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Gretchen Keer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Humboldt State University, Arcata CA
Instructional Services Librarian (August 2009-present)

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell PA
Electronic Resources Librarian (November 2003-July 2009)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
Library Assistant (January 2002 – November 2003)

Rutgers Center for Women and Work, New Brunswick NJ
Research Assistant (January 2001 – November 2003)

EDUCATION

SCILS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
M.L.I.S. (2003)
Areas of Concentration: Technology, User-Centered Services

Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
B.A. High Honors in English Literature (2001)
Areas of Concentration: Women's Studies, Literary Theory

PUBLICATIONS

Keer, G. (2010). Critical pedagogy and information literacy in community colleges . In M. T. Accardi, E. Drabinski, & A. Kumbier (Eds.), Critical library instruction: theories and methods. Duluth, MN: Library Juice Press.

"Twitter for Faculty," CELT Blog, http://www3.humboldt.edu/celt/tips/twitter_for_faculty/ (10/15/09)

Chapter in Critical Pedagogy and Information Literacy: An Edited Collection (Library Juice Press, Spring 2010).

Three poems in poeticdiversity.org.

PRESENTATIONS

"Laptops and Lunch" - Regularly scheduled, hour-long professional development course for faculty in all disciplines. Introduction to and demonstration of online library resources with Q&A period (MCCC).

"eLearning and Embedded Librarians" (co-presented with Mary Beth Parkinson & Peter Scheponik), Fourteenth Annual Technology and Learning Conference at MCCC, October 3rd, 2008.

"RSS for Research" (co-presented with Lisa McColl). Fourteenth Annual Technology and Learning Conference at MCCC, October 3rd, 2008.

"Screen capture the flag," TCLC Summer Camp, July 16, 2008.

"Distance Education and Library Technology" (co-presented with Mary Beth Parkinson), Eleventh Annual Technology and Learning Conference at MCCC, October 7th, 2005.

"Using Technology to Teach Information Literacy Skills" (co-presented with Mary Beth Parkinson), Tenth Annual Technology and Learning Conference at MCCC, October 8th, 2004.

Information literacy presentation at Convocation (2004).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & COMMITTEES

Member, HSU Affordable Learning Solutions committee (Fall 2010-present)

Facilitator, HSU Library Instruction Workgroup (Fall 2009- present)

Member, American Library Association (Fall 2003- present)

Chair elect, California Conference on Library Instruction steering committee (2011-2012)

Secretary, California Conference on Library Instruction steering committee (2010-2011)

Librarian representative to the MCCC Faculty Union Executive Committee (Fall 2008- 2009)

Member, Technology Committee of the Board of Trustees, William Jeanes Public Library (Spring 2007- 2009)

Bucks County Community College/Montgomery County Community College information sharing group (2007- 2009)

Member, MCCC Technology and Learning Conference planning committee (2007 & 2008)