Friends of the UNCG Libraries

Beth Filar-Williams Beth Ann Koelsch Congratulations to the two newly-tenured members of the library faculty at UNCG. Beth Filar-Williams and Beth Ann Koelsch have both reached that status this spring. "I am so pleased that they have received tenure," says Dean of University Libraries Rosann Bazirjian. "It is well deserved - they are both excellent librarians--innovative, dedicated  and very hardworking. They are experts in their respective areas of librarianship. Both Beth and Beth Ann are respected for their skill and knowledge both on campus and within the community." Filar-Williams is Coordinator of Library Services for Distance Learning, and is also completing a period of service as Interim Head of the Digital Media Commons.  Koelsch is Curator of the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project.

The Faculty Teaching & Learning Commons at UNCG inaugurated a Fellows program in the spring semester 2013. Three of the new Fellows this fall are faculty of the University Libraries.   These talented professionals will bring insights to our campus culture and will work to create opportunities as our university meets the challenges of teaching and learning in the twenty-first century.      Amy Harris Houk INFORMATION LITERACY: Amy Harris Houk, Reference Librarian and Information Literacy Coordinator will be working on the College Star grant project, universal design for learning, and alternative research assignments for students in lieu of papers. Beth Filar Williams TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR LEARNING: Beth Filar Williams, Distance Learning Librarian and Interim Head of the Digital Media Commons,has developed a number of workshops and tech toolkits for librarians and faculty to teach distance education students more effectively.   She wil...

This blog on library web design,  http://emilysingley.net/how- to-get-students-started-with- research-best-academic- library-websites-2012-part- iii/ , calls out and links to the PATH Tutorial that Beth Filar-Williams and the instructional tech team at UNCG put together. 

The end of the academic year brought a series of awards and recognitions for a number of folks who serve in the University Libraries. Cheryl Cross has received the Martha Ransley Staff Service Award. Kathy Crowe was named the co-recipient of the 2012 Student Learning Enhancement Award from the UNCG Senate Student Learning Enhancement Committee. Beth Filar Williams has been elected Vice-Chair/Chair-elect of the University Libraries Section of ACRL, and Lynda Kellam was elected to the similar post of the Law and Political Science Section. Lois Barnes has received the Outstanding Student Worker Award, sponsored by Friends of the UNCG Libraries Board member David Arneke. Among the Library faculty, Amy Harris and Mac Nelson have received tenure, and Joe Williams has been reappointed. Twenty people received service award pins for their years of service , among them Fran Rubio with 40 years, Nancy Ryckman with 35, and Cindy Zaruba with 30.

Beth Filar Williams, Distance Education Librarian at UNCG, has been elected Vice-Chair/Chair-elect of the University Libraries Section of ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).