Elizabeth Holdsworth
Head of Academic Engagement

August Engelsman

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Biosketch

August Engelsman (FKA Liz Holdsworth) is the Head of Academic Engagement at the Georgia Tech Library. They earned an M.A. in Library and Information Science from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina, Asheville. They provide leadership for all aspects of instruction-related policies, procedures, and practices that support student learning and assesses programs in relation to student success. They engage as a thought-leader with faculty and colleagues in developing and enhancing strategies for an inclusive library culture.


Research Interests

As academia faces contraction, academic libraries must contend with reduced resources, layoffs, and an increasingly competitive research environment. August Engelsman explores the human infrastructure of academic libraries, particularly as it relates to the provision of traditional services and project management. In this context, Engelsman emphasizes the importance of connecting research to praxis in academic libraries


Teaching Interests

August Engelsman teaches a GT1000 Ignite course, which prepares new students for their first year at Georgia Tech.


Education

M.L.I.S. - 2012
University of Iowa

B. A. in Political Science - 2006
University of North Carolina at Asheville


Recent Scholarly Output

  1. Freeman, J.M. & Engelsman, A. (2026) Listening to Shakira is an important part of the process: On the importance of “non-productive” labor in the university library. Library Jackassery: Practitioners on the Power of Strategic Silliness. MacFarland (forthcoming)
  2. Jeffcoat, H., Moorthy, A., Holdsworth, L., Givens, M., & Patrick, M. (2025) Step-by-step success: Transforming LibGuides and the A-Z Database list in an academic library. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 30(1). Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2025.2598677
  3. Ding, C., Xiao, R., Wang, W., Holdsworth, E., & Hu, X. (2024). Photoplethysmography based atrial fibrillation detection: a continually growing field. Physiological Measurement, 45(4). Available at https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ad37ee