Lynda Kellam
UNCG, Jackson Library, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Master of Library and Information Studies, 2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Arts in Political Science, 2000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1997 (summa cum laude)
Minors: Russian Studies and European Studies
Employment History
University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Data Services and Government Information Librarian, May 2007-present
- Provide specialized reference consultations and course-integrated instruction sessions for the Department of Political Science, Environmental Studies program, Pre-Law program and Conflict Resolution Graduate program.
- Serve as collection development liaison to the Department of Political Science, Environmental Studies program, Pre-Law program and Conflict Resolution Graduate program.
- Create and maintain web resources, such as subject guides, tutorials and blogs, for specialized political science, data and government sources.
- Provide oversight for the Libraries’ Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and North Carolina state collections and supervise documents staff.
- Serve as co-coordinator of the Reference and Instructional Services Intern Program, which involves hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of Library and Information Studies graduate student interns.
- Provide training to reference interns and library staff on data and government resources.
- 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.
University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Library Technical Assistant II, Jan. 2006–May 2007
- Managed web-based subject guides for Department of Political Science and the graduate school’s Conflict Resolution program.
- Designed publicity materials including posters, brochures, and logos for Reference Department and other divisions using Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Photoshop.
- Designed and maintained websites using Dreamweaver for the Reference Department, the Friends of the Library organization, and the Libraries’ Speakers Series.
- Assisted Reference Department staff with hardware and software technology issues.
- Coordinated and taught library instruction sessions for English 101 and upper-level Political Science courses.
- Conducted five library tours for University Studies 101 in Fall 2006.
- Served as Political Science liaison providing book collection development assistance.
- Provided reference service for library patrons through phone, instant messaging, and reference desk duties, using online and print reference and government information sources.
Teaching Experience
Library Instruction
o PSC 210: Introduction to Public Policy
o PSC 240: The International System
o PSC 260: Introduction to Comparative Politics
o PSC 270: Introduction to Political Theory
o PSC 300: Civic Engagement and Political Participation
o PSC 302: Applied Policy Evaluation
o PSC 312: Environmental Law and Policy
o PSC 314: Wildlife Law and Policy
o PSC 326: Elections, Law and the Courts
o PSC 344: The Politics of Globalization
o PSC 540: Nonprofit Management and Leadership
o PSC 600: Public Administration and Management
o PSC 611: Program and Policy Evaluation
Curricular Instruction
Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Instructor, PSC 240: The International System
August – Dec. 2011
University Studies Program, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Instructor, University Studies 101
August – Dec. 2010
Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teaching Assistant, Politics of Multicultural Societies
Sept. – Dec. 2000
Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teaching Assistant, International Relations Theory
Jan. – May 1999
Presentations
Dale, J. & Kellam, L. (2012, Feb.). Information literacy scaffolding: Constructing knowledge in the library classroom and beyond. Presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, NC.
Kellam, L. & Cramer, S. (2011, Oct.). “Do we really need to pay for this anymore?” The best free v. fee sources for statistics and country research. Presented at the North Carolina Library Association’s 59th Biennial Conference on behalf of BLINC: Business Librarianship in North Carolina, Hickory, NC.
Kellam, L., Harris, A., Pressley, L., & Sanders, M. (2011, Oct.). Patrons left their own devices: Library databases and e-readers. Presented at the North Carolina Library Association 59th Biennial Conference on behalf of Reference and Adult Services Section, Hickory, NC.
Kellam, L. Harris Houk, A. & Dale, J. (2011, August). Love in an elevator: Exploring new presentation formats. Presented at the 2nd Annual ShareAcademy, Charlotte, NC.
Kellam, L. Harris, A. & Shields, K. (2011, June). Reference training for a new generation: UNCG’s Intern Program. Poster session presented at the 6th Annual Metrolina Library Association Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Dale, J. & Kellam, L. (2011, June). We r in yr dormz, helpn yer rsrch. Presented at Metrolina Library Association’s 6thAnnual Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Kellam, L. & Dale, J. (2011, May). Living and learning with the library: Outreach to campus learning communities. Presented at the LAUNC-CH Research Forum.
Kellam, L. (2011, May). One size fits none: Embedded data librarianship. Presented at the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
Kellam, L. (2011, May). Fight for your right!: Marketing data and data resources to non-data users. Presented at International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology, Vancouver, Canada.
Dale, J. & Kellam, L. (2011, March). On the Front Lines: New Opportunities for Embedded Librarianship. Presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries National Virtual Conference.
Kellam, L. (2011, March). Embedded: The in-house librarian program. Presented at The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians: From Vision to Implementation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Dale, J., Harris, A., & Kellam, L. (2011, February). Power to the students. Presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, NC.
Kellam, L. (2010, Nov.). America’s most wanted. Presented at the ICPSR Social Sciences Data Fair, Virtual.
Harris, A., & Kellam, L. (2010, September). Free web tools: Productivity, communication, and instruction, oh my! Presented at Digital Reference Tools and Technologies, Raleigh, NC.
Dale, J. Harris, A. & Kellam, L. (2010, June). Classroom 2.0: Bringing interactivity into library instruction. Presented at Metrolina Library Association 5th Annual Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Giesbrecht, W., Kellam, L., Tao, M., Thompson, K., & West, A. (2010, May). Data Reference in Depth. Presented at International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology, Ithaca, New York.
Kellam, L. & Filar Williams, B. (2010, April). Productivity tools. Presented at Computers in Libraries, Alexandria, VA.
Kellam, L. Filar Williams, B. Winkler, H, & Harris, A. (2010, April). Instructional technology: It’s a team thing. Presented at Computers in Libraries, Alexandria, VA.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2009, October). Technology Petting Zoo. Presented at the North Carolina Library Association on behalf of the Reference and Adult Services Section, Greenville, NC.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2009, June). Assessment is more than just a buzz word: Assessing the retention of information literacy skills. Presented at Metrolina Library Association 4th Annual Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Kellam, L. & Cox, R. (2009, April). Hacking Blackboard: Customized Content Portals. Presented at Computers in Libraries, Alexandria, VA.
Kellam, L. & Cox, R. (2009, March). Outreach and Personalization: UNCG’s Approach. Invited presentation at Librarians’ Association at UNC-Chapel Hill Spring Conference (LAUNC-CH), Chapel Hill, NC.
Kellam, L., Fu, S., & 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.
Kellam, L. & Cox, R. (2008, May). Delivering a service-oriented architecture within a Blackboard framework. Invited presentation at Triangle/Triad Instructional Technology Meeting, Greensboro, NC.
Kellam, L., Fu, S., & Metcalf, S. (2008, May). Something new, borrowed, and blue: Comparing experiences in developing data services. Presented at the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology, Palo Alto, CA.
Kellam, L. & Cox, R. (2008, April). Customizing Blackboard. Presented at Computers in Libraries, Alexandria, VA.
Kellam, L. & Harris, A. (2008, April). The Del.icio.us Web: A feast of free web tools. Presented at the North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association Conference, Wilkesboro, NC.
Kellam, L., Harris, A., & Rice, S. (2007, October). The Wonderful World of Wikis and Widgets: A Free-for-All in Cyberspace. Presented at the North Carolina Library Association on behalf of the Community and Junior College Libraries Section, Hickory, NC.
Kellam, L. & Bucknall, T. (2007, June). Breaking the Barriers. Presented at the Triangle Area Library Association forum on Library 2.0 projects, Greensboro, NC.
Kellam, L., & Cox, R. (2007, May). Blackboard Integration Project. Presented at Journal Finder Users Group meeting, Greensboro, NC.
Kellam, L., & Harris, A. (2007, May). Who is Irma?: Reshaping the library’s image through play. Poster session presented at LAUNC-CH Research Forum, Chapel Hill, NC.
Workshops
Dale, J. & Kellam, L. (2011, June). We r in yr dormz, helpn yer rsrch. Presented at Metrolina Library Association’s 6th Annual Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Kellam, L. (2010, May). Go screencasting go!: Creating screencast tutorials to support data products. Presented at International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology, Ithaca, New York.
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., Pressley, L., Womack, H.D., Harris, A., & 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.
Publications
Kellam, L. & Peters, K. (2011). Numeric Sources and Services for the General Reference Librarian. Oxford: Chandos Publications.
Shields, K. & Kellam, L. (2011). Generation X Mentoring Millennials. Ed. Martin K. Wallace, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes and Erik Sean Estep. The Generation X Librarian Essays on Leadership, Technology, Pop Culture, Social Responsibility and Professional Identity. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.
Hayslett, M. & Kellam, L. (2009/2010). The American Community Survey: Benefits and challenges. IASSIST Quarterly, 33/34 (1 & 2), 31-39.
Kellam, L. (2010). The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey (Book Review). Documents to the People 38(3), 34.
Kellam, L., Cox, R. & Winkler, H. (2009). Hacking Blackboard: Customizing access to library resources through the Blackboard Course Management System. Journal of Web Librarianship 3(4), 349-363.
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 Affiliations
International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology (IASSIST), 2007-present
Conference Planning Committee
- Member and organizer of poster session for 2010 & 2011 conference
Publications Committee, member, 2008-present
- IASSIST Quarterly (IQ), article reviewer for quarterly journal, 2008-present
American Library Association, 2004-present
Association of College and Research Libraries
- Law and Political Science Section, Membership Committee member, 2010-2011
Government Documents Round Table
Education Committee
- Web master, 2010-present
- Member, 2009-present
Conference Planning Committee
- Member, 2008-2009
North Carolina Library Association, 2006 – present
Reference and Adult Services Section
- Executive Committee, College and University Director, 2009-2011
Government Resources Section
- Vice-Chair & Chair-Elect, 2009-2011
- Secretary-Treasurer, 2007-2009
Business Librarianship in North Carolina, 2008-present
American Political Science Association, 2010 – present
Service
University Service
- Information Literacy Council, 2010-present
- University Curriculum Committee, 2008-present
- Phi Beta Kappa Executive Committee (North Carolina Epsilon Chapter), 2008-present
Library Service
- Search Committee for Digital Projects Coordinator Position, Chair, 2009-present
- Digital Media Taskforce, 2009-present
- Database Evaluation Team, 2008- present
- Assessment Team, 2008-present
- Instructional Technology Team, 2007-present
- Marketing Committee, 2007-2010
- Government Documents Taskforce, Chair, 2007-2008
- Collection Management Committee, 2006-present
- Search Committee for Head of Reference and Instructional Services Department, 2006-2007
- Library & Information Studies Department & University Libraries Speakers Series Committee, 2006-2007
Library and Information Studies Department Service
Library and Information Studies Alumni Association, 2007-present
- Communications Officer, 2009-present
Library & Information Studies Student Association (LISSA), 2004-2007
- President, 2006-2007
- Member, 2004-2007
Honors and Awards
American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders Program, Selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders class of 2010 with Government Documents Round Table sponsorship. ALA Emerging Leaders is a leadership development program for new librarians.
UNCG International Programs Travel Award, Awarded to attend the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland, May 2009.
UNCG New Faculty Mentoring Program, Awarded to attend the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland, May 2009.
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 to study and conduct research in Zagreb, Croatia, January – October 2002.
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 1998.
