Tracy Farmer

Biography

I have been the Systems Librarian for the Dean B. Ellis Library on the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus for the last 23 years. In this role, I am responsible for all technical aspects of the library, including maintaining and installing the numerous library technologies.

For the last 12 years, I have been the unit lead for the library Technology unit. In this role, I lead a three-person team, including myself. In addition to maintaining library technology, my team is responsible for maintaining the library's cybersecurity and the campus print management system.

I am passionate about cybersecurity and hold both the ISC2 CISSP and CCSP. I am one of a select few, if not the only one, with both of these credentials on our campus. In addition, I am passionate about the use of AI in cybersecurity.