Beth Carpenter
Undergraduate Engineering & Instruction Librarian
Pronouns: she/her
520A Lockwood Memorial Library, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
- Ph: 716-645-1321
- Fax: 716-645-3859
Department Liaison
Undergraduate Engineering, PsychologyResponsibilities
ELI105 - One credit course in research and information literacy
ENG105 - Scaffolded research and information literacy instruction
EAS198/199 - Introduction to UB Libraries
SSC198 - Seminar course
Education and Training
MLS - University of Indiana Bloomington (2010-2012)
BA (English & Religious Studies) - Lawrence University, Appleton, WI (2006-2010)
Publications
Carpenter, B. (November 2024). The Robots Are Helpful: Using Generative AI With Undergraduates.
Carpenter, Beth. (April 2024). The Metaliteracy of Memes: Having Students Track the Flow of Information. Teaching Digital Storytelling: Inspiring Voices Through Online Narratives.
Kamela, M. & Carpenter, B. (December 2023). We Should Talk About Bruno: Modeling Scholarly Conversation with TikTok.” Current Studies in Librarianship.
Carpenter, Beth. "How Ted Lasso Changed My Librarianship." LibraryJournal, 2022. (Library Link of the Day, 6/13/22)
Carpenter, Beth & Bria Sinnott. “Memes and the Art of Information Literacy Maintenance.” The Journal of Creative Library Practice,
2021.
Research
- Information literacy for undergraduate students
- AI literacy in the first-year curriculum
- The impact of social media and internet culture on undergraduate research habits
Professional Memberships
American Library Association (ALA)
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
Core
Forward Libraries
League of Awesome Librarians
Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT)
Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)
SUNY Library Association (SUNYLA)
Presentations
National
Carpenter, Beth. (May 2023). The Paper's Due Tomorrow!: Adapting Friday Night at the ER for Information Literacy. Competitively selected presentation at LOEX, Harrisburg, PA.
Carpenter Beth. & Swick-Jemison, Jocelyn. (March 2023). Disrupting Citation: Re-examining Purpose and Form. Competitively selected poster session at ACRL, Pittsburgh, PA.
Carpenter, Beth. (March 2020). Got Banned from My Last Campaign Because I Insisted Paladin was Pronounced Paula Deen and Other Memes. Competitively selected presentation at The Collective, Knoxville, TN.