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About Jennifer Hootman

Jennifer Hootman is the Coordinator of Digital Scholarship and Academic Liaison to History at the University of Kentucky Libraries.  In this position, she fosters and supports digital scholarship programs and services that support faculty, researchers, and students in their teaching, research, and scholarly activities. Jennifer also provides research and teaching support as well as collection development for the department of History.  Her research interests include digital pedagogical practices. Jennifer holds an MLIS in library and information science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MA in history from Illinois State University.  Prior to her current position she was a Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities (DASH) Program Associate at the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities.  Before moving to Minnesota, Jennifer was the Instructional Services Librarian at Illinois State University.

Positions

Present Coordinator of Digital Scholarship, University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Libraries
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2017 - Present Carnegie-Whitney Grant
Publishing Committee, American Library Association
Return with Honor: A Bibliography of Personal Accounts of American Prisoners of War
Colleague(s): Janalyn Moss, University of Iowa Libraries
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2002 - Present Member, American Library Association
2002 - Present Member, Association of College & Research Libraries
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Education

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MLIS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ‐ Graduate School of Library & Information Science
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MA, Illinois State University ‐ Department of History
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BA, Bradley University ‐ Department of History
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Contact Information

William T. Young Library
University of Kentucky
500 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506

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Digital Humanities Projects (7)

UK Libraries Presentations (3)