Contact Information

• 919-760-8238
• hanftjen@meredith.edu

Responsibilities

• Reference and research assistance
• Information Literacy program planning and instruction
• Reference and Information Literacy web pages
• Information Literacy Blackboard sites and tutorials
• Liaison to the English, Art, Communication, Theatre, and Dance Departments
• Collection development
• Murder Mystery in the Library

Technical Proficiencies

• MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher; Photoshop; Dreamweaver; Blackboard

Education

• B.A. English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999
• Post-graduate Research in Modern Literature & Culture, University of York, 2000
• M.S. Library & Information Studies, Florida State University, 2006
  • concentration: IT Management

Professional Activities

• North Carolina Library Association
  • New Members Round Table (Mentor Program Chair)
  • National Library Legislative Day 2012 (NC delegation)
  • Public Policy Committee
  • Conference 2013 Planning Committee (Registration Committee Chair)

Selected Presentations

• What Does This Mean and Where Do We Go From Here?: Assessing an Information Literacy Program (with McClintock, S.), Library Instruction 2.0 Conference, November 2008 & NCICU Assessment Conference, May 2009
• Simple, Meaningful and Sustainable Examples of Outcomes Assessment at Meredith College (with Harris, C., Hudson T., Sloane, T. & Steinke, P.), Meredith College All College Planning Conference, August 2009
• Finding Your Footing (panelist), NCLA Biennial Conference, October 2009
• Diverse Paths: An NCLA Dinner and Panel (panelist), UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science SCALA Meeting, April 2010
• New Carolina: Connecting New and Veteran Librarians in North Carolina (poster presentation: with King, E. & Smith, S.), ALA Annual Conference, June 2010
• Blending the Old and New in Marketing Your Library (panelist), CRC Library Workshop, July 2010
• Critical Thinking in Information Literacy (with McClintock, S.), Meredith College Stone Soup Professional Development Conference, May 2012

About Me

I grew up in Pennsylvania and lived in York, England and Richmond, VA before moving to North Carolina in 2004. My experience in libraries ranges from working at Wake County Public Libraries to interning in the Art Reference Library at the North Carolina Museum of Art—but I love working in academic libraries most of all. Helping students understand research and navigate the research tools available to them is incredibly rewarding and lots of fun!

Outside of work, I like to bake, drink coffee, and travel—England, Puerto Rico, and Hatteras Island are among my favorite destinations. I also love visiting art museums and cheering on Florida State sports—go ‘Noles!