Nicole Webber
Faculty
Associate Professor / Interim Head of Scholarly Communication
Education
MS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Area of Study: Library and Information Science
BA, Hope College
Areas of Study: Art History, Business Management, French
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Interim Head of Scholarly Communication, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (2024-present)
Scholarly Communication Librarian, Assistant Professor, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (2022-2024)
Business & Communication Liaison Librarian, Assistant Professor, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (2016-2022)
Library Research Services Librarian, Lecturer, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (2015-2016)
Interim Business Liaison Librarian, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï (2016)
Learning Resources Specialist, Morgan Community College (2014-2015)
Research Expertise & Interests
My current research focuses on scholarly journal publication and other means of research dissemination including issues and trends, scholars’ selection of publication outlets, and methods of measuring the impact of research.
Publications
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Webber, N., & Wiegand, S. (2022). A multidisciplinary study of faculty knowledge and attitudes regarding predatory publishing. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 10(1), 29.
Webber, N., & Wiegand, S. (2021, May 24). A predatory primer: What every librarian should know about problem publishers [Webinar]. ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee.
Webber, N., & Epperson, A. (2019, October 31). How does this work, again? Partnering to support a national programming initiative [Conference presentation]. New Mexico Library Association & Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Webber, N., & Wiegand, S. (2019). Black & White Response in a Gray Area: Faculty and Predatory Publishing. ACRL 2019 Proceedings (pp. 529-544). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.