Department of Library and Information Studies

Lynda Kellam

Lynda Kellam

How are you a member of the UNCG LIS family?

Alumna (’07)

Tell us about the accomplishments you are most proud of in terms of your academic, professional accomplishments, etc. (brag points for us to use in other words)

In relation to LIS, I’m proudest of becoming the Data Services & Government Info Librarian for Jackson Library before I even had my LIS degree. Also, I’m proud of my tenure as President of LISSA. We were able to establish stronger relationships with the LIS students and the Jackson Library faculty.

Give us a brief bio of yourself including your educational and professional background.

I graduated from UNCG in 1997 with a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies. After graduating, I took a semester to travel in Russia and Great Britain before heading off to the University of Wisconsin, Madison for graduate school. I received my M.A. in Political Science in 2000 and soon after became a Fulbright student to Croatia. At the end of my term, I decided to return to Greensboro to enroll in UNCG's Department of Library Studies. While in graduate school, I worked in UNCG’s English Department and in Jackson Library as a graphic and web designer. I became the Data Services & Gov Info Librarian in May 2007.

Do you have a favorite saying or motto you live by? If not, please give us a concise one or two sentence blurb.

Go Badgers!

What role does your education and/or professional position play in applying library and information studies for the benefit of others and society in general?

Favorite food and drink:

Anything Thai, Indian, Japanese, or Mexican

Favorite song or musical group:

Belle & Sebastian or Yo La Tengo

Favorite movie or television show:

The West Wing or X-Files

One person you would choose to be marooned on a desert island with....

Bill Bradley or my boyfriend

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