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." 1988University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
M.L.S. 1986University of Denver
Summer Denver Publishing Institute
Certificate, 1984Concordia 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, Lass Center
- Student advising
- Service to library: Faculty Development Committee
- Service on campus: Student Relations Coordinator, Assessment Committee, Cultural Diversity Curriculum, Peer Mentor, Peer Consultant, Honors Program
Presentations/Papers:
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.
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 2004-2008.
Memberships:
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.
