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Ken Frankel is a Research and Instructional Librarian and Reference Coordinator at ³Ô¹ÏÍø (FAU) Libraries, where he participates in the provision of library instructional sessions and research support to the FAU and Palm Beach State College communities. He is currently the liaison librarian to the departments of Psychology, Counselor Education, Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, and Exercise Science and Health Promotion He works with the Library Leadership Team (LLT) in implementing library initiatives. He holds the rank of Associate University Librarian and has over 30 years of experience at FAU Libraries. His previous library positions have included Head of Research and Instructional Services, Head of Interlibrary Loan, Reference Librarian, and Senior Library Technical Assistant. He has served on and held leadership positions in various library, university, regional, state, and national committees. Mr. Frankel is a U.S. Army veteran (stationed in W. Germany) and is a double alum of FAU.

• 1994: M.A. in Library & Information Science, University of South ³Ô¹ÏÍø
• 1989: M.Ed in Counselor Education. ³Ô¹ÏÍø
• 1987: B.A. in Psychology. ³Ô¹ÏÍø
  
  

• Literature review services
• Impact of artificial intelligence on library services
• Measurement academic library impact

• Torres, A., Freeman-Costin, K., Frankel, K.M. & Garbett, D. (2024). Community Engagement Methods Related to Veteran Studies: A Scoping Review. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 16(2), 1-19. DOI: 10.54656/jces.v16i2.504
• Rebar, L., & Frankel, K. (2025, May 14-16). It's 3:00 a.m. --Do you know where your questions are? Moving from ³Ô¹ÏÍø Ask a Librarian to Springshare LibAnswers & 24/7 Global Char Co-op [Poster session]. ³Ô¹ÏÍø Library Association Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
• Cohn, S.B., Ross, D., Umana, N., Frankel, K., Lehner-Quam, A., & Clark, K.T. (2026). A deep dive into the shallow waters of social sciences reference literature. EBSS Newsletter, 40(2), 7-9.