Exhibitions and Public Scholarship in library and archival spaces
Exhibition program development and leadership, emphasizing curatorial and interpretive training
Intersections of GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums)
Inclusive practices in cultural heritage spaces
Digital Scholarship and Digital Humanities
Student mentorship, particularly those who have been minoritized in higher education
Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, John Nemmers, and Melissa Jerome (editors). Building Bridges: 75 Years of the Latin American & Caribbean Collection at the University of Florida. LibraryPress@UF. George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2022. “Exhibits in the Library.” SOURCE. 4/2: 38-45.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2020. “George A. Smathers Libraries Exhibit Style Guide. v.2” George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2020. “George A. Smathers Libraries Exhibit Procedure Guide.” George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
John Nemmers, Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Elizabeth Bouton, Matthew Armstrong, and Kristin Conwill. 2019. “Deaccessioning in Hybrid Archives and Museum Collections at the University of Florida.” Reappraisal and Deaccessioning in Special Collections and Archives. Rowman & Littlefield. Lanham, MD. 27-42.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler and Elizabeth Bouton. 2019. “Training Museum Professionals in the Library.” SOURCE. 2/1: 14-17.
John Nemmers, Steve Duckworth, Jessica Belcoure Marcetti, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2018. “From Museum to Archives: Managing the Panama Canal Museum Collection.” Archives and Records: The Journal of the Archives and Records Association. 39/1: 42-56.
Brian W. Keith, Laurie N. Taylor, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2017. “Broadening Impact for Library Exhibitions and Speakers.” Journal of Library Administration. 57/4: 389-405.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “Exhibit Style Guides.” Archive Journal. 5 (2016).
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Jessica Belcoure Marcetti, Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, and Sophia Krzys Acord. 2015. Community-based Collections. Spec Kit. Association of Research Libraries. Washington, DC.
Rebecca J. W. Jefferson, Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, and Laurie N. Taylor. 2013. “Turning Views into Visits: How Online Exhibits Can Encourage Collection Awareness and Usage.” Proceedings of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference 2013. 605-611.
Rebecca Jefferson, Laurie N. Taylor, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2012. “Digital Dreams: the Potential in a Pile of Old Jewish Newspapers.” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. 24/3: 177-188.
Laura K. Nemmers and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. 2010. “Advancing Digitization: Art and Technology.” Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at twenty years: the collection catalogue. University Press of Florida. Gainesville, FL. 227-231.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. Webinar. “Library & Archival Exhibitions.” Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). May 23, 2023.
Katiana Bagué, Twanna Hodge, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. Panel. “From Objectivity to Subjectivity: Centering bell hooks’ Work” Inaugural bell hooks Symposium: Dissident Feminisms. Berea, KY. June 18, 2023.
Laurie Taylor and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. Webinar. “Digitizing Hidden Collections - Amplifying Unheard Voices: Assessing Collections for Digitization.” Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). August 25, 2021.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. Webinar. “Library Exhibitions: Beyond Book Covers.” we here Community School. June 10, 2021.
Twanna Hodge, Porchia Moore, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “What Superpowers are Necessary to Lead Inclusively?” Florida Library Association (FLA). Daytona Beach, FL. May 20, 2021.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler and Diedre Houchen. “Black Educators: Florida’s Secret Social Justice Advocates” Florida Digital Humanities Consortium Conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 29, 2019.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler and Fletcher Durant. Workshop. “Digitization, Exhibitions, and Preservation.” Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network (FAAHPN). Gainesville, FL. November 14, 2018.
Crystal Felima, Melissa Jerome, Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, and Melody Royster. “Building Collections, Exhibits, and Technological Systems to Support Our Communities across Languages and Cultures.” Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC). Albuquerque, NM. September 29, 2018.
John Nemmers, Katie McCormick, Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Barbara Heritage, and E. Haven Hawley. “Hybrid Collections: Working Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums.” Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ACRL/ALA. New Orleans, LA. June 21, 2018.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler and Fletcher Durant. “Steaming Hot Pile of Plastics: 3-D printing mounts for exhibitions.” Museum Computer Network (MCN). Pittsburgh, PA. November 9, 2017.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. Workshop. “Exhibition Loans.” Florida Association of Museums. Connecting to Collections Program. Jacksonville, FL. February 24, 2017.
Florence M. Turcotte and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “When Bad Things Happen to Good Manuscripts: A Case Study of the Zora Neale Hurston Papers at the University of Florida.” Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Coral Gables, FL. June 24, 2016.
Leah Richardson, Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Daniel Reboussin, and Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “Balancing the Sacred.” Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Coral Gables, FL. June 22, 2016.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Margaret Brown, Catherine Trujillo, and Celia Walker. “Crossing the Line in Museums and Libraries.” American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Atlanta, GA. April 28, 2015.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Jessica Belcoure Marcetti, Sophia Krzys Acord, and Margarita Vargas-Betancourt. “Flying Blind: How Do You Build a Model of Best Practices for Museum-Library Mergers?” Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Portland, OR. March 28, 2015.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “Integrating a Collection and Migrating Records.” Museum Computer Network (MCN). Dallas, TX. November 22, 2014.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler, Kerry Kuhlkin-Hornsby, and Kayleigh Vaughn. “Museums and Libraries: Partners Beyond the Pages.” Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC). Knoxville, TN. October 21, 2014.
Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler. “Making the Panama Canal Museum Collection Accessible Worldwide.” Museum of Fine Arts. St. Petersburg, FL. October 13, 2014.
Graduate Independent Study in Museology. Spring 2024. University of Florida.
Graduate Exhibitions Seminar. Spring 2023. University of Florida.
Uncommon Classroom Chicago - Museums: Who/What are they for? Spring 2022. University of Florida.
Graduate Exhibitions Seminar. Spring 2021. University of Florida.
Graduate Exhibitions Seminar. Spring 2019. University of Florida.
Museum Technology Today. Fall 2017. University of Florida.
Museology M.A., University of Florida: 15 committees as member or chair
Latin American Studies, M.A., University of Florida: 3 committees as member or chair