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Dr. Kelly Heider

Please note: Dr. Heider is currently serving as the acting assistant vice provost for University Libraries.

Professor
Graduate Information Literacy Librarian
Library Faculty Chairperson

Office Location

205 Stabley Library
724-357-4886
kheider@iup.edu

Profile

Kelly Heider leads the library's information literacy efforts to support graduate students and graduate research at IUP. In addition, she manages Stapleton Library's Children's Collection, teaches bibliographic instruction sessions and credit-bearing information literacy courses in-person and via Zoom, provides in-person and remote reference service six hours each week, and designs and maintains online research guides and tutorials for the College of Education and Communications and the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Heider's current research interests include: information literacy for graduate students, teacher isolation and burnout, creating a sense of belonging in the online classroom, open educational resources, and library outreach.

Research Guides

Courses Taught

  • LIBR 681: Information Literacy for Graduate Students
  • MEDU 763: Teacher as Researcher
  • MEDU 766: Teacher as Leader

Education

  • DEd, Curriculum and Instruction (with PA Supervisor of Curriculum & Instruction K-12 Certification), ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2006
  • MS, Library Science (with K-12 School Library Teacher Certification), University of Pittsburgh, 1999
  • BA, English (with Secondary Teacher Certification), Seton Hill University, 1993
  • Curriculum vitae
  • IUP Libraries
  • Stapleton Library, Room 203
    431 South Eleventh Street
     Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2330
  • Fax: 724-357-4891
LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday: 2:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Monday–Thursday: 7:45 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Please note: Stapleton Library's doors are locked to incoming users 25 minutes before closing to assist our staff in clearing the building. Thank you for your cooperation.