April Urban Instructional Services and Scholarly Communications Librarian Librarian II Contact 4700 Holmes AvenueM. Louis Salmon LibraryRoom 122Huntsville, AL 35805 Campus Map 256.824.4095april.urban@uah.edu Biography As a librarian, April values learning about students' and faculty's research interests, working to make scholarly knowledge findable and accessible, and advocating for affordable educational resources. Prior to becoming a librarian, April taught college-level writing and literature courses and worked at various writing centers. She has a PhD in English Literature, Theory, and Cultural Studies from Purdue University and a Master's of Library Science from Indiana University, Bloomington. Curriculum Vitae Education MLS, Indiana University Bloomington, 2023 PhD in English, Purdue University, 2019 MFA in Fiction, University of Central Florida, 2013 BA in English and Religious Studies, Rollins College, 2009 Expertise English Writing Scholarly communications Open educational resources (OER) Women's, gender, and sexuality studies Recent Publications Urban, A. [manuscript in preparation.] The value of open education labor. In J. Maxwell and L. Todorinova (Eds.), Affordability, open education, and academic library dysfunction: Can libraries make higher education more affordable and equitable? Routledge.