Professional Engagement
Leadership & Service:
Planning Committee Member, Development of Emerging and Aspiring Librarians, Maryland Library Association, 2013-2014
Web Team Member, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2013-present
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland -
Co-Coordinator and Moderator of Getting A Job Workshop Series, Spring 2013
President, SLA Student Group at the University of Maryland, 2012-2013
Coordinator and Moderator, MITH (Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities) + iSchool Dialog, February 2012
Vice President, SLA Student Group at the University of Maryland, 2011-2012
Rodriguez High School, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District -
Advisor, Fashion Club, 2007- 2010
Coach, Cross Country, 2007
Coach, Distance Track, 2005
Vanden High School, Travis Unified School District -
Advisor, Book Club, 2005-2006
Presentations, Technical Reports, & White Papers:
University of Maryland Libraries -
Inquiry into digital teaching collections. Poster presented at the Digital Library Federation Forum 2013, Austin, TX. November, 2013.
Ellis, E., French, L., Hancock, C., Kaczmarek, K., Lepianka, N., Quilligan, M., … Kraus, K. (August, 2013). Toward the design of a DH track or specialization at UMD. College Park, MD.
Cleary, L., French, L., Schnitker, L., and Turkos, A. (May, 2013). University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections Exhibit Manual and Timeline. College Park, MD.
The lifecycle of a Special Collections exhibit. Guest lecture for LBSC 731 Special Collections, iSchool, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. October, 2012.
Professional Development:
University of Maryland Libraries -
Digital Library Federation, Forum 2013, November 2013
Library of Congress, Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium: Networks, Innovation, & Collaboration, September 2013
Computers in Libraries 2013: Evolving in New Directions, April 2013
Digital Humanities Winter Institute, Teaching through Multimedia, January 2013
NARA's 26th Annual Preservation Conference: A Preservation Odyssey, October 2012
MITH-University Libraries, Digital Humanities Incubator, August - December 2012
Wikispaces Webinar, Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms, August 2012
Google MOOC, Power Searching with Google, July 2012
Rodriguez High School, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District -
The History Project @ University of California-Davis, Teaching American History - American History Academy Book Retreat, June 2011
The History Project @ University of California-Davis + Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary Sources, March 2011
AVID, Tutorology Pathway Training, October 2010
The History Project @ University of California-Davis, Teaching American History - American History Academy Gear-Up Seminar & Cohort, August 2009 - May 2010
AVID, History/Social Science 1 Pathway Training, June 2008
Vanden High School, Travis Unified School District -
Multicultural Young Adult Book Group, September 2004-May 2006
Professional Organizations:
American Library Association, 2011-present
American College & Research Libraries Division, 2011-present
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, 2011-present
Maryland Library Association, 2012-2014
American Association of School Librarians, 2013-present
Special Libraries Association, 2011-2013
Society of American Archivists, 2013-present
American Historical Association, 2006-2008, 2011-2014
Planning Committee Member, Development of Emerging and Aspiring Librarians, Maryland Library Association, 2013-2014
Web Team Member, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2013-present
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland -
Co-Coordinator and Moderator of Getting A Job Workshop Series, Spring 2013
President, SLA Student Group at the University of Maryland, 2012-2013
Coordinator and Moderator, MITH (Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities) + iSchool Dialog, February 2012
Vice President, SLA Student Group at the University of Maryland, 2011-2012
Rodriguez High School, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District -
Advisor, Fashion Club, 2007- 2010
Coach, Cross Country, 2007
Coach, Distance Track, 2005
Vanden High School, Travis Unified School District -
Advisor, Book Club, 2005-2006
Presentations, Technical Reports, & White Papers:
University of Maryland Libraries -
Inquiry into digital teaching collections. Poster presented at the Digital Library Federation Forum 2013, Austin, TX. November, 2013.
Ellis, E., French, L., Hancock, C., Kaczmarek, K., Lepianka, N., Quilligan, M., … Kraus, K. (August, 2013). Toward the design of a DH track or specialization at UMD. College Park, MD.
Cleary, L., French, L., Schnitker, L., and Turkos, A. (May, 2013). University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections Exhibit Manual and Timeline. College Park, MD.
The lifecycle of a Special Collections exhibit. Guest lecture for LBSC 731 Special Collections, iSchool, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. October, 2012.
Professional Development:
University of Maryland Libraries -
Digital Library Federation, Forum 2013, November 2013
Library of Congress, Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium: Networks, Innovation, & Collaboration, September 2013
Computers in Libraries 2013: Evolving in New Directions, April 2013
Digital Humanities Winter Institute, Teaching through Multimedia, January 2013
NARA's 26th Annual Preservation Conference: A Preservation Odyssey, October 2012
MITH-University Libraries, Digital Humanities Incubator, August - December 2012
Wikispaces Webinar, Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms, August 2012
Google MOOC, Power Searching with Google, July 2012
Rodriguez High School, Fairfield Suisun Unified School District -
The History Project @ University of California-Davis, Teaching American History - American History Academy Book Retreat, June 2011
The History Project @ University of California-Davis + Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary Sources, March 2011
AVID, Tutorology Pathway Training, October 2010
The History Project @ University of California-Davis, Teaching American History - American History Academy Gear-Up Seminar & Cohort, August 2009 - May 2010
AVID, History/Social Science 1 Pathway Training, June 2008
Vanden High School, Travis Unified School District -
Multicultural Young Adult Book Group, September 2004-May 2006
Professional Organizations:
American Library Association, 2011-present
American College & Research Libraries Division, 2011-present
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, 2011-present
Maryland Library Association, 2012-2014
American Association of School Librarians, 2013-present
Special Libraries Association, 2011-2013
Society of American Archivists, 2013-present
American Historical Association, 2006-2008, 2011-2014