Karen Terrell Pardue

Instructor of Library Services
Instructional Technology Librarian
Information Literacy Team Leader
Colorado State University – Pueblo
September 2008

Business Address:

LIB214A
University Library
2200 Bonforte Blvd
Pueblo, CO 81001-4901
(719) 549-2326
Home Address:

EDUCATION
MA, History, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Research focus: 19th-Century African American History; Projected graduation, May 2009.
MS, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
BA, History, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2003
AA, Pikes Peak Community College, 2001

TEACHING / LIBRARIANSHIP EXPERIENCE

First Year Program

AY 2007-Present
Lecturer
Fall 2008, US101—Academic and Career Exploration;

AY 2006-7
Lecturer
Fall 2007, US101—Academic and Career Exploration
University Library

Colorado State University - Pueblo

AY 2007- to Present
Instructor
30 Information Literacy Classes

AY 2006-7
Instructor
44 Information Literacy Classes
4 Faculty/Graduate/Undergrad training classes
3 Faculty one-on-one training sessions

 

AY 2005-6
Instructor
59 Information Literacy Classes
5 Faculty/Graduate training classes

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

April 2005-August 2005 Graduate Assistant/Interim Director, Project Excel Writing Center
August 2004-May 2005 Instructor/Graduate Assistant
Eng 135—Syntax and Grammar
August 2005-Dec. 2005 Teaching Assistant under the direction of Harlow Sheidley, PhD
Hist 152—US to 1877
January 2003-Aug. 2005 Instructor/Graduate Assistant
Eng 145—Composition Lab

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Online Instructional Materials Created

AY 2007-Present
“Using Reference Resources”
“Searching the Online Catalog”
“Off-Campus Access Demo”
“Cinahl w/Full Text Plus Demo”

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
AY 2007-2008

Pardue, K.T. Constructing a large-class model for information literacy instruction. (in progress)
Pardue, K.T. (August 2008). Career exploration. In Academic and Career Exploration. New York: FountainHead Press.
Pardue, K.T. (August 2008). Blackboard basics. In Academic and Career Exploration. New York: FountainHead Press.
Pardue, K.T. (April 2008). “So You’ve Created It… Now What?: Using A Wiki As A Project Manager.” A panel presentation, “Library Innovators: Closer Than You Think!” given at the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) Spring Workshops, Pueblo, Colorado.

AY 2006-2007

Bruch, C., Nolan, W., & Pardue, K.T. (May 2007). “Library Partnership for Student Success.” A presentation for the Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) Spring Workshops, Pueblo, Colorado.

 

Eads, S. & Pardue, K.T. (April 2007). “Are You a Robot? and Other Serious
Questions.” A virtual poster presentation for the RUSA/MERS Section of the American Library Association. ALA Annual Conference, June 2007.
Pardue, K. T. (November 2006). “This One’s On Us!”: A Three-Pronged Approach to Productive, Student-Centered Library Instruction,” Colorado Association of Libraries Conference workshop presentation, Denver, Colorado.
Bruch, C. and Pardue, K. T. (November 2006). “Marketing Course-Integrated Instruction through Faculty Evaluations” Colorado Association of Libraries Conference poster presentation, Denver, Colorado.

AY 2005-2006

University Library exhibition, “Past is Present: Hand Bookbinding”, April 2006.

AY 2004-2005

Pardue, K.T. “Bookbinding Structures,” Workshop conducted at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to students in the Department of Art, May 30, 2005.

AY 2003-2004

Pardue, K.T., “Expectations of Equality, Realities of Prejudice: Factors in the Tolerance and Discrimination of Colorado Springs African Americans, 1871-1926,” First Prize Winner, Cesar Chavez Student Conference. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, September 17, 2003.

SERVICE / PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Development
AY 2007-2008
• Flash CS3 Programming, Denver, CO, March 2007
• Ajax Programming for Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 2007
• History Colloquium, Pikes Peak Community College, September 2007

Conferences
AY 2007-2008
• CliC Consortium Spring Workshops, Pueblo, CO.
• CALC Summit of the Colorado Library Consortium, Denver, CO.

AY 2006-2007
• CliC Consortium Spring Workshops, Pueblo, CO.
• Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference, Baltimore, MD.
• CALC Summit of the Colorado Library Consortium, Denver, CO.

 

AY 2005-2006
• Computers in Libraries 2006, Washington, D.C.
• Colorado Association of Libraries 2005, Denver, CO

Committees and Service

AY2007-2008

Statewide Committees:
• AskColorado: Quality Assurance and Evaluation Committee (Chair)
Colorado State University-Pueblo
• Search Committee (Chair), Asst. Professor of Library Services/University Archivist & Records Manager
• Search Committee (Member), Director of Writing Program; Assistant Professor of Early English, Dept. of English
• Search Committee (Member), Asst. Professor of Library Services/Cataloging Librarian
• Library Board
• Information Technology Board
• Strategic Planning Oversight Committee Board
• Faculty Senate
• Committee on Committees
• Strategic Plan Review Committee
• Web Style Committee

University Library Committees:
• Policy Review Committee (Chair)
• Web Team (Chair)

Community Service:
• History Day Judge, 2007, Colorado College
• History Day Judge, 2007, Colorado State University - Pueblo

AY2006-2007
Statewide Committees:
• AskColorado: Quality Assurance and Evaluation Committee, member
Community Service:
• History Day Judge, 2006, Colorado State University - Pueblo

AY2005-2006
Colorado State University-Pueblo
• Library Board
• Search Committee Member, Library Instruction Coordinator
• Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee
• Information Technology Board
• General Education Committee
• Strategic Planning Oversight Committee
University Library Committees:

 

• Public Relations Committee
• Web Team (Chair)
Community Service:
• History Day Judge, 2005, Colorado State University - Pueblo

AY 2005-2006
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• Search Committee (Member), Director—Project Excel Writing Center

AY 2004-2005
Community Service:
• History Day Judge, 2004, Colorado College, Colorado Springs

Honors/ Awards/Grants

Colorado State University-Pueblo
• Student Technology Fee Grant, Prof. Dan Sullivan, co-writer, $8630
• Faculty Development Grant, $1500
• Outstanding Faculty -University Library, 2007

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs:
• National Jack Kent Cook Scholarship Nominee, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2005 (for graduate study in history)
• Graduated BA in History with Highest Distinction—May 2003
• Outstanding Graduate in History (undergraduate)—May 2003

Fellowships and Scholarships (competitive)

Colorado State University-Pueblo
• Workshop Acceptance: Five Weeks to a Social Library, 2007
• Conference: CALC Summit Scholarship, 2007
• Conference: ACRL Virtual Conference Scholarship, 2007

University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
• Workshop Grant: “Digitization and Beyond”, March 2004
• Graduate Study Fellowship: Judith Duyi Chien Fellowship, 2003

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs:
• Graduate Study: Graduate Diversity Fellowship, 2005
• Undergraduate Research Prize: Cesar Chavez Diversity Award, 2003
• Undergraduate Study: Colorado Scholars Award, 2002
• Undergraduate Study: Florence Murphy History Scholarship, 2001

Professional Memberships
• The American Library Association
o The Association of College and Research Librarieso Library and Information Technology Association
• Colorado Association of Libraries
o Library Instruction Interest Group
The Organization of American Historians