Digital Humanities and Gaming Librarian
Public Services and Academic Engagement
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
My name is Patrice Williams and I am currently the Digital Humanities and Gaming Librarian at the AUC Woodruff Library. Nice to meet you! Below is a summary of my technical skills, library experience, and academic interests.
Continuous Learner: HBCU Library Alliance 10th Membership Meeting (2024), LOEX FALL FOCUS (2023), ACRL Conference (2023), GACOIL: Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy (2022), E-Learning Instructional Design and Development Certificate (2021), LinkedIN Learning (2020-2021), GLITR: Georgia Library Instruction, Teaching, and Reference Conference previously known as the Atlanta Area Bibliographic Instruction Group (AABIG or BIG) (2021), LOEX Virtual Conference (2020)
Event planning skills such as International Games Day (2021-Current), Library Student Orientation (2025, 2023- 2021), Online Learning Symposium (2022, 2021), various Outreach events, and supporting Faculty events like The Iowa's Writer Workshop Craft & Conversation (2022)
Loves using educational technology in instruction, such as Loom, Quizizz, interactive infographics, color-intensive slides using Canva
Research using gaming within library instruction and outreach: Virtual Reality research with faculty, International Games Day event (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), Quizizz game at the start of instruction, etc.
Conducts Pop culture research and hobbies in spare time: tennis, video games, K-pop, anime, manga, and Asian dramas
Committee Work:
AI Taskforce (May 2025-Current)
International Games Day Team Leader for AUC Woodruff Library (2021-Current)
Library Student Orientation | New Student Orientation | First-Year Experience Orientation (2021-2023, 2025-Current)
Professional Development Working Group: You’re Almost There: New & Emerging Career Professionals in Information Sciences & Archives Co-Chair with Vanesa Evers for AUC Woodruff Library (2022-2024)
Website Redesign committee for AUC Woodruff Library (2022-2023; Launched January 2023)
LibQUAL+ Committee Chair for AUC Woodruff Library (2021)
Technical Skills:
Springshare software: LibGuide, LibCal, and LibAnswers
Website building experience in: Google Sites, Weebly, WordPress, and Omeka
Storytelling software Microsoft Sway, StoryMaps (ArcGIS), and Knightlab's Timeline JS
LMS (Library Management Systems) experience in WorldCat Discovery (OCLC, WMS), Alma Ex Libris, and View Find; Pilot tester for WorldCat Discovery (OCLC) (May 2021)
LMS (Learning Management System) skills in Articulate Rise 360, Google Classroom, Canvas, Blackboard, and Brightspace D2L (Desire 2 Learn)
Limited experience with HTML and CSS