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James E. Van Loon

Assistant Professor | Research Data Librarian
Subject librarian for Engineering & Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Actuarial Sciences, and Physics

jevanloon@oakland.edu | 248-370-2477
245 Kresge Library
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2993-1242

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Research Interests

Research data management and data sharing, evidence-based collection development, bibliometrics.

Selected Publications

Van Loon, J. E., & McCann, S. (2024). Enhancing Accessibility in STEM: A survey of accessibility errors in STEM academic databases. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 36(3). doi: 10.1080/1941126X.2024.2383520

Van Loon, J. E., Akers, K. G., Hudson, C., & Sarkozy, A. (2017). Quality evaluation of data management plans at a research university. IFLA Journal, 43(1). doi: 10.1177/0340035216682041.

Lai, H. L., & Van Loon, J. E. (2014). Information literacy skills as a critical thinking framework in the undergraduate engineering curriculum [Paper presentation]. 2014 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Rochester, MI. https://bit.ly/3BGPCsD

Van Loon, J. E. (2014). Research data services in an academic library. In R. Peacock & J. Wurm (Eds.), The new academic librarian: essays on changing roles and responsibilities (pp. 106-113). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc.

Selected Presentations

Rodriguez, J., & Van Loon. (2024). Faculty attitudes and behaviors towards open access publishing at an R2 university [Contributed]. MiALA 2024 Annual Conference, Kalamazoo, MI. https://bit.ly/3U25pZ6

Van Loon, J. E. (2022). Work in progress: Promoting the use of standards by faculty through improved access [Peer-reviewed paper presentation]. 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. https://peer.asee.org/39267

Van Loon, J. E. (2019). Scholarly communication discussion: Panel discussion on journal package cancellation hosted by ACRL-STS, ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 27, 2019, Seattle, WA.

Clark, R., and Van Loon, J. E. (2018). Germinating best practices in weeding eResources: A community garden approach. Poster presented at Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, Austin, TX.

Hawthorne, M., Breeding, A., Van Loon, J., Hill, B., Beavers, P. (2017). Using historical interlibrary loan data and OCLC to downsize our print journal collection. Presented at the 2017 Charleston Library Conference, November 8, 2017, Charleston, SC.

Lai, H. L., & Van Loon, J. E. (2014). Information literacy skills as a critical thinking framework in the undergraduate engineering curriculum [Peer-reviewed paper presentation]. 2014 American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Conference, Rochester, MI. https://bit.ly/3BGPCsD

Van Loon, J. E. (2014). Adapting to the academic environment. Presented at a panel session hosted by the SLA Engineering Division, Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, June 8, 2014, Vancouver, BC.

Putt, S., & Van Loon, J. (2014). Building research data services at Wayne State University Libraries. Paper presented at the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, February 28, 2014, Rochester, MI, United States.

Awards/Honors

Patricia B. Knapp Award, Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, December 2010.

Selected Service

University Service

STANDING COMMITTEES
2020 - 22; 2024 - 26 | Member, Senate Library Committee
2022 - 25 | Member, Academic Conduct Committee

TASK FORCES AND AD HOC COMMITTEES
2020 - 21 | Member, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Faculty Advisory Committee

Professional Service

2014 - 17 | Member, ASEE Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Awards Committee
2015 - 19, 2024 | Member/Reviewer, ASEE ELD Publications Committee
2022 - 24 | Reviewer, Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication
2023 - 24 | Reviewer, Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship

Educational Background

Master of Library and Information Science, Wayne State University, 2010
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1993
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, 1983

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