Keith Nichols
STEM Librarian
Pronouns: he/him/his
524 Lockwood Memorial Library, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
- Ph: 716-645-0985
- Fax: 716-645-3859
Office Hours
You can contact me virtually through my email. If you would like to schedule and appointment, please email me (ktn@buffalo.edu) and we can meet via zoom or in-person.
Department Liaison
Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Teaching Transformation; Office of Educational Effectiveness; Athlete Academic Affairs; Department of MathematicsResponsibilities
Undergraduate Education and Programmatic Assessment
Assessment Design, Deployment, and Evaluation
Information Literacy Instruction for College Students
Education and Training
University of Georgia
- Master of Public Health, 2017
University at Buffalo
- Master of Library Science, 2011
Employment
University at Buffalo: July 2017 - Present
University of Georgia: 2012 - 2017
Awards and Honors
Sewell Stipend Award Winner, 2014
- American Public Health Assoc.
Publications
Nichols, K.T., Sajecki, B.J., Tysick, C.A., (2023). Cases on establishing effective collaborations in academic libraries, Meeting students where they are: Collaborating with non-traditional departments on campus, (pp. 1-23). IGI Global.
Research
Assessment of information and data literacy, skills and application, in college students.
Designing and implementing programmatic assessments for academic libraries.
Research Guides
Professional Memberships
ALA - Regular Member
ACRL
- Research Assessment and Metrics
- Instruction
- Library Instruction Roundtable
- Value in Academic Libraries, Committee Member
Presentations
National
Nichols, K.T., Thomas, N.A., & Sajecki, B.J., (2023, March). Improving student engagement with critical information literacy. Competitively selected poster presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Thomas, N.A., Sajecki, B.J., Nichols, K.T., & Swick-Jemison, J., (2022, June). Implementing critical information literacy for the first time: The good, the bad, and the reiteration. Competitively selected presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Thomas, N.A., Sajecki, B.J., Nichols, K.T., & Maloney, M.K., (2018, August). iLab: A sustainable instruction journey, New Librarian Summit, San Jose State University, CA.
Regional
Sajecki, B.J., & Nichols, K.T., (2023, May). Rethinking information literacy instruction for first-year English language learners with creative & low-stakes active learning strategies. Competitively selected presentation for Eastern New York Association of College and Research Libraries Chapter, Oneonta, NY.
Sajecki, B.J., Nichols, K.T., & Thomas, N.A., (2021, September). Success through survival: The evolution of IL librarians in response to the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitively selected presentation for Western New York Library Resources Council, Intersect Unconference, Buffalo, NY.
Nichols, K.T., Maloney, M.K., Sajecki, B.J., & Thomas, N.A., (2020, June). Prioritizing accessible library content., Competitively selected presentation for SUNY Library Association Annual Conference, Virtual.
Nichols, K.T., Maloney, M.K., & Sajecki, B.J., (2019, October). De-jargoning jargon, deconstructing library concepts for all. Competitively selected presentation for Western New York Library Resources Council, Intersect Unconference, Buffalo, NY.
Sajecki, B.J., Nichols, K.T., & Maloney, M.K., (2019, August). Social Constructivism and Universal Design strategies for information literacy. Competitively selected presentation for SUNY Fredonia, Teaching and Learning Conference, Fredonia, NY.
Sajecki, B.J., Thomas, N.A., Nichols, K.T., & Maloney, M.K., (2019, May). Bridging the gap: Research expectation at a Tier 1 institute. Competitively selected presentation for SUNY Brockport, Highschool to College Supporting Student Success, Brockport, NY.
Nichols, K.T., & Sajecki, B.J., (2018, October). Assessing assessment. Competitively selected presentation for Western New York Library Resources Council, Intersect Unconference, Buffalo, NY.
University
Nichols, K.T., & Sajecki, B.J., (2022, July). Helping undergraduate English language learners through information literacy obstacles. Competitively selected presentation for PILLARS Symposium. University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.