| Jennifer Eileen Knievel Curriculum Vitae June 2004 Rank of Assistant Professor since July 2001 |
184 UCB University Libraries • Boulder, Colorado 80309 • 303-492-8887
• jennifer.knievel@colorado.edu •
| Education |
1999 M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
1998 B.A., cum laude, English with a Creative Writing Emphasis, French Minor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
| Employment |
2004–2006 Associate Faculty Director for Reference and Instructional Services Department, Norlin Library, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
2001–present Assistant Professor / Humanities Reference and Instruction Librarian, Norlin Library, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
2000–2001 Senior Instructor / Reference and Instruction Librarian, temporary 85% time position, Norlin Library, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
1999–2000 Branch Librarian, Montbello Branch, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado
| Bibliography |
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| Articles and Book Chapters |
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2004 Kellsey, Charlene and Knievel, Jennifer. 2004. Global English in the Humanities? A Longitudinal Citation Study of Foreign Language Use by Humanities Scholars. College & Research Libraries 65, no.4 (June 2004). [Refereed]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer and Becky Imamoto. 2004. Critical Information Literacy: Getting Information, Getting Over Information Overload. In Knowing Words: A Guide to First-Year Writing and Rhetoric at CU. Pearson Press. Scheduled for release in Fall 2004. [In Press]
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. 2003. Library Databases as Writing-Course Anthologies: Implications of a New Kind of Online Textbook. Public Services Quarterly 1, no. 4 (Fall 2003). [Refereed]
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Why Your Patrons Will Love E-Books, and You Should Too. Colorado Libraries 27, no.3 (Fall 2001).
2000 McCarty, Jennifer. 2000. Are You Sure I am only Thirty Miles Away? The Transition from a Public to an Academic Library. Colorado Libraries 26, no.4 (Winter 2000).
| Articles and Book Chapters in Progress |
2004 Knievel, Jennifer and Charlene Kellsey. 2004. Citation Analysis for Collection Development: A Comparative Study of Eight Humanities Fields. [Submitted to Library Quarterly]
2004 Connaway-Silipigni, Lynn, Jennifer Knievel, and Heather Wicht. 2004. Use of Circulation Statistics and Interlibrary Loan Data in Collection Management. [In Progress]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer. 2004. Library Databases as Writing Course Anthologies: A Follow Up Study. [In Progress]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer. 2004. Combining Online Tutorials and an In Person Seminar: Responses from the Teaching Faculty. [In Progress]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer and Heather Wicht . 2004. Determining an Obsolescence Rate Using Circulation, Holdings, and Interlibrary Loan Data: A case study at the University of Colorado. [In Progress]
| Reviews |
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. 2003. Review of Belly Dance: Fitness for Weight Loss, (Goldhil Home Media home video). Library Journal 128, no.11 (15 June 2003): 113.
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. 2003. Review of Spanish Peaks: Land & Legends, by Conger Beasley, Jr. Colorado libraries 29, no.1 (Spring 2003): 46.
2002 McCarty, Jennifer, and Jason Knievel. 2002. Review of World Almanac Video’s Guide to Extreme Weather (Series), (Choices, Inc. home video). Library Journal 127, no.2 (1 February 2002): 149-50.
2002 McCarty, Jennifer. 2002. Review of Backpacking Through Europe, (Atlas Multimedia home video). Library Journal 127, no.9 (15 May 2002): 141.
2002 McCarty, Jennifer. 2002. Review of Gimme a Kiss, (Cinema Guild home video). Library Journal 127, no.10 (1 June 2002): 215.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of How to Hike the Continental Divide Trail, (Lynne Whelden Productions) and Lightweight Backpacking Secrets Revealed, (Lynne Whelden Productions). Library Journal 126, no.19 (15 November 2001): 110-11.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of The Bellydance Fitness for Beginners: Slim Down, (Goldhil Home Media home video). Library Journal 126, no.16 (1 October 2001):158.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of The Sensual Art of Bellydance, (Goldhil Home Media home video). Library Journal 126, no.13 (August 2001): 179.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of Ballet Bootcamp, (Tapeworm Video Distributors, Inc. home video). Library Journal 126, no.11 (15 June 2001): 117.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, (Monterey Media home video). Library Journal 126, no.4 (1 March 2001): 147.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001.Review of Loving Choices: An Experience in Growing Relationships, by Bruce Fisher and Nina Hart. Colorado Libraries 27, no. 4 (Winter 2001): 52.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. 2001. Review of Keep it Movin’: High Energy Hip Hop Aerobics Anyone Can Do (Wan’Some Entertainment home video) and More Afro-Caribbean Step: Dance Explosion (Body Be Good home video). Library Journal 126 no. 7 (15 April 2001): 149.
| Other Publications |
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. 2003. Types of Electronic Resources. University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries, Electronic Resources. (October 2003).
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. 2002. What You Said: A Summary of the Footnotes Survey. Footnotes: NMRT Newsletter 33, no.1 (August 2003).
2002 McCarty, Jennifer. 2003. How to Get More Money: Tips on Salary Negotiation. Footnotes: NMRT Newsletter 31, no.1 (January 2002).
| Editorial Responsibilities |
2002–2003 Footnotes, Editor. New Members Round Table Newsletter, American Library Association
2001–2002 Footnotes, Assistant Editor. New Members Round Table Newsletter, American Library Association
| Papers / Presentations / Panels |
| National |
2005 Connaway, Lynn, Jennifer Knievel, and Heather Wicht. “The Data Speak: What Your Circulation, ILL, and Holdings Data Are Trying to Tell You.” ACRL National Conference, “Currents and Convergence: Navigating the Rivers of Change,” April 2005. [Submitted]
2002 Knievel (McCarty), Jennifer. “Leading the Way: Librarians as Information Literacy Advocates in Campus Learning Communities.” Poster presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries President's Program, “Transformational Learning Communities: Claiming Our Future,” June 2002. [Refereed]
2002 Knievel (McCarty), Jennifer. “Leading the Way: Librarians as Information Literacy Advocates in Campus Learning Communities. Poster presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference, June 2002. [Refereed]
| Regional |
2004 Wicht, Heather, Jennifer Knievel, and Lynn Connaway. “Using Circulation, ILL and Collection Characteristics for the Development of Policies for Collections and ILL Services: A Follow Up Study” XXIV Annual Charleston Conference, “Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition,” November 2004. [Submitted]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer, and Becky Imamoto. “Information Literacy Instruction Online.” Colorado Association of Libraries / Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Conference, October 2004. [Submitted]
2004 Knievel, Jennifer, and Lynn Connaway. “Collection Analysis with Circulation Data: What Usage Can Tell Us About Weeding and Collection Development.” Colorado Association of Libraries / Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Conference, October 2004. [Submitted]
2002 Arp, Lori, and Jennifer McCarty. “Information Literacy and Cyber-Literacy.” Paper presented at Online Northwest 2002, Eugene, OR, March 2002. [Refereed]
| State |
2003 Knievel, Jennifer and Becky Imamoto. “Collaboration Across Campus: Information Literacy and Freshman Writing.” Colorado Association of Libraries Conference. October, 2003. Keystone, Colorado. [Refereed]
2001 Arp, Lori, Rolf Norgaard, and Jennifer McCarty. “Writing Information Literacy and Cyber-Literacy into Curricular Design: Academic Partnerships with University Libraries.” Paper presented at Teaching With Technology: Exploring and Showcasing Innovative Uses of Technology in Colorado Higher Education, Boulder, CO, August, 2001. [Refereed]
| Local |
2004 Wicht, Heather and Jennifer Knievel. “Circulation & ILL Data as Collection Development Tools.” Presentation to University Libraries bibliographers. May 2004.
2004 Knievel, Jennifer. “EndNote, ProCite, or Neither?” Presentation to University Libraries faculty and staff, sponsored by the Faculty Staff Development Committee. March 2004.
2003 Knievel, Jennifer and Heather Wicht. “Collection Development with netLibrary e-books.” Presentation to University Libraries bibliographers. October 2003.
2003 Knievel, Jennifer and Heather Wicht. “Understanding and Using Libraries Databases: netLibrary.” Presentation to University Libraries faculty and staff, sponsored by the Faculty Staff Development Committee. August 2003.
2003 Knievel, Jennifer. “Secrets from the Search Committee: Getting and Keeping that Academic Reference Librarian Job.” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. May 2003. Champaign, Illinois. [Invited]
2003 Norgaard, Rolf, and Jennifer Knievel. “Information Literacy on the University of Colorado at Boulder Campus. Rhetoric Workshop at the University of Colorado at Boulder. April 2003. Boulder, Colorado.
2002 Knievel (McCarty), Jennifer. “Understanding and Using Libraries Databases: EBSCO.” Presentation to University Libraries faculty and staff, sponsored by the Faculty Staff Development Committee. July 2002.
2002 McCarty, Jennifer, and Keith Gresham. “The Program for Writing and Rhetoric and the University Libraries: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?” Presentation to University Libraries faculty and staff. University of Colorado at Boulder. February 2002.
2001 McCarty, Jennifer. “netLibrary Basics at the Auraria Library.” Electronic book training presentation for the Auraria Library faculty and staff. September 2001.
| Professional Contributions |
| National |
2004–2005 Co-Chair, Emerging Technologies Committee, Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association
2003–2005 Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association
2003–2004 Member, Mentoring Committee, New Members Round Table, American Library Association
2002–2003 Intern, Emerging Technologies Committee, Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association
2002–2003 Chair, Footnotes Committee, New Members Round Table, American Library Association
2001–2002 Assistant Chair, Footnotes Committee, New Members Round Table, American Library Association
2000–2001 Team Leader, Hall of Fame Committee, History/Hall of Fame Committee, New Members Round Table, American Library Association
2000–2001 Member, Web Committee, New Members Round Table, American Library Association
| State |
2003–2004 Member, Quality Control and Training Subcommittee, Colorado Collaborative Virtual Reference project
2003 Member, All-Member Committee, Colorado Collaborative Virtual Reference project
| Memberships |
2002–present Catholic Library Association
q Academic Libraries / Library Education Section, 2002–present
q Bibliographic Instruction Round Table, 2002–present
2001–present Association of College and Research Libraries
q Instruction Section, 2001–present
q Women’s Studies Section, 2001–2004
1999–present Colorado Association of Libraries
1998–present American Library Association
q Library Instruction Round Table, 2000–2003
q New Members Round Table, 1998–present
| Grants |
2003 “Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend” traveling exhibition. Newberry Library and the American Library Association. $1,000. [Funded]
2003 Primary Investigator. “The Library as Laboratory: Information Literacy and the Humanities Researcher.” National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Focus Grant. $25,000. [Not funded]
2003 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant. Travel award for American Library Association Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada. $1,000. [Not funded]
2002 Co-Primary Investigator. Teaching and Learning with Technology Proposal. Faculty Teaching Excellence Program. University of Colorado at Boulder. $1,250. [Funded]
| Instruction |
| Instructional Planning and Design |
2004 Testing site coordinator. The project for Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS). A project to administer an online information literacy assessment test to 400 university freshmen.
2003–present Project Manager. Online information literacy tutorial for WRTG 1150, the Program for Writing and Rhetoric required freshman writing course.
2002 Assisted in coordinating instruction and seminars for 96 sections of the Program for Writing and Rhetoric mandatory freshman writing course Fall semester.
2002 Coordinated instruction and seminars for 35 sections of the Program for Writing and Rhetoric mandatory freshman writing course Spring Semester.
2001 Coordinated instruction and seminars for 50 sections of the Program for Writing and Rhetoric’s mandatory freshman writing course Fall semester
2001 Participated in two small groups of Program for Writing and Rhetoric instructors, covering 14 sections, to ensure open communication among librarians and instructors.
| Instructional Contact Hours |
2004 Provided 63 contact hours of library instruction, while on research leave, during Spring semester to students enrolled in HONR 3004.
2003 Provided over 330 contact hours of library instruction during Fall semester to students enrolled in PHIL 2220, PHIL 2290, PHIL 3480, WRTG 1150, WRTG 3020, WTRG 3010, HONR 1810, Philosophy Graduate Students, and McNair program students.
2003 Provided over 340 contact hours of library instruction during Spring semester to students enrolled in PHIL 3480, PHIL 2220, WRTG 1150, WRTG 3020, WRTG 3030, HONR 3004.
2002 Provided over 350 contact hours of library instruction during Fall semester to students enrolled in WRTG 1150, WRTG 3020, WRTG 3030, COMM 1600, McNair scholars program, and HONR 1810.
2002 Provided over 480 contact hours of library instruction during Spring semester to students enrolled in ARSC 1150, ARSC 3020, COMM 1600, COMM 1300, COMM 3310, and HONR 3004.
2001 Provided 750 contact hours of library instruction during Fall semester to students enrolled in ARSC 1150, COMM 1600, COMM 1300, HONR 1810, WMST 3800, CAMW 2001, and HIST 1015.
2001 Provided over 500 contact hours during Spring semester of library instruction to students enrolled in COMM 1600, SOCY 3401, JOUR 1002, GEOG 1992, SEWL 1000, and ARSC 1150.
2000 Provided 93 contact hours of library instruction during Fall semester to students enrolled in COMM 1300, COMM 4000, and SOCY 3401.
| Collection Development |
2003 Created collection policy for Linguistics collection.
2003 Created weeding policy, with faculty input, for Linguistics collection.
2003 Completed weeding project in Linguistics collection.
2003 Created collection policy for Philosophy collection.
2003 Completed major journals cancellation and subscription project in Philosophy collection with faculty input.
2003–present Responsible for collection development supporting Linguistics curriculum.
2002–2004 Humanities Representative, Bibliographers’ Budget Advisory Committee. [Elected]
2001–present Responsible for collection development supporting Philosophy curriculum.
2001–2003 Responsible for collection development supporting Comparative Literature curriculum.
2001–2003 Responsible for collection development supporting Women’s Studies curriculum.
2000–2001 Jointly responsible for collection development supporting History curriculum.
| Institutional Service |
| Library Committees |
2002–present Member, Recruitment and Retention Task Force.
2001–present Member, Faculty Staff Development Committee.
2001–present Member, Faculty Staff Development Sub-Committee for Research Related Programming.
2001 Volunteer, Core Planning Committee sub-committee on Personnel, Information Technology, and Facilities.
2000–2001 Member, Web Task Force subcommittee, Reference and Instructional Services.
| Search Committees |
2003–2004 Member, Search Committee. “Assistant Faculty Director of the Science Library.” Science Library.
2003–2004 Member, Search Committee. “Assistant Professor for Writing and Writing Center Director.” Program for Writing and Rhetoric.
2003 Member, Search Committee. “Faculty Director of Reference, Periodicals, and Media Library.” Reference and Instructional Services Department.
2002 Member, Search Committee, “Undergraduate Instruction Specialist.” Reference and Instructional Services Department.
2002 Member, Search Committee, “Instructional Technology Specialist.” Reference and Instructional Services Department.
| Other Institutional Service |
2002–present Coordinator, with Thea Lindquist, of “Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend.” Submitted successful grant application to National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host this traveling exhibition organized by the Newberry Library and American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office; traveled to 2-day organizers’ workshop, raised significant additional funding, organized and publicized exhibit and concurrent events and educational programming, including opening gala, speaker series, and film series; and coordinated complementary exhibits. See
http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/wess/Elizabeth.htm
2002–present Member, First-Year Course Committee, Program for Writing and Rhetoric.
2001–2002 Alumni Advisor, Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity, Gamma Theta chapter, University of Colorado at Boulder
| Community Volunteerism |
2003 CATECS (Center for Advanced Training in Engineering and Computer Science) Education Officer / exam proctor for Xia Fang, distance learning student, University of Colorado at Boulder (CATECS is now known as the Center for Advanced Engineering and Technology Education)
2001 Volunteer, Community Day, Norlin Library. Assisted in hands-on workshop using University of Colorado at Boulder online catalog
2001 Volunteer Reader, Read Across America Day
1996–present Member, Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity
| Honors, Awards, and Recognitions |
Acceptance to “Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion.” An intensive 4-day workshop to develop academic leadership skills. University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004 (Competitive)
Acceptance to the Association of College and Research Libraries’ “Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program ’02.” Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2002 (Competitive)
Irwin Library Science Fellowship, University of Illinois, 1998
Tuition Scholarship, University of Illinois, 1998
Membership, Phi Kappa Phi, 1998–present
Membership, Golden Key Honor Society, 1997–present
Membership, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997–present
| Continuing Education |
| Courses and Workshops |
2004 “Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion.” An intensive 4-day workshop to develop faculty leadership skills. University of Colorado at Boulder. January 2004.
2003 “Fundamentals of Supervision” Supervision Course. Five all-day sessions. Office of Organizational and Employee Development, University of Colorado at Boulder
2003 “How to Run a Meeting” Supervision Seminar. Office of Organizational and Employee Development, University of Colorado at Boulder
2002 Association of College and Research Libraries, “Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program ’02.” Track One. An intensive 5-day program. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. July 2002. (Competitive)
2002 Adobe PageMaker. New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. Broomfield, Colorado.
2002 Photoshop. Department of Continuing Education, University of Colorado at Boulder.
2002 “Preparing & Delivering Classroom Presentations.” Three sessions. Faculty Teaching Excellence Program, University of Colorado at Boulder
2001 Introduction to SPSS, statistical software, University of Colorado at Boulder
2001 “Becoming a More Creative Teacher” Two sessions. Faculty Teaching Excellence Program Symposium, University of Colorado at Boulder
2001–2002 New Faculty Group: Humanities. Faculty Teaching Excellence Program, University of Colorado at Boulder
| Conferences |
2004 American Library Association Midwinter Conference, San Diego, California
2003 American Library Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada
2003 American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002 American Library Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 American Library Association Midwinter Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
2002 Online Northwest, Eugene, OR
2001 Teaching With Technology: Exploring and Showcasing Innovative Uses of Technology in Colorado Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado
2001 American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California
1999 American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania