Mike Wells
Web Services and Research Librarian
Mike Wells is an Assistant Professor and serves as the Web Services and Research Librarian at Stetson University. Before joining Stetson, he was the Library Director at Wilmington College (Ohio) from 2022 to 2024, and held the role of Library Director and Copyright Officer at Thomas More University from 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, he worked as the Systems Librarian at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
- ATS, Sinclair Community College
- BA, Capital University
- MLIS, Kent State University
Biography
Mike is also the Co-Founder and Vice President of Operations for the Chopra-Amiel-Gordon Syndrome (CAGS) Foundation. As the father of a son diagnosed with this rare genetic disorder, the CAGS Foundation is actively working with a research team at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard University to advance the ongoing natural history study, and progress research toward treatments and a cure for CAGS.
Professional Memberships: Medical Library Association (MLA)
More About Mike Wells
Areas of Expertise
- Digital Libraries
- Project Management in Libraries
- Library Systems Administration
- Nonprofit Leadership
- Neuroaesthetics and the use of Artifical Intelligence in Library Website Design.
- Enhancing User Experience by Leveraging Matomo Analytics as a UX Design Tool.
- Exploring Medical Librarian Research Skills in Assisting Patient Advocacy Organizations.
Selected Publications:
- Wells, Michael D. (2024) Enhancing User Experience in Small Academic Libraries: Leveraging Matomo Analytics as a UX Design Tool.
- Wells, Michael D. (2020) Perspectives on Public Services: Bringing a Small Academic Library Back from the Brink. International Information & Library Review.
- Wells, Michael D. (2018) “WSPRing Pi” and the Solar Eclipse. CQ Amateur Radio Magazine: Vol. 74, Iss. 3 Feature Article 4.
- Wells, Michael D. (2017) Creating a Father-Friendly Library: An Examination of the Importance of Fatherhood Support in Today's Library Service Model. The Christian Librarian: Vol. 60: Iss. 2, Article 6.
- Wells, Michael D. and Rosenbeck, Craig (2016) The Crossroads of Embracing Content Management: Using the BeagleBone Black Microcomputer to Host Omeka. Advances in the Study of Information and Religion: Vol. 5, Article 5.
- Wells, M. (2015). The End of HTTP and the Library Website: The Growing Need for HTTPS in Library Services. Christian Librarian, 58(2), 102–104.
- Wells, M. (2014). Doing Good with a Slice of Pi: Ideas for Using the Raspberry Pi as a Low-Cost Information Platform in Libraries. Christian Librarian, 57(2), 102–108
- Wells, M. (2014). Addressing Rural Library Technology Budgets with Single Board Computers: Testing the APC 8950 Rock Circuit Board Computer for Patron Access. Journal of Library Innovation, 5(1), 1–12.
Recent Presentations:
- May 2025 – Conference Poster Presentation: Medical Library Association (MLA) 2025 National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Presentation Title: Building Bridges: The Role of Medical Librarians in Launching the CAGS Foundation.
- April 2025 – Conference Presentation: Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN) 2025 Technology Conference, Schultz Center, Jacksonville, FL. Presentation Title: Stetson University’s New LibGuides Website: Evolving from Bootstrap 3 to 5 with Neuroaesthetic Design in the Age of ChatGPT.
- June 2024 – Conference Presentation – Association of Christian Librarians (ACL), University of Northwestern – St. Paul, MN. “Aligning Library Spaces and Services to Meet Evolving Patron Expectations.” w/ Tom Sens (BHDP Architecture) and Scott Lloyd (Mt. St. Joseph University)
Other Professional Activities:
- Communications Officer – Evidence-Based Library and Information Professional (EBLIP) Online Journal
- NEFLIN (Northeast Florida Library Information Network) “Library Insights” Publication Peer Reviewer.
- Atla’s “Theological Librarianship” Publication Peer Reviewer.