About

Olivia Chin is the Lambuth Campus Librarian, supporting the Lambuth campus through instruction, research consultations, outreach, and programming. Olivia manages the procedures and operations of both the Lambuth Library and the Lambuth STEM Hub Lending Library.

Education

• BA, Union University
• MLS, Texas Woman’s University

Research Interests

• Open Access and scholarly communicattions
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Intellectual freedom
• Social media and outreach

Publications

• Chin, O. (2022). An analysis of recent intellectual freedom issues in American libraries. Tennessee Libraries, 72(1).https://www.tnla.org/page/72_1_Chin
• Chin, O. (2022). Book review: Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak. Tennessee Libraries, 72(4). https://www.tnla.org/page/72_4_Chin
• Chin, O. (2021). Live poetry readings as experiment: Social media engagement during COVID-19. Tennessee Libraries, 71(1). https://www.tnla.org/page/71_1_Chin 

Presentations

• Chin, O. (2023, October 17). Content is queen: Tips & tricks from 8 years of academic library Instagram [Presentation]. Tenn-Share Showcase, Virtual.
• Chin, O. (2023, May 15). Brunch with the books: Better outreach for a branch library [Presentation]. West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Chin, O., & Reilly, L. (2022, November 2). Engaging teachers with STEM resources [Presentation]. Library Marketing and Communications Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Outreach, Service & Membership

• Executive Committee Chair, West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium, 2022-2023
• Vice Chair, West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium, 2021-2022
• At-Large Representative, West Tennessee Academic Library Consortium, 2019-2021

Honors & Awards

• Supervisor of the Year, Union University Student Leadership Program, 2017-2018