Belk Library and Information Commons

Education

Bachelor of Arts in French, Virginia Tech, 1999
Master of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Master of Appalachian Studies, Culture concentration, Appalachian State University, in progress
 

Library Responsibilities

• E-Resources Librarian:  Manage the E-Resources environment for the library, including trouble-shooting and developing workflows, to ensure seamless and transparent access to scholarly information.
• Instructor: Information Literacy

Publications:

• Leonard, Andrea A. NASIG 2012 Conference Report on "Is the Journal Dead?," the closing session given by Rick Anderson at the NASIG 2012 Annual Conference, Vol 27, No. 3 (September 2012).
• Coles, Andrea A. and William C. Dougherty. "Hang Together or Hang Separately: Improved Information Services through Communication and Culture." ACRL News, Vol. 70, No. 2 (February 2009).

Recent Presentations:

• Pollitt, Dr. Phoebe, and Andrea Leonard. "A Kaleidoscope of Culture: Health Care Insitutions as a Prism for Viewing Multiculturalism in Asheville, 1880s-1920s," Thirsty-Sixth Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference, Boone, N.C. (March23, 2013).
• Leonard, Andrea, Kelly McBride, and Elizabeth Cramer. “Because Our Director Told Us So: Appalachian’s Delayed Discovery Service Experience,” Southeastern Innovative Users Group Annual Meeting, Rock Hill, S.C. (February 9, 2013).
• Leonard, Andrea A. "Pop-up Your Data! Kinesthetic Learner in an E-Resources World?," Poster Session at LITA Forum 2012, Columbus, OH. (October 6, 2012).

Conferences, webinars, and workshops Fall 2012 - present:

     Presentations and Poster Sessions:

• Conference: Appalachian Studies Conference 2013, co-presenting "A Kaleidoscope of Culture: Health CAre Institutions as a Prism for Viewing Multiculturalism in ASheville, 1880s-1920s" with Dr. Phoebe Pollitt (March 2013)
• Conference: Southeastern Innovative Users Group 2013, co-presented "Because Our Director Told Us So: Appalachian's Delayed Discovery Experience" with Elizabeth Cramer and Kelly McBride (January 2013)
• Conference: LITA National Forum 2012, presented poster session: "Pop-up Your Data!" (October 2012)

     Attended/Participated in:

• Workshop: "Introduction to Drupal," Web Services, Appalachian State University (June 2013)
• Workshop: "Teaching with iPads," Carolyn Meier and Rebecca Miller from Virginia Tech at Appalachian State (June 2013)
• Workshop: "Delivering Engaging Lectures and Presentations," Faculty Development at Appalachian State (February 2013)
• Workshop: "Saving Time with Styles in Word," Learning Technology Services at Appalachian State (January 2013)
• Seminar: "First Fridays: Depression in Appalachia," Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Appalachian State (Nov 2012)
• Seminar: "First Fridays: Foreclosure in Appalachia," Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Appalachian State (Sept 2012)

Service Interests:

• I.T. planning
• Web content
• Digital and archival projects
• Peer-reviewing and editing scholarly writings

Scholarly Interests:

• Library and Information Sciences:
  • Project Management in general, and specifically:
  • E-Resources management and workflows
  • E-Resources and I.T. culture
  • Digital collections
• Appalachian Studies:
• Appalachian Studies and Appalachian Special Collections, identity and future
• Impact of technology and resulting globalization on Appalachia's identity: past, present, and future
• French culture presence and influence on Appalachia