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Heather A Howard

University Title:
Associate Head of Information Studies, Associate Professor
Division/Unit(s):
Parrish Library
Location(s):
Stewart Center
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Professional Information

Liaison Areas:
Career
Managerial Communications
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Consumer Sciences
Strategic Management
Courses Taught:
MGMT 175 - Information Strategies for Management
MGMT 110 - Introduction to Management and Information Strategies
ILS 175 - Information Strategies for Hospitality & Tourism Management
ILS 395/WGSS 281 - Feminist Inquiry and Research Methods
Education:
B.S. Organizational Leadership & Supervision, Purdue University
Master of Library Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Honors and Awards:
Teaching for Tomorrow Senior Fellowship, Purdue University, 2023/2024 cohort
Purdue University Teaching Academy, inducted 2022
Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Award for Excellence in Research, 2022
The Purdue Exponent Readers’ Choice Awards, Runner Up for Best Professor/Instructor, 2022.
Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic, In-Person Learning Environment, Purdue University Teaching Academy and Office of the Provost, 2021.
Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2021.
The Purdue Exponent Readers’ Choice Awards, Second Runner Up for Best Professor/Instructor, 2021.
Real World Experience Award, Purdue University Residences Learning Communities, 2020.
Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Award for Excellence in Research, 2020
Purdue University Exceptional Early Career Award, 2019
Purdue University Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award, 2018
The Special Libraries Association Business & Finance Division 2018 Award for Achievement in Business Librarianship, June 2018
Against the Grain Media’s Up and Comers Award, November 2017
The Wiley Scholarship for Early Career Librarians, October 2016
Memberships and Service:

Midwest Business Librarian Summit, Founder / Co-Organizer 2018-Present
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Liaison to the American Library Association Emerging Leaders Committee 2023-Present
Association of Business Library Directors (ABLD), Purdue Representative 2020 – Present
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Business & Finance Division Chair Elect, Chair, Past Chair 2020-2022
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Business & Finance Division Membership Chair 2019
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) John Sessions Memorial Award Committee Member 2017-2019, Chair 2018
Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) Education Committee Member 2017 – 2019
United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Preconference Committee Member 2019-2020
Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI) Assessment Committee 2016 – 2019
Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) Knowledge Base/License Manager Steering Committee Member 2015-2016
Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) Circulation/Discovery Expert 2014-2016
Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) PALShare Admin Team 2014-2015
Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) Wellness Committee 2015-2016
Indiana Writers Center, Board of Directors Member 2015-2017, Vice President 2017
Indianapolis Literary Pub Crawl, Founder / Co-Organizer 2013-2018
Indiana State Museum, Volunteer Librarian 2014-2015
 


Publications

Howard, H., Bochenek, A., Mayhook, Z., Trowbridge, T., & Lux, S. (2023). Student Information Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 49(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102696

Howard, H., Zwicky, D., & Walker, D. (2022). Put your Money Where your Mouth Is: A Values-Based Evaluation Tool for Collections Decisions. Collection Management. 48(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2022.2150733

Phillips, M., Howard, H., & Brewster, G. (2022). Examining Business Students’ Workplace Information Use During Internships and Co-ops. Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship. Published online 26 Oct 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/08963568.2022.2137973

Howard, H., Reed, J., & Habashi, M. (2020). The Gender Wage Gap in Research Libraries. College & Research Libraries. 81(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.81.4.662

Howard, H. & Zwicky, D. (2020). Student Information Use and Decision-Making in Innovation Competitions and the Impact of Librarian Interventions.  The Reference Librarian.  61(1). 42-55. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/226/

Heyns, E., Eldermire, Ed., & Howard, H. (2019). Unsubstantiated Conclusions: A Scoping Review on Generational Differences of Leadership in Academic Libraries. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 54(5). 10254. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/224/

Phillips, M., Howard, H., Vaaler, A., & Hubbard, D. (2019). Mapping Industry Standards and Integration Opportunities in Business Management Curricula. Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship. 24(1-2). 17-29. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/220/

Howard, H., Huber, S., Carter, L., & Moore, E. (2018). Academic Libraries on Social Media: Finding the Students Information They Want. Information Technologies and Libraries. 37(1). 8-18. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i1.10160

Flierl, M., Howard, H., Zakharov, W., Zwicky, D., & Weiner, S. (2018). First-Year International Undergraduate Students and Libraries. portal: Libraries and the Academy. 18(3). 535-558. http://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2018.0032

Howard, H., Stonebraker, I., & Wood, N. (2018). Mapping Information Literacy Using the Business Research Competencies. Reference Services Review. 46(4). 543-564. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/199/

Stonebraker, I., Howard, H. (2018). Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Awareness, Process and Practice in the Management Classroom. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 44(1). 113-117. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/192/

Xia, J., Harmon, J., Connolly, K., Donnelly, R., Anderson, A., & Howard, H. (2014). Who Published in “Predatory” Journals? JASIST. 66(7). 1406-1417. https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/9740

Book Chapters
Howard, H. (2023). Standards in business. In C. Leachman, E. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds)., Technical standards: Information literacy and collection resources for librarians and educators. Purdue University Press.

Phillips, M., Howard, H., Bochenek, A. & Mayhook, Z. (2023). Incorporating standards education into a first year business management course.  In C. Leachman, E. Rowley, M. Phillips, & D. Solomon (Eds)., Technical standards: Information literacy and collection resources for librarians and educators. Purdue University Press.
 


Presentations

Professional Workshops
Howard, H. & Vaaler, A. (2020, April). “Supporting Business, Entrepreneurship, & Agribusiness”. Preconference workshop at the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Conference, Lubbock, TX. This conference was moved online due to COVID-19. Since this was a half-day workshop, it was determined it would not be appropriate for the new format.

Howard, H. (2021, May). “Design for the Non-designer”. A webinar workshop presented for the Business & Finance Community of the Special Library Association.

Reviewed Conference Papers (with Presentation)
Phillips, M., Howard, H., Vaaler, A., & Hubbard, D. (2019, June). “Mapping Industry Standards in Undergraduate Business Education”. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM).
Lisbon, Portugal. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/142/ 

Zwicky, D. & Howard, H. (2019, June). “Student Information Use and Decision-Making in Innovation Competitions”. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM). Lisbon, Portugal.
Howard, H., Zwicky, D., & Phillips, M. (2018, June). “Academic Libraries Support Cross-Disciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. Presented at The International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) Conference, Oslo, Norway. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/206/

 Howard, H. & Stonebraker, I. (2017, June). “Deciding Differently: Teaching Undergraduate Management Students to Make Evidence-Based Decisions”. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM). Glasgow, Scotland.

Stonebraker, I, Howard, H., & Garcia, K. (2017, June). “Search Beyond: The Library, Social Researching and Practices of Knowing”. Critical Management Studies Conference. Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Other Reviewed Conference Proceedings (with Presentation)
Mayhook, Z., Bochenek, A., & Howard, H. (2021, March). “Transforming Instructional Strategies for Student Engagement in a HyFlex Information Literacy Course”. Presented at the LOEX virtual conference. https://commons.emich.edu/loexconf2021/6/

Howard, H. & Zwicky, D. (2018, May). “Supporting Sustainable Innovation with Information: A Case Study”. Presented at the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Conference, Pullman, WA. https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/58742

Campbell, P., Howard, H., & Girven, W. (2018, May). “Narrowing the Scope: Transitioning from General Librarianship to Specialized Subject Liaisons”. Presented at Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians Annual Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. https://capalibrarians.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/6A_Howard_paper.pdf

Howard, H., Macy, K., Vaaler, A. (2018, November). “Managing the Changing Climate of Business Collections”. Presented at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/charleston/2018/collectiondevelopment/5/

Howard, H., Macy, K., Seeman, C., & Vaaler, A. (2017, November). “Critical Business Collections: Examining Key Issues using a Social Justice Lens”. Presented at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/charleston/2017/collectiondevelopment/9/

Conference Presentations
Howard, H., Hannah, M., Heyns, E., Maybee, C., & Zwicky, D. (2024, May). “Towards an Evidence-Based Information Studies Curriculum”. Accepted presentation at the International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Chania, Greece.

Howard, H., Bochenek, A., Mayhook, Z., Phillips, M., & Zwicky, D. (2024, May). “The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: From Research to Practice”. Accepted presentation at the International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Chania, Greece.

Howard, H., Phillips, M., Zwicky, D., & Berry, F. (2024, Jan). “Creating a Scalable Foundation for Competitive Intelligence Education Using Micro-Learning and Digital Badging”. Presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa Village, HI.

Phillips, M. & Howard, H. (2024, Jan). “Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers to Explore Business Workplace Information Literacy”. Presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa Village, HI.

Chomintra, M. & Howard, H. (2024, Jan). “Research-Based Online Pedagogy: Feminist Inquiry and Research Methods as an Asynchronous Online Course”. Presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa Village, HI.

Bochenek, A., Mayhook, Z., & Howard, H. (2024,Jan) “Integrating Intercultural Competencies in an Introductory Business Information Literacy Course.” Presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa Village, HI.

Phillips, M., Howard, H., & Zwicky, D. (2023, May). “Using Digital Badges to Prepare Students for the University to Workplace Transition”. Invited presentation at the ACRL Digital Badge Interest Group Spring 2023 Program.

Howard, H., Phillips, M., Wang, J., Zwicky, D. (2023, April). “Workplace Information Literacy Readiness: What do Employers Think?”. Presentation at LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Phillips, M., Howard, H., Zwicky, D., & Berry, F. (2023, March). “Preparing for the Informed Workplace One Micro-credential at a Time”. Poster presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Phillips, M., Howard, H., Mayhook, Z., & Bochenek, A. (2022, May). “Preparation for the Information Needs of the Future Workplace: Introducing Business Students to Industry Standards”. Presented at the International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, Athens, Greece.

Howard, H., Pheps, S., & Walters, W. (2022, May). “Defining and Demonstrating Values in Collections”. Invited keynote presentation at Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium (VIVA) Collections Forum.

Howard, H., Phillips, M., & Brewster, G. (2022, April). “Transitioning from Academia to the Workplace: Information Literacy Experiences of Business Students”. Presented at LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Howard, H., Spahr, K., & Teghtmeyer, S. (2022, April). “Supporting Academic Researchers and Entrepreneurs in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness”. Invited presentation at the USAIN Biennial Conference.

Howard, H., Walker, D., & Zwicky, D. (2022, January). “We Know Their Prices, but Not Their Values: A Values-Based Rubric for Assessing Publishers”. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa Village, HI.

Walker, D., Howard, H., & Zwicky, D. (2021, November). “The View from Somewhere: Institutional Values in Collections Decisions”. Presented at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.

Howard, H., & Vaaler, A. (2021, August). “Supporting Business, Entrepreneurship, & Agribusiness”. Presented at the Special Library Association virtual Annual Conference.

Howard, H. (2021, March). “Design for the Non-designer”. Presented at the ABLD virtual annual meeting.

Howard, H. & Stonebraker, I. (2020, February). “Politics and Entrepreneurship”. Presented at the Monarch Leadership Conference, West Lafayette, IN.

Howard, H. & Phillips, M. (2019, July). “Technical Standards Literacy in Management Education”. Lightning presentation at the Midwest Business Librarian Summit, West Lafayette, IN. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mbls/2019/2019/5/

Howard, H. & Phillips, M. (2019, June). “The Potential of Industry Standards in Undergraduate Business Education”. Poster presentation for the Business & Finance Division at SLA 2019, Cleveland, OH. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/140/

Howard, H. & Zwicky, D. (2019, April). “Information Literacy in Innovation Competitions”. Presented at Information Literacy Summit, Palos Hills, Il.

Phillips, M. & Howard, H. (2019, March). “Mapping Industry Standards in Undergraduate Business Education”. Poster presentation for Purdue Libraries’ One Book Higher, Purdue University Libraries.

Braun, A., Howard, H., Macy, K., Seeman, C., Vaaler, A., & Ward, K. (2018, November). “The Next Big Thing: Empowering Campus Entrepreneurs”. Invited presentation at the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC. https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/18857

Howard, H. (2018, July). “Assessing Library Space: A Collaboration with Student Clubs”. Lightning presentation at the Midwest Business Librarian Summit, West Lafayette, IN.

Howard, H. & Zwicky, D (2018, June). “Just Soy You Know: Librarians Supporting an Innovation Competition”. Poster presentation for the Business & Finance Division at SLA 2018, Baltimore, MD.

Howard, H. & Huber, S. (2018, March). “Slaying the Social Media Dragon: A Quest to Connect with Students”. Presented at LibTech, St. Paul, MN.

Howard, H. & Agnew, T. (2018, February). “The Road Less Traveled”. Presented at the Monarch Leadership Conference, West Lafayette, IN.

Howard, H. & Huber, S. (2017, November). “Taming the Social Media Beast”. Poster presentation for the Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC.

Stonebraker, I., Howard, H., Raza, S., & Collier, J. (2017, February). “The Future of Innovation: How Libraries Support Entrepreneurs”. Presented at the Symposium on the Future of Libraries, ALA Midwinter, Atlanta, GA. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/211/

Howard, H. & Wagner, S. (2016, November). “Bargain Basement Assessment”. Presented at the Indiana Library Federation Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Howard, H. (2016, October). “Data Skills for Business Students”. Lighting presentation at the Midwest Data Librarians Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI.

Howard, H., & Wagner, S. (2016, May). “Bargain Basement Assessment”. Poster presentation at the Academic Libraries of Indiana Annual Meeting, Greencastle, IN.

Howard, H. & Ridenour, L. (2015, November). “Data Driven Deselection: How to Build Campus Partnerships while Redefining Collections and Spaces”. Presented at the Indiana Library Federation Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Howard, H. & Cataldi, E. (2015, October). “Planning the Indianapolis Literary Pub Crawl: Adventures in Event Coordinating by Two Librarians”. Presented at the Books, Publishing & Libraries conference, Vancouver, BC.

Howard, H. & Cataldi, E. (2014, November). “Funky Fundraising – How We Used a Literary Pub Crawl to Raise Money for Literacy”. Presented at the Indiana Library Federation Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Howard, H. & Cataldi, E. (2014, June). “Funky Fundraising – How We Used a Literary Pub Crawl to Raise Money for Literacy”. Poster presentation at the ALA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Spotts, L., Howard, H., Ungemach, L. (2014, April). “Extra Hands in the Archives: Fresh Perspectives on Practical Internships”. Presented at the Society of Indiana Archivists Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

Howard, H. (2014, March). “When NOT to Get Lost in the Library: Merging Service Points in an Academic Library.” Poster presentation at the IUPUI University Library and DLIS Joint Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Practice, Indianapolis, IN. Winner of Best Poster Award.


Other Information

Affiliate Faculty to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department and the Brock-Wilson Center for Women in Management