John Adkins is a librarian at a small university in West Virginia. He has graduate degrees in Library Science and Humanities (Historical Studies) and has published and presented in both fields. He currently teaches West Virginia History at the university and is preparing a new course on research methods. John's research interests include copyright law, the research process, and West Virginia labor history with an emphasis on the story of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency.
John is a avid wargamer and has served on the board of directors of HMGS-Great Lakes [1].