Michael Whitchurch

Michael Whitchurch is the OER and Media Literacy Librarian at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library. He received his MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where his passion for the convergence of information and technology took root. His previous positions include Instruction Librarian, WebCT Administrator, Information/Learning Commons Librarian, Virtual Services Librarian, and department chair for the Information, Media and Digital Services Department. He currently leads the OER efforts at BYU in part by chairing the BYU Affordable Course Materials Working Group. He also provides strategic guidance to the Software Training, Media Production, and Makerspace units of the library.