EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Master of Library and Information Studies, May 2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Arts in Political Science, May 2000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, December 1997 (summa cum laude)
Minors: Russian Studies and European Studies
EXPERIENCE
University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Data Services and Government Information Librarian
May 2007-present
- Provide specialized reference consultation and instruction sessions for data and government services to faculty and students.
- Provide oversight for the Libraries’ Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and North Carolina state collections and supervise documents staff.
- Teach library instruction sessions to classes in the Department of Political Science and Environmental Studies program.
- Serve as co-coordinator of the Reference Intern Program which involves hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of Library and Information Studies graduate student interns.
- Manage Reference and Instructional Services practicum program and supervise participants.
- Assist with first year instruction program as necessary by teaching library instruction sessions to English 101 students.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Kellam, L. & Peter, K. (2009, May). Data librarians represent!: Integrating data Services into the Social Science Research Process. Workshop presented at the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology, Tampere, Finland.
Kellam, L. & Cox, R. (2009, April). Hacking Blackboard: Customized Content Portals. Presented at Computers in Libraries, Alexandria, VA.
Fu, S., Kellam, L., & Metcalf, S. (2009, March). Get it while it’s hot: Developing data services in the academic library. Presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Seattle, WA.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2008, November). Survey Says?: Assessing library instruction through Blackboard. Presented at the Library Instruction 2.0 Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
Pressley, L., Womack, H.D., Harris, A., Kellam, L., & Hirst, E. (2008, August). High tech, low cost technology and trends workshop. Workshop presented by the Technology and Trends Roundtable of the North Carolina Library Association, Elon, NC.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2008, June). Web 2.0 and you! Invited workshop presented for the library staff at Alamance Community College, Haw River, NC.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2008, February). Networking is not a four letter word: Selling yourself in the library world. Workshop presented to the Library & Information Studies Student Association, Greensboro, NC.
PUBLICATIONS
Kellam, L. (2009, April-June). Intellectual property: Everything the digital-age librarian needs to know (book review). Public Services Quarterly, 5(2), 133-134.
Kellam, L. (2008, December). Teaching information literacy: A conceptual approach (book review). Public Services Quarterly, 4(4), 370-372.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES
International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
Conference Planning Committee and Poster Session Organizer, June 2009 – present
Education Committee, member, May 2009 – present
American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries
Women’s Studies Section
Law and Political Science Section
Government Documents Round Table
Education Committee, July 2009 – present
Conference Planning Committee, June 2008 – July 2009
North Carolina Library Association
Reference and Adult Services Section
- Executive Committee – College and University Representative, October 2009 – October 2011
Government Resources Section
- Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, October 2009 – October 2011
- Secretary-Treasurer, October 2007 – October 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS
American Library Association Emerging Leaders Program 2010. Sponsored by Government Documents Round Table.
NC State Library Career Enrichment Award: Awarded to attend the Association of College & Research Libraries Biennial Conference in Seattle, March 2009.
Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference Librarian Scholarship: Awarded to attend the Association of College and Research Libraries Biennial Conference in Seattle, March 2009.
Fulbright Student Fellow: Received Fulbright Fellowship to study and conduct research in Zagreb, Croatia, January – October 2002.
Phi Beta Kappa: Elected to national honor society on April 13, 1998.
GRANTS
Received grant from International Programs Travel Fund to attend the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland, May 2009.
Received grant from UNCG’s New Faculty Mentoring Program to attend the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Conference, in Tampere, Finland, May 2009.
