Katy oversees strategic communication and promotes the University Libraries' services, collections and expertise. She connects the Libraries to a variety of constituents and tells the Libraries' story in compelling ways. Katy also serves as the liaison to the faculty and students of the Department of Communication, providing collections, research and instruction support.
Katy Kelly
Professor; Assistant Dean for Strategic Communication and Outreach
Full-Time Faculty
Libraries:
Office of the Dean
Katy Kelly
Professor; Assistant Dean for Strategic Communication and Outreach
Full-Time Faculty
Libraries:
Office of the Dean
Profile
Degrees
- B.S.C., Ohio University
- M.S.L.I.S., Syracuse University
Professional Activities
- Member, Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
- Member, American Library Association (ALA)
- Member, Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)
- President, 2016-2017
- Member, Beta Phi Mu, International Library & Information Studies Honors Society
- Editor, Public Services Quarterly marketing column, 2013-2023
Research Interests
- Marketing and strategic communication in libraries
- Library "space as service"
Selected Publications
- Kelly, K. & Jackson, J.M. (2023). The Eras Tour of library marketing. Public Services Quarterly, 19(4).
- Monnier, R. A. & Kelly, K. (2023). Connecting with alumni as an academic library. Collaborative Librarianship, 13(2).
- Kelly, K., & Ausdenmoore, A. (2023). Our journey to “Concourse D”: A student-developed space for creating, collaborating, and developing community in the library. In R. Z. Kuglitsch & A. C. Watkins (Eds.), Creators in the academic library: Collections and spaces (pp. 219-241). Association of College and Research Libraries.
- Wardell, J., & Kelly, K. (2022). Doing more with a DM: A survey on library social media engagement. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 17(3), 97–118.
- Kelly, K., Beis, C., Zlotnik, A., & Schlangen, M. (2021). People-first promotion: Rallying library workers during COVID-19 and beyond. Marketing Libraries Journal, 5(1), 4-17.
- Lewis, Z., & Kelly, K. (2021). Opening act: The academic library's role in orientation planning and evaluation. The Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 28(1).
- Kelly, K. (2020). Collaborative and co-curricular: Programming and academic library impact. College and Research Libraries, 81(3), 330-344.