Profile

• • Ph.D. in Information Science.  Drexel University, College of Computing and Informatics.
  • MA and BFA in English. Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Robin Naughton is Interim Deputy Chief Librarian, and Assistant Professor, Web and Digital Services Librarian for the Queens College Library (QCL). She is also Coordinator of User Experience (UX) and is responsible for the library website, systems, and digital services.

Robin is an experienced user-centered researcher, technologist, digital librarian, and educator with over 20 years of experience designing, developing, and managing interactive products throughout all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and across multiple platforms (web, mobile, tablet, interactive whiteboard, etc.), including online courses created for public and state libraries, the transition of print to eBooks, interactive whiteboard products for students and teachers learning and teaching English, and elearning courses for test preparation. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction (HCI) and mental models, specifically how to design interactive systems that are useful, easy to use, and enjoyable.

Prior to her current position, Robin ran the digital program for the New York Academy of Medicine Library, where she built a digital lab to digitized rare books and manuscripts and developed the Digital Collections and Exhibits website to share digitized collections.

• • Library and Information Science

• • User Experience
  • User Interface Design
  • Mental Models
  • Digital Divide

• • LIBR 170: Writing and Library Research Methods – History of the Web

Articles

• • Naughton, R. (2023). Modern impressions: Getting to know your library website users. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(3), 102675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102675
  • Naughton, R. (2015). Teen Library Website Models: Identifying Design Models of Public Library Websites for Teens. The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults. http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/2015/08/teen-library-website-models-identifying-design-models-of-public-library-websites-for-teens/
  • Naughton, R., & Agosto, D. E. (2012). Favorite websites: Understanding prior knowledge of teens’ mental models of public library websites for teens. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 49, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504901109

Presentations

• • Naughton, R., & Yearwood, S. L. (2024, July 26). Librarians Need Accomplices! [Conference Presentation]. 12th National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAALXII) – “Culture Keepers XII: Unity in Diversity – Stronger Together in the African Diaspora,” New Orleans, LA.
  • Naughton, R., & Yearwood, S. L. (2024, February 27). Be My Accomplice, Not My Ally! [Conference Presentation]. Queens Public Library’s President’s Council for Racial Equity, Online. 
  • Naughton, R., & Yearwood, S. L. (2023, October 24). Have Ally, Need Accomplice. Metropolitan Library Council (METRO) Rest, Reset, and Re-Engage: Centering EDI in the New Normal, Center for Brooklyn History. https://metro.org/RRRSymposium 
  • Palmer, M., Rudden, B., Naughton, R., & Griffith, M. (2024, March 4). Trending in Education: March Madness of Learning Trends 2024 [Panel]. South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU), Austin, TX. https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2024/events/PP142190 
  • Palmer, M., Tolbert, T., Felix, E., & Naughton, R. (2023, March 6). Trending in Education: Learning Trends March Madness 2023 [Panel]. South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU), Austin, TX. https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2023/events/PP129821
  • Xu, Q., & Naughton, R. (2023, February 3). Data Visualization: Using Tableau to Analyze Library Website Usage Data [Conference Presentation]. State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Midwinter Virtual Conference, Online. https://sunyla.org/sunyla-midwinter-2023/