SERVICE
Editorships and Journal Service
Editorships
Library Quarterly 2019 -- Present
Reviews Editor
Summary
As Reviews Editor, it is my job to select new books to be reviewed based on issue theme or other organizing method and to solicit reviews from a select pool of reviewers. After sending the books and coaching reviewers through the methods, it is also my responsibility to copy edit the received reviews and prepare them for publication. Additionally, it is my responsibility to set the tone and agenda for the reviews sections through curated content, thematic review, and editorials explaining directions and other relevant information regarding the reviews section of the journal (see Scholarship section below for essays and editorials relating to this position).
Peer-Reviewer for Scholarly Journals
College and Research Libraries, 2017-present
Journal of New Librarianship, 2021-present
Library Service
Faculty Mentoring Committee, 2022-2024
Connect TTK librarians with mentors to aid them in their promotions ladder
Hold workshops on providing quality mentorship and getting the most from a mentor
Facilitate the annual Library Innovative Practice Forum
Provost’s Commission of Learning Outcomes Assessment, Library Representative, 2022-
Provide updates and documentation on the teaching assessment projects from the library
Provide feedback on other departmental assessments
Faculty Merit and Annual Review Committee, 2021-2022
Review the policies and procedures surrounding merit and performance reviews
Conduct the review of Faculty Merit and Annual Review Forms (FMARFs) to ensure fairness and adherence to the processes
Advise the Dean of Libraries regarding the processes and policies of the review procedures
Collection Development Council, SOCSCI Collaborative Representative, UMD Libraries, 2017-2018 And 2021-2022
Responsible for communicating with the social science collection librarians and organizing critical collections work including database and collection reviews.
Collaborate with representatives from the other subject groups to develop strategies and plans for collection management initiatives set by the collections leadership.
Open Access Monographs Hot Team, 2021
Investigate scholarly open access imprints and advise on a three-tiered work plan accounting for subject librarian selections, acquisitions ingesting, and technical services cataloging and metadata markups to ease use and findability for users
Web Advisory Committee, Teaching and Learning Services representative, UMD Libraries, summer 2019-2020 (committee disbanded).
represented the Teaching and Learning unit’s needs on this committee looking into information pathways and content audits.
Libi Advisory Team, UMD Libraries, Chair May 2017-May 2018, member fall 2016 –spring 2017
led the effort to develop a new intranet space for the libraries
My duties included: project management and coordination, scheduling of members, maintaining records of the group, communicating with other committees, usability and functionality testing, scheduling beta-stage testing, and producing the final project
Staff Advisory Committee, elected faculty representative, UMD Libraries, June 2018- June 2020
In this group I served as a faculty liaison with responsibilities for bringing staff concerns to the library’s shared governance body.
Collection Strategies Hot Team, member, UMD Libraries, July 2018-
On this committee it was our goal to help the outreach efforts for new collection strategies and directions. My major contribution has been in research, literature review, and talking points development.
UMD Libraries Diversity Advisory Committee, Dean appointed member, UMD Libraries, December 2017 – 2019
Dean’s charge for this group involves developing programming and other methods of awareness for issues of diversity and inclusion in the libraries
My contribution has been through involvement in the DAC’s discussions and programming on the Thriving Workplace Initiative, development of programming, and participation in the discussions and progression of the group’s goals.
Database Review Rubric Hot Team (DRRT), member, UMD Libraries, December 2017 –
This group’s main charge was to develop a qualitative component to the collection development and retention processes for subject librarians
My major contribution was in adding multidimensional depth and social science practices (coding) to the project and suggesting many of the format and question-types used.
Additionally, I was first-author on a publication stemming from this project.
Social Work, Psychology, & Education librarian search committee, Chair, UMD Libraries, 2017
Served as chair for the search
Organized meetings and developed rubrics for assessing candidates
Organized and conducted interviews
Presented formal recommendations to the position’s hiring authorities
Teaching and Learning Librarian search committee, member, UMD Libraries, 2017, 2018
Worked with the committee to organize interviews, assess candidates, and recommend candidates to the hiring authorities
Learning Outcomes Assessment Steering Committee, member, UMD Libraries, 2016-
Worked with the committee to develop an assessment calendar and methodology for campus reporting
Responsible for the coordination with the humanities and social sciences librarians (HSSL) to ensure timely responses necessary from the group and adherence to deadlines
Database Indexing Review Committee, member, UMD Libraries, 2016-2017
Worked with the committee to evaluate the usefulness of the database indexing tools
Database Finder Standing Committee, member, UMD Libraries, 2017-2017
Worked with the committee to continue to evaluation process of our database indexing and to look for new solutions to exiting usability and issues
LOCKSS/CLOCKSS/Portico Digital Asset Preservation Hot Team, Co-Chair UMD Libraries, 2016-2016
Worked on a small team to produce a report for Collection Services management that detailed the library’s current and potential use of digital archiving and storage for owned digital collections
USMAI User Experience Group, member 2016-2017
Assisted in the conference preparations for the USMAI UX UnConference in April 2017
participated in the monthly meeting and contributed to the annual work of the committee including assisting with work plans, mission and vision changes, and other similar committee duties
Instruction Council, UMD Libraries, member, 2016-
Representing Teaching and Learning Outreach and Special Populations program development
Updating the committee on new and future work within these areas
Outreach Committee, Chair, Hoover Library 2013-2016
Served as the head of the committee coordinating the outreach efforts of the librarians from the areas of teaching and instruction, public services, and collection development
Library Services Committee, member, Hoover Library, 2013-2016
Reported on outreach initiatives within the library and shared strategic planning goals and future work with the non-instruction library staff
Access Services Librarian Search Committee, member, Hoover Library, 2016
Worked with the committee to organize interviews, assess candidates, and recommend candidates to the hiring authorities
Head of Technical Services Search Committee, member, Hoover Library, 2015
Worked with the committee to organize interviews, assess candidates, and recommend candidates to the hiring authorities
Collection Management Committee, member, Hoover Library, 2013-2016
Advocated for the needs of humanities faculty and worked to actively maintain and increase collections where necessary
Additionally responsible for making informed and reasoned cuts to the collection and communicating the necessity of these decisions to humanities faculty
Safety Committee, member, Hoover Library, 2013-2016
Helped determine the safety protocols for emergency situations
Brought previous OPSEC training and education to the meetings and helped indicate vulnerabilities and security concerns
Worked with Campus Police to determine safe zones and other import procedures
Discussed new and interesting security technologies and made proposals to the director of the library
Campus/Institutional Service
University Senate, tenure-track faculty elected representative, 2021 - 2023
Representative for the University Libraries
Responsible for advocating for my constituent group and reporting relevant Senate actions to the libraries
Responsible to the campus community through consciousness and equitable voting
University Senate, Senate Executive Committee elected member, 2021-2022, 2022-2023
Meet with the University President at regular intervals
Set the agenda for the University Senate body as a whole
Carry-out actions of the senate and apportion work to relevant sub-committees
University Senate, Committee on Committees elected member, 2021-2023
Debate and elect senate volunteers to appropriate committees
Assess the effectiveness of senate committees
University Senate, Student Conduct Committee, 2022-2023
Review student conduct cases and appeals
approve judicial boards for conduct reviews
Serve as appellate body for infractions against the Code of Student Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity
University Senate, Programs, Curricula, and Courses committee elected member, 2017-2019
Voting member of the committee responsible for determining the feasibility of new campus programs, majors, minors, and adjustments to existing requirements
McDaniel College Honor and Conduct Board, 2016
Served as a judge determining the nature of a conduct violation and the severity of punishment for the offending student
Worked very hard to treat this as a pedagogical exercise and advocated for education over punishment where possible
Librarian Consultant and Mentor for four Gemstone Teams
PROCESS (2019)
CARDIO (2020)
NOSALT (2021)
TUMOR (2021)
MIND (2022)
NEURO (2024)
Libraries Undergraduate Research Award Committee, 2021--present
Assess research papers and associated scholarship based on defined rubric criteria
Professional Service
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2022 - July 2024
Chair, Research and Planning Committee, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2022-June 2024
Member, Executive Committee, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2022 - July 2024
Chair/Conveiner, Romance Languages, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2021-June 2022
Member, ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section Instruction and Information Literacy Committee, July 2022 - June 2024
Member, ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section Liaison Committee, July 2022 - June 2024
Member, Social Sciences and History, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2021-June 2023
Member, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance, ACRL European Studies Section, July 2021-June 2023
Co-Chair, ACRL Education and Social Science Psychology Committee, June 2019-June 2021, Member, 2017-2021
Member, ACRL Education and Social Science Conference Planning Committee, 2020-2022
Reviews Editor, Library Quarterly, 2019-present
Member, CRL CIFNAL/GNARP (Collaborative Initiative for French Language Collections/German-North American Resources Partnership), July 2020-present
Member, GNARP: Collection Development Working Group, 2020-present
Member, ACRL Education and Social Science Scholarly Communications Committee, June 2019-June 2021
Conference Chair, Maryland Information Literacy Exchange, spring 2019
Executive Committee Member, Early Modern Dissents and Radicalism (EMODIR), 2018-2021
Newsletter Editorial Team, Early Modern Dissents and Radicalism (EMODIR), 2019-2021
Reviewer and Contributor, Resources for College Libraries. Renaissance Studies bibliography, summer 2018.
Editor-at-Large for dh+lib Review, April 2017
Co-Chair, ASIS&T, Simmons College Student Chapter, Oct 2010 – May 2011
Board Appointments
ProQuest, Anthropology Resource Library Advisory Board, Nov 2020-Nov 2021
Conference Administration
Library History Seminar, XIV, 2021, Technology and Coordination Committee, 2020-2021
ACRL EBSS Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2021-2022
History Graduate Student Association Conference, “Alliance, Connection, and Cooperation,” Spring 2021, Panel Moderator and Commentor
Maryland Information Literacy Exchange, Spring Conference 2019, Conference Chair
History Graduate Student Association Conference, “Bodies at work, bodies at play,” Spring 2019, Co-Convener, conference committee, panel chair, keynote chair
USMAI UX UnConference, April 2017, Co-Convener/Conference committee
Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, April 2017, Registration assistance
Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, April 2015, Panel Chair and Commentor
Public Service
Volunteer project reviewer, Maryland History Day, 2022
Professional Memberships
ADE: Association of Documentary Editing, 2021-present
EMoDIR: Early Modern religious Dissents and Radicalism, 2017-present
MEM-UM: The Graduate School Field Committee in Medieval & Early Modern Studies at the University of Maryland, 2016-present
IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations, 2020-present
The Milton Society of America, 2020-present
RSA: The Renaissance Society of America, 2018-present
SHARP: The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, & Publishing, 2012-2015, 2018
NACBS: North American Conference for British Studies, 2018-present
MACBS: Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, 2016-present
MLA: Maryland Library Association, 2013, 2016-2017
MILEX: Maryland Information Literacy Exchange, 2017-present
MD ACRL: Maryland Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016-present
ALA: American Library Association, 2009-present
ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2011-present
AHS: American Historical Society, 2016-2017
EADH: The European Association for Digital Humanities, 2017
ACH:Association for Computers and the Humanities, 2017
ASIS&T: American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2013
SLA: Special Libraries Association, 2013
SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Certifications and Coursework
Mental Health First Aid, University of Maryland Health Center and National Council for Behavioral Health, Certificate Earned, 8-2-2022
“Right to Be: Bystander Intervention Training,” July 2022
“University Teaching and Learning Program,” University of Maryland Teaching and Learning Transformation Center, 2018-
“Fearless Teaching Institute,” University of Maryland Libraries, 2018-
“Social Science Librarians Boot Camp,” University of Richmond, 2018, 2019
“Launch Program” for teaching faculty development, University of Maryland Teaching and Learning Transformation Center, 2018-
“Feminist Pedagogy,” Library Juice Academy, 2017
“Research Methods in Psychology,” University of Maryland, Department of Psychology 2016
Selected Conferences
Library Orientation Exchange (LOEX), 2018
North American Conference for British Studies, 2018
MD Information Literacy Summit, 2018,
ALA Annual, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
ALA Midwinter, 2009, 2015
ACRL, 2017, 2019
Towson Conference on Academic Libraries, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Bridging the Spectrum, Catholic University of America, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Washington, D.C.
Libraries Research & Innovative Practice Forum, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, 2015, 2017, 2018
Maryland Information Literacy Exchange (MILEX), 2017, 2018, 2019
New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, & Partnerships: Frankfurt Symposium, Frankfurt, Germany, October 2017
DH 2017, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, August 2017