Kathelene McCarty Smith has been appointed interim head of UNC Greensboro’s Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives following the departure of Keith Gorman in 2019. Smith is an assistant professor in University Libraries and until this appointment, served as instruction and outreach archivist. She earned a BA in history and an MA in art history from Louisiana State University. She also holds a master’s degree in library and information studies from UNCG. Smith’s research has involved the role of academic libraries in fostering life-long learning, primary source outreach in the K-12 community, and the mobilization of North Carolina’s women’s colleges during World War I.

 

Stacey Krim has worked for University Libraries since 2007. Most recently, she became assistant professor and curator of manuscripts. In 2011, Krim was assigned to take over curatorial responsibilities for the UNC Greensboro Cello Music Collection in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, including archival processing, research support, donor relations, collection development, instruction and community outreach and marketing.

 

She has experience working in both public and technical services in public and university libraries. She received her MA in anthropology in 2006 from East Carolina University and her MLIS from UNCG in 2008.

 

Brittany N. Champion comes to Pitt Community College from Wayne County Public Library. She worked as a Reference librarian for a little over a year. Prior to her work in Wayne County, she was a Circulation Assistant at Methodist University’s Davis Memorial Library in Fayetteville, NC. She received her Masters of Library Science degree from North Carolina Central University in May of 2018. Brittany currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Roundtable for Ethnic Minority Concerns (REMCo), a roundtable of North Carolina Library Association.   

When it comes to libraries, Brittany enjoys all things instruction, outreach, and programming. Her philosophy is that community engagement is an important component to a library’s success. The support of the community means more use of the library’s services and resources. Once one patron has achieved success using the library’s resources, he’ll tell another and from there it has a snowball effect.

Student success through the use of the library is her focus. While here at Pitt, Brittany hopes to make a positive impact on student’s lives and their academic endeavors.