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Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S.

Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S. (he/him)

Professor of Library and Information Science- On Sabbatical Fall 2026

Egan Library

Education

  • M.F.A., Creative Writing & Literary Arts: Poetry, University of Alaska Anchorage (2018)
  • M.S., Library and Information Sciences, Drexel University (2008)
  • B.A., General Studies, University of Michigan (2003)

Biography

When not juggling work, teenage sons, poems, and his 110 year old house, Jonas enjoys trail running, skiing, softball, hockey, hiking, kayaking and volunteering as a DJ on KRNN. His research and creative interests include contemporary American poetry, Ancient Chinese and Japanese poetry in translation, open education, teaching with Wikipedia, internet culture and digital humanities. His debut poetry collection, What Turtle Blood Tastes Like  (Finishing Line Press) was published in 2025.  

Campus & Professional Leadership

  • Open UAS | Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources Initiative coordinator (AY15-Present)
  • UA Statewide AI Advisory Committee (AY26, AY27)
  • Title IX Committee (AY26, AY27)
  • One Campus One Book Committee, Chair (AY15-AY25), Co-Chair (AY13-AY14)
  • Retention Sub-Committee of the Strategic Enrollment Task Force (AY25)
  • Faculty Senate (AY23, AY24)
  • Library Liaison to School of Career Education and Natural Sciences Department. (AY13-Present)
  • Governor’s Advisory Council on Libraries (2022-24)
  • Alaska Library Association (Past President 2023-24, President 2021-23, President Elect 2020-21)
  • Regional Teaching & Learning with Technology Roundtable, Co-Chair (AY 21, AY 22)

Courses Taught

  • Library Science 220 | Internet & Society, Fall 2020, Spring 2025
  • Library Science 193 | Exploring Artificial Intelligence, Spring 2024
  • Writing 111 | Writing Across Contexts, Fall 2021, Spring 2026
  • English 491 | Cultural Programming, Collections and Current Trends & Practices in Libraries (org supervisor), Spring 2019
  • Humanities 491 | One Campus, One Book Internship (org supervisor), Spring 2016
  • Humanities 120 | A Sense of Place in Alaska & Beyond, Fall 2014
  • Library and Information Literacy Instruction in Natural Sciences and Health Sciences courses, 2013-present
  • Library and Information Literacy Instruction in Humanities and Education courses (summer & interim), 2016-present

Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S.

Professor of Library and Information Science- On Sabbatical Fall 2026

Egan Library

Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S.
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