Jane Charles

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Education (Degrees and Certifications)

B.A.: Art History & Anthropology, University of South Florida, 1996

M.A.: Public History, North Carolina State University, 2000

M.L.I.S.: Master of Library & Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2004

Research (Publications, Presentations, and Other Projects)

Presentations

Charles, J., Jester, R., & Olson, H. (October 27, 2022). Amplifying student voices to elevate elearning. Educause Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Charles, J. & DeLuca, E. (February 22, 2016). Information literacy as “truth-seeking:” A library and first-year course partnership. Annual Conference on the First Year Experience, Orlando, Florida.

Charles, J., Costa, D., Mathson, S., Miller, M., Tidal, J., & Wochna, L. (June 28, 2015). PPR: Promoting and programming in academic libraries. Annual Conference of the American Library Association, San Francisco, California.

Charles, J., Hamburger, S., & Mattern, J. (November 1, 2003). The Joys of Barcoding: Managing Collections in an Automated Environment. Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Publications

Charles, J. (2005). Get real!: Booktalking nonfiction for teen read week, 2005. Young Adult Library Services, 4(1) 2005, 12-16.

Charles, J. (2002). Jane McKimmon. In H.E. Covington & M. Ellis, (eds.), The North Carolina century: Tar heels who made a difference, 1900-2000. University of North Carolina Press.

Charles, J. (2001) Alfred Jacob Miller. Bigfoot. Cattle Mutilations. D.B. Cooper. George Caleb Bingham. Ghost Towns. Jim Bridger. Roswell. White Buffalo. In R.W. Slatta, (ed.), The mythical west: An encyclopedia of legend, lore and popular culture, ABC-CLIO.

Courses (Classes Taught Regularly)

AMH 2020: History of the U.S. Since 1877

IDS 2891: CREATIVE Capstone

College and Community Service

Department Chair, Libraries

Academic Technology Committee member

Co-Curricular Learning Steering Group member

Honors Advisory Council member

Awards and Recognition

Open House Spirit Award, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, February 19, 2003.

Professional Development

Faculty AI Content Fellow, FSW Institute of Innovative and Emerging Technologies, 2026.

Certificate in Modern Leadership: Reflection and Tools for the Values-Based Leader, College of William and Mary, Synchronous Online, 2021.

SACSCOC Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation, Dallas, Texas, 2019.

Information Literacy Intentional Teaching Immersion Program, Association of College and Research Libraries, Nashville, Tennessee, 2013.