Kathleen Lowe Email Address

Director of Library

Montevallo s Legislatively mandated mission, unique in higher education in Alabama, is to provide to students from throughout the state an affordable, geographically accessible small college public higher educational experience of high quality, with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies and with professional programs supported by a broad base of arts and sciences, designed for the intellectual and personal growth in the pursuit of meaningful employment and responsible informed citizenship.

PUBLICATIONS Book Chapter Lowe, Kathleen. (2008). Using a Personality Test to Teach Boolean Logic. In D. Cook & R. Sittler (Eds.), Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors: 17 Innovative Strategies to Improve Student Learning. (103-110). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Melcher, A. & Lowe, K. (2014). Digital Cameras and Information Literacy: Innovations from the Field. Journal of Library Innovation, 5, 91-97. Weathers, G. & Barone, K. (2004). Launching a Learning Community at a Small Liberal Arts University. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 11, 1-9. Williams, P. & Barone, K. (2000). Impact of Outsourcing Technical Services Operations in a Small Academic Library. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 7, 1-9. Published Online: 2008 AAUW, Montevallo Branch, Pathfinder Award, 2016. Awarded to AAUW member who have come to represent most clearly the principles that AAUW stands for, including equity for all women and girls, life-long education, and positive societal change. David Gergen Professional Travel Award, 2013. Attended Harvard Graduate School of Education: Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. Montevallo Information Literacy Innovator Award, 2012 Peer reviewed article chosen as a Top 20 Articles on Information Literacy and Library Collaboration. Awarded by the Library and Instruction Roundtable Division of the American Library Association, 2004.