690
H-index: 42
Publisher: American Library Association
ISSN: 07309295, 21635226
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 1968, 1971-1974, 1981, 1988-2025
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q1	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Academic libraries Artificial intelligence Digital libraries Library research Natural language processing

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

Artificial intelligence Library research Machine learning Mnemonics

Using UX Testing to Optimize Discoverability of Non-traditional Resources

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2024, journal article

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (2024)

SJR: 0.2250
H-index: 22
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISSN: 1715720X
Country / region: Canada / Northern America
Coverage: 2011-2025
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q3	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Library resources Online library catalogs User-centered system design

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

Educational technology Information technology Internet of things Libraries

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

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (2017)

SJR: 0.2250
H-index: 22
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISSN: 1715720X
Country / region: Canada / Northern America
Coverage: 2011-2025
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q3	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Cited by 8

Information literacy Library science Outlines and syllabi

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

Intranets (Computer networks) Library science Organizational change

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

Journal of Web Librarianship (2010)

SJR: 1.1840
H-index: 24
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 19322909, 19322917
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 2007-2026
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q1	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Cited by 4

Information technology Intranets (Computer networks) Library employees Organizational change

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

Medical Reference Services Quarterly (2009)

SJR: 0.3640
H-index: 31
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 02763869, 15409597
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 1982-2026
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q2	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Cited by 10

Educational technology Evidence-based policy Information literacy

Wiki to the rescue: Creating a more dynamic intranet

Dworak, E.; Keven Jeffery

Library Hi Tech, 2009, journal article

Library Hi Tech (2009)

SJR: 1.5280
H-index: 59
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 07378831
Country / region: United Kingdom / Western Europe
Coverage: 1983-2025
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q1	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Cited by 11

Corporate culture Intranets (Computer networks) Knowledge management Wikis (Computer science)

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

Journal of the Medical Library Association (2008)

SJR: 1.1360
H-index: 82
Publisher: Medical Library Association
ISSN: 15365050, 15589439
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 1999, 2001-2026
SCImago release: 2025

Journal quartile details
Department	Department quartile	Overall quartile	SCImago categories
University Library		Q1	Not reported

A department-specific subject ranking was unavailable; the title-level overall quartile is shown.

Cited by 5

Dental schools Dentistry Evidence-based dentistry Evidence-based medicine

Academic Conferences

Prompting the Primo Search API for Pedagogical Purposes: Building an AI Discovery Assistant

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery

Ex Libris User Group of North America Annual Conference, 2026, conference presentation

Artificial intelligence Educational technology Library catalogs Library research

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

Leadership Organizational change

From Questions to Queries: Using AI to surface metadata in library search

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery

CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group Conference, 2026, conference paper

Artificial intelligence Library research Library science Metadata

AI guiding principles at SDSU Library. [Virtual Presentation]

Lucy Campbell; Connor Franklin Rey; Keven Jeffery; Rayyon Robinson; Sarah Tribelhorn

ECAUG 2025 Conference, 2025, conference presentation

Academic libraries Artificial intelligence Machine learning San Diego State University. Library

ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers

Keven Jeffery; Jason Coleman

Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference, 2025, conference presentation

Academic libraries Artificial intelligence Association of College and Research Libraries Core competencies

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

Education Information retrieval Natural language processing Students

Lowering the stakes: A strategy for kickstarting qualitative research for students and investigators.: 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

Academic libraries Education Qualitative research Research methods

Qualitative Research Made Easy: Implementing the Pub(lic) Opinion Crawl in Your Library.: 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

Information retrieval Libraries Public opinion Qualitative research

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

Academic libraries Artificial intelligence Digital libraries Machine learning

Pipelines and Bridges to Discovery: Using metadata to forge connections between discovery and non-traditional resources

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery

ELUNA Annual Meeting, 2024, conference paper

Bridges Pipelines Research methods Science and education

Prompting the Robot: Testing Heuristic Acronyms for Successful AI Faceted Searching: Testing heuristic acronyms for successful AI faceted searching

Lucy Campbell; Keven Jeffery; Rebecca Nowicki

2024 American Library Annual Conference, 2024, conference poster

Artificial intelligence Heuristic algorithms Information retrieval Search engines

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

Academic libraries Educational evaluation Information literacy Library research

Automating librarian profile pages with Active Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Keven Jeffery

American Library Association Annual, 2023, conference poster

Application program interfaces (Computer software) Directories

Exporting Reading Lists with Primo Favorites API

Keven Jeffery

Ex Libris Users of North America 2023 Developers Day+, 2023, conference paper

Application program interfaces (Computer software) Digital libraries Ex Libris (Firm) Outlines and syllabi

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

Education Information behavior Information literacy Library science

Building Better Discovery: Using Data to Optimize the User Experience with Mediated Search Results: 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

Information retrieval Search engines User-centered system design

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

Information retrieval Information technology Library science

Talk to the Phone (Because the Human is Overwhelmed).

Thomas Dowling; Keven Jeffery

LITA Forum, Minneapolis, MN, 2018, conference paper

Automation Human-computer interaction Smartphones

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

Location, Location, Location: Creating Location-Based Services with Proximity Beacons and the Physical Web

Jordan Nielsen; Keven Jeffery

Association of College & Research Libraries 2017, 2017, conference paper

Bluetooth technology Location-based services Ubiquitous computing Wireless communication systems

Implementing Proximity Beacons at an Academic Library

Keven Jeffery; Jordan Nielsen

Code4Lib Conference, 2017, conference poster

Academic libraries Libraries and education Radio frequency identification systems

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

Libraries Marketing Popular culture

Sensors In the Stacks: The Internet of Things and Libraries.

Jordan Nielsen; Keven Jeffery

2017, conference paper

Information technology Internet of things Radio frequency identification systems

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

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

Academic libraries Communication

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

Academic libraries Cell phones Educational technology Tours

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

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

Academic libraries Information technology Library catalogs Text messages (Cell phone systems)

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

Library research Universities and colleges Visualization

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

Digital libraries Electronic information resources Information organization Internet

Dissemination

AI Skills for Librarians: the journey from AI literacy to AI fluency

Karolina Andersdotter; Keven Jeffery; Jason Coleman

Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL), 2026, public speech

PDA Event: AI Competencies for Library Workers

Jason Coleman; Keven Jeffery; Leo Lo

Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), 2025, public speech

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

Creative Works

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

Keven Jeffery (he/him)

Digital Initiatives Librarian, Head of Library Digital Initiatives

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Academic Conferences

Dissemination

Creative Works

Zombies, Aliens, & the Imagining the Future

Keven Jeffery (he/him)

Digital Initiatives Librarian, Head of Library Digital Initiatives

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Scholarship

Academic Publications

Older Academic Publications (5)

Academic Conferences

Older Academic Conferences (25)

Dissemination

Creative Works

Zombies, Aliens, & the Imagining the Future