Ryan Gaylor
Research & Instruction Librarian

Ryan Gaylor

404-894-4058
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Biosketch

Ryan Gaylor is the Research & Instruction Librarian at the Georgia Tech Library. He holds a MLIS from The University of Alabama and a B.A. in English from Georgia College & State University. As a member of the library’s Academic Engagement Team, he provides library-based research support and instruction to the Georgia Tech Community.


Research Interests

Ryan Gaylor serves as the Research & Instruction Librarian and liaison to both the College of Sciences and the College of Lifetime Learning. His research interests include information literacy, instructional design, health science librarianship, generative artificial intelligence in academic libraries, open educational resources, and asynchronous course development.


Teaching Interests

Ryan Gaylor’s teaching is mostly course-integrated instruction, ranging from information literacy to multimedia skills workshops. He also teaches GT-1000: First Year Seminar, which is a one credit hour course designed to help incoming first year students have a successful transition to the Georgia Tech campus and community.


Education

Master of Library & Information Studies (M.L.I.S) - July 2014
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

B.A. in English & Creative Writing - May 2006
Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia


Recent Scholarly Output

  1. Evener, J., Cain, J., Chase, M., Gaylor, R., Robinson, E., & Sheck, A. (2024). Scoping Reviews in LIS: A Process for Collaboration and Learning. RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Experience, 60(1), 14-26.
  2. Gaylor, R., Cain, J., Chase, M., & Evener, J. (2022). Cultivating a community of scholars: Crafting a virtual information literacy hub to support student research. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 16(2), 108-121.
  3. Gaylor, R., Cain, J., Chase, M., & Evener, J. (2022). Concurrent 3: Cultivating a Community of Scholars: Crafting a Virtual Information Literacy Hub to Support Student Research. Distance Library Services Conference.
  4. Gaylor, R. (2020). ‘Going the Extra Miles’: Providing Itinerant Library Support to Graduate Distance Learners. (Presentation). Distance Library Services Conference.