FIMS Profile

Alec Mullender (He/Him)

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I am a third year PhD student in the LIS Program. I am interested in Critical Classification and harm in academic libraries.

I grow tall cacti and have three very spoiled cats. I work in the inter library loan department at Weldon, so you may sometimes see me running books around.

FIMS Teaching Assistant Positions

LIS 9001: Perspectives on Library and Information Science (Asynchronous)- Fall 2023 -Western University

LIS 9001: Perspectives on Library and Information Science- Summer 2023 -Western University

LIS 9001: Perspectives on Library and Information Science (Asynchronous)- Fall 2022 -Western University

MIT 1020: Foundations in Media Studies- Fall 2021/Winter 2022- Western University

Other Teaching Positions

Academic English Instructor- 2013-2017- CultureWorks ESL

Native Speaking English Teacher -2009-2011- Geumnam Elementary School

Current Research

Invisible Structures: How Classification Defines and Divides Us.
Co-Investigator with Marnie James
Funded by The Canadian Association of Research Libraries 

Mullender, A. & James, M. (2020) "Now You See it, Now You Don't: The Disappearing Collection of Western University's DB Weldon Library" Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. 6. https://doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v6.34417

Canadian Journal of Information and Library Sciences (CJILS)
Copy editor - 2023

Emerging Library and Information Perspectives (ELIP) Vol. 4
Copy editor & Fact Checker - 2021