RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primarily, I serve as reference and instruction librarian and provide assistance in the Marilyn J. Lass Center for Minnesota Studies. I do collection development and instruction primarily in the social sciences. I also provide appointments for individual assistance, such as:

• Orientation to the library
• Tours of the library
• Database searching instruction
• Internet instruction
• Research consultation

For class presentations, I often:

• Create class-related handouts
• Develop subject bibliographies
• Collaborate to create Library assignments for classes
• Provide guides on information resources

Additionally, I serve as library liaison to these departments::

• Anthropology (Faculty Contact: Dr. Paul Brown)
• Psychology (Faculty Contact Dr. Lisa Perez)
• Sociology & Corrections (Faculty Contact Dr. Paul Prew)
• Social Work (Faculty contact: Dr. Robin Wingo)

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:

Education:

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Specialist in Educational Leadership 2004-2005
Thesis Title: "A History of the Center of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato"

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
MA School of Journalism, 1983-1990
Alternate Plan Paper: "A Comparison of Small Independent Publishing Houses and Large Corporate Publishing Houses." 1988

University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
M.L.S. 1986

University of Denver
Summer Denver Publishing Institute
Certificate, 1984

Concordia College
Moorhead, Minnesota
BA Major in French, English, minor in philosophy, 1976-1980

Experience:

Minnesota State University, Mankato Memorial Library
Mankato, MN
1987-current

• Reference, Instruction, Collection Development
• Student advising 1987-present, about 50 students per year
• Service to library (various terms):
  • Faculty Development Committee
  • Disaster Awareness
  • ADA
  • Personnel
  • Graduate Faculty
  • a variety of Ad Hoc Committees over the years
• Service on campus:
  • University's 125th Anniversary Committee 88-90
  • Student Relation Coordinators group, member, 1996-present
  • ALO-LGBT Panel participant 1988-1998
  • Faculty Association Planning SubMeet 1990-1992
  • General Education Commission  1991-1993
  • Invisible Line Trainer  1992-1996
  • Faculty Association Graduation SubMeet Member, then Co-Chair 1994-1998
  • Honors Teacher 1996-2006 (McCarthy Era, Japanese-American Camps, Writing Home, History of Books and Printing)
  • Honors Advisory Committee 2004-2005
  • Honors Director 2008-2010
  • Commission on the Status of Women, member, then Co-Chair 2002-2005
  • Mary Jane Young Scholarship Committee  1994-2001
  • Peer Consultant and Peer Mentor  2004-present
  • History Day Judge 2004-present
  • Diverse Cultures Task Force Co-Chair 2006-2008
  • Employee Recognition Committee 2008-present
  • 3rd Member, various graduate students' committees 1994-present
  • First year Seminar Instructor 1998-present
  • Advising Task Force, member then Chair, 2009-present
• Service to the community:
  • Literacy volunteer 1987-1991
  • CADA House Voting Member 1987-1991
  • Hospice Volunteer 2000- present

 

Presentations/Papers:

Clink, K., & Granberg-Rademacker, S., & Glaser, S., & Koenen, S. (2011) Academic Advising & Assessment-Oh My!. Presentation at Minnesota College Personnel Association Annual Conference. William Mitchell College of Law Campus St. Paul, MN  October 21, 2011.

Bothmann, B.& Clink, K.(2011). "Free Puppies:" Integrating Web Resources into the Catalog. Advances in Librarianship 34: (forthcoming).

Clink, K. & Bothmann, B. (2011). "Free Puppies:" Integrating Web Resources into the Catalog. Presentation at Lib Tech 2011, St. Paul MN. March 16, 2011.

Clink, Kellian. (2011). "When is the Personal not Political?" in Out Behind the Desk: Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians. Duluth, MN: Library Juice Press.

Clink, K. (2009). Transitions: Scaffolding Research Skills, Building Bridges, Creating New Knowledge. Pacific Northwest Library Association's Centennial Conference:"A Century of Cooperation, A Legacy of Leadership" August 5-7. Missoula, Montana.

Clink, Kellian, and Amy Mukamuri. (2009). Exploring Best Practices for Identification, Assessment, Course Placement, Support Services, and Academic Monitoring of First Year students whose ACT writing scores indicate needs for skill building. Document written under the auspices of the University's Strategic Priorities Grant.

McClure, R. and Clink, K. (2009) How do you know that? An investigation of student research practices in the digital age. Portal 9.1.Selected for inclusion in ALA's Research Review for 2009, Cite U Like, Recommended Reading from Portal, Current Cites & others.

Clink, K. & McDonnell, P. (2008). “ Undergrads in the reference stacks? Using Reference Universe for Composition 101 Topics. Minnesota Library Association  Conference.  Bloomington, MN.

Clink, K. (2008). “What do college students learn in high school about research?” Minnesota Library Association Conference. November 21, Bloomington, MN. Portal 9.1.

Amy Mukamuri, Kellian Clink and Pam Becker. (2008). Advising and Advocacy for Refugee/Immigrant ESL Speakers. Professional Development Day. Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Schomberg, & Clink, K. (August 2007). Some Assessment Indicators. Presented at Library Services' staff retreat, Minnesota State University, Mankato. (Discussed survey results from junior & senior library users.)

Kellian Clink. "Librarians and gumshoes: A look at the last decade's bestselling murder mysteries." Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest Library Association Conference, August 11, 2006.

Kellian Clink and Peg Lawrence. "The information commons: A new paradigm." Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest Library Association Conference, August 10, 2006.

Kellian Clink. "RateMyProfessors.com: Gossip or Useful Information." Iowa City, IA: NACADA Region 6 Conference, May 19, 2006.

Kellian Clink. "ACRL Information Literacy Standards and Composition Papers: How Are We Doing?" Montana Library Association. May 4, 2006.

Kellian Clink. "Queer in College: The Need for Campus Queer Centers." SAGA: Concordia College's Straight & Gay Alliance. Moorhead, MN: April, 2005.

Kellian Clink. "Campus Climate for LGBT Students." Best Practices Forum at Minnesota State University, Mankato: October, 2004.

Kellian Clink. "Queer Advisors: A Proposal and Discussion." NACADA North Central Region 6 Conference St. Paul, MN: April, 2004.

Kellian Clink, "Evaluating Your Collection Using Student Papers." Montana Library Association Conference, Bozeman, MT: April, 2004.

Kellian Clink, "Activism and Community Building at a Queer Center." Red River Valley Women’s Studies Conference Moorhead, MN: October, 2003.

Kellian Clink, "Genealogy and Oral Histories: What’s the Connection?" South Central Genealogy Expo Mankato, MN: November, 2003.

Kellian Clink, "Student Bibliographies: A Librarian's Examination." Presentation at the Pacific Northwest Library Association Conference, Boise, ID: August, 2003.

Kellian Clink and Signe Brunner, "Barbara Kruger: Her place in art history, her work, how we can emulate her postmodern deconstruction and have fun at the same time!" A combination lecture/collage making event for Women's History Month sponsored by the Women's Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Spring, 2003.

Kellian Clink, "The May Day Parade, The Heart of the Beast, The Powderhorn Neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN: A Celebration" 37th Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference October, 2002.

Kellian Clink, "Lesbians in U.S. History" Brown Bag for Women's History Month, MSU: March, 2002.

Kellian Clink, "Bibliosisterhood" Women and Leadership Conference, Mankato, MN: 2002.

Kellian Clink, "Historiography of the Dakota Conflict," Presentation at Northern Great Plains History Conference held in Grand Forks, ND: October, 2001.

Kellian Clink, "Nuts and Bolts of Organizing" Women and Leadership Conference, 2001.

Kellian Clink, "Women Artists." Presentation for the Geneva Public Library Lecture Series, Spring, 2000.

Kellian Clink, "The Female Gaze: When the Photographer is a Woman." Presentation for the Geneva Public Library Lecture Series, Spring, 1999.

Kellian Clink, "The Role of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs in the Public Library Movement in Minnesota." Presentation for the Bemidji Arts Council, July, 1994.

Kellian Clink, "Lesbian photographers." Seizing the Moment Conference. University of Texas at Austin, Spring 1994.

Kellian Clink, "Feminism and Art Photography," Brown Bag Lunch Presentation, February 1993.

Kellian Clink and Donna Langston, "From Romantic Friends to Dykes on Bikes: A short social history of lesbians in the US" Brown Bag Presentation for the Women's Center, Spring, 1992.

Kellian Clink, "The IOLS as a Collection Development Tool," IN: Proceedings of the Integrated Online Library Systems Meetings Canfield, OH: Genaway and Associates, 1992.

Kellian Clink and Loretta Johnson, "Taking Risks: Sharing Power in the Classroom," Presentation at 1991 Bush Conference on Undergraduate Education held in Minneapolis, MN: October, 1991.

Kellian Clink, "Integrating Online Databases into an Online Catalog: Comparative Search Strategies," IN: Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems Canfield, OH: Genaway and Associates, 1991.

Tim Smith and Kellian Clink, "Evaluation of the Public Periodicals List Functions on the MSUS/PALS Online Catalog and Serials Subsystem," IN: Proceedings of the Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems Canfield: OH: Genaway and Associates, 1990.

Recent Awards:

• Recipient of Customer Service Award, MSU Employee Recognition Program, 2003.
• Recipient of Customer Service Award, MSU Employee Recognition Program, 2007.
• Recipient of Sigma Sigma Sigma Service Award. Spring 2008.
• Recognition through Women of Vision and Courage Award 2004-2010.
• Honorary Member, Golden Key International Honour Society.
• MSSA Award Recipient 2010.

Memberships:

• American Library Association
• Minnesota Library Association

Other:

• Teacher in the Honors Program. Recent courses have included the Dakota Conflict and History of Books and Libraries.
• Recent conference attendance included a workshop at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, the Pacific North West Library Associaton Conference and Montana Library Association Conference.