Darren Ilett

Faculty

Associate Professor / Student Outreach Librarian

Email darren.ilett@unco.edu

Phone 970-351-3577

Location Michener 111

Address University of Northern Colorado James A. Michener Library Campus Box 48 Greeley, CO 80639

Booking Schedule an appointment with Darren

Education

MLIS, San José State University

PhD, University of Chicago
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

MA, University of Chicago
Area of Study: Germanic Studies

BA, University of Oregon
Areas of Study: German Studies and Religious Studies

My research concerns underserved populations in higher education, particularly first-generation college students.

Ward, S., Dineen, R., & Ilett, D. (in press). Application of information literacy skills to everyday life information seeking in college students: Implications for instruction. Communications in Information Literacy. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/all_issues.html
Ilett, D. (2025). Shaping the future of information literacy instruction through connections to students’ everyday lives. Loex Conference Proceedings. https://commons.emich.edu/loexconf2025/21
Ilett, D. (2024). Academic libraries, counter-storytelling, and minoritized students’ scholarly identity development. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 24(4), 765-787. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2024.a938742