William Badke M.L.S.

Associate Librarian

Department: ACTS Seminaries

Area of Expertise: Information literacy; Research training; biblical theology;

Education: B.A.(UBC); M.Div.; M.Th.; M.L.S.

William Badke grew up in Kelowna, BC, making a commitment to Jesus Christ in childhood. After completing his B.A. at UBC, he took an M.Div. and M.Th. at Northwest Baptist Seminary, before working with his wife at a Bible college in Niegera for 2 years, where he taught biblical studies. On return, Badke taught theology for Northwest Baptist Seminary, completed his M.L.S. and returned to Northwest as a librarian. Later, when Northwest became a founding member of ACTS, Badke came to TWU as ACTS Librarian.

Memberships and Affiliations:

• American Theological Library Association (Past Board Member)

Notable experiences and accomplishments:

• Dean's Innovative Teaching Award (TWU, 2003)
• Journal article chosen as one of top 20 articles in library instruction for 2005, by American Library Association , Library Instruction Roundtable

Recent Publications:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Meaning of Everything (Kregel 2005)
• Research Strategies: Finding your Way through the Information Fog, 3rd ed. (iUniverse.com, 2008.
• "A Rationale for Information Literacy as a Credit-bearing Discipline," Journal of Information Literacy 2, no.1 (August 2008), available: Internet.