curriculum vitae last updated 11/2015

1. JULIE M. HOWE
112 S. McWhorter St., London, KY 40741 | (606) 541-2654 | jmh0613@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Masters of Science in Library Science
Honors: Passed “with distinction.”
2010
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
Bachelor of Arts in English with Area of Concentration in Education 2006
EMPLOYMENT
Somerset Community College, Somerset, KY
Assistant Professor/Librarian III
Director of e-Learning and Health Science Librarian 2011-present
Serves under the Assistant Dean of the Learning Commons to manage
the Laurel campus Learning Commons.
Provides health science and general reference service to the student
population and faculty/staff, as well as library instruction sessions, and
individual search assistance.
Provides reference assistance daily for the Laurel campus.
Progress on increasing campus visibility through the use of LibGuides,
a Pinterest account (http://pinterest.com/scclearningcomm/), and
creating videos and resources for off-campus students.
Creating best practices for embedded librarianship in the Blackboard
course shell.
Manages full-time Instructional Specialists, work studies, and student
learning consultants, as part time Learning Consultants.
Participates on planning committees for events, and is a representative
to the Faculty Council.
Phi Theta Kappa advisor, BAT Club advisor.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY
Graduate Assistant 2010-2011
Executed day-to-day circulation operations, such as circulation
services, assisting faculty in the addition or removal of reserve items,
answering patron queries, using theVoyager Circulation client.

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Performed reference desk duties, and participated in reference
coverage.
Created a bibliographies and LibGuides for faculty members, as
requested.
Supervised 1-2 student workers as needed.
Performed and supervised a shifting project start to finish.
Assisted in the creation of a master shelf list, and other collection
maintenance tasks, such as looking for lost books and shifting.
Consulted and provided extensive input with staff on stacks
maintenance and suggestions for items to be added to the collection.
Maintained clear and effective communication with staff as to
upcoming issues and developments affecting public services.
Performed cataloging duties such as copy cataloging and updating
records, and training and usage of RDA standards.
University of Kentucky Medical Center Library, Lexington, KY
Reference Intern 2009-2010
Executed day-to-day circulation operations, such as circulation services
using theVoyager Circulation client and answering patron queries.
Retrieved and copied items requested for Interlibrary Loan and
worked with Interlibrary Loan staff.
Performed searches and assisted doctors and students in research for
scholarly articles, as well as other reference desk duties.
Maintained clear and effective communication with staff as to
upcoming issues and developments affecting public services.
Implemented chat reference service (Meebo) in conjunction with
reference librarians and head of reference, provided a guide for use,
and taught a class on how to use the program.
Worked closely with the reference department to learn about
databases, as well as classes they taught and the libguides they created.
Extensive experience with CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, and PsycINFO.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Self-Employed
ESLTeacher 2007 – present
Taught ESL tutor to the Japanese community, where I focused on
conversation, grammar, writing, and idioms, also provided cultural
information.
Mason County Schools
8th
Grade Language ArtsTeacher 2006 – 2007

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Taught 8th
grade Language Arts at Mason Co. Middle School, including
grammar, writing skills, and other core content for Kentucky standards.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“The Smartphone Generation and the Evolution of the Digital Divide.”
Presented to Kentucky Library Association joint spring conference,
Carrollton, KY
April 10, 2014
“Branding on a Budget Outside the Box.”
Presented to Kentucky Library Association Conference, Louisville, KY
September 13, 2013
“Embedded Librarianship for the Online Student.”
Presented to KCTCS New Horizons Conference, Florence, KY
May 20-22, 2013
“Branding on a Budget Outside the Box.”
Presented to Kentucky Innovations Conference, Lexington, KY
May 16, 2013
“Effectively Curating a Pinterest Account for Academic Libraries.”
Presented to Library 2.012 Conference, online conference.
October 4, 2012
“Effectively Curating a Pinterest Account for Academic Libraries.”
Presented as a poster session to Kentucky Library Association
Conference, Louisville, KY
September 21, 2012
“Becoming the Learning Commons:Addressing User Needs in the 21st
Century.”
Presented as a poster session to Kentucky Library Association joint
spring conference.
April 12, 2012
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Kentucky Library Association
President, 2015-2016
Kentucky Medical Library Association
American Library Association