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Biography

Sarah Tribelhorn has been a library faculty member at San Diego State University since mid-summer 2022. Sarah is the Sciences and Sustainability Librarian, with a background in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science. Her areas of interest include sustainability in academic libraries, enhancing information literacy and scholarship, particularly in STEM, while ensuring information availability, accessibility, and dissemination. She has extensive experience in metadata and indexing, editing, and building scientific bibliographic research databases, and writing and editing scientific research. She has an MS from Rhodes University, South Africa, and an MMLIS from the University of Southern California.

Professional History

Sciences and Sustainability Librarian, 2022—Present, San Diego State University

Education

Master of Management in Library and Information Science, University of Southern California, 2022

Service

Coordinator, 2025—Present
Sustainability Round Table, American Library Association
Co-Editor-in-Chief, 2025—Present, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Publicity Officer, 2024—Present
Science and Technology Committee, Association of College and Research Libraries

Memberships

2022—Present, Association of College and University Libraries
2022—Present, California Academic and Research Libraries
2022—Present, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
2021—Present
Research and User Services, American Library Association
2020—Present, American Library Association
2020—Present
Sustainability Round Table, American Library Association

Grants

Showcasing SDSU Campus Sustainability Initiatives Through Linked Data on the Web, San Diego State University, 2024-2025, 6,750 USD

Journal Articles

Sarah Tribelhorn & Greta Heng (2025). Empowering Sustainability Through Web-Based Information Sharing, College And Research Libraries News [journal-article]
Isabel Altamirano, Ginny Boehme, Jeffra D. Bussmann, Sam Hansen, Nastasha E. Johnson et al. (2024). Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue on Social Justice, Issues In Science And Technology Librarianship [journal-article]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Planning for sustainability: Articulating efforts toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, College & Research Libraries News [journal-article]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Preliminary Investigation of Sustainability Awareness and Activities among Academic Libraries in the United States, The Journal Of Academic Librarianship [journal-article]

Books & Chapters

Sarah Tribelhorn & Bharat Mehra (2026). Case exemplars of how academic libraries promote sustainable communities. , Advances In Librarianship, Emerald Publishing [book]
Margaret Henderson & Sarah Tribelhorn (2026). The San Diego Circuit: A partnership for social impact., Case Exemplars Of How Academic Libraries Promote Sustainable Communities. [book-chapter]
C.h. Hocutt, C.j. Hay, F.j. Jacobs, Glenn S. Merron, B.c.w. Van Der Waal et al. (2023). Chapter 4. Namibia’s native inland fishes., Inland Fishes And Fisheries Of Namibia [book-chapter]
Sarah Tribelhorn, Glenn S. Merron & C.h. Hocutt (2023). Chapter 5. Non-native fishes and other aquatic species in Namibia, Inland Fishes And Fisheries Of Namibia [book-chapter]

Conference Presentations

Loida Garcia-Febo, Robin Kear, Katherine Klosek & Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Library Advocacy: Leveraging the United Nations SDGs to benefit local libraries [Panel], Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 26–30, Philadelphia, Pa, United States [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn, Eileen Caulfield & Laura Smith (2025). Putting your emergency plan to the test: Lessons learned [Panel], Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 26–30, Philadelphia, Pa, United States. [conference-presentation]
Morgan Barker & Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Cultivating sustainability: Libraries as catalysts for environmental justice and campus action, Csu Libraries Conference: Collaboration. Stronger Together, June 3, 2025. [conference-presentation]
Margaret Henderson, Amanda Kalish, Tricia Lantzy & Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Helping communities find good information: A public and academic libraries collaboration , Csu Libraries Conference: Collaboration. Stronger Together, June 3, 2025. [conference-presentation]
Theresa Burress, Beth Filar Williams, Christopher Sturgeon & Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Catalysts of change: Academic librarians leading campus sustainability initiatives [Panel], Acrl 2025: Democratizing Knowledge And Access And Opportunities, April 2–5, 2025, Minneapolis, Mn, United States [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Assessing fair AI use: Rubric development for assessing ethical and social equity concerns in AI, Ach2024: The Virtual Conference Of Association For Computers And The Humanities [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Strategic advancement: Intentionally aligning university library practices with the UN SDG targets, 2Nd Transatlantic Symposium On Sustainable Development In Higher Education [conference-paper]
Loida Garcia-Febo, Sara Benson, Robin Kear & Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Libraries supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [Panel], Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 27–July 2, San Diego, Ca, United States [conference-presentation]
Tina Chan, Tejas Desai , Kacper Jarecki, Diana Price & Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Let’s get real: Climate impacts to library services [Panel/Workshop], Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 27–July 2, San Diego, Ca, United States [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Empowering communities through citizen science in an academic library , Aaas Pacific Division Annual Conference, June 18–20, 2024, San Diego, California [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Engaging students in STEM and sustainability through inspiring collections and hands-on programming, Carl Conference 2024, April 3–6, 2024, “The Insufficient Librarian”. San Jose, California, United States [conference-presentation]
Morgan Barker, Leo Lo, Sibyl Schaefer & Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Embracing sustainability—Libraries leading the way [Panel], 2024 Arl President’s Institute, San Diego, California [conference-presentation]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Bringing the SDGs alive in an academic library, Ifla Wlic Satellite Meeting 2023 – “Libraries As Actors Of Climate Empowerment” [conference-presentation]

Conference Posters

Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Academic libraries as catalysts: Community-driven research. , Caps 2025, May 27–30, Portland, Or, United States [conference-poster]
Sarah Tribelhorn & Bharat Mehra (2024). Academic libraries and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Global challenges and opportunities, Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 27–July 2, Poster Session, San Diego, Ca, United States [conference-poster]
Sarah Tribelhorn & Greta Heng (2024). Showcasing campus sustainability initiatives through linked data on the web, Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 27–July 2, Poster Session, San Diego, Ca, United States [conference-poster]
Sarah Tribelhorn & Scott Walter (2023). Collaborating for sustainability: San Diego State University Library building partnerships to promote the UN SDGs, Ifla Wlic 88Th General Conference And Assembly, August 21–25, Poster Session, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [conference-poster]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Mapping the UN SDGs in an academic library, Ala Annual Conference And Exhibition, June 22–27, Poster Session, Chicago, Il, United States [conference-poster]
Suzanne Maguire, Rebecca Nowicki & Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Be your own library instruction DJ: Locating, remixing, and collaborating on instructional objects, Spring 2023 Virtual Poster Session Acrl Distance And Online Learning Section, Chicago, Il, United States [conference-poster]

Other Works

Caroline Goldsmith (2025). Librarian luminaries: Sarah Tribelhorn, Charleston Hub - Against The Grain [blog-post]
Brian Lim (2025). ACRL Member of the week: Sarah Tribelhorn, Acrl Insider [blog-post]
O. Gittemeier, S.m. Echols & Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Leveraging technology for greener library services [Panel], Sjsu Earth Day 2025 Symposium: Digital Sustainability And The Role Of Technology For Greener Library Services [public-speech]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2025). Assessing AI: How libraries can lessen artificial intelligence’s energy impact., American Libraries Magazine: On My Mind Column [magazine-article]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Making a difference: Citizen science programming in an academic library, Scistarter Blog [blog-post]
Vivienne Byrd, Priscilla Pun & Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Bridging citizen science and SDGs: Enhancing public education and action on the climate crisis. [Presentation], Gigabit Libraries Network: Libraries In Response Webinar Series [public-speech]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Libraries for sustainability [Presentation], Jove Webinar [public-speech]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Sustainability strategies , Call Number With American Libraries [public-speech]
Tricia Lantzy, Susan Moore, Lalitha Nataraj, Sarah Tribelhorn & Amy Work (2024). Sustainable libraries - Insights from San Diego Circuit [Panel], San Diego Circuit Information Issues For Social Impact Committee [online-resource]
Oscar Gittemeier, Cecilia Delgado & Sarah Tribelhorn (2024). Advancing climate resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice: A public and academic libraries partnership in San Diego County [Presentation], Nnlm Social Determinants Of Environmental Health Webinar Series [online-resource]
Sarah Tribelhorn, Erika Jenns, Lauren Bissonnette & Amanda M. Goodsett (2023). Sustainable swag self-evaluation rubric for vendors and library workers, Oclc Webjunction [blog-post]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2023). Think Globally – Act Locally: The UN Sustainable Development Goals at SDSU, Sdsu Library [physical-object]
Sarah Tribelhorn (2021). Sustainability in academic libraries, Usc Libraries Lightning Talks, Los Angeles, United States [public-speech]
Sarah Tribelhorn (1996). The development of an ecological model to determine flood release options for the management of the Phongolo floodplain in KwaZulu/Natal (South Africa) [dissertation-thesis]

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