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Mike Wells has most recently served as the Library Director at Wilmington College in Ohio. His previous roles include Library Director/Copyright Officer at Thomas More University (Kentucky), Systems Librarian at Northern Kentucky University, Library/IT Director at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, and Manager of the Center for Information Management at Miami University (Ohio). Mike has a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from Kent State University and is a summa cum laude graduate of Capital University (Ohio). Mike has over 20 years of experience in information technology management. He was a recipient of the EBSCO Charleston Conference Scholarship in 2017 and was a nominee for the Frederick G. Kilgour Award (sponsored by LITA and OCLC) for outstanding research in libraries and information technology. He is a husband and father of three, an avid amateur radio operator, amateur baseball historian, and long-distance runner. His community involvement in Ohio has included serving in elected office and various public library support roles.

Links to previous presentations, resources and/or help guides.

Wells, Michael D. (2024) Enhancing User Experience in Small Academic Libraries: Enhancing User Experience in Small Academic Libraries: Leveraging Matomo Analytics as a UX Design Tool. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2435&context=tcl

Wells, Michael D. (2020) Perspectives on Public Services: Bringing a Small Academic Library Back from the Brink. International Information & Library Review https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10572317.2020.1746028?journalCode=ulbr20

June 2024 – Professional Workshop: Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) National Conference, University of Northwestern – St. Paul, MN. “Aligning Library Spaces and Services to Meet Evolving Patron Expectations.” Co-Presenters: Thomas Sens (BHDP Architecture) and Scott Lloyd (Library Director, Mt. St. Joseph University)

November 2022 – Presentation – Charleston Conference, “The Polarization Antidote: How a Method for Comparing News Sources, and an Understanding of Bias, Can Counteract Divisiveness” w/ Harleen Kaur, Ground News and Michael Walmsley, Baker & Taylor