Griffin C Anderson

Griffin C. Anderson, Assistant Professor, is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Appalachian State University. He received his MLS from East Carolina University. His research focuses on advocacy, social justice, and political issues in libraries; rural, Southern, and Appalachian libraries, and non-hierarchical community mutual aid. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect or represent any affiliated organizations. Griffin lives in the High Country of North Carolina with his spouse and three dogs, and enjoys playing the mandolin, mountain biking, and reading weird fiction.


EDUCATION

Appalachian State University

MA Student, Appalachian Studies, Appalachian Culture and Music concentration, 2025-

 

The University of Alabama

PhD Student, College of Communication & Information Science, School of Library & Information Studies, 2024-

 

East Carolina University

Master of Library Science, Public Library concentration, 2024

 

University of South Florida

Bachelor of Arts, English, Literature, 2009

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Advocacy, social justice, and political issues in libraries; rural, Southern, and Appalachian libraries; and non-hierarchical community mutual aid


RECENT PUBLICATIONS (peer-reviewed)

Anderson, G. C. (2024). The prevalence of children’s programming related to gender identity in North Carolina public libraries, including Drag Queen Story Hours or other drag events. Public Library Quarterly, 43(5), 620-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2024.2302238

 

Lee, J. G. L., Roby, M., Cofie, L. E., LePrevost, C. E., Harwell, E. L., Reed, E. C., Nieuwsma, J., Bloss, J. E., Anderson, G. C., Santillán-Deras, J. R., Moore, M. A., Ketterman, E., & Russell, R. G. (2024). Internet devices and internet access among migrant and seasonal farmworkers, North Carolina, 2023. Public Health Reports, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549241295632


CURRENT RESEARCH

Comparing apples and oranges: Collections’ intangible factors, value metrics, and a path to wider student connectedness

book chapter in the upcoming ACRL publication Flourishing in the academic library: A framework for fostering student belonging, confidence, and connection edited by Kathleen Langan and Juliana Espinosa


 Serving diverse users and communities

book chapter in the upcoming Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited publication Foundations of inclusive library and information science: Theory and practice edited by Vanessa Irvin and Heather Seibert


Community-engaged, applied research to advance digital equity in rural agricultural communities

with Laupus Health Science Library, East Carolina University, 2023-2025

Title: Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor

Email address: Email me

Phone: (828) 262-2187

Office address
258 Belk Library & Information Commons