Samuel P Winemiller
Open Knowledge and Research Impact Librarian
Dr. Sam Winemiller is UNCW's Open Knowledge & Research Impact Librarian. He is a good person to talk to about: scholarly publishing; intellectual property and authors' rights; copyright and Creative Commons; open access; open education/open pedagogy; assessing research impact; using tools like InCites, Journal Citation Reports, OpenAlex, Scopus, and Web of Science; citation management tools; UNCW's institutional repository; and Scholars@UNCW.
Education
MS in Information Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD in Kinesiology and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee Knoxville
MS in Sport Management, University of Florida
BA in History, University of Central Florida
Specialization in Teaching
Sam teaches about the scholarly communication landscape and how it intersects with information literacy and the public good.
Research Interests
Sam's research interests focus on theory in libraries and increasing the impact of research for the public good. Before librarianship, his research focused on sport and recreation from a cultural studies approach, and he continues to engage in that field as well.
Professional Service
Sam chairs UNCW Library's internal Open Knowledge Working Group. He has also co-facilitated the UNC System's Open Pedagogy Approach program through its several iterations since Spring 2023, and serves as UNCW Library's representative on the UNC System University Library Advisory Council's Open and Affordable Resources Committee.