Dragan Gill
Reference Librarian, Assistant Professor Mar 2016 - Present
Instructor Mar 2015 – Mar 2016
James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
Liaison to Africana Studies, Anthropology, Environmental Studies,
Gender & Women’s Studies, Justice Studies, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology
Provide information literacy instruction & collection development services
Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative
Steering Committee Co-Chair Jul 2017 - Present
Steering Committee Chair Sept 2016 - Jul 2017
Coordinator of Reference Student Employees Aug 2015 - Dec 2017, Jun 2020 - Present
Selected Work
COVID-19 Response: Accessibility Task Force Summer 2020 - Present
COVID-19 Response: Online Planning Committee Spring/Summer 2020
Co-Instructor, Honors 250 Topics: Honors Colloquium Fall 2018
Planning Council Member, Central Falls Rhode Island College Innovation Lab Mar 2015 - May 2017
Co-Administer Library Website
Co-developed & implemented library homepage UX study Spring 2020
Co-developed & implemented discovery UX study Fall 2019
Co-developed & implemented an IRB approved UX study Spring 2016
Administer Springshare Products
Information Literacy and Academic Program Liaison Librarian Feb 2012 - Mar 2015
Wadsworth Library, Mount Ida College
Liaison to School of Design, New England Institute, Social Sciences and Humanities Departments
Co-revised a cohesive information literacy curriculum for the college
Redesigned the library website, including implementing the use of LibGuides, LibAnswers & LibCal
Co-authored library mission statement
Adjunct Faculty, Reference Department Sept 2011 – Feb 2012
James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
Created, edited & updated LibGuides
Provided one-on-one reference services
Part-time Library Commons Assistant I Nov 2010 – Feb 2012
Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College
Teen Programming Coordinator Summer 2010, 2011
Mystic & Noank Library, Mystic CT
Substitute Teacher Feb 2010 - Jun 2011
Groton Public Schools, Groton CT
Circulation Assistant Sept 2006 - Nov 2007
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC
Gill, D. (2020). Creating an asset map for student and community success: Finding our strengths through a campus partnership. College & Research Libraries News, 81(11), 545.
Gill, D., FCTL Think Tank: OER for Accessible, Flexible and Creative Online Teaching Jun 2020
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Rhode Island College
Gill, D. & L. Gumb, RI Open Textbook Initiative: A Statewide Challenge for Higher Education Apr 2020
Rhode Island Teaching & Learning Network
Gill, D., Open to Support Accessibility and Inclusion Feb 2020
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Rhode Island College
Ernst, D. & D. Gill, Open Textbooks: Access, Affordability, and Academic Success Oct 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Rhode Island College Feb 2018
Gill, D., How to measure open textbook and OER progress without numbers? Jul 2019
Breakout-session leader, Open Textbook Network Summit
Brophy-Baermann, M. & D. Gill, Reviving the Messenger: Post-Truth Media Literacy May 2019
Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference
Gill, D., Inroads to Open Access Publishing Mar 2019
Department Chairs Meetings, Rhode Island College
Gill, D., But I Don’t Use a Textbook: Open Educational Resources for All Mar 2019
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Rhode Island College
Fairchild, D., D. Gill & L. Gumb, All Hands on Deck: Librarians as Advocates of OER Nov 2018
Invited Speaker, State of Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, CE
Freeman, D. & D. Gill, Understanding Copyright & Creative Commons Oct 2018
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Rhode Island College
Gill, D. & L. Gumb, Open Educational Resources: Reimagining Access & Pedagogy Aug 2018
Invited Speaker, Center for Innovation in Education, Thomas College
Fairchild, D., D. Gill & L. Gumb, Small State, Big Challenge: May 2018
Creating a Community of Practice for Rhode Island Librarians
NorthEast OER Summit
Gill, D. & L. Kohl, Open Educational Resources: Apr 2018
Supporting Student Success in the Classroom through High Quality Free & Reusable Content
Innovative Educators, Webinar
Hamouda, S. & D. Gill, Harnessing Faculty Knowledge Feb 2018
and Open-Enabled Practices to Create Ebooks and Online Course Materials
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Rhode Island College
Presentations cont.
Gill, D. & L. Gumb, Beyond Savings: Empowering Faculty to Make the Switch Nov 2017
New England Faculty Development Consortium Conference
Barlow, A. & D. Gill, Using Object-Based and Open-Enabled Pedagogy for Authentic Learning Jul & Oct 2017
Adjunct Professional Development Day, Rhode Island College
Gill, D., H. Posey, & A. Tieman Michney, Opening Up about Open Textbooks: May 2017
Accounts of Real Work around OER
Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference
Coelho, L., Gill, D. & A. Nieves Collaborative Cartography: May 2017
Creating an Asset Map for Student and Community Success
Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter Annual Conference
Mainstream Media, Social Media, Fake News, and the “Post-Truth” World, as part of: Feb 2017
Liberal Studies 150: Understanding the Post-Election World, Rhode Island College
Ayton, K, & D. Gill, Kanopy - An On-Demand Streaming Video Solution. Like Netflix, but Better! Jul 2016
Adjunct Professional Development Day, Rhode Island College
Ayton, K, A. Barlow, D. Gill, & L. Perry, UX Study for LibGuides 2 Website Redesign May 2016
Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference
Gill, D., Library I: Beginning Research Skills Feb & Apr 2016
(A Series to Guide Faculty in Developing Student Research Skills)
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Rhode Island College
D. Gill & P. Brennan, Pilot to Reduce 1st Year IL Overload (Poster) Oct 2015
Information Literacy Action Round Table, Rhode Island Library Association
Vingo, T. & D. Gill, How the Library is Changing to Support Faculty Aug 2013
Faculty/Staff Summer Institute, Mount Ida College
Goodwin-Gomez, G. & D. Gill, Living in the Amazon: Artifacts of the Brazilian Yanomami Spring 2020
Gill, D., Curiosity Fall 2019
Gill, D., A Potion for Memory and Wisdom Spring 2019
Barlow, A. & D. Gill, The Book: Art and Artifact Spring/Summer 2016
American Library Association & Association of College & Research Libraries 2012 - Present
College Libraries Section, Instruction Section
Student Member: College Library Section, Instruction Section, New Member Round Table 2008
Association of College & Research Libraries, New England Chapter 2012 - Present
New England Library Instruction Group
Scholarships & Awards Committee 2016 - 2019
Co-Chair 2017 - 2019
Professional Association Memberships & Committees Cont.
New England Library Association 2017 - Present
New England Board of Higher Education Open Education Regional Advisory Committee 2020 - Present
Northeast OER Summit Core Planning Team 2020 - Present
Rhode Island Library Association 2011 - Present
Information Literacy Action Round Table 2015 - Present
Conference Committee 2011 - 2016
Higher Education Library Information Network
Strategic Directions task force Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Mission task force Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
Website task force Mar - Oct 2017
MLIS with a specialization in Academic Librarianship Dec 2008
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
B.A. with a concentration in Cross Cultural Studies May 2006
Simon’s Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington MA
Faculty Professional Development Stipend 2017, 2018
Nina C. Brotherton Scholarship Fall 2008
Learning about Learning Circles Facilitator Training Jan - Feb 2021
Rhode Island Library Association & Peer 2 Peer University
Social & Behavioral Research - Basic/Refresher & Conflict of Interest mini-course Aug 2018
CITI Program
Summer Institute + CC-LIB Certificate Beta Testing Aug 2017
Open Textbook Network + Creative Commons USA
Green and Gold: Understanding Open Access Models (CE) Oct 2015
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Regional Chapter of the Medical Library Association
Visual Literacy: Incorporating the Visual into Information Literacy & Library Programs (PDPs) Nov 2014
Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science Continuing Education
Using WordPress to Build Library Websites Mar 2013
American Library Association eCourse
Summer Institute, National Center for Death Education (CE) Jul 2012
Mount Ida College
Professional Development & Continuing Education cont.
Continuing Medical Education (CE) Oct 2008
University of Pittsburgh Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Mentor Orientation Jan 2021
Rhode Island Library Association
Active Learning Online Jan 2021
ACRL NEC New England Education and Curriculum Librarians Winter Meeting
OER Learning Circle Model Feb 2020
Webinar, Open Textbook Network Monthly Webinar Series
How to Create Inclusive & Accessible OER Nov 2019
Webinar, CARL Open Education Working Group
Fostering Student Research & Creative Activity Mar 2019
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning and Center for Research & Creative Activity, Rhode Island College
Building your Research Data Management Toolkit: Integrating RDM into Your Liaison Work Jan 2019
Association of College & Research Libraries Roadshow, Bryant University
Safe Zone Training Apr 2018
LGBTQ+ Affairs Office, Community, Equity & Diversity, Rhode Island College
Copyright Bootcamp Feb 2018
Rhode Island Office of Innovation and Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Science
Effectively Implementing OER on your Campus Nov 2016
Webinar, OpenStax
Assessment: Making it Work for You Oct 2015
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Rhode Island College
Peer to Peer Outreach: Involving Students in Library Operations and Promotion Oct 2015
NorthEast Regional Computing Program
Green Dot Bystander Training Aug 2015
Green Dot Training, Rhode Island College
Not Just for Honors Students: Apr 2015
The Value of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity for Student Engagement and Retention
Rhode Island College, Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning and Center for Research & Creative Activity
Summer Institute 2012 - 2014
Center for Curricular Innovation & Teaching Effectiveness, Mount Ida College
Collaboration in the Library: An E-Resources Workshop Oct 2012
SpringShare and Credo Reference
Workshops & Training cont.
Safe Space Training Oct 2012
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Ida College
ACRL-NEC Research Data Management Roundtable 2021
Open Education Network Summit 2017 - 2020
Northeast Regional OER Summit 2017 - 2019
ACRL-NEC Annual Program 2016 - 2019
ACRL-NEC New England Library Instruction Group Annual Conference 2016, 2019
Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2012 - 2017, 2019
Connecticut Information Literacy Conference 2014, 2016 - 2018
Association of College & Research Libraries, Annual Conference 2017
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting 2016
NorthEast Regional Computing Program Annual Conference 2014
Association of College & Research Libraries Virtual Conference 2013