Projects
The following high-impact projects were completed as part of my MLIS degree at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
I specialized in Information Access and Discovery and while I focused my efforts on academic and public libraries, I pursued a challenging and leading-edge slate of courses, including work in Digital Humanities, Digital Collections, and User Experience Design, all of which have given me expertise
that applies to a wide range of professional roles and organizations.
Each of these projects aligns with one or more of the Kent State University MLIS Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), which are:
- PLO1: Apply the field's foundational theories, principles, values, ethics, and skills to everyday practice.
- PLO2: Critique and synthesize research and identify appropriate research methodologies to solve problems in the field.
- PLO3: Analyze and engage in the changing cultural, educational, and social roles and responsibilities of librarians/information professionals and the environments they work in within the global society.
- PLO4: Evaluate systems and technologies relevant to a particular information context.
- PLO5: Identify needs and connect individuals and communities with information that engages and empowers them.
Each of these projects also aligns with one or more of the professional standards that guide librarians in both public and academic settings and when teaching, which are:
- American Library Association (ALA) Code of Ethics
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education
- Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers
The Lost Children of Denshō:
Digital Humanities ArcGIS StoryMaps Project
61095-004: Special Topics: Introduction to Digital Humanities
PLO2, PLO3, PLO4
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #1: Authority is constructed and contextual
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #5: Scholarship is conversation
ALA Ethics 2, 3, and 9
Public Libraries and Museums:
Digital Collections Analysis,
Spring 2023
https://sites.google.com/view/digitalcollectionsseelmeyer
61095-002: Special Topics: Digital Collections: Institutions and Organizations
PLO4, PLO1
RUSA Guideline 5: Evaluation
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #4: Research as inquiry
ALA Ethic 8
Gardening in Colorado:
Public Library Pathfinder
https://sites.google.com/view/gardeningincolorado
60601: Information Sources and Reference Services
PLO5, PLO1
RUSA Guideline 4: Searching
RUSA Guideline 5: Evaluation
ALA Ethics 1 and 3
60613-001 Misinformation Paper Seelmeyer L.pdfMisinformation, Disinformation, and Conspiracy Theories: Modeling User Information Behaviors and Motivations
60613: Information Needs, Seeking, and Use
PLO3, PLO5, PLO1
RUSA Guideline 1: Inclusion
RUSA Guideline 5: Evaluation
ALA Ethics 1, 3, and 7
Seelmeyer L Final submission proposal.pdfThriving, Not Surviving: How Academic Libraries Can Holistically Support First-Generation Undergraduates and Benefit the Whole Campus: Publication Proposal
60615: The Academic Library
PLO5, PLO2
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #1: Institutional Effectiveness
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #3: Educational Role
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #7: Management/ Administration/Leadership, specifically 7.6 (Assessment)
ALA Ethics 1 and 3
60050 Summer 2022 Final research proposal - Seelmeyer.pdfFirst Generation University Students' Use of the Academic Library and What They Find Valuable:
Research Project Proposal
60050: Research and Assessment Methods in Library and Information Science
PLO2, PLO1, PLO4
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #3: Educational Role
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #4: Discovery
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #7: Management/ Administration/Leadership, specifically 7.6 (Assessment)
ALA Ethics 1, 3, and 8
60615 Instruction Plan LSeelmeyer.pdfLibrary Database Search Instruction Plan: Information Literacy Lesson Plan for New and Transfer Undergraduates
60618: Information Literacy Initiatives and Instruction
PLO1, PLO4, PLO5
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #3: Information has value
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #4: Research as inquiry
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy #6: Searching as strategic exploration
ALA Ethics 1 and 8
60001 LynetteSeelmeyer_Persona_Layout.pdfKent State UXD Student Bio
Jane Jones User Persona
60001: User Experience Design Principles and Concepts
PLO5, PLO3
RUSA Guideline 1: Inclusion
RUSA Guideline 3: Engagement
ALA Ethics 1 and 9