The Martha Blakeney Special Collections and University Archives has been approved to continue its Building Partnerships for Student Success grant into year two for the 2020 – 2021 academic year. The grant, awarded for $68,882.94, is a partnership with the North Carolina State Library. North Carolina educators have a documented need for professional development resources…
Category: Kathelene McCarty Smith
Kathelene McCarty Smith Is Now Interim Head of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives
Kathelene McCarty Smith has been appointed Interim Head of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives following the departure of Keith Gorman in 2019. Smith is an assistant professor in University Libraries and until this appointment, served as instruction and outreach archivist. She earned a BA in history and an MA in art…
Library Faculty Discuss the Impact of World War I on the South
Keith Gorman, associate professor and assistant dean for special collections and university archives, and Kathelene Smith, assistant professor and instruction and outreach archivist, presented their recent findings on the shift in women’s roles during World War I and after its conclusion, at a two-day symposium at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. The event brought…
Helping Organizations Better Plan and Manage Short-Term Staffing Arrangements
Michael “Mike” A. Crumpton, MLIS, SHRM-SCP, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services for University Libraries and Associate Professor at UNC Greensboro, has co-edited a book with Nora J. Bird titled, “Short-Term Staff, Long-Term Benefits: Making the Most of Interns, Volunteers, Student Workers, and Temporary Staff in Libraries.” Too often, the time and effort required to train,…
University Libraries Awards Fall 2018 Information Literacy Course Development Awards
University Libraries has awarded four $1,000 course development awards to UNC Greensboro faculty for classes that will be taught beginning in the fall 2018 academic year. Each award recipient will collaborate with Library faculty to restructure their undergraduate or graduate courses to incorporate information literacy and research into the classes. This year’s winners include the…