Title
Liaison Librarian
Contact Information
Location

McLennan Library Building 
3459 McTavish Street 
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number
514-398-5550
Email
kristen.howard [at] mcgill.ca
Education

Master of Information Studies, ɬÀï·¬, 2022

Ph.D., History, University of Arizona, 2020

M.A., History, University of Arizona, 2014

B.A., History, Washington State University, 2012

Biography

I support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the students and faculty members in the department of History and Classical Studies, Indigenous Studies program, and the School of Religious Studies. I am also an Associate Member of the department of History and Classical Studies.

Areas of Interest
  • Information and archival literacy
  • Creative uses of special collections
  • Humanities researchers' use of digital surrogates
  • Library ethics and principles
  • Ethical use of information
Selected Publications

Sundberg, J. & Howard, K. (2024). Crafting connections: Bridging collections and communities with knitting. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, 25(1).  (open access).

Howard, K. (2023). Digitization and exploitation: Acknowledging and addressing the use of exploitative prison labor by libraries and archives. The Library Quarterly, 93(3). 
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Howard, K. (2023). Household and hospital: Negotiating social welfare and social discipline in Reformation Geneva. In T. Fehler & J. Thomley (Eds.),  (pp. 171-89). Manchester University Press. .

Howard, K. (2020). Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona. UA Campus Repository. 

Selected Presentations

Howard, K. (2024, October). From Cells to Servers: Exploitative Labour and the Digitization of Historical Documents. Invited talk. Groupe d'Histoire de Montréal/Montreal History Group, hybrid. Duration: 45 minutes.

Howard, K. (2024, June). Crafting critical historians: Incorporating AI literacy into primary source literacy. Lightning talk. Generative AI In Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference, virtual. Duration: 15 minutes. .

Howard, K. (2024, May). Charting the course: Embracing RUSA’s Guidelines for Secondary Source Literacy. WILU, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Metro-Vancouver, BC. Duration: 45 minutes. .

Howard, K. & Tummon, N. (2024, May). An initial investigation into student citation literacy. Lightning talk. WILU, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Metro-Vancouver, BC. Duration: 10 minutes. .

Howard, K. (2023, October). Metadata justice and exploitative labor in libraries and archives. Keynote. ODNFest, State Library of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio. Duration: 1 hour & 30 minutes discussion.

Howard, K. (2023, July). Beyond exploitation: Metadata justice and prison labor. Metadata Justice in Oklahoma Libraries & Archives Symposium, virtual. Duration: 30 minutes.

Howard, K. & Sundberg, J. (2023, May). Knitting natural HerStory. ROAAr event, ɬÀï·¬ Library, Hybrid. . Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes.

Garlock, E., Howard, K., Monosky, M., Pecoskie, C., Rod, A.B., & Turp, C. (2023, May). Building a literacy-informed technology training program for MLIS students with MLIS students. ABQLA 2023, Montreal, QC. Duration: 45 minutes.

Howard, K. (2023, March). Meeting students' information needs: Devising better research strategies for women's and gender history. AkLA 2023, Fairbanks, Alaska. Duration: 30 minutes.

Rod, A.B., Pecoskie, C., Howard, K., Desmeules, R., Desrochers, N., & Turp, C. (2022, October). BiblioTECH: Building a collaborative future-oriented instruction program for information studies students. Access 2022, Virtual. Duration: 20 minutes.

Sundberg, J. & Howard, K. (2022, October). Knitting together a community with special collections. Lightning session presented at 2022 CRKN Conference, Virtual. Material prepared by K. Howard and J. Sundberg, presented by J. Sundberg. Duration: 10 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, June). Sketching and stitching in the stacks: Driving community engagement with creative projects. Lighting talk presented at RBMS Conference, Virtual. Duration: 5 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, May). Magnifying the Royce Gale Miniature Book Collection. Invited presentation, Rare Books & Special Collections, ɬÀï·¬ Library, Hybrid. . Duration: 30 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, May). Highlights from the Lilly Toth Miniature Book Collection. Invited presentation, Lilly Toth Memorial Event (part of the Festival d'Histoire de Montréal), Jewish Public Library and Montreal Holocaust Museum. Duration: 25 minutes.

Howard, K., & Paul, E. (2022, May). A collection of curiosities: The Lilly Toth Miniature Book Collection. ABQLA Annual Conference, Virtual. . Duration: 40 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, April). Digitization and exploitation: Toward ending the exploitation of the incarcerated in memory work. Concordia Library Research Forum, Virtual. . Duration: 20 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, March). Knitting in code. ROAAr event, ɬÀï·¬ Library, Virtual. . Duration: 35 minutes.

Howard, K. (2022, February). Social welfare and the hospital in Geneva. Invited presentation, Reformation Conference, Claremont McKenna College, Virtual. Duration: 30 minutes.

Howard, K. (2021, February). Rare stitches: Knitting inspired by illuminated manuscripts. ROAAr event, ɬÀï·¬ Library, Virtual. . Duration: 25 minutes.