Lacy Molina

Research Interests

Ethics, Cataloging, GLAM Sector

Publications

Molina, L.N., Catsam, D. (2026). “Do Y’all Have a Golf Course Out There?”: Good Ol’ Boy Politics, Petty Rivalries, and the Establishment of a West Texas University. In Colleges and Their Communities. University Press.

Yoon, S., Evans, S., Aragon, C., Herman, B., Yang, L. & Molina, L. (2025). Transforming Perspectives on Data Ethics through Collaborative Game Design. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology.

Evans, S., Moore, J., Molina, L.N., Smith, D., Tudor, A., Schultz-Jones, B. (2025). 5 Engaging Young People As Readers: Use of Social Media and Digital Literacy. In Libraries Empowering Society through Digital Literacy. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/978-3-11-053358-3-006

Molina, L.N. (2024). “North Texas Stopped Being a Spectator”: Anti-Apartheid Efforts at the University of North Texas (Book Chapter). In Struggle for a Free South Africa: Campus Anti-Apartheid Movements in Africa and the United States, 1960 - 1994. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Stanley, C., Evans, S. A., Simpson, L., Molina, L. N., & Yoon, S. (June 2024). “Raise Up Radio: Creating a Field Guide for Libraries Serving Rural Communities.” https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/11005

Molina, L. N. (2023). Ethical Issues in Archiving Oral Histories: A Critical Review. Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI). Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Molina, L. N. (March 2022). “Student Centered Approach: A review of faculty advisors' information sharing for LIS doctoral student success.” [Presentation] iConference Doctoral Colloquium.

Molina, L. N. (February 2022). “More than Just a Girl’s Name”: Tequila and the US Southern Border" [Conference Presentation]. Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Evans, S., Simpson, L., Molina, L.N. (July 2022). When “Rural” Looks Different: A Comparative Case Study of Community Programs in Rural-Serving Public Libraries. [Satellite Meeting, IFLA Set Training School]. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress, Dublin, Ireland.

Evans, S., Simpson, L., Molina, L.N. (June 2022). Raise Up Radio: An Update on the Pilot Cohort. [Poster]. American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Evans, S., Simpson, L., Molina, L.N. (2022). Raise Up Radio: Connecting Families, Libraries, and Radio for Educational Equity. [Conference Presentation]. American Library Association LibLearnX 2022, Online.

Molina, L.N. (2020). “Review Sweet Spots” [Book Review of Toulouse, C., Tewell, B.C., & Heard, M. (2018) Sweet Spots: In-between Spaces in New Orleans]. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Louisiana History, The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. LXI(4), 452-455.

Molina, L. N. (2020). I want to break free: Queen in South Africa [Conference Presentation]. National Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Molina, L. N. (2019). Modern media, free speech, and American culture: A review [Conference Presentation]. National Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Molina, L. N. (2019). Sing for the years: Texas' largest exposure to rock and roll: A historic overview [Conference Presentation]. Texas State University Graduate Conference, San Marcos, Texas.