Professor Sweeney joined the Library faculty as an Instructional Services Librarian in 2019 after serving on staff in Ryan Library since 2004. Her primary area of focus is Information Literacy taught through research skills in classroom sessions and individual guidance at the Research Help Desk. She serves as the Library’s liaison to LJWL, Music, SoTCM, and Women’s Studies.
Education
- M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- B.A., Spanish, Point Loma Nazarene University
Professional and Community Involvement
Association of Christian Librarians: Information Literacy Interest Group Convener (2023-)
Association of Christian Librarians: Liberal Arts Section Leadership Team Member-At-Large (2021-2024)
- Association of Christian Librarians: Emerging Library Professionals Interest Group Convener (2019-2023)
Awards and Honors
- Spirit of ACL Award (2021): Association of Christian Librarians
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
- Peer-Reviewed Article: Sweeney, J. E. (2020). And our neighbors as ourselves? Serving unaffiliated patrons in Christian Library Consortium libraries. The Christian Librarian, 63(2), 96-111. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol63/iss2/6/
- Article: Sweeney, J. E. (2020). Rieger's "No religion but social religion: Liberating Wesleyan theology [book review]. The Christian Librarian,63(1), 57-58. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol63/iss1/42/
- Article: Sweeney, J. E. (2020). Long's "Truth telling in a post-truth world" [book review]. The Christian Librarian, 63(1), 74-75. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol63/iss1/59/
- Article: Sweeney, J. E. (2020, November). The Holy Spirit, our librarian. Reference Point, http://www.acl.org/? http://www.acl.org/?LinkServID=217FE680-5D92-4256-B001E43CE98FD8B5&fbclid=IwAR237LTt7gsLYfieoxtZiGTLIDEGj9R6c61cjrPH8r5nYa9Rt_aklATiBtg
- Presentation: Sweeney, J. E. (2022, June 13). Reinventing reference: Checking in with current trends. [Conference presentation]. Association of Christian Librarians 2022 Annual Conference, Newman University, Wichita, KS.
- Presentation: Sweeney, J. E. (2021, June 7) Virtual reference: Piecing together reference expertise and virtual modalities. [Conference session]. Association of Christian Librarians 2021 Annual Conference, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH.
- Presentation: Sweeney, J. E. (2020, September 16). And our neighbors as ourselves? Service to patrons beyond our campus community. [Presentation]. Association of Christian Librarians. Fall Virtual Workshop Series.
