Jason Griffey

Current

Head of Library IT at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Past

Chair, LITA BIGWIG and PPC at American Library Association
Web Specialist at Middle Tennessee State University
Webmaster at Ohio University

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Maryland College Park
Ohio University

Morehead State University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Jason Griffey’s Summary

I have been working in academia for many years and at many levels: instructor, staff, professor and student. I hope to use my years of experience and technology skills to help move Higher Education into Learning 2.0 and beyond.

Jason Griffey’s Specialties:

Information technology usage in Higher Education, especially as it relates to social networking and workflow. Copyright law as it pertains to academia and libraries. The use of Web 2.0 in the classroom and in academic workflows.

Jason Griffey’s Experience

Head of Library IT

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

As Head of Library IT, I am responsible for all digital information and technology within the library: from physical computers that the patrons and staff use, to the presentation of library resources on the Web, to management of proxy servers for protected resource access. I currently manage a staff of 4 (2 Faculty, 1 staff, 1 student).
Chair, LITA BIGWIG and PPC

American Library Association

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2005 — 2008 (3 years )
Web Specialist

Middle Tennessee State University

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year )
Webmaster

Ohio University

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )

Jason Griffey’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master's of Science , Information and Library Science , 2002 — 2004

UNC was during my time, and is currently, the number one ranked Information and Library Science school in the US.
University of Maryland College Park

PhD study in Philosophy 1997 — 1997
Ohio University

Philosophy of Science 1995 — 1997
Morehead State University

Bachelor's of Arts , Philosophy & Biology , 1991 — 1995