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Mary Margaret Lowe Director of Library Services & Associate Professor Georgetown College Office: LRC 231 Phone: (502) 863-8403 |
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Professional Experience 1991 + Library Director & Associate Professor, 1998-present; tenured Assistant Library Director & Reference Librarian, 1996-1998 Reference Librarian, 1991-1996 Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
1987 - 1990 Library Director Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library, Cynthiana, KY
1975 - 1987 Research Analyst University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1973 - 1974 Library Student Assistant University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
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Education 1997 Departmental Honors in Japanese 4.0 GPA Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY Academic Honors for best performance in completion of the Japanese language requirement
1986 Library Conservation Management and Archives Graduate Coursework 4.0 GPA University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1980 Master of Science in Library Science University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 3.8 GPA Fields of Concentration: Academic Reference and Administration
1978 Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilizations University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Honors Program. Fields of Concentration: History, literature, languages, art, politics, culture, religion, and anthropology of ancient and medieval cultures |
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Teaching Initiated new credit-bearing course in Information Literacy: GSC 180. Launch date Fall 2009 Freshman Seminar: GSC 101 Initiated and planned new course in Information Literacy: GSC 180 Service on the Reference Desk an average of 6 hours per week Bibliographic Instruction for classes; creation of informational handouts |
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Mentoring Mentor to junior library faculty; guided my Assistant Library Director through a successful tenure evaluation One library staff completed both her Bachelors degree and her Master of Science in library and Information Science with my support 2 library staff are currently enrolled in graduate school (1 Library Science, 1 Divinity) 4 former library student workers are now full-time para-professional staff at other libraries 3 former student workers completed library graduate school and are now professional librarians Initiated and arranged numerous Library staff workshops; support professional development opportunities, attendance at workshops and conferences, and staff enrollment in graduate school, requested budget for professional development |
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Computer Skills Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage Strong expertise in teaching access, use, and evaluation of online resources, both through Internet search strategies, and utilizing subscription research databases. Webmaster for the library in 2003-05, part of my commitment to information literacy |
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Professional Production Association of College and Research Libraries Survey, annually since 1999 Academic Library Survey (ALS, formerly IPEDS) – biannually since 1998 Created the first Book Allocation Formula (spreadsheet), updated annually since 1999 Wrote Book Goals for Phi Beta Kappa, 2001 Created the first Collection Development Policy; updated annually since 1999 Initiated and developed the Criteria for Evaluation and Promotion of Librarians in 2001-02, Faculty Handbook Appendix N Wrote the Library Departmental Goals and Assessment; annually since 1998 Implemented the first formal and regularly scheduled Faculty Assessment of the Library (wrote survey and published results); biannually in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 Initiated and compiled the list of Full-text Journals Online, annually since 2001 Wrote the Job Descriptions and Evaluations: 9 -12 positions at the Library including four library faculty, updated annually since 1998 Created the Library Annual Report, annually since 1998 Initiated and wrote the first Library Mission Statement, updated annually since 1998 Complied the instructional handout “Library Research Databases” list, updated annually 2004 Implemented a series of ten Staff Workshops conducted by library staff, 2004 Created and updated library web pages; Library Webmaster 2003 - 2005 Developed the Library mouse pad and insert of research databases in 2001, updated biennially Created the first Library Organizational Chart, updated annually since 1999 Wrote the Phi Beta Kappa Library Goals, 2001 Located data and created Phi Beta Kappa Library Peer Comparison Benchmarks in 2004, updated in 2006 Presented at the Georgetown College AAUP meeting Spring 2004 Presented at the PBK – GC faculty chapter meeting Fall 2004 Created the first Periodicals Allocations Formula (spreadsheet), updated annually since 1999; and implemented the Print Periodicals Review process through Academic Council Created and updated the instructional handout, “Scholarly Journals Versus Popular Magazines” Located data and created Library Benchmarks 2001-02 (spreadsheet), for SACS Implemented the first formal and regularly scheduled Student Satisfaction Survey of the Library (wrote survey and published results); biannually in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 Initiated and compiled the first Technology Inventory of the LRC, updated annually since 2000 |
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Presentations
"C S I : Georgetown: Connecting Students with Information at the Georgetown College Library" Academic Library Section of the Kentucky Library Association Spring Conference, Lake Barkley, KY, April 14, 2005. Of 21 sessions presented at this conference, ours received the highest evaluations.
Librarians’ Technology Update (presenter) and Librarians’ Break-out Session on Technology (facilitator). Kentucky Higher Education Computing Conference (KHECC), Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, October 11, 2002 |
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Publications “Laws of the Library - 1848”, in Kentucky Libraries, volume 70, no 3, Summer 2006 |
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Attendance at Workshops and Conferences
April 15, 2009, Copyright Workshop, Georgetown College, sponsored by the AIKCU Library Director * Conference Planning Committee October 24, 2008, AIKCU Library Directors Meeting, University of the Cumberlands October 1 - 4, 2008, Kentucky Library Association / SELA / ARL National Diversity in Libraries Joint Conference, Louisville, KY July 15 – 17, 2008, Kentucky Academic Library Summit, Cumberland Falls SRP, KY September 19 – 22, 2007, Kentucky Library Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY * Nominating Committee for Academic Library Section July 17 – 18, 2007, Kentucky Academic Library Summit, Cumberland Falls SRP, KY June 22 – 25, 2007, American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC April 18 - 20, 2007, Kentucky Library Association, Academic Library and Special Library Sections Joint Annual Conference, Florence, KY * Immediate Past Chair February 27, 2007, Library Staff Retreat: “Vision, Mission, Action,” Shakertown, KY February 22, 2007, SOLINET Workshop: Conflict in a Peaceful Library, Lexington, KY September 27-30, 2006, Kentucky Library Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY * KLA Board Member and Conference Planning Committee May 1 – 2, 2006, National Library Legislative Day, Washington, D.C. March 29-31, 2006, Kentucky Library Association, Academic Library and Special Sections Joint Annual Conference, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, KY * Conference and Program Chair September 14–17, 2005, Kentucky Library Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY * KLA Board Member and Conference Planning Committee June 24 – 27, 2005, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL May 23 – 26, 2005, Faculty Seminar on Vocation, Georgetown College April 13 – 15, 2005, Academic Library Section of the Kentucky Library Association, Spring Conference, Lake Barkley State Resort Park, KY * Chair-Elect and Conference Planning Committee January 14 – 19, 2005. American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Boston, MA, Pre-conference on “Library Assessment in Higher Education” May 12, 2004, “Women Leading Kentucky”, Business & Leadership Conference, Lexington, KY January 7, 2004, Diversity Workshop, Georgetown, KY May 27 – 30, 2003, “The Vocation of Teaching”, week-long Meetinghouse Seminar, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY March 7 - 8, 2003, “Education as Transformation,” Georgetown College Faculty Retreat sponsored by The Meetinghouse / The Lilly Foundation, Cedarmore, KY October 11, 2002, Kentucky Higher Education Computing Conference (KHECC), Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY. * Librarians Technology Update (presenter) and Librarians Break-out Session on Technology (facilitator) June 13–19, 2002, American Library Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA April 10-12, 2002, Academic Library Section of the Kentucky Library Association, Lake Cumberland State Park, KY May 30, 2001, “Theological Reflection on Vocation”, Georgetown College Faculty, Sponsored by The Lilly Foundation, Shaker Village, KY April 4-5, 2001, Academic Library Section Conference of the Kentucky Library Association, General Butler State Park, KY February 9-10, 2001, Georgetown College Faculty Retreat, Natural Bridge State Park September 6, 2000, “How to Write a Marketing Plan for Your Library”, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Lexington, KY August 3 - 4, 2000, “Supervising and Managing People”, The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Lexington, KY May 21, 1999, “Copyright in the New Millennium”, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY May 13, 1998, “The Virtual Library Project”, the Council on Postsecondary Education and the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY AIKCU Library Directors Meetings: twice annually since 1998 |
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Other Professional Activities
2008 Sabbatical, Spring 2008; research project: visit to benchmark libraries Sabbatical Website: Mary Margaret Lowe 2007 Initiated re-location of Education Curriculum Lab, now in the Ensor LRC 2003 Committee for selection and implementation of print management system 2002 Proactive in inviting the T3 Center into LRC: 20 new computers for students 2002 Planned and supervised re-arrangement of all library collections. Library staff moved the entire collection of circulating books and bound periodicals for a more logical arrangement. 2001–02 Developed “Criteria for Evaluation and Promotion of Librarians”, Faculty Handbook Appendix N 2001-02 Work with Garvel Kindrick organizing documentation for Institutional Self-Study Report for re-accreditation (SACS) 1997-99 Selection and implementation of the Voyager Integrated Automated Library System, the first automated circulation system for Georgetown College 1996–98 Planning, programming, and moving into new library building
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Grants Awarded
2008 Goode Professional Development Grant to attend 2008 Sabbatical award 2007 Goode Professional Development Grant to attend ALA in Washington, D.C
2005 Goode Professional Development Grant to attend ALA in Chicago, IL 2003 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant and matching Hugoton Foundation Grant for new computers: $26,960 2002 Goode and Henlein Professional Development Grants: $1,325 to attend ALA 2000 Goode Instructional Equipment Grant : $4,000 to purchase a Gateway Destination TV / PC for library bibliographic instruction |
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Student Relations
2008 – 09 Faculty Advisor for 10 freshman students 2006 – 07 Faculty Advisor for 20 students: 15 freshmen and 5 sophomores 2005 – 06 Faculty Advisor for 18 students: 14 freshmen and 4 sophomores 2004 - 05 Teaching one section of Freshman Seminar with 11 students; Faculty Advisor for 22 students 2003 - 04 Teaching one section of Freshman Seminar with 14 students; Faculty Advisor for 25 students 2002 - 03 Teaching one section of Freshman Seminar with 15 students; Faculty Advisor for 30 students 2001 - 02 Faculty Advisor for 15 Freshmen 2005+ Member of Eta Sigma Phi, Georgetown College chapter (Gamma Theta), Classics honorary society, participant in student initiation 2003 -2006 Freshman Experience Advisory Board 2004 -2006 Student Honor Council 1991–present Counseling, training, and mentoring library student assistants (35 – 40 library student workers employed each year)
Institutional Relations – Internal Relations Standing Committees Academic Council / Department Chairs, 1998 - present Academic Support Committee, 1997 - present Curriculum Committee, 1997 - present Employee Evaluation (Job Performance) Committee, 2000 – 2001 European Studies Committee, 2001 – 2002 Freshman Experience Advisory Board, 2003 – present Graduate Council, 2004 - 2006 Honor Council 2004 – present President’s Advisory Committee, 2000 - 2003 (committee no longer active) Safety Net Committee (review of student Early Warning Reports), 2001 – present Women’s Studies Committee, 2000 – 2002
Special Committees NCATE Standard Six Committee, 2006 - 07 Ad Hoc Committee on Tenure for Librarians, 2006 - 07 Academic Dean Search Committee, 1999-2000 Information Technology Strategic Planning Committee, 2005-06 Local Arrangements Committee, SACS Institutional Self-Study 2001 - 02 Library Faculty Search Committees Chair of committees (five faculty members, national search) Public Services Cataloger / Library Faculty Search Committee 2004-05 Reference Librarian / Library Faculty Search Committee, 2004-05 Head of Technical Services / Library Faculty Search Committee, 2000-2001 Collection Development Librarian / Library Faculty Search Committee, 1999 –2000 Other library faculty and staff search committees (local search) Strategic Initiatives, Synergistic Learning Pillar team, 1996 +
Other Internal Relations Activities Director of Library Services and Associate Professor, 1998 – present. Chair of department, with 4 faculty and 6-9 staff, annual budget $600 – 750K; hiring training, scheduling, and evaluating staff; hiring, evaluating and mentoring library faculty Regular attendance at Faculty meetings, Humanities Division meetings, Academic Council, Academic Support Committee, Faculty Forums, Convocation and Graduation ceremonies, VIP Days, Early Registration Workshops, faculty book signings, student recitals, and art exhibits Faculty Marshal, Graduate Commencement, August 9, 2003 Georgetown College President’s Club Donor, 1998 – 2005 External Relations & Community Service Books For Children, 2001 – present Hollywood –Mount Vernon Neighborhood Association, Board Member, 2006 – 2008 Ø President of the Hollywood –Mount Vernon Neighborhood Association, 2007-08 Ø Initiated the first web site and webmaster for HMVNA, 2007+ Home At Last Animal Sanctuary Member, 2000 - present Nature Conservancy Member Presentations to Rotary, Woman’s Association of Georgetown, KURRI, etc. Proctoring 10-15 exams annually for members of the community Scott County Public Schools, arranged and conducted tours of new College library by 100 primary school students, September 24, 1999 Student Technology Leadership Program, Kentucky Department of Education, Local Arrangements Committee; 2001, 2002, 2003
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Personal
I am married to Eugene C. Lacefield, who is in charge of the Soybean Variety Research Program at the University of Kentucky.
We live in Lexington during the week, but retreat to our 230-acre farm in Henry County on the weekends. We have over 100 acres of woods and several types of gardens. Being at the farm also gives me a chance to read 2-3 books each weekend! :-)
We love to travel. In 2008, we spent 2 weeks in Costa Rica on an eco-tour. In 2007, we spent 10 days in Belgium and the Netherlands. The tulip gardens were wonderful, and the chocolate was divine! Other trips include 3 weeks in Great Britain, 5 weeks camping in Europe, travel in Japan, Israel, Greece, Mexico, Canada, and over 40 of the 50 United States.
We also love being outdoors hiking and camping, and have spent five weeks at a time in a tent - twice ! Here is a picture of my husband and our dog, Worf, as we canoe down the Kentucky River Palisades.
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