CJ Ivory is an Associate Professor and Librarian at the University of West Georgia. She has been a part of the University since 2017 where she teaches Information Literacy & Research and serves as library liaison to Richards College of Business and the School of Communication, Film & Media. With expertise in open education resources and textbook alternatives, she supports textbook affordability initiative across campus. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Library & Information Science from Florida State University. Her research interests include information literacy instruction, student success librarianship, and open pedagogy.