Julie Sweeney, M.L.I.S.

Assistant Professor
Instructional Services Librarian

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: Board of Directors, Secretary. 2024-2026.
  • OPALS service project to Nazarene Theological College South Africa library. 2024.
  • Association of Christian Librarians: Board of Directors, Director-at-Large. 2023-2024.
  • Association of Christian Librarians: Information Literacy Interest Group Convener (2023-2024)
  • 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

  • Excellence in Teaching Award (2025): Point Loma Nazarene University.
  • 5 Years of Volunteer Service (2023): Association of Christian Librarians.
  • Spirit of ACL Award (2021): Association of Christian Librarians

Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications

  • Peer-Reviewed Article Sweeney, J. E. (2024). Reference service in libraries like mine: A comparison of current reference service in libraries serving medium, small, and very small institutions. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 50(1), Article 102829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102829
  • 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. (2022). Biggers's "Estudio Bíblico de 5 minutos para mujeres" [book review]. The Christian Librarian, 65(1), article 5. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol65/iss1/5/
  • 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: Holbrook, L., Kalberg, C., Manjarrés, J., Nokes, R., & Sweeney, J. E. (2024, August 20). What we’re thinking about AI and how we’re using it. [Presentation]. PLNU Faculty Development and Scholarship Day, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA.
  • Presentation: Sweeney, J. E. (2023, June 7). Info Lit in service of student success. [Conference presentation]. Association of Christian Librarians 2023 Annual Conference, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH.
  • Presentation: Sweeney, J. E. (2023, January 24). Liberal Arts Section Spring discussion series. Halfway there: Navigating the promotion and tenure process. [Presentation]. Association of Christian Librarians, Liberal Arts Section.
  • 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.