Publications

May, Rebecca, & Shields, Kathy. (2024). “It Starts with Us: Designing a Value-Added Approach to Archival Instruction.” Journal for the Society of North Carolina Archivists, 18, 23-40. https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/109773

Kirby-Straker, Rowie, Von Burg, Ronald, Johnston, Carrie, & Shields, Kathy. (2023). Academic research and knowledge repatriation at the intersection of epistemic and environmental justice in the Caribbean. The Geographical Journal, 189(4), 666-673. http://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12516

Denlinger, Kyle, Mulder, Megan, Shields, Kathy, & Yarfitz, Mir. (2023). Making history together: Reflections on trust, connection, and finding joy in the archive. Exploring inclusive & equitable pedagogies: Creating space for all learners. Association of College and Research Libraries: Chicago, IL. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/b6vju/

Denlinger, Kyle, Shields, Kathy, & Webb, Meghan. (2019). “Not missing the point(s): Applying specifications grading to credit-bearing information literacy classes.”. The grounded instruction librarian: Participating in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Association of College and Research Libraries: Chicago, IL. https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/94128

Shields, Kathy, & Cugliari, Christine. (2017). “Scholarship as conversation”: Introducing students to research in nonprofit studies. College and Research Libraries News, 78(3), 137-140. https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/9635/11057

Scheidt, Donna, Carpenter, William, Fitzgerald, Robert, Middleton, Holly, & Shields, Kathy. (2016). Writing information literacy in FYC: A collaboration among faculty and librarians. Information literacy: Research and collaboration across disciplines. WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado: Fort Collins, Colorado. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/chapter10.pdf

Shields, Kathy, & Schweitzer, Leah. (2016). A new studio approach: Collaborating to support first year writing. Southern Discourse in the Center, 20(2), 28-46. http://www.iwca-swca.org/SouthernDiscourse.html

Shields, Kathy. (2015). Research partners, teaching partners: A collaboration between FYC faculty and librarians to study students’ research and writing habits. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 19(2014), 207-218. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875301.2014.983286

Shields, Kathy, Whicker, Jennifer, & Chadwell, Amy. (2012). Free tech tools to enhance library instruction. Virginia Libraries. Virginia Libraries, 58(1), 13-18. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/VALib/v58_n1/pdf/whicker.pdf

Shields, Kathy, & Kellam, Lynda. (2011). Generation X mentoring Millennials. The Generation X librarian: Essays in leadership, technology, pop culture, social responsibility, and professional identity. McFarland: Jefferson, NC.

Presentations

Guittar, Michelle, Shields, Kathy, & Stoll Farrell, Karen. (2024, November). Keeping libraries as central players in an evolving teaching and learning space. Panel presentation at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.

Cramer, Carol, Shields, Kathy, & Silton, Kate. (2024, November). Beyond the bookshelf: Expanding access to leisure reading with electronic collections. Stopwatch Session at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.

Silton, Kate, & Shields, Kathy. (2024, March). You’ve got a friend in me: Collaborating across departments to support resource selection and discovery. Pre-recorded short talk (virtual) at the ER&L Conference, Austin, TX.

Silton, Kate, & Shields, Kathy. (2023, November). On a Roll: Collaborating Across Departments to Support Resource Selection and Discovery. Stopwatch Session at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.

Denlinger, Kyle, Yarfitz, Mir, Mulder, Megan, & Johnston, Carrie. (2021, October). Radical Trust: Meaningful Collaborations between Librarians and Faculty. North Carolina Library Association 64th Biennial Conference, Winston-Salem, NC. https://whova.com/portal/webapp/octst_202110/Agenda/1756143

Denlinger, Kyle, Yarfitz, Mir, Shields, Kathy, & Mulder, Megan. (2021, July). Messy & Proud of It: Open Pedagogy with History Undergraduates. Open Education Southern Symposium, Virtual. https://openedss.uark.edu

Denlinger, Kyle, Shields, Kathy, Webb, Meghan, & Womack, Hubert. (2019, October). #SquadGoals: Creating and Sustaining a Library Instruction Community. North Carolina Library Association 63rd Biennial Conference, October 2019, Winston Salem.

Scheidt, Donna, Kozma, Cara, Middleton, Holly, & Shields, Kathy. (2018, September). Partnering to understand undergraduate research and writing longitudinally. Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy, Savannah, GA.

Denlinger, Kyle, Shields, Kathy, Webb, Meghan, & Womack, Hubert. (2018, May). Not Missing the Point(s): Meaningful New Approaches to Assessment. The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC), Radford, VA. https://theinnovativelibraryclassroom.weebly.com/

Shields, Kathy, & Lloyd, Rebecca. (2018, May). Speaking our language: Using disciplinary frameworks to identify shared outcomes for student success in college and beyond. Innovative Library Classroom Conference, Radford, VA.

Lloyd, Rebecca, & Shields, Kathy. (2018, May). Speaking our language: Using disciplinary frameworks to identify shared outcomes for student success in college…AND BEYOND!. 46th Annual LOEX Conference, Houston, TX. https://www.loexconference.org/2018/sessions.html

Shields, Kathy, Scheidt, Donna, Carpenter, William, Kozma, Cara, & Middleton, Holly. (2017, March). Cultivating Capacity for Collaborative Research, Understanding Change: Preliminary Findings from Longitudinal Case Studies of Undergraduates as Writer-Researchers. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Portland, Oregon.

Shields, Kathy, & Middleton, Holly. (2016, March). Teaching the dispositions for inquiry: Research and writing in the first year of college. Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, Georgia. http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sswc/2016/2016/38/

Shields, Kathy, Schweitzer, Leah, Garber, Christian, Lisath, Brailey, & Swiger, Jen. (2016, February). Voices around the table: The Writing Studio as inclusive space. Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference, Columbus, Georgia.

Shields, Kathy, & Dale, Jenny. (2015, October). Make your instruction matter: Practical ways to implement the ACRL IL Framework in library instruction. 61st Biennial North Carolina Library Association Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Shields, Kathy, & Walker, Allison. (2015, October). Enhancing students’ online research, reading, and writing practices with ProQuest Flow. 61st Biennial North Carolina Library Association Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Shields, Kathy, & Dale, Jenny. (2014, June). Crossing the threshold: Threshold concepts and IL. Metrolina Library Association Information Literacy Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Committees & Offices Held

Board Member, Bookmarks. (January 2024-December 2026).

North Carolina Library Association, Director-at-Large. (October 2023 – October 2027).

ALA Reference & User Services Association, History Section, Past Chair. (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).

ALA Reference & User Services Association, History Section, Chair. (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022).

ALA Reference & User Services Association, History Section, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).

Association of College and Research Libraries, Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Member, Psychology Committee. (July 2018 – June 2022).

North Carolina Library Association, Technology and Trends Round Table, Chair. (2012 – 2015).