Jordan Sly
Research Expertise
Global Interaction and Exchange
Jordan Sly is a Ph.D. student studying Early Modern Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World. Jordan focuses on intellectual, political, and religious entanglements of the 17th Century with specific focus on the Cromwellian Republic and Protectorate and aspects of early empire. Jordan is also a librarian in the McKeldin Library and an affiliated faculty member of the university's iSchool (link to personal website: jordansly.com)
Publications
PhD Candidate Jordan S. Sly Co-Publishes a Book of Essays
Libraries without Borders
Author/Lead: Jordan Sly
Jordan S. Sly, (PhD candidate Advisor Stefano Villani) has co-published a book of essays. titled Libraries Without Borders: New Directions in Library History, with co-editors Steven A. Knowlton, Ellen M. Pozzi, and Emily D. Spunaugle (ALA Editions, 2023). The book "explores the roles that libraries have played in the communities they serve, well beyond the stacks and circulation desk."
Jordan is also a BA alum from the Department of History and also holds the MLS. He is currently employed with UMD Libraries. Find more information about the book on the publisher's website HERE.