SDSU Library: Directory

Biography

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Professional History

Librarian, 2006—Present
Library, San Diego State University
Engineering Librarian, 1999—2006
Library, University of New Orleans

Education

Ph.D. Higher Education Administration and Leadership, University of New Orleans, 2002—2008
MLIS, Masters of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, 1997—1999
BS Physical Geography, Louisiana State University, 1993—1995
BA English, Creative Writing, Louisiana State University, 1987—1992

Service

Chair, 2022—2023
University Resources & Planning Committee, San Diego State University
Chair, 2020—2022
University Senate, San Diego State University
Senator, 2016—2022
University Senate, San Diego State University
Chair, 2015—2016
Academic Policy & Planning Committee, San Diego State University

Invited Positions

Editorial Board Member, 2017—Present
Serials Librarian, Taylor & Francis 2017 - current., Taylor & Francis Group
Book Reviewer, 2001—Present
Choice Magazine, American Library Association
Doctorial appointment, 2020—2023
College of Education, San Diego State University
Guest Editor, 2022—2022
Stream Magazine (Summer, 2022), Video Trust
Member, 2020—2022
ProQuest Ebook Advisory Board, ProQuest LLC

Member, 2015—2015
Library Advisory Board, Alexander Street
Peer Reviewer, Urban Studies, 2015—2015
Resources for College Libraries (RCL Online), ACRL, ProQuest LLC
Member, 2013—2013
Advisory Board, IOP Publishing USA

Memberships

Senator, 2023—Present
Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU), The California State University System
Member, 2022—Present
WEST: Operations and Collections Council, Western Regional Storage Trust

Grants

Exploring the Online Information-seeking Strategies of Education Graduate Students., SDSU Foundation University Grant Program, 2011-2013, 1,200 USD
Building Resources for Women in Engineering at UNO, University of New Orleans, 2004-2004, 5,000 USD
Southeastern Library Association Early Career Profesional Grant, Southeastern Library Association GALE/SELA Continuing Education and Professional Development Committee Professional Grant, 2002-2002, 500 USD

Scholarship

Academic Publications

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)

Unifying Mechanism Involving Electron Affinity of Conjugated Imine as Anti-Cancer Agents and Miscellaneous Drugs: Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, and Electron Transfer.

Peter Kovacic; Harrison Rojak Pearce; Andrew Cooksy; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2020, journal article

Biochemistry Molecular biology Oxidation-reduction reaction Oxidative stress

Collection Development Policy for Streaming Media

Wil Weston

Guide to Streaming Video Acquisitions, 2019, book chapter

Audio-visual materials Collection development (Libraries) Digital libraries Libraries

Antioxidant Therapy by Lipoic Acid in Various Illnesses: Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stres

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

NAPDD Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development, 2018, journal article

Antioxidants Lipoic acid Oxidative stress

Brain Depression – Unifying Mechanism Involving Antioxidant Therapy: Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, and Phenolics.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2018, journal article

Antioxidants Brain Depression, Mental Oxidative stress

Unifying Mechanism for Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Journal of Biopharmaceutics and Therapeutic Challenges, 2018, journal article

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Antioxidants Multiple sclerosis Oxidative stress

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder - unifying mechanism involving antioxidant therapy: Phenolics, reactive oxygen species, and oxidative stress

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research, 2018, journal article

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Biochemistry Oxidative stress Phenols

Dementia – Unifying Mechanism Involving Antioxidant Therapy: Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, and Phenolics.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2018, journal article

Antioxidants Biochemistry Free radicals (Chemistry) Oxidative stress Phenols

Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease with Phenolic Antioxidant Drugs: Oxidative Stress, Reactive Oxygen Species and Selectivity.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2017, journal article

Antioxidants Oxidative stress Parkinson's disease Pharmacology

Novel Structure-Activity Relationship and Quantitative Data for Phenolic Drugs Involving Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, and Selectivity

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2017, journal article

Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease Phenols Structure-activity relationships (Biochemistry)

Phenolic Antioxidants as Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease: Oxidative Stress and Selectivity.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

NAPDD Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development, 2017, journal article Cited by 9

Alzheimer's disease Antioxidants Biochemistry Oxidative stress

Cause and Treatment of Schizophrenia: Electron Transfer, Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, and Unifying Mechanism.

Peter Kovacic; Wil Weston

Chronicles of Pharmaceutical Science, 2017, journal article

Antioxidants Biochemistry Oxidative stress Schizophrenia

Revisting the Tao of Resource Sharing

Wil Weston

Serials Librarian, 2015, journal article

Serials Librarian (2015)

SJR: 0.3360
H-index: 22
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 15411095, 0361526X
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 1977-2026
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 5

Information technology Library cooperation Library science

Is the Gen X Librarian the Right Librarian at the Right Time?

Wil Weston

The Generation X Librarian: Essays on Leadership, Technology, Pop Culture, Social Responsibility and Professional Identity, 2011, book chapter

Generation X Librarians

Understanding the Integrative Role of an Academic Library for Undergraduate Student Workers: : Dissertation. New Orleans: University of New Orleans.

Wil Weston

2008, dissertation thesis Cited by 3

Academic libraries Education, Higher Library administration Undergraduates

Navigating a scientific job market and how the library can help

Wil Weston

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2007, journal article

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2007)

SJR: 0.7170
H-index: 214
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ISSN: 16182642, 16182650
Country / region: Germany / Western Europe
Coverage: 1987, 1996, 2001-2026
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.

Academic libraries Career development Information literacy

The Multitasking Librarian

Wil Weston

Louisiana Libraries, 2004, journal article

Job stress Labor productivity Libraries and librarianship Library science Time management

Results of the SELA Planning Survey

Carol S. Brinkman; Diane Brown; Mary L. Smalls; Wil Weston

Southeastern Librarian, 2004, journal article

Regional planning Southeastern Library Association

Consortia and Electronic Journals: An Overview

Childs, Miriam; Wil Weston

E-serials collection management, 2004, book chapter

Consortia Digital libraries Electronic journals Serials librarianship

Access to scientific literature - The Web can complement libraries, but not replace them.

Wil Weston

Nature, 2002, journal article

Nature (2002)

SJR: 19.7130
H-index: 1495
Publisher: Nature Research
ISSN: 14764687, 00280836
Country / region: United Kingdom / Western Europe
Coverage: 1869-2026
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 51

Digital libraries Libraries Scientific literature

The tao of resource sharing

Wil Weston

Serials Librarian, 2001, journal article

Serials Librarian (2001)

SJR: 0.3360
H-index: 22
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 15411095, 0361526X
Country / region: United States / Northern America
Coverage: 1977-2026
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 3

Interlibrary loans Library cooperation Library science

Information, now

Wil Weston

Louisiana Libraries, 2001, journal article

Communication Information science Information technology Librarians

Academic Conferences

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

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)

Selection bias in collection development: Un-leveling the playing field and making matters worse.

Wil Weston

Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2016, conference abstract

Collection development (Libraries) Information science Libraries Library science

Student Persistence: How the library makes a difference.

Wil Weston

California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL), 2016, conference paper

Academic libraries College students Education, Higher

Key to Success: How the Academic Library Supports Student Persistence

Wil Weston

CAPAL-ACBAP Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2015, conference paper

Academic libraries Education, Higher Libraries Universities and colleges

Exploring the Online Information Seeking Strategies of Education Graduate Students

Wil Weston

CAPAL-ACBAP Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2014, conference abstract

Educational technology Information behavior Internet searching Libraries and education

It's Alive!: Comics and the Arts Visibility Initiative at SDSU.

Pam Jackson; Anna Culbertson; Michael Lapins; Katie Stapko; Markel Tumlin; Wil Weston

Comic Arts Conference, Comic-Con, 2014, conference poster

Arts Comic books, strips, etc. Education, Higher

I Like My Books With Pictures: Comics in Academic Libraries, the SDSU Way.

Pam Jackson; Markel Tumlin; Wil Weston; Anna Culbertson

San Diego Comic Fest, 2013, conference poster

Academic libraries Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels San Diego State University

Understanding the Integrative Role of an Academic Library for Undergraduate Library Student Workers.

Wil Weston

ACRL National Conference, 2009, conference paper

Academic libraries Education, Higher Libraries and education Undergraduates

Reference/Academic Handling Stress at the Reference Desk.

Wil Weston

Louisiana Library Association, 2001, conference poster

Academic libraries Librarians Reference services (Libraries) Stress management

Review and Editing

Introduction to dual polarization Doppler weather radar: fundamentals, applications, and networks. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2024, book review

Bayou D'Arbonne swamp: a naturalist's memoir of place. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2023, book review

Ice rivers: a story of glaciers, wilderness, and humanity. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2022, book review

Impacts of future weather and climate extremes on United States infrastructure: assessing and prioritizing adaptation actions. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2022, book review

Practical handbook of thematic cartography: principles, methods, and applications. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2021, book review

Encyclopedia of global resources. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2020, book review

SAR image interpretation for various land covers: a practical guide. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2020, book review

City unseen: new visions of an urban planet. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2019, book review

Coasts in crisis: a global challenge. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2018, book review

Barrier dynamics and response to changing climate. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2018, book review

Fundamentals of satellite remote sensing : an environmental approach 2nd ed. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2017, book review

Mountains: mapping the earth's extremes. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2017, book review

GeoScienceWorld Review

Wil Weston

CCAdvisor, 2017, review

Icefall: adventures at the wild edges of our dangerous, changing planet. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2017, book review

Spatial analysis of coastal environments. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2017, book review

Practical handbook of remote sensing. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2016, book review

An observer's guide to clouds and weather: a northeastern primer on prediction. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2015, book review

Mountain geography: physical and human dimensions. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2014, book review

Beaches of the Gulf Coast. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2014, book review

The beach book: science of the shore. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2013, book review

Rivers: a very short introduction. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2013, book review

Introducing meteorology: a guide to weather. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2013, book review

United States Global Change Research Program. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2012, book review

Bayou-diversity: nature and people in the Louisiana bayou country. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2012, book review

Remote sensing tools for exploration: observing and interpreting the electromagnetic spectrum (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2011, book review

Cartography: visualization of spatial data. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2011, book review

Preparing for climate change. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2011, book review

Heaven and Earth: global warming, the missing science

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2010, book review

Hope for a heated planet: how Americans are fighting global warming and building a better future

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2010, book review

CO₂ rising: the world's greatest environmental challenge

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2010, book review

Basics of geomatics

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2010, book review

GeoPlatform - Gulf Response (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2010, book review

Hope for a heated planet: how Americans are fighting global warming and building a better future

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2009, book review

Hurricanes: background, history and bibliography

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2009, book review

CO₂ rising: the world's greatest environmental challenge

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2009, book review

The formation and future of the upper Texas coast: a geologist answers questions about sand, storms, and living by the sea

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2008, book review

Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology: Geography

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2008, book review

GNSS-Global Navigation Satellite Systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and more

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2008, book review

Richter's scale: measure of an earthquake, measure of a man

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2007, book review

Remote sensing: the image chain approach

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2007, book review

Atlantic coast beaches: a guide to ripples, dunes, and other natural features of the seashore

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2007, book review

Drawing Louisiana's new map: addressing land loss in coastal Louisiana, National Research Council of the National Academies. Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2007, book review

Hurricanes: what you need to know

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2007, book review

The Physical geography of Southeast Asia

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2005, book review

Fundamentals of remote sensing

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2005, book review

GeoScienceWorld millennium collection

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2005, book review

An Introduction to Ocean Remote Sensing

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2005, book review

MetEd (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2005, book review

Telegeoinformatics: Location-Based Computing and Services (Book)

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2004, book review

The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization (Book)

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2004, book review

A Dictionary of units

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2004, book review

Satellite observations of the earth's environment: accelerating the transition of research to operations. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2004, book review

A guide to the end of the world: everything you never wanted to know. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2003, book review

The Oryx Resource Guide to El Niño and La Niña (Book)

Wil Weston

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, 2003, book review

Weather 101. Teache's Resource (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2003, book review

Engineering weather data. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice magazine, 2003, book review

Live weather images. (Review)

Wil Weston

Choice Magazine, 2003, book review

Living on the edge of the Gulf: the west Florida and Alabama coast. (Review)

Wil Weston