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About Cynthia M. Schmidt

Cynthia (Cindy) Schmidt serves as Head of Library Communication & Outreach at Liberty University. Cindy's areas of research interest include marketing, public relations, and communications in libraries; evidence-based practice in libraries; Pre-K through 12 and higher education; customer service; management; and professional advocacy. She has an M.S. in Education with a Library Science concentration and a B.A. in History with a minor in Anthropology. She holds a Commonwealth of Virginia postgraduate professional teaching license in secondary history and school library media, and she was a National Board Certified Teacher in Library Media. She is a Certified Associate in Project Management. Prior to coming to Liberty, Cindy served as a school librarian and an assistant professor of school librarianship. She is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. in Education-Organizational Leadership program at Liberty University.

Positions

Present Head, Library Communication and Outreach, Liberty University Jerry Falwell Library
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2008 - 2008 Case Study of Marketing in a Rural High School Library Media Center
School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Carnegie Grant
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2011 - 2013 Member, American Association of School Librarians/Association of College and Research Libraries Interdivisio
2011 - 2013 Member, Association of College and Research Libraries Advocacy Committee
2011 - 2013 Member, Association of College and Research Libraries/Education & Behavioral Sciences Section Curriculum Mat
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Honors and Awards

  • PR Xchange Award, sponsored by the Library Leadership Administration and Management Association's Public Relations and Marketing Section of the American Library Association, 2015
  • Integrated Learning Resource Center Employee of the Month, Liberty University, VA, December 2012
  • Blackwell Scholar, Longwood University, Farmville, VA, 2009-2010
  • Liberty University Employee of the Month, Lynchburg, VA, March 2019
  • Jerry Falwell Library Employee of the Month, Lynchburg, VA, November 2016
  • PR Xchange Award, sponsored by the Library Leadership Administration and Management Association's Public Relations and Marketing Section of the American Library Association, 2020


Contact Information

Jerry Falwell Library
1971 University Blvd
MSC Box 710170
Lynchburg, VA 24515
Office Phone: (434) 592-4012

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