Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Science in Library Science (M.S.L.S.), May 2015
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in German, December 2012
Master of Science in Library Science (M.S.L.S.), May 2015
- School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Diversity Advocate Certificate Recipient
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in German, December 2012
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Chancellor’s List for four semesters (GPA 3.8+), Dean’s List for one semester (GPA 3.40-3.79)
- Study Abroad – University of Mannheim, Germany, Fall 2010 – Fall 2011
Work Experience
Assistant for Education and Interpretation at the Ackland Art Museum – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (May 2019 – Present)
Reserves Processing Assistant/Evening Circulation Supervisor – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2017 – May 2019)
Reference Assistant – Chatham Community Library – Pittsboro, NC (December 2015 – March 2017)
Freelance Computer and Research Consultant (October 2015 – March 2017) – Carrboro, NC
Library Coordinator/Librarian Professional – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Center – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (July 2014 – July 2015)
Student Assistant – Music Library – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (January 2015 – May 2015)
Library Assistant II, Information Services – Chapel Hill Public Library – Chapel Hill, NC (December 2013 – September 2014)
Volunteer Banned Books Trading Cards Coordinator – Chapel Hill Public Library – Chapel Hill, NC (October 2013 – March 2014)
Library Associate/Service Specialist I – South County Regional Library – Charlotte, NC (September 2012 – August 2013)
Library Volunteer – Steele Creek Library – Charlotte, NC (June 2012 – August 2012)
Receptionist (June 2012 – March 2013) – Driscoll Sheedy, P.A. – Charlotte, NC
Peer Mentor, Students Obtaining Success (January 2010 – May 2012) – University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
Restaurant Host (May 2009 – October 2009) – O'Charley's – Winston-Salem, NC
Administrative Assistant (June 2007 – January 2008) – Amazing Siding Corp. of Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Reserves Processing Assistant/Evening Circulation Supervisor – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (March 2017 – May 2019)
Reference Assistant – Chatham Community Library – Pittsboro, NC (December 2015 – March 2017)
Freelance Computer and Research Consultant (October 2015 – March 2017) – Carrboro, NC
Library Coordinator/Librarian Professional – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Center – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (July 2014 – July 2015)
Student Assistant – Music Library – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (January 2015 – May 2015)
Library Assistant II, Information Services – Chapel Hill Public Library – Chapel Hill, NC (December 2013 – September 2014)
Volunteer Banned Books Trading Cards Coordinator – Chapel Hill Public Library – Chapel Hill, NC (October 2013 – March 2014)
Library Associate/Service Specialist I – South County Regional Library – Charlotte, NC (September 2012 – August 2013)
Library Volunteer – Steele Creek Library – Charlotte, NC (June 2012 – August 2012)
Receptionist (June 2012 – March 2013) – Driscoll Sheedy, P.A. – Charlotte, NC
Peer Mentor, Students Obtaining Success (January 2010 – May 2012) – University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
Restaurant Host (May 2009 – October 2009) – O'Charley's – Winston-Salem, NC
Administrative Assistant (June 2007 – January 2008) – Amazing Siding Corp. of Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Instruction Experience
INLS 690: Information Services in a Diverse Society, Guest Lecturer (October 2018) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Community Workshop Series Volunteer Instructor/Floater (January 2015 – April 2016) – Carrboro Cybrary (Carrboro, NC) & Chapel Hill Public Library (Chapel Hill, NC)
INLS 690: An Introduction to Digital Humanities: Class-Sourcing as Pedagogical Experiment, co-leader of course (Fall 2014) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Community Workshop Series Volunteer Instructor/Floater (January 2015 – April 2016) – Carrboro Cybrary (Carrboro, NC) & Chapel Hill Public Library (Chapel Hill, NC)
INLS 690: An Introduction to Digital Humanities: Class-Sourcing as Pedagogical Experiment, co-leader of course (Fall 2014) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Professional Memberships & Committees*
American Library Association (ALA) Member (December 2013 – January 2016)
ALA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Member (January 2015 – January 2016)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, Asexual (LGBTIQA) Solidarity Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Co-Founder and Member (September 2014 – May 2015)
LGBTQ Center of Durham's Library Steering Committee Member (October 2016 – Present)
LGBTQ Center of Durham's Library Cataloging Subcommittee Founder and Chair (October 2016 – Present)
Music Library Association Southeast Chapter (SEMLA), Member (June 2015 – Present)
North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Member (December 2013 – Present)
NCLA's Technology & Trends Section Member (October 2016 – Present)
NCLA's Roundtable for Ethnic Minority Concerns (REMCo) Member (July 2017 – Present)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Diversity and Education Committe Member (August 2018 – Present)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SCALA) Member (September 2013 – May 2015)
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ALA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Member (January 2015 – January 2016)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, Asexual (LGBTIQA) Solidarity Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Co-Founder and Member (September 2014 – May 2015)
LGBTQ Center of Durham's Library Steering Committee Member (October 2016 – Present)
LGBTQ Center of Durham's Library Cataloging Subcommittee Founder and Chair (October 2016 – Present)
Music Library Association Southeast Chapter (SEMLA), Member (June 2015 – Present)
North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Member (December 2013 – Present)
NCLA's Technology & Trends Section Member (October 2016 – Present)
NCLA's Roundtable for Ethnic Minority Concerns (REMCo) Member (July 2017 – Present)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library Diversity and Education Committe Member (August 2018 – Present)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SCALA) Member (September 2013 – May 2015)
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Grants, Honors, & Awards*
Reference Question of the Month Award Recipient: Awarded February and June 2016 for excellent, in-depth reference assistance at Chatham Community Library
School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Diversity Advocate Certificate Recipient: Awarded Spring 2015 "to SILS students who are active participants in making UNC SILS and the field of Information and Library Science a more diverse-friendly learning environment" (source here)
Carnegie Non-Service Fellowship: Awarded Fall 2014 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
GEM (Patron-nominated award) and Pearl (Staff-nominated award) Awards: Awarded two GEMs and one Pearl in 2012-13 for excellent customer service and contributing to team success at South County Library
Excellence in German Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2011 and Spring 2009 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Nila and Stokley Bailey PFLAG Scholarship: Awarded Fall 2011 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Multicultural Resource Center
Federal Republic of Germany Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2010 by Kurt G. Waldthausen, previous Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of North Carolina
Delbridge Narron Travel Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2010 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s University Honors Program
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School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Diversity Advocate Certificate Recipient: Awarded Spring 2015 "to SILS students who are active participants in making UNC SILS and the field of Information and Library Science a more diverse-friendly learning environment" (source here)
Carnegie Non-Service Fellowship: Awarded Fall 2014 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
GEM (Patron-nominated award) and Pearl (Staff-nominated award) Awards: Awarded two GEMs and one Pearl in 2012-13 for excellent customer service and contributing to team success at South County Library
Excellence in German Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2011 and Spring 2009 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Department of Languages and Culture Studies
Nila and Stokley Bailey PFLAG Scholarship: Awarded Fall 2011 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Multicultural Resource Center
Federal Republic of Germany Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2010 by Kurt G. Waldthausen, previous Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of North Carolina
Delbridge Narron Travel Scholarship: Awarded Spring 2010 by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s University Honors Program
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Presentations*
Panel, "Safe Zone Ally Training Program." University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. March 3, 2015.
Poster Session, "Transgender Needs and the Academic Library." First Annual SILS Project Fair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. April 10, 2015.
Presenter, "LGBTQ Center Resource Access: A Case Study." Graduate Speaker Series, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. April 22, 2015.
Invited Speaker, "Transgender Needs and the Academic Library." Hosted by the Library Diversity Programming and Education Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. May 7, 2015.
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Poster Session, "Transgender Needs and the Academic Library." First Annual SILS Project Fair, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. April 10, 2015.
Presenter, "LGBTQ Center Resource Access: A Case Study." Graduate Speaker Series, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. April 22, 2015.
Invited Speaker, "Transgender Needs and the Academic Library." Hosted by the Library Diversity Programming and Education Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. May 7, 2015.
*Section under construction -- please re-visit soon for more information!
Publications
Ewing, K. & LGBTQ Center of Durham (2019). Beyond Dewey: Creating an LGBTQ+ Classification System at the LGBTQ Center of Durham. In B. Mehra (Ed.), LGBTQ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments (Advances in Librarianship Series). Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing.
Ewing, K. (2015). LGBTQ Center Resource Library Access: A Case Study (Master’s Thesis). Available through Carolina Digital Repository.
Ewing, K. (Work in Progress). Transgender Needs and the Academic Library.
Ewing, K. (2015). LGBTQ Center Resource Library Access: A Case Study (Master’s Thesis). Available through Carolina Digital Repository.
Ewing, K. (Work in Progress). Transgender Needs and the Academic Library.