Ashley Cole
Librarian, Associate Director of Collection Strategies, Collections & Discovery
Education
- Master of Science in Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky
- Bachelor of Arts, History, Eastern Kentucky University
Research & Academic Interests
- The Role of Libraries in Promoting Equity and Accessibility in Higher Education
- Data-Driven Collection Management and Evaluation
- Library-Faculty Partnerships for Curriculum Support
- Open Educational Resources (OER) and Cost-Effective Resource Sharing
Publications
- Cole, Ashley, Trenia Napier, and Brad Marcum. 2015. “Generation Z: Information Facts and Fictions.” In Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information, edited by Troy A. Swanson and Heather Jagman, 107-137. Atlanta, Georgia: Association of College and Research Libraries.
- Edwards, Laura and Ashley Cole. 2022. “Making Lemonade from Lemons: How We Turned Streaming Video Frustrations into Engagement Opportunities.” Presentation at The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians, Bloomington, IN, May 11-13.
- Parrott, Jill, Trenia Napier, and Ashley Cole. 2022. “A Collaborative Approach to Overcoming the Critical Reading Bottleneck in Research-Based Writing Courses.” Presentation at Conference on College Composition and Communication, Virtual, March 9.
- Cole, Ashley, William Gee, and Leanna Pagano. 2022. “OCLC’s Express Digital Delivery Program.” Invited Webinar, OCLC Resource Sharing, Virtual, March 3.
- Richardson, Sarah, Heather Beirne, Ashley Cole, and Trenia Napier. 2018. “The Librarians’ Guide to the Information Literacy Galaxy: Leading Campus Conversations.” Invited Webinar at LOEX Encore, Virtual, June 20.
Awards & Accolades
- 2024 — 2025 Provost’s Faculty Internship Program
- 2016 Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award
- 2014 Outstanding Instructor in First Year Courses
