Joshua is the Group Leader for the Access, Instruction, and Research Group at Buswell Memorial Library and Assistant Professor (Library Science) at Wheaton College (IL). He studied at the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, and the University at Albany, State University of New York.

His interests as a researcher and speaker include issues of assessment, outreach, information literacy, open access, integrated library systems, social media, library management, human computer interaction (HCI), religion and information, and folksonomies. You can visit his Google Scholar Profile or ORCID Profile (ORCID: 0000-0002-6945-2457) to learn more about his research and writing agenda.

Connect on twitter @JMichaelAvery.