My Courses

• LME 506 - Classification and Cataloging
• LME 508 - Reference and Information Services
• LME 512 - Issues in Library Media Education
• LME 590 - Practicum

Research Interests

• Kentucky School Library Media Center Standards Performance
  • Beyond Proficiency Survey KSMA Presentation
• School Libraries in an International Perspective
  • School Library Project in Spain
• Alternative Shelving Practices
• Distance Learning
• Kentucky Regional Culture and Folklore
  • KSMA Presentation Materials
    • KSMA PRESENTATION on Kentucky Children's Literature
      

Kentucky Educational Resources

• Database of Kentucky children's literature
• Resource book on Native American literature by Judy Sizemore
  

Current Professional and Service Activities

• 2004 Kentucky School Media Association Presenter – “Jack in Kentucky – Bringing Local Culture into your Library”
• 2005 SITE Conference Presenter – “Creating a Boutique Program in Cyberspace”
• 2005 to present - Program Consultant for SEK Catalunya, La Garriga, Spain – Developing and English Language Arts Library Classroom for Primary Grades
• June 2005 Kentucky Libraries Article – “Jack in Kentucky – Bringing Local Culture into your Library”
  • 2006 Kentucky Libraries Award Winning Article
• 2005 Kentucky School Media Association Presenter - "Reconsidering Regionalism: Southern Stereotypes in Kentucky Children's Literature"
• 2006 Kentucky Libraries Article - "Reconsidering Regionalism: Southern Stereotypes in Kentucky Children's Literature"
• 2004 to present - Owensboro Sister Cities Executive Committee
• 2006 Study Abroad professor (KCTCS-WKU) Czech Republic
• 2006 Owenboro Daviess County Library Foundation Board of Directors
• 2006 Kentucky School Media Association Presenter - "Beyond Proficiency: How do we measure up?"
  

Creative Interests

• Video and Multimedia Production
• Digital Photography
• Gardening
• Travel

Past Projects

• 2000 Electronic Field trip to Perryville, Kentucky - multimedia CD ROM distributed by Kentucky Educational Television
• 2000 KET Civil War in Kentucky EdWeb project
• 2001 The Fowling of Kentucky - Video Program on factory poultry farming in Kentucky - Cumberland Chapter, Sierra Club
• 2002 Understanding Mexico - Video Program on Mexican Education System - WKYU, U.S. DOE
• 2003 Understanding the Mexican Educational System - Video Program on Mexican Education System - WKYU, U.S. DOE
  

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