John J Meier

Head of STEM for Engagement and Outreach
Librarian

Office Address

E408H Paterno Library
Office Phone
814-867-1448
jjm38@psu.edu

About Me

Head of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Engagement and Outreach in the Penn State University Libraries

Academic Support Areas

3D Printing, Patents, Trademarks, Comics, Graphic Novels

Research Interests

Appropriate use of technology in libraries. Information seeking in science and engineering. Assessment and evaluation of library services including usability, qualitative and qualitative methods.

Teaching Interests

Library Skills and Information Literacy for scientists, engineering and intellectual property information. Web 2.0 technologies including RSS and blogs.

Subject Expertise

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering

Publications

Inclusive Leadership: Perspectives from academic library leaders, College & Research Libraries, 2025

Changing Leadership: A Longitudinal Study of Decision-making by Academic Library Leaders, Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024

Research Data Management Services and Strategic Planning in Libraries Today: A Longitudinal Study, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2020

Fail early and often to succeed: A case for rapid prototyping in libraries, Library Administration and Management, 2018

Google Scholar's Coverage of the Engineering Literature 10 years Later, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2018

Reviews of Science for Science Librarians: Nontrivial Feats—Recent Awards in Mathematics, Science and Technology Libraries, 2017

The future of academic libraries: Conversations with today’s leaders about tomorrow, Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016

Science and technology resources on the internet: Patent searching for stem researchers, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2015

Tips from the experts: Raiders of the lost ArXiv: Citation searching in a disciplinary repository, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014

Discovering library user attitudes through the public understanding of science survey, Science and Technology Libraries, 2013

Science graphic novels for academic libraries: Collections and collaborations, College and Research Libraries News, 2012

Solutions for the New Subject Specialist, Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table, 2010

Are today's science and technology librarians being overtasked? An analysis of job responsibilities in recent advertisements on the ala jobLIST web site, Science and Technology Libraries, 2010

Chat widgets on the library website: Help at the point of need, Computers in Libraries, 2008

Google Scholar's Coverage of the Engineering Literature: An Empirical Study, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008

Other Publications

Blogs

3D Printing in the Academic Library, 2018

How do I know when I need IRB approval?, 2016

Level up! Turning a poster into a presentation into an article, 2016

How to Handle “Rejection”, 2016

Writing a book (or at least, getting a proposal together), 2016

Books

Sudden Selectors in Mathematics, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), 2021

Graphic Novels Core Collection, Grey House Publishing, 2019

Senior High Core Collection, Grey House Publishing, 2018

Graphic Novels Core Collection, H. W. Wilson, 2016

Senior High Core Collection, H. W. Wilson, 2014

Dinosaurs, The Reference Shelf, 2011

Chapters

Gathering in the Libraries: A Collective Experience, Integrating Pop Culture into the Academic Library, 2022

Mathematics, Magazines for Libraries, 2021

Mathematics, Magazines for Libraries, 2016

General engineering resources, 2016

Mathematics, Magazines for Libraries, 2013

Mathematics, Magazines for Libraries, 2011

Mathematics, Magazines for Libraries, 2009

Book/Film/Article Reviews

Algorithmic high-dimensional robust statistics, CHOICE, 2024

Uncertainty analysis for engineers and scientists: a practical guide, CHOICE, 2022

Solar energy and technology: v.2: Encyclopedia, CHOICE, 2019

Hydraulicians in the USA: a biographical dictionary of leaders in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics, CHOICE, 2016

Concise dictionary of engineering: a guide to the language of engineering, 2015

Manga's cultural crossroads, CHOICE, 2014

Straight from the Heart: Gender, Intimacy, and the Cultural Production of Shojo Manga., Choice, 2011

Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives, Choice, 2010

Krazy!: The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art, Choice, 2009

Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology, Choice, 2008

GLUT: Mastering Information through the Ages, Science Books & Films, 2007

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, & True Stories, Choice, 2007

Comment/Debates

Staying Afloat in a Flood of New Technologies, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007

Editorials

Editorial–45 Years of Science & Technology Libraries, Science and Technology Libraries, 2025

Others

Turning the revolution into an evolution: The case for design thinking and rapid prototyping in libraries, College and Research Libraries News, 2016

HippoCampus, from the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, CHOICE, 2013

Zanran Numerical Data Search, Choice, 2012

Mathematically significant: A review of awards in mathematics with emphasis on the fields medal, Science and Technology Libraries, 2012

CSA Illustrata Technology, Choice, 2009

I Have No Memory of My Direction, Educational Media Reviews Online (ERMO), 2008

Great Place for a Sammich!, ASEE Engineering Libraries Division Newsletter, 2008

STS Breakfast and Discussion Program, STS Signal, 2007

Scifinder Scholar, Choice, 2007

Diamonds Are Forever -- 75 Years of the New Members Round Table, Footnotes, Newsletter of the New Members Roundtable, 2007

3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Recipient Enjoys Time at Annual, Footnotes, Newsletter of the New Members Roundtable, 2007

Dimming the Sun, Educational Media Reviews Online, 2007

On the Soapbox, STS Signal, 2007

RADICALLY Simple, Educational Media Reviews Online, 2006

Mystery of the Megaflood: Examining the World's Most Catastrophic Flood, Educational Media Reviews Online, 2006