Julie Howe | SCC

Faculty and Staff

Julie Howe

Health Science and Reference Librarian
Learning Support (Learning Commons)

JHowe 606-878-4724
julie.howe@kctcs.edu
Office Location: Laurel North Campus/Building 2/Office 125

Office Hours:

 MTRF-8:00-4:30, Wednesday 10:30-7
Year Started at SCC: 2011
Education/Degrees: BA English (Area of Concentration in Education)
Masters in Library Science
Resume:

University of Kentucky
Masters, Library Science
2008 – 2010

Morehead State University
Bachelors, English
2002 – 2006

ESL Tutor, self-employed, June 2007-current
Reference Intern, University of Kentucky Medical Center Library, January 2009-December 2010
Graduate Assistant/Temporary Worker, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, July 2010-July 2011
Health Science and Reference Librarian, Somerset Community College, August 2011-current

    • Kentucky Libraries Association
      o 2008 to Present

    • American Libraries Association
      o 2008 to Present

    • Librarians Without Borders
      o December 2012 to Present

    • Kentucky Medical Libraries Association
      o August 2012 to Present

  • Friends of the Laurel County Public Library
    o December 2012 to Present
Presentations:

“Effectively Curating a Pinterest Account for Public Libraries.” Library 2.012 Conference. October 4, 2012.

“Effectively Curating a Pinterest Account for Public Libraries.” Kentucky Libraries Association Fall 2012 Conference: Poster Presentation. September 21, 2012.

“Becoming the Learning Commons: Addressing User Needs in the 21st Century.” KLA/SLA 2012 Joint Spring Conference. April 12, 2012.

http://somerset.kctcs.libguides.com/
Interests – professional: Library instruction, information literacy (particularly in health sciences), the culture of social media, Web 2.0 and 3.0 applications, collections management, (virtual) reference.
Interest – personal: Reading, good coffee, classic film, teaching English as a second language, semantics.
Interests – personal: Reading, good coffee, classic film, teaching English as a second language, semantics.
 Links:

LibGuides I’ve created: http://somerset.kctcs.libguides.com/profile.php?uid=46985

SCC Learning Commons: http://somerset.kctcs.edu/current-students/student-resources/libraries

SCC Learning Commons on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCCLearningCommons

SCC Learning Commons on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/scclearningcomm/

SCC Learning Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCC_LearningCom