Shannon Oltmann

shannon.oltmann@uky.edu

859-257-0788

343 Lucille Little Library

School of Information Science

Associate Professor

Full Membership

Ph.D. Indiana University, 2012 Information Science Doctoral minor: Political science
M.I.S. Indiana University, 2007 Information Science
B.A. DePauw University, 2000 (magna cum laude) English Composition
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Bio

Shannon M. Oltmann is an associate professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. She obtained her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Her research interests include information ethics, censorship, intellectual freedom, public libraries, privacy, and qualitative research methods. Oltmann is the past editor of the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy and Associate Editor of Library Quarterly. She recently published a book, Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, and her most recent book, The Fight Against Book Bans: Perspectives from the Field, will be released in 2023. Oltmann’s work has been funded by the American Library Association and the Institute of Museum & Library Studies. She has presented her research at numerous academic conferences. Her work has been published in Library Quarterly, Journal of the Society for Information Science and Technology, Public Libraries Quarterly, Collection Management, Libri, and Library and Information Science Research.

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Recent Publications

Oltmann, S. M., Knox, E.J.M., Peterson, C., & Musgrave, S. (Accepted). Using open records laws to conduct research. Library & Information Science Research.

Oltmann, S. M. (Accepted). ‘They kind of rely on the library’: School librarians serving LGBT students. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults.

Oltmann, S. M. (Accepted). Public librarians’ views on collection development and censorship. Collection Management.

Oltmann, S. M. (accepted). Qualitative interviews: A methodological discussion of the interviewer and respondent context. Forum Qualitative Research.

Oltmann, S. M. (accepted). Intellectual freedom in academic libraries: Surveying deans about its significance. College and Research Libraries.

Knox, E. J. M., & Oltmann, S. M. (2018). Social responsibility, librarianship, and the ALA: The 2015 banned books week poster controversy. Library Quarterly, 88(1), 5-22.

Oltmann, S. M. (2017). Creating space at the table: Intellectual freedom can bolster diverse voices. Library Quarterly, 87(4), 410-418.

Oltmann, S.M. (in press). Important factors in Midwestern public librarians’ views on intellectual freedom and collection development (Part I). Library Quarterly.

Oltmann, S.M. (in press). Important factors in Midwestern public librarians’ views on intellectual freedom and collection development (Part I). Library Quarterly.

Oltmann, S. M. (in press). Important factors in Midwestern public librarians’ views on intellectual freedom and collection development (Part II). Library Quarterly.

 

Knox, E. J. M., & Oltmann, S. M. (2018). Social responsibility, censorship, and the ALA: The 2015 Banned Books Week controversy. Library Quarterly, 88(1), 5-22.

 

Oltmann, S. M. (2018). Ethics, values, and intellectual freedom in school libraries. School Libraries Worldwide, 24(1), 71-86.

Oltmann, S.M. (2017). Creating space at the table: Intellectual freedom can bolster diverse voices. Library Quarterly, 87(4), 410-418.