Jeff Eller
Jeff Eller joined the Resource Services team as Head of Acquisitions & Description in January 2014. His primary duties include supervision of monograph acquisitions and cataloging, with special responsibility for streaming video. He holds an MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BA in English from the same institution. Prior to his time at ZSR, Jeff worked at Tulane Law School Library in New Orleans, LA, the University of Memphis Law School Library, and the Urbana Free Library. He was born in Tacoma, WA.
Publications
Foster, Amanda, Cohen, Brian, & Eller, Jeffrey. (2021). Implementing a Community-Based Marketing Approach to Sustainability in Academic Libraries. Libraries and Sustainability: Programs and Practices for Community Impact. ALA Editions: Chicago, IL.
Book Reviews
Eller, Jeffrey. (2024). Review of The Experimental Library: A Guide to Taking Risks, Failing Forward, and Creating Change. Technical Services Quarterly, 40(4), 402-403.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2019). Review of Guide to Streaming Video Acquisitions. Technical Services Quarterly, 36(3), 328-330.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2018). Review of Capturing our Stories: An Oral History of Librarianship in Transition. Technical Services Quarterly, 35(1), 122-123.
Presentations
Eller, Jeffrey. (2025, October). This Used to Make Sense: Letting Go of Outdated Workflows in Acquisitions. NCLA 66th Biennial Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Kaufman, Amanda, & Eller, Jeff. (2021, October). Sustainability and Organizational Change. NCLA/SELA 64th Biennial Conference, Virtual.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2019, October). Project Management in Technical Services. 63rd NCLA Biennial Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2018, June). System Migrations from an Acquisitions Perspective. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2018, May). Streaming Video Sources. NCICU Library Resources Group Annual Meeting, Greensboro, NC.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2017, June). Streaming Video and Graphic Novels from an Acquisitions Perspective: Unusual Workflows. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2016, June). Re-Tooling Acquisitions for Lean Times: What if Help Isn’t on the Way?. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, FL.
Eller, Jeffrey. (2015, March). ASERL Members’ Experiences with Kanopy Streaming Video. ASERL Members’ Experiences with Kanopy Streaming Video, online webinar.
Committees & Offices Held
ALA Core Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee, Chair. (July 2025 – Present).
ALA Core Conference Program Coordination Committee, Member. (July 2024 – Present).
ALA Core Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee, Member. (July 2024 – June 2025).
ALA Core Metadata & Collections Section Acquisitions Committee, Chair. (July 2022 – June 2023).
ALA Core Metadata & Collections Section Technical Services and Systems Committee, Member. (July 2021 – June 2023).
ALA Core Metadata & Collections Section Acquisitions Committee, Member. (July 2021 – June 2022).
ALCTS AS Research and Statistics Committee, Member. (July 2018 – July 2019).
ALCTS Affiliate Relations Committee, Member. (July 2018 – June 2020).
ALCTS AS Organization & Management Committee, Chair. (July 2016 – June 2018).
ALCTS Planning Committee, Member. (July 2014 – June 2017).
ALCTS AS Organization and Management Committee, Member. (July 2014 – June 2016).