Biography and expertise
MSIS, Information Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2008.
BA History, English minor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005.
CopyrightX for Librarians, Harvard Law School Online Course, 2024.
Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists, 2010-present.
Digital Archives Specialist Certificate, Society of American Archivists, 2014, renewed in 2019 and 2024.
BA History, English minor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005.
CopyrightX for Librarians, Harvard Law School Online Course, 2024.
Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists, 2010-present.
Digital Archives Specialist Certificate, Society of American Archivists, 2014, renewed in 2019 and 2024.
Education
Master's Degree
MSIS in Information Studies
Archives; Museum Studies
University of Texas at Austin, 2008
Bachelor's Degree
BA in History
English
University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Goodley, L B, Robertson-Gordon, Eric. Archivist in Residence, Society of Southwest Archivists, Professional Organization, $4800. (Submitted: January 2022, Funded: April 2022 - July 2022). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Goodley, L. B. (2025, December 31). Review: Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration. Provenance. United States: Society of Georgia Archivists. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol41/iss1/3/
- Rodriguez, S., Goodley, L. B., Wildenhaus, K., Wickner, A., Wachtel, J., Lowe, C. V., … Hering, K. (2023). Mutual Aid at Work. Retrieved from https://osf.io/8zb3j/
- Goodley, L. B. (2019). Charles Bowden Comes to the Wittliff Collections. Journal of the Southwest, 61(1), 176–186. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8275
- Goodley, L. B. (2026). 2025 Fixity Survey Report. National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). Retrieved from https://zenodo.org/records/22099730
- Goodley, L. B. (Ed.). (2025). Impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives and Archival Workers. Retrieved from https://awefund.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/trump-impact-survey/
Featured service activities
- Chair
Metadata Advisory Committee, Texas State University Libraries
- Officer
National Digital Stewardship Alliance, Coordinating Committee (Elected)
- Judge
Texas History Day
- Member
Faculty Senate Library Liaison, Texas State University (Elected)
- Member
National Digital Stewardship Alliance Excellence Awards Working Group
- Chair
Digital Preservation Working Group, Texas State University Libraries