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College of Information and Communications

Faculty and Staff

Kim M. Thompson, Ph.D.

Title: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
Department: School of Information Science
College of Information and Communications
Email: KimThompson@sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-0224
Office: School of Information Science
Davis College, Room 201
1501 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Resources: Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Kim Thompson

Education

B.A., English, Brigham Young University
M.S., Library and Information Studies, Florida State University
Ph.D., Library and Information Studies, Florida State University

Background

US Fulbright Scholar, Honduras; academic roles at the University of St. Catherine, Minnesota; the University of Missouri-Columbia; and Charles Sturt University, Australia; currently an adjunct professor (research) for Charles Sturt University, Australia; advisory board for Honduras University Pedagogical Nacional Francisco Morazan MLIS program; advisory board for University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica BLIS and MLIS program review.

Research

Professor Kim Thompson's research contributes to the field of Library and Information Science with a global focus on the relationship between information access and social inclusion. Her research uses critical inquiry and qualitative methods to examine conceptualizations of information and belonging in a range of social contexts.

Grants and Research

IMLS National Leadership Grant 2022-2025: The Practice Model for an Equitable Workplace Transition Program: Disability and Neurodiversity (collaboration with University of Denver; $73,104/$149,880)

Critical analysis of library job ads in the US and Australia 2017-ongoing (with Clayton A. Copeland and others)

Book in process: Dali, K. & Thompson, K. M. (Eds.). Disabled and neurodiverse staff: Toward inclusion in the library and information science workforce. Rowman & Littlefield.

Courses Recently Taught

  • Research Methods & Design
  • Information Literacy & Technology
  • Ethics, Values, and Foundational Principles of Library and Information Science Professions
  • Leadership in Information Organizations
  • Problems in Library & Information Organization Administration
  • Research Issues in Library and Information Science
  • Information & Society

Recent Publications

Paul, A., Yadamsuren, B., & Thompson, K. M. (2024). Digital usage of Indian teleworkers in home settings: A digital inclusion framework. In E. Eliu, J. S. Pettersson, R. Baguma, & G. Bhutkar (Eds.). Rethinking ICT adoption theories in the developing world (pp. 23-45). Springer.

Thompson, K. M., Dali, K., & Wan, Y. (2024). Perceptions of disability and neurodiversity: A survey of library employees. Phase 3 of the IMLS-funded project The Practice Model for an Equitable Workplace Transition Program (EWTP): Disability and Neurodiversity.

Dali, K., Thompson, K. M., & Gillespie, C. (2023). Supervising for inclusion: A survey of academic library managers in the context of disability and neurodiversity. Phase 2 of the IMLS-funded project The Practice Model for an Equitable Workplace Transition Program (EWTP): Disability and Neurodiversity

Service

  • Curriculum Advisory Fellow: The University of the West Indies at Mona (Jamaica) Library and Information Studies undergraduate and graduate programs, 2024-2025
  • Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching Award Committee, Chair, 2023-2025
  • USC Assistant/Associate Deans Council, Chair, 2023-2025
  • USC Provost Advisory Council for Interdisciplinary Programs, since 2023
  • USC Assistant/Associate Graduate Deans Council, Member, since 2019
  • Co-Convener of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Disabilities in Library and Information Science Special Interest Group, since 2019
  • Adjunct Professor (research): School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University (Australia), since 2018
  • Editorial board: The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, since 2015
  • Advisory Board: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (Honduras) Master of Library and Information Science program, since 2010
  • Editorial board: The Library Quarterly, since 2008

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