{"id":205,"date":"2026-05-13T23:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/?p=205"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:32:21","slug":"samantha-hastings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/samantha-hastings\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Hastings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Conversation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode 18 Sam Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retired Professor, School Director, Interim Dean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Conversation with Samantha Hastings, who has been Professor and Director of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina, Interim Dean at the University of North Texas, a Librarian, and a Consultant. She is a Past President of top information associations \u2013 ASIS&amp;T and ALISE. She talks about growing up in Avra Valley, Arizona, her career, random acts of kindness, and fighting prejudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trailer (1:05)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trailer - In Conversation E18 Samantha Hastings\" width=\"443\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eg9epYQneCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview (1:13:25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation E18 Samantha Hastings\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2t-dPOTyXBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timecodes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:59 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:44 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time as a Math Teacher<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:24 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Random Acts of Kindness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:39 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Childhood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15:19 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=1193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prejudice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19:53 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=1436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Career<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23:56 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=1688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28:08 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=1976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>32:56 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=2336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Significant Steps in Career<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>37:28 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=2248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serendipity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>48:10 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=2890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information Science Field<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50:12 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=3012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Influences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>55:45 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=3345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Favorite Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>59:15 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=3555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Importance of Kindness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:03:53 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=3833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biggest Successes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:04:50 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=3890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resilience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:07:57 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=4077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life Principles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:09:02 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=4142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:10:58 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2t-dPOTyXBo?t=4258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mentoring Advice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interview was supported by the ASIS&amp;T Bob Williams Research Grant 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about Samantha Hastings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asist.org\/membership\/why-join\/member-profiles-testimonials\/samantha-hastings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASIS&amp;T<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samantha-hastings-63164412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Conversation Episode 18 Sam Hastings Retired Professor, School Director, Interim Dean In Conversation with Samantha Hastings, who has been Professor and Director of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina, Interim Dean at the University of North Texas, a Librarian, and a Consultant. 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