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Elizabeth L. Price
Address: 2013 Woodbourne Ave. Louisville, Ky. 40205 | Cell phone: (859) 619-6384
Web site: http://elizabethlprice.info | E-mail: [email protected]
Education
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Master of Science in Library and Information Science, December 2008 (GPA 4.0)
Honors: Beta Phi Mu International Library Honor Society
• Studied search techniques for online databases such as Lexis, Dialog, Westlaw,
EBSCOhost, and Wilson Web.
• Researched applications of Web 2.0 technologies such as instant messaging,
social-networking sites and microblogging in library settings.
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, June 2001 (GPA 3.9, summa cum laude)
• Majored in news writing and editing.
• Completed courses on gathering information and using it ethically, writing precisely,
evaluating news for writing and editing, presenting information graphically, and
researching and reporting on contemporary issues.
Library experience
Librarian/adjunct instructor
February 2010 to present
Jefferson Community and Technical College-Downtown Library, Louisville, Ky.
• Assisted students from reference desk with finding resources to complete class
assignments and with citing those materials in the proper format.
• Created nine Research Guides using the LibGuides platform. Topics included
American Decades in the 20th Century, Biographies, Citations, Controversial Issues,
Evidence-Based Nursing, Fairy and Folktales, History of Louisville, Psychology 110
and Peer-reviewed/scholarly articles.
• Taught multiple sections of the Introduction to Information Resources course in Fall
2010, Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters.
• Developed the Foundations of Information Literacy course to teach developmental
students the basics of research and resource evaluation. Pilot began Spring 2012.
• Presented weekly information literacy workshops and professor-requested classroom
instruction sessions on topics such as using databases and citing sources.
Independently developed four new workshops focused on plagiarism, search engines,
evaluating information, and finding useful web sources.
• Spearheaded library’s social-media presence by creating online content,
running student contests and advertising our services. Find the library
on Facebook (www.facebook.com/JCTCDTLibrary) and
on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/JCTCDTLibrary/videos).
• Planned and implemented library’s book displays tied to monthly celebrations,
campus activities and current events.
• Presented poster session on e-readers in libraries at annual KLA/KSMA Joint
Conference in September 2010.
Library Assistant, Circulation Desk
January 2010 to August 2010
Lexington Public Library-Northside Branch, Lexington, Ky.
• Assisted patrons with finding books that met their needs and/or interests.
• Performed quick reference services for patrons using print and online resources.
• Answered phones and helped patrons sign up for classes and meeting rooms.
• Helped with inventory and shifting as needed.
Research Intern, A. Bartlett Giamatti Research Center
June 2007 to August 2007
National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y
• Researched and responded to patron questions via personal interview, phone
and e-mail during ten-week internship.
• Organized print, photographic and microfilm materials to fulfill patron requests;
assisted with and monitored patrons’ use of materials at closed-stacks facility;
arranged for document delivery and billing for off-site orders.
• Researched and wrote artifact spotlight and presented it three times to visitors.
• Scheduled appointments, answered phones, manned reference desk, and kept
research center tidy and user equipment ready.
Other experience
Copy Editor and Designer
August 2001 to January 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Ky.
• Developed professional editing and writing skills during eight years as a journalist.
• Increased accuracy in articles and online features by fact-checking using print
and online reference materials.
• Planned 2008 and 2009 Kentucky Derby coverage as part of four-person team;
individual responsibility in 2009 was directing section content, staffing,
transportation, and communication at Churchill Downs to produce twelve-page
wrap-up section. Individual responsibility in 2008 was staffing, content and execution
of sixteen-page race preview section.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe InDesign, InCopy and Photoshop.
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Professional associations
American Library Association
October 2008 to present
Association of College and Research Libraries
February 2009 to present
Kentucky Library Association
September 2010 to present
Continuing education
Multimedia design and production, Florida State University - London July 2011
• Created digital learning objects based on experiences in London, conforming to
appropriate copyright laws and educational guidelines. Communicated what we learned
using social media and personal blogs. Find most of the coursework collected at my blog,
Gone to the Winchester (http://gonetothewinchester.blogspot.com/).
‘Generation NeXt: Understanding, Teaching and Serving Today’s Students’
Jefferson Community and Technical College
January 2011
• Attended a day-long program facilitated by Mark Taylor about creating learning
environments and assignments that are appealing to students in the Millennial
generation, aka Generation NeXt.
American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington
June 2010
• Attended programs about incorporating social media into class assignments,
developing screen casts, and using innovative technologies to enhance service, and
translating evidence-based practice into information literacy instruction.
American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago
July 2009
• Attended multiple programs, including “Life after 2.0.”
‘The Art of Leadership’ seminar
Southern Newspaper Publisher Association, Lexington, Ky.
June 2009
• Examined management skills and tools during one-day seminar.
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