Omer Farooq

About

Omer Farooq, PhD, is the social sciences librarian and associate professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Omer’s research interests include the application of cognitive science in information literacy instruction and assessment. Omer earned a BA in psychology from The Ohio State University, an MLIS in academic librarianship from Kent State University, and a PhD in communication and information from Kent State University.

Employment

• University of Nebraska Omaha Social Sciences Librarian--Associate Professor
  2017 - Present

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (7)

• Assessment of a textbook affordability initiative: A framework for measuring the impact on student enrollment and retention outcomes
  The Journal of Academic Librarianship 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103025
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• Creating Capacity for Research Data Services at Regional Universities: A Case Study
  Teaching Research Data Management 2022
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• Synthesis and generativity: Elaborative interrogation prompts for graduate information literacy instruction
  The Journal of Academic Librarianship 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102398
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• LGBTQIA-R: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Medical Collection at a Public Metropolitan University
  Collection Management 2020 DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2019.1597799
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• The Effect of Elaborative Interrogation on the Synthesis of Ideas from Multiple Sources of Information
  Open Information Science 2019 DOI: 10.1515/opis-2019-0006
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• Opportunities and Challenges for Students in an Online Seminar-Style Course in LIS Education: A Qualitative Case Study
  Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 2016 DOI: 10.3138/jelis.57.4.271
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• Feeling our way: Emotional intelligence and information literacy competency
  Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, April 12, 2013. Indianapolis, IN. 2013
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