SDSU University Library
Timothy Tully

Timothy Tully

Head of Collection Strategies and Affiliated Faculty Surf/Skate Studies Collaborative

ORCID iD
Academic Rank: Associate Librarian; Tenured
(619) 594-2009
ttully@sdsu.edu

Office: Love Library 221
University Library,
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-8050

Professional History
  • Head of Collection Strategies, 2025—Present
    Library, San Diego State University

Scholarship

Academic Publications

The state of cost sharing and collaborative collection development at AACSB-accredited universities
Benjamin Hall; Elizabeth Price; Timothy Tully
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2025, journal article PlumX Metrics
Academic libraries Collection development (Libraries) Cooperative collection development (Libraries)
What’s Left in Your List? An Analysis of Business Database Holdings, Funding Sources, Cancelations, and the Impact of COVID-19 at Top Ranking U.S. Universities
Timothy Tully
Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 2023, journal article Cited by 5 PlumX Metrics
Academic libraries COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-) Universities and colleges
Impact of the pandemic on Streaming Media adoption at SDSU: Streaming in the time of Covid.
Timothy Tully; Wil Weston; Linda Salem
Stream Magazine, 2022, journal article
Collection development (Libraries) Streaming technology (Telecommunications)
Trade Deficit?: An Analysis of Trade News Source Coverage in Business Aggregators
Timothy Tully
The Serials Librarian, 2021, journal article Cited by 1 PlumX Metrics
Business Economics International trade Mass media
BKLYN fashion academy: a case study of a public library program supporting fashion entrepreneurs
Timothy Tully
Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 2019, journal article
Cited by 2 PlumX Metrics
Brooklyn Public Library Business incubators Fashion design Public libraries

Embedding Library Services in Co-working Spaces: A New Approach for Public Business Librarians
Timothy Tully
Journal of New Librarianship, 2018, journal article Cited by 2 PlumX Metrics
Business libraries Libraries and business Libraries and community Public services (Libraries)

Academic Conferences

Fill the Gap at Your Library: Justify Hiring a Second Business Librarian
Rashida Scott Blades; Elizabeth Price; Sara Heimann; Timothy Tully
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2024, conference paper
Academic libraries Libraries Library personnel management
Testing the Efficacy of ChatGPT and Generative AI Tools in the Discovery of Quality Trade Sources: A Comparative Study
Timothy Tully
Beyond the Numbers, 2023, conference paper
Artificial intelligence Information retrieval Machine learning Natural language processing
The Benefits of Business: Applied research strategies in collection development
Wil Weston; Lucy Campbell; Timothy Tully
The Charleston Conference Proceedings 2023, 2023, conference paper
Collection development (Libraries) Information resources Research methods
Trade Deficit?: An Analysis of Trade News Source Coverage in Business Aggregators and Suggestions for Increased Discovery.
Timothy Tully
International Conference on Economics and Business Information, 2022, conference poster
Information retrieval International trade Journalism Mass media
How a year of Online instructional modality impacted library streaming media use at SDSU: was it a flashflood or a climatic change?
Timothy Tully; Wil Weston; Linda Salem
Charleston Conference, 2021, conference poster
Academic libraries Collection development (Libraries) San Diego State University Streaming technology (Telecommunications)

Seeing through the Smoke: Finding Companies in the Cannabis Industry
Timothy Tully
Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference's Spring Workshop, 2021, conference paper
Canada Cannabis Information retrieval Marijuana industry
Company Research Strategies for Entrepreneurship: What to do when NAICS/SIC fall short
Timothy Tully
SOUCABL: Southern University and College Academic Business Librarians Conference, 2020, conference paper
Entrepreneurship Marketing research
Student to Hired: Quantitative Literacy for Academic and Career Success
Michael Howser; Timothy Tully
Lilly Conference, San Diego, CA, 2020, conference poster
Academic achievement Career development Education Numeracy
Democratizing Entrepreneurship: Academic Librarians in Pursuit of Inclusionary Entrepreneurship
Jordan Nielsen; Timothy Tully
California Academic & Research Libraries Association, 2020, conference poster
Entrepreneurship Librarians Small business Social entrepreneurship
E.P.A. (Entrepreneur to Public to Academic): Lessons Learned about Entrepreneurship from Three Different Settings
Timothy Tully
Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference, 2020, conference paper
Business education Education, Higher Entrepreneurship Occupational training
Measuring the Impact of Library Services for Campus Incubators: A Case Study
Timothy Tully
International Conference on Economics and Business Information, 2019, conference paper
Academic libraries Environmental impact analysis National Business Incubation Association

Dissemination

Company Research Strategies for Entrepreneurship: What to do when NAICS/SIC Fall Short
Timothy Tully
Academic BRASS, 2019, newsletter article