Jacob Hopkins is a dedicated librarian and scholar specializing in information literacy, instructional design, special collections, and LGBTQ+ history, leveraging his expertise to enhance student learning, faculty collaboration, and community engagement through innovative research, teaching, and archival practices.
Experience
Education
Master of Library and Information Science, University of Maryland, College Park Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies, Summa Cum Laude, College of William & Mary
Roles
Member, Instruction Interest Group, Washington Regional Library Consortium, 2024-Present Member, District of Columbia Library Association, 2024-Present Member, Teaching with Primary Sources Collective, 2022-Present Member, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, 2020-Present Member, Outreach & Engagement Committee, The 1865 Project (Universities Studying Slavery), University of Maryland, College Park, 2021-22 Co-Chair, Continuity Group (Steering Committee), Maryland History and Culture Collaborative, 2020-22 Member, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), American Libraries Association, 2019-Present Member, American Libraries Association, 2019-Present
Expertise
Design and teach in-person and online information literacy instruction in collaboration with fellow librarians and teaching faculty
Disseminate information on information literacy, scholarly communication, plagiarism, copyright, and related trends to the university community
Embed library services and resources within undergraduate and graduate courses to support student success and amplify faculty’s instructional excellence
Provide reference services (in-person and virtual) to university students, faculty, staff, and others
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Information literacy and library instruction; instructional design; special collections and archives; primary source literacy instruction; personal and community archiving; book history; museum scholarship and the study of material culture; LGBTQ+ history, culture, and activism; oral history methodologies
Leadership
Co-Chair, Continuity Group (Steering Committee), Maryland History and Culture Collaborative, 2020-22 Mosaic Fellow, William & Mary Libraries, 2018-19
Hopkins, J. (2021). Collaboration, support, and innovation: Perspectives from Meghan Bryant on leadership in archives. In T. Owens and A. Wong (Eds.), Collaboration, empathy & change: Perspectives on leadership in libraries and archives in 2020.Cornell University. http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/3gnds
Selected Presentations
Hopkins, J., Kowalski, M., & Meals, C. (2025, April). The Unbearable whiteness of librarianship: White librarians disrupting white supremacy at MSIs. Roundtable discussion moderator at the Association of College & Research Libraries Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Hopkins, J., & McGurrin, V. (2024, November). Creating a toolkit to empower library and archives instructors. Poster presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.
Hopkins, J. (2019, June). Expanding the special collections diversity ecosystem through post-bac programs. Panel participant at the Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
Recognitions
Conference Scholarship Recipient, Association of College & Research Libraries, 2025 Staff Excellence Award, University of Virginia Library, 2023 Scholarship Recipient, MARAC Graduate School Archival Education, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, 2020-21
