Associate Professor, South Asian Studies & Global Popular Culture Librarian

Additional Campus Affiliations

Global Popular Culture Librarian, University Library
South Asian Studies Librarian, University Library
Associate Professor, University Library

Recent Publications

Shotick, K., Christensen, S., Shearer, J., Thacker, M., & Emerson, M. (2025). Letter from the Editors. Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement, 5(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jloe.v5.2087

Flota, B., Thacker, M. L., & Larsen, J. (2024). Sustainable Futures for Comics Collecting. Technical Services Quarterly, 41(3), 235-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2024.2357013

Ambrosone, E. A., Ring, L. A., & Thacker, M. L. (2023). Collections, care, and the collective: Experiments in collaborative fieldwork in area studies librarianship. IFLA Journal, 49(1), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352221103891

Thacker, M. L., & Larsen, J. (2023). Stretch goals: Launching crowdfunded comics collections in academic libraries. Art Libraries Journal, 48(3), 69–73. https://doi.org/10.1017/alj.2023.12

Thacker, M. L., Teper, T. H., Lenkart, J., & Coskun, E. (2019). Establishing the impact of area studies collections and exploring opportunities for collaborative collecting. Library Resources and Technical Services, 63(1), 46-61. https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.63n1.46

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