Amanda C. Shannon

Mandy leads the division that designs, implements, and assesses information literacy instruction and research support. She coordinates the liaison librarian program and sits on the Libraries' assessment team. She collaborates with other units on campus and advocates for the needs of library users, with a focus on the Libraries' contributions to student success and belonging.

Mandy also provides instruction and research services for Political Science, International Studies, Human Rights, and Criminal Justice & Security Studies.

• B.S., Political Science, Eastern Michigan University
• M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University
• M.S.L.S., Clarion University

• Member, AI Engagement and Literacy for All Students Committee
• Co-editor, Curiosity for the Common Good: A Catholic and Marianist approach to artificial intelligence (2026)
• Co-lead, "AI Learning in the Libraries" initiative, working with colleagues across the University Libraries to explore generative AI’s impacts on library work and developed shared resources grounded in participants’ perspectives, professional ethics and our Catholic and Marianist mission.

• Data literacy and media literacy for effective citizenship
• Assessment of information literacy in curriculum

• Henning, M.R.; Dixon, L.J.; Shannon, A.; Brownsmith, E.; and Conde, K. (2026). Curiosity for the Common Good: A Catholic and Marianist approach to artificial intelligence.
• Bernstein, J. L., & Shannon, A.C. (2026). Vital statistics on American politics: 2021 - 2024. Sage Reference CQ Press.
• Shannon, A., Skira, A., Chen, Y., & Shreffler, M. (2025). Evaluating the impact of information literacy workshops on student success. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 20(2), 59–73.
• Bernstein, J. L., & Shannon, A.C. (2022). Vital statistics on American politics: 2017 - 2020. Sage Reference CQ Press.
• Shannon, A.C. & Shannon, V.P. (2021). Incorporating information literacy in political science research design. In J.L. Bernstein (Ed.), Teaching research methods in political science (pp. 28-42). Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Shannon, A., & Shannon, V. (2016). Librarians in the midst: Improving student research through collaborative instruction. Journal of Political Science Education, 12(4), 457–470.