James M. Day
Assistant Director for Electronic Library Services
Hunt Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida
james.day@erau.edu
386-226-7435
Areas of Expertise
- Ex Libris products: Alma, Leganto, Primo VE, Summon over Alma, Serials Solutions
- Springshare products: LibAnswers, LibCal, LibConnect, LibGuides, LibInsight, LibWizard
- Content Management Systems: SharePoint, Sitecore, and WordPress
- bepress Digital Commons
- Lucidea ArchivEra
- OCLC EZproxy
- Web code: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Areas of Interest
- Website development
- Discovery services
- Emerging technologies
- Institutional repositories
- Professional development
Education
Master of Science in Library and Information Studies
The Florida State University, 1996.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
The University of Central Florida, 1991.
Previous Positions
Head of Electronic Services
Hunt Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. 9/2022 to 3/2023.
Electronic Services Librarian
Hunt Library, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. 5/2011 to 9/2022.
Software Developer (Interface Specialist)
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast, Orlando, Florida. 7/2009 to 5/2011.
Web Developer / Librarian
IT Services, Seminole County Government, Sanford, Florida. 7/2008 to 5/2009.
Library Technology Coordinator
Seminole County Public Library, Casselberry, Florida. 6/1997 to 7/2008.
Computer Systems Librarian
FSU London Study Centre, London, England. 12/1996 to 5/1997.
Fines & Bills Supervisor
The University of Central Florida Library, Orlando, Florida. 11/1992 to 8/1995.
Professional Affiliations
Chair, Summon/360 Working Group, ELUNA. 2021-2022.
Member, Website Taskforce, Florida Library Association. 2017-2019.
Committee Member, FLA Conference Committee. 2015-2018.
Chair, Library Technologies Interest Group, NEFLIN. 2015-2016.
Chairman, Florida SirsiDynix Users Group. 2008-2009.
Publications and Presentations
Day, James. “Piecing Together Summon Over Alma Documentation.” Presentation for a Summon Customer Session, Ex Libris, February 5, 2020. https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1373
Day, James, Cheryl Wolfe, Guy Cicinelli, and Jessica Zairo. “Ask a Tech Librarian: What They Don’t Teach You About Technology in Library School.” Presentation at the Florida Library Association Conference 2017, Orlando, Florida, May 10, 2017.
Wolfe, Cheryl and James Day. “Code For Every Librarian.” Presentation at the Florida Library Association Conference 2016, Daytona Beach, Florida, March 2, 2016. http://commons.erau.edu/publication/142
Day, James, Anne Marie Casey, and Chip Wolfe. “The Library as Publishing House.” Chapter 6 in Creating Research Infrastructures in the 21st-Century Academic Library: Conceiving, Funding, and Building New Facilities and Staff, edited by Bradford Lee Eden, 93-109. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. https://commons.erau.edu/publication/141
Day, James. “Code Every Librarian Should Know.” Presentation at the NEFLIN Technology Conference 2015, Jacksonville, Florida, June 12, 2015.
Professional Development
Certified Primo VE Administrator. March 4, 2022.
Certified Alma Administrator. December 17, 2019.
American Library Association Conference. Orlando, Florida. June 23-28, 2016.
American Library Association Conference. Orlando, Florida. June 25-30, 2004.
Computers in Libraries. Washington, DC. March 2012, 21-23.
Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 4-6, 2006.
Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 7-9, 2005.
Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference. Portland, Oregon. November 3-5, 2004.
Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 5-7, 2003.
Ex Libris Knowledge Days / ELUNA 2019, Atlanta Georgia. April 29 – May 3, 2019.
Ex Libris Tech Seminar 2013. Athens, Georgia. April 29-30, 2013.
Florida Library Association Conference 2017. Orlando, Florida. May 10-12, 2017.
Florida Library Association Conference 2016. Daytona Beach, Florida. March 1-3, 2016.
Florida Scholarly Communications Interest Group Unconference. Winter Park, Florida. June 23, 2016.
NEFLIN Management Training Institute. January – August 2023.
NEFLIN Technology Conference 2017. St. Augustine, Florida. June 2, 2017.
NEFLIN Hot Topics Conference: User Experience (UX) Design. Jacksonville, Florida. May 20, 2016.
NEFLIN Technology Conference 2015. Jacksonville, Florida. June 12, 2015.
NEFLIN Technology Conference 2013. Jacksonville, Florida. June 19, 2013.