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Justin Harrison

Justin Harrison
Justin Harrison
Librarian
Room A221, Mearns Centre for Learning, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ
PO Box 1800 STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3H5
Tel. 250.721.8276  justinh@uvic.ca

 

I currently hold librarian learning and engagement responsibilities at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ Libraries related to the following academic disciplines:


If you are a UVic student, researcher, or instructor please feel free to contact me regarding assistance locating scholarly materials, citation management systems, one-on-one research consultations, or presentations/workshops for your classes related to library research methods and tools.

Librarian Experience

ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ: 2007-

University of Guelph: 2004-2007

Education

Graduate Certificate in Library Sector Leadership, School of Public Administration, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, 2011

Master's in Library and Information Science, Faculty of Infomation & Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, 2003

Bachelor's of Art (History), Simon Fraser University, 2002

Publications

Harrison, J. (2025). The anatomy of fake news: Definitions, differentiations, consequences, and spread. Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies, 22(1): 47-73.

Boudinot, D., Blair, B., Harrison, J. & Rollins, C. (2018). Supporting student retention and success: Personal Librarian Program at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ. In K. Bailin, B. Jahre, & S. Morris (Eds.), Planning Academic Library Orientations: Case Studies From Around the World (pp. 77-85). Cambridge, MA: Chandos Publishing.

Harrison, J. (2015). Pleasures of nostalgia, problems of authenticity: 1970s America in Crowe’s Almost Famous, Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, and Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. In P. Drummond (Ed.), The London Film & Media Reader 3: The Pleasures of the Spectacle (pp. 554-565). London: The London Symposium.

Harrison, J. (2009). Crossing Boundaries: Facing the challenges of library instruction and research from evolving interdisciplinary topics. In B. Sietz (Ed.), Unchartered Waters: Tapping the Depths of Our Community to Enhance Learning. Thirty-fifth national LOEX library instruction conference proceedings (pp. 23-26). Ypsilanti, Michigan: LOEX Press.

Harrison, J. & Rourke, L. (2006). The benefits of buy-in: Integrating information literacy into each year of an academic program. Reference Services Review, 34(4), 599-606.  

Presentations

Harrison, J. & Tagharobi, K. “Building critical thinking communities: Academic writers, researchers, and the fake news era.” Keeping It Real conference, Victoria, Nov. 14, 2024.

 Harrison, J. “Contested authority: How the academy defines ‘fake news.’” ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ Academic Integrity Day, October 4, 2024.

Harrison, J. "Online interactions and public conversations: Social learning results from a netnographic study of a conservative subreddit." OTESSA, Congress 2024, Montreal, June 15, 2024.

Harrison, J., Butterfield, M., & Abram, L. "Cross-campus Collaboration: Planting the Seeds of your Social Media Dreams." Vancouver Island Library Staff Conference, Victoria, BC, May 3, 2024.

Harrison, J. "The Scope and Utility of Netnography: Studying Textual and Media Communications in Online Environments." AGES Conference, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, April 9, 2024.

Harrison, J. "The Anatomy of Fake News: Definitions, Differentiations, and Consequences." Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-first International Conference on Publishing Studies, Sorbonne University, Paris, France, June 30, 2023.

Harrison, J. “Fake News information-seeking behavior on the web: Lessons from analytics of a popular learning object.” International Conference on Communication and Media Studies: “Media and Development,” London, UK, July 2, 2022.

 Harrison, J. “Saga in the shadow of the War on Terror: Liberalism’s struggle for survival in a neoliberal age.” English 240, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, Oct. 2021.

 Harrison, J. "Libraries as sites of authority: How the library's information structures and tools shape researchers' information behavours." International Conference on Communication and Media Studies: Media, Data, and Society, London, UK, August 11, 2019.

Harrison, J. "Bound for the Promised Land: Pursued by darkness in Kleist's Johnny Cash." Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Comics, Congress 2019, Vancouver, BC, June 5, 2019.

Harrison, J. "Implementing a new initiative to build organizational capacity: The Digital Information Fluencies program at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ Libraries." Nineteenth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations, Vancouver, BC, February, 2019.

Harrison, J. "Mama Cass as Object of Desire in California Dreamin.'" Graphic women: Beyond stereotypes panel, IdeaFest, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, Victoria, BC, March, 2018.

Harrison, J. "A Pacifying Narcotic: The Avengers as a Cold War Entertainment." Spies on British Screens, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK, June 2016.

Harrison, J. “What’s in a name?: Describing and finding graphic novels across the spectrum.” La Science du mot / The Science of Words, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, Victoria, BC, October, 2015.

Harrison, J. “Graphic novels: From pulp to iPad.” Digital Humanities Summer Institute, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, Victoria, BC, June 2015, 2016, & 2017.

Harrison, J. “Graphic Novels in Learning, Teaching, and Library Collection: A Study at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ.” IdeaFest, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, March, 2015.

Harrison, J. “Cinematic style through subtitles and translation: Reading the Hollywood Western in Lucky Luke.” The Graphic Novel: 3rd Global Conference, Oxford, UK, September, 2014.

 Harrison, J.  “Graphic Novels.” Presentation and workshop, Digital Humanities Summer Institute, Victoria, BC, June 2014.

 Harrison, J. “Lucky Luke: The Lonesome Cowboy Collection.” Presentation as part of Alumni Week, Special Collections, ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ, February, 2014.

Harrison, J. "Pleasures of nostalgia, problems of authenticity: 1970s America in Crowe’s Almost Famous, Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, and Scorsese’s The Last Waltz." Film and Media 2013 conference, London, UK, June 28, 2013.

Harrison, J. & Warren, P. “Creative collaborations: Learning Commons workshops for student success.” WILU conference, Regina, Sask., June 3, 2011.

Harrison, J. “(Re)imagining the 70s: Nostalgia vs. authenticity in three films.” Joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association national conference, New Orleans, LA, April 10, 2009. 

Harrison, J. & Bebbinton, T. “Teaching a new paradigm: Towards rewarding instruction for librarian and students.” WILU conference, Kelowna, BC, May 15, 2008.

Harrison, J. “An all-American band: Or, how Van Halen (double-hand) tapped into American mythology and iconography for success.” Joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association national conference, San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2008.

Harrison, J. “Crossing boundaries: Facing the challenges of library instruction and research from evolving interdisciplinary topics.” LOEX conference, San Diego, CA, May 4, 2007.

Harrison, J., Rourke, L., & Burpee, K. J. “The benefits of buy-in: Integrating information literacy into each year of an academic program.” LOEX-of-the-West conference, Kona, Hawaii, June 10, 2006.