Brian A. Hickam, BA, MLIS
Librarian for the College of Health Science and Human Service
Assistant Professor
419-530-4493
Fax: 419-530-2542
brian.hickam@utoledo.edu
Education
- MLIS The University of Pittsburgh, 1997
- BA in English and U.S. Literatures, Washington University in St. Louis, 1992
Experience
Professor Hickam has been the Librarian for the College of Health Science and Human service and the Libraries’ Liaison to UT Athletics since 2004. Prior to coming to The University of Toledo, Professor Hickam was the Head of Reference at the Mansfield campus of The Ohio State University for five years.
Research Interests
Professor Hickam’s research interests involve learning styles, educational psychology, information seeking behaviors, and the preservation of music literature and recordings.
Publications
Forthcoming book chapter and journal article:
- “Filling the Void: The Heavy Metal Archiving Project” (presentation of scholarly paper co-authored with Thomas Atwood, Coordinator Information Literacy & Library Instruction at The University of Toledo) – at the Heavy Fundametalisms: Music, metal and Politics conference – (part of the Critical Issues Series; November 3 – 5, 2008; Salzburg, Austria). http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ci/mmp/mmp.html
Our paper discusses our project with Bowling Green State University to establish a special collection of books, magazines, and recordings on heavy metal music and culture within the Sound Recordings Archive.
- Book Chapter of above paper is to appear in an e-book and a print book published by Critical Issues. Professor Atwood and I will also incorporate surveys of select rock music archives and museums into an academic paper on this project.
Book Chapter:
- Our New Public, A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries?, to be published by Libraries Unlimited in November 2007 with Gerard B. McCabe as editor. Co-authored with Prof. John Phillips.
Presentations
- “UT’s Athletics Learning Community- Strategies for Campaigning for and Creating an Athletics Learning Community” (Co-presented with Thomas Atwood, Information Literacy Librarian at The University of Toledo, Laura S. Johnson, Learning Specialist for Athletics at The University of Toledo, and Mike Meade, Assistant Athletic Director for Academics at The University of Arizona) - 12th Annual National Learning Communities Conference: Students at the Center (November 8, 2007; Indianapolis, Indiana)
- “Censorship through Blacklisting in the Sciences and Higher Ed” at the University of Toledo’s Banned Books Week 2006 seminar (Sept. 28, 2006)
- Invited Presentation: “The Impressive Evolution of Visualization Tools” - OHIONET Annual Membership Meeting/Conference (April 20th, 2006; Columbus, OH)
- “A Creative Collaboration of Life Skills, Learning Styles, and Information Literacy” (Co-presented with Laura Johnson, Learning Specialist for Athletics at The University of Toledo, and Jennifer Kulics, Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services at Kent State University) – NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Continuing Education Conference (February 13th, 2006; Phoenix, AZ)
- Poster Session: "Using Visual-Spatial Learning Strategies in Academic Interventions with Student-athletes" (Co-presented with Laura Johnson, Learning Specialist for Athletics at The University of Toledo) Academic Library Association of Ohio 2005 Annual Conference (November 4, 2005; Columbus, OH)
- “Book Censorship and the Ongoing Culture Wars” at the University of Toledo’s Banned Books Week 2004 seminar (Sept. 22, 2004)
