Joy DuBose, MLIS

CURRICULM VITAE

Education
Master’s in Library and Information Science
School of Library and Information Science
University of Southern Mississippi, 2008.
MA Paper: Law Review under Speculation: A Citation Analysis of the Mississippi Law
Journal (2005-2007)

Research Areas
Video games in academic research aspects; Virtual reality and emerging technologies in libraries; emerging trends in cataloging in Library Science including those for digital technologies; Cataloging non-English language materials; Training for emerging catalogers and those that are relatively new to the field

Past Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Extended Reality and Gaming Librarian, September 2023- December 2024, Mississippi State University, Mitchell Memorial Library
• Assistant Professor (rank of Associate Professor starting July 2023), Special Collections/ Projects Cataloger, January 2022 – September 2023, Mississippi State University, Mitchell Memorial Library.
• Assistant Professor, Special Collections Cataloger, April 2017-January 2022, Mississippi State University, Mitchell Memorial Library

Research Activities
Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Kenndy, Corinne, Derek Marshall, and Joy DuBose. “Image Thieves: A Study of University Library Research Guides on Image Use and Citation.” Public Services Quarterly 20, no. 2 (May 7, 2024): pages 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2024.2334874
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Virtual Reality Programs: Making the Future Searchable.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 61, no.2 (April 18, 2023) : pages 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2023.2197899.
• DuBose, Joy. “Russian, Japanese, and Latin Oh My! Using Technology to Catalog Non-English Language Titles.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 57, no. 7–8 (November 17, 2019):496–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2019.1671929
• DuBose, Joy. “Virtual Reality Services Offered in Public University Libraries in Mississippi.” Mississippi Libraries 81, no. 3 (Fall 2018): 50–53

Book Chapters

• DuBose, Joy. “Chernobylite: A Light in the Exclusion Zone.” In Video Games and Environmental Humanities, edited by Kelly I. Aliano and Adam Crowley, 17–32. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67980-3_2.

Professional Articles

• DuBose, Joy. “Serious Games in Academic Research: Play to Learn.” Public Services Quarterly 20, no. 4 (October 2024): 294–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2024.2405701.
• Marshall, Derek, and Joy DuBose. “AI in Academic Libraries: The Future Is Now.” Public Services Quarterly 20, no. 2 (April 2, 2024): 150–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2024.2331124.
• Dubose, Joy, and Derek H. Marshall. “AI in Academic Writing: Tool or Invader.” Public Services Quarterly 19, no. 2 (June 6, 2023): 125-130 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2023.2185338
• DuBose, Joy. “2022 Association of Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries (ACTAL) Conference Report.” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, vol. 35, no. 1 (March 21, 2023) https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2023.2165262
• DuBose, Joy. “World of Warships.” In “Online games for virtual events” Adams, Annis Lee. Public Services Quarterly 18, no. 4 (December 13, 2022): 293- 300. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2022.2121355
• DuBose, Joy. “Discontinued Virtual Reality Systems: The Future becoming the Past.” Public Services Quarterly 18, no.4 (December 13, 2022): 310-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2022.2117760
• Salisbury, Preston, and Joy DuBose. “Controlled Vocabulary and Authorities: Problems Everywhere.” Catalogue and Index, no. 202 (March 2021): 7–9 DuBose, Joy. “The Cataloging Manual of the Mississippi Library Association: Helping Catalogers in Need.” Mississippi Libraries 83, no. 4 (Winter 2020)
• DuBose, Joy. “The Case for VR.” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 32, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 130–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2020.1739851.
• Marshall, Derek H., Joy DuBose, and Pattye Archer. “Mixed Reality Lab at Mississippi State University Libraries.” Public Services Quarterly 15, no. 1 (January 2, 2019): 51–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2018.1554466

Blog Posts

• DuBose, Joy. “Education and Video Games: Press X to Start.” Libtech-Insight, Choice 360 (blog), April 8, 2024 https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insight/libraries-educationand-video-games-press-x-to-start/
• Dubose, Joy. “Virtual Reality and the Academic Library: Getting Started.” LibtechInsight, Choice 360 (blog), March 4, 2024. https://www.choice360.org/libtechinsight/virtual-reality-and-the-academic-library-getting-started/
• DuBose, Joy. “A New Gaming Role: Extended Reality and Gaming Librarian.” LibtechInsight, Choice 360 (blog), January 8, 2024. https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insight/anew-gaming-role-extended-reality-and-gaming-librarian/.

Presentations
International

• DuBose, Joy. “Milestones of History and Culture: ‘This War of Mine’. Games Canon & Games History. Online workshop by German Literary Archive, Marbach (DLA), Germany, February 13, 2024
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Steam and all Digital Games using MARC: a case study using VR Programming.” Present online for the “Games & Literature” conference at the German Literature Archive, Marbach (DLA), Germany, June 29, 2023
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Training During a Time of Covid”. Present online for ASIS&T 24-Hour Global Conference, April 26, 2022

National- Peer reviewed

• DuBose, Joy. “Becoming a Gaming Librarian: Workshops, Programs and Problems.” Presented online at the Association of Creative Technology in Academic Libraries (ACTAL) virtual conference, July 30 2024.
• DuBose, Joy, Michael Carmichael, and Benjamin Naughton- Rumbo. “Are we virtually there yet? VR trends in higher ed and what it means for the librarian.” Charleston Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, November 10, 2023.
• DuBose, Joy. “Recommended Playing: Adding a Video Game to Schools’ Recommended Reading List.” Pop Culture Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 8, 2023.
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Virtual Reality Programming.” Presented at the Association of Creative Technology in Academic Libraries (ACTAL), Hunt Library, North Carolina University, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 16, 2022.
• DuBose, Joy. “Discontinued Virtual Reality: The Future Becoming the Past.” Presented online, PROJECTions section, Association of Creative Technology in Academic Libraries (ACTAL) virtual conference, November 10, 2022.
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Virtual Reality Programming.” Presented online, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), ACRL, ALA, October 7, 2021
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Virtual Reality Programming: why and how.” Presented online, ACRL Technical Interest Group, June 23, 2020
• DuBose, Joy, and Preston Salisbury. “Cataloging Non-English Materials: Guidelines, Tips, and Tricks.” Presented at the ALCTS preconference session, Chicago, Illinois, June 2020. (Conference cancelled due to Covid)
• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Inside a Consortium: Problems and Solutions.” Presented at the Copy Cataloging Interest Group, ALCTS CaMMS, ALA Midwinter, Seattle, Washington, January 26, 2019
• DuBose, Joy. “When Digitization Goes Bad...and How to Fix It.” Presented at the Digital Preservation Interest Group, ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 24, 2018
• DuBose, Joy. “Tips and Tricks! Help with Foreign Language Materials.” Presented at the Copy Cataloging Interest Group, ALCTS CaMMS, ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23, 2018

National Invited

• DuBose, Joy. “When Digitization Goes Bad...and How to Fix It.” Presented at the Digital Directions National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 15 2018

Regional/State-Peer reviewed

• DuBose, Joy, and Preston Salisbury. “Cataloging Non-English Materials.” Presented at the Kansas Library Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 28, 2021
• DuBose, Joy “MLA Cataloging Manual.” Presented online, MLA Technical Services Roundtable, October 13, 2020
• DuBose, Joy. “Tips and Tricks for Cataloging Foreign Language Materials.” Presented at the Southern Archivist Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, September 13, 2018

State Non-peer reviewed

• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging.” Part of the panel “From Birth to the Void: the Lifecycle of Library Resources.” Presented at the Technical Services Roundtable (TSRT), MLA, Meridian, Mississippi, October 13, 2022
• DuBose, Joy. “OCLC Connexion Client: A Hidden Helper.” Presented at the Technical Services Roundtable (TSRT), MLA, Jackson, Mississippi, October 23, 2019

Webinars
Peer reviewed

• DuBose, Joy. “Cataloging Virtual Reality Programming.” Webinar presented by Core Continuing Education Committee, May 18, 2022
• DuBose, Joy, and Preston Salisbury. “Cataloging Non-English Materials.” Webinar presented by the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee, August 28, 2019

Invited

• DuBose, Joy and Preston Salisbury. “Understanding non-English materials.” Presented by PCI Webinars for Florida Libraries, October 7, 2020

Honors

• Library Faculty Award for Research, Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development, 2021

Reviewer and Editor Positions

• Peer reviewer for Public Services Quarterly, 2020-
• Editor for the Technology Column for Public Services Quarterly, 2023-