Robin Fogle Kurz robinfoglekurz@gmail.com

Research Interests:

Information poverty and Information-seeking behavior of immigrant and refugee communities

Public library services and materials for children and young adults

Textual and visual reader response

Transactive memory systems and cultural dissonance in immigrant and refugee communities

Education:

• 2006 MLIS University of South Carolina
  Columbia , SC
• 1997 BA in English University of South Carolina Columbia , SC

Library Experience:

• 2006-2007 Children's Services Coordinator Greenwood County Library System
  Greenwood , SC
• 2005-2006 Instructional and Reference
  Graduate Assistant
  Thomas Cooper Library
  University of South Carolina
  Columbia , SC
• 2005 Folklife Graduate Assistant
  McKissick Museum
  University of South Carolina Columbia , SC
• 2001-2004 Children's Library Assistant
  Orangeburg County Library
  Orangeburg , SC

Library Internships:

• 2006 Young Adult Librarian Intern
  Orangeburg County Library
  Orangeburg , SC
• 2005 Reference Internship
  South Caroliniana Library
  University of South Carolina
  Columbia , SC

Professional Memberships:

• American Library Association
• American Society for Information Science and Technology
• Association for Library and Information Science Education