Kelly M. Hoffman - Curriculum Vitae -
Kelly M. Hoffman
see https://www.ndpkm.com for contact information
Ph.D. Information Studies, University of Maryland-College Park August 2023
Dissertation title: LIS Research and Neurodivergence: So Much Potential If We’d Just Apply Ourselves
M.L.S. Library & Information Science, University of Maryland-College Park 2007
Thesis title: Government Websites for Special Populations: Toward Content-Based Evaluation
B.A. Journalism Arizona State University 2004
B.A. Psychology
B.A. French
Adding Experiential Learning-based Community 2022-2023
and Civic Engagement to INST327
Graduate Research Assistant
A six-month project sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Teaching and Learning Transformation Center, to enhance experiential learning in a large database design course by identifying and preparing “real-world” datasets for use by project teams in INST327, Database Design and Modeling.
Connecting Rural and Small Libraries to Connected Learning 2020-2023
Graduate Research Assistant
A three-year IMLS-funded follow-on project to Connected Learning at the Library (2016-2019). This project involved enhancing ConnectedLib Toolkit content to be more inclusive of small and rural libraries, facilitating a community of practice with staff from small and rural libraries, and organizing and hosting a one-day virtual symposium focusing on connected learning in small and rural libraries.
The Remote Project sponsored by WITops 2020-2021
Volunteer Research Assistant
Conducted several contextual design interviews, participated in interpretation sessions, collaboratively created affinity diagrams with a team of volunteer researchers to explore the effects of remote work on teams. https://www.witops.org/understanding-remote-working-and-diverse-teams/
National Agricultural Library Digital Curation Fellows Program 2020
Graduate Student Employee
Semester-long research and writing project to develop a white paper on scientific data rescue with an extensive literature review. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/26475
Connected Learning at the Library: Developing Librarians’ 2016-2019
Capacity to Support Today’s Digital Youth
Graduate Research Assistant
A three-year IMLS-funded project creating open access professional development courses for public youth librarians to help them learn how to develop and implement connected learning programs. Resulted in the ConnectedLib Toolkit. https://connectedlib.github.io/
Cork, S. J., Cohen-Douthirt, B., Hoffman, K. M., Jaeger, P. T., & Strausser, A. (2019). Random acts of diversity: Ableism, academia and institutional sites of resistance. In The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism. New York, NY: Routledge.
Waugh, A., Taylor, N. G., & Hoffman, K. M. (2017). Assessments and outcome-based evaluation in formal and formal learning spaces. In Putting Teens First in Library Services. Chicago, IL: YALSA.
Hoffman, K. M. [in press]. Neurodivergence and personal knowledge management across life domains. Including Disability.
Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., Davis, K. & Pitt, C. (2021). Designing a connected learning toolkit for public library staff serving youth through the design-based implementation research method. Library and Information Science Research 43(1).
Subramaniam, M., Davis, K., Scaff, L., Hoffman, K.M., Romeijn-Stout, E., Kabas, S. (2018). Using technology to support equity and inclusion in youth library programming: Current practices and future directions. Library Quarterly 88(4), 315-331. https://doi.org/10.1086/699267
Hoffman, K. M. (2017). Social and cognitive affordances of two depression-themed games. Games and Culture. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412017742307
Douglass, C. L., Gorham, U., Hill, R. F., Hoffman, K. M., Jaeger, P. T., Jindal, G., & St. Jean, B. (2017). Information access and information literacy under siege: The potentially devastating effects of the proposed 2017 White House budget on already-marginalized populations in the United States. First Monday 22(10). http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/8088/6554
Hoffman, K. M. [in press]. Including (my) disability. Including Disability.
Davis, K., Subramaniam, M., Hoffman, K.M., & Romeijn-Stout, M. (2018). Technology use in rural and urban public libraries: Implication for connected learning in youth programming. Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit. p.47-56 [paper]
Hoffman, K. M. (2023, April 25). Tools for (divergent) thought: What neurodivergent adults say about personal knowledge management. Including Disability Global Summit 2023. https://including-disability.org/Kelly-M-Hoffman/ [presentation]
Scaff, L., Subramaniam, M., Hoffman. K.M., Kawas, S., & Davis, K. (2017). Promoting equity and access in public libraries’ computer-supported youth programming. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), v.2, p.795-796. [poster]
Hoffman, K. M., Clarke, C. T., Shiue, H. S. Y., Nicholas, P., Shaw, M., & Fenlon, K. (2020). Data rescue: An assessment framework for legacy research collections. College Park, MD: University of Maryland, College Park. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/26475
Hoffman, K. M., Subramaniam, M., Kawas, S., Scaff, L., & Davis, K. (2016). Connected libraries: Surveying the current landscape and charting the path to the future. College Park, MD: University of Maryland, College Park; Seattle, WA: University of Washington. http://connectedlib.ischool.uw.edu/connected-learning-in-libraries
Hoffman, K. M. (2019). Book review: Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion 3(1). https://doi.org/10.33137/ijidi.v3i1.32272
Hoffman, K.M. (2023). Personal Knowledge Management of Neurodivergent Students [poster]. Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference 2023. https://www.ndpkm.com/posters/itl-2023/
Connecting small and rural libraries to connected learning, 2020-2023, Institute of Museum and Library Services. With Katie Davis (UW PI), Mega Subramaniam (UMD PI), Linda Braun, Chris Coward.
ConnectedLib open access publication, 2018. $2,500, University of Maryland College Park, College of Information Studies Research Improvement Grant. With Mega Subramaniam.
INST 201 Introduction to Information Science. Examining the effects of new information technologies on how we conduct business, interact with friends, and go through our daily lives. Understanding how technical and social factors have influenced the evolution of information society. Evaluating the transformative power of information in education, policy, and entertainment, and the dark side of these changes. Enrollment:
INST 311 Information Organization. Examines the theories, concepts, and principles of information, information representation and organization, record structures, description, and classification. Topics include the methods and strategies to develop systems for storage, organization, and retrieval of information in a variety of organizational and institutional settings, as well as policy, ethical, and social implications of these systems. Enrollment:
INST 123 Databases for All. An introduction to relational databases for students with no previous programming experience. Provides a means for students of diverse backgrounds to successfully learn how to store, retrieve, and maintain data in relational databases. Topics include a brief comparison of database systems with an emphasis on relational databases, fundamental relational database concepts, and data types. Includes technical approaches to accessing information stored in relational databases. Enrollment:
INST 153 Records Scandals and Data Vandals. Expressly organized around case studies involving well-known individuals and organizations involved in controversies that have generated scandals and controversies around the world. It places these events in a larger historical, legal, technological, ethical and societal context. Drawing upon contemporaneous records in a variety of media, as well as presentations from invited speakers representing the greater archival, historical, and public interest communities, the course seeks to deepen students' appreciation of the role that records and information plays in issues going to the heart of government transparency, corporate accountability, and social justice.
INST 201 Introduction to Information Science. See description in Instructor of Record.
INST 366 Privacy, Security, and Ethics in Big Data. Evaluates major privacy and security questions raised by big data, Internet of things (IoT), wearables, ubiquitous sensing, social sharing platforms, and other AI-driven systems. Covers history of research ethics and considers how ethical frameworks can and should be applied to digital data.
INFM 700 Information Architecture. Principles and techniques of information organization and architecture for the Web environment. Structured description of digital resources, including data modeling techniques, metadata schemes, and user-oriented navigation systems.
ConnectedLib: Creating Learning Connections for Youth
Hoffman, K. M. (2023, March 16). Roundtable: Equity-based connected learning. ConnectedLibFest. [online]
Hoffman, K. M. (2023, March 15). Connected learning jamboree. ConnectedLibFest. [online]
Davis, K., Subramaniam, M., Braun, L.W., Coward, C., Hoffman, K. M., Landesman, R. & Wedlake, S. (2022). Connected learning: The essential mindset to serve rural youth in America. Connected Learning Summit. [online]
Hoffman, K. M., & Sanders, C. (2019, September 27). ConnectedLib workshop. Maryland State Library. [day-long workshop, in person]
Sanders, C., Subramaniam, M., & Hoffman, K.M. (2019, April 8). Putting teens first book club: Assessments and outcome-based evaluation. Maryland State Library. [online]
Subramaniam, M., & Hoffman, K. M. (2018, February 27). You can HOMAGO too! Connected learning and 21st century teen library services. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives webinar. [online]
Including Disability (2023- present)
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor with a focus on Youth Experience
University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, 2018
Lecturer
University of Maryland, College of Information Studies, 2020
Doctoral Student Speaker
College of Information Studies Commencement 2023
Development Alternatives, Inc., Bethesda, MD 2012-2015
Knowledge Management Specialist
Content manager, information architect and social business evangelist for a global development company. Front-end administrator for company-wide SharePoint intranet. Worked closely with programmers and system administrators.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC 2006-2012 Digital Initiatives Librarian
Promoted from Library Assistant to Digital Initiatives Librarian to analyze and develop systems and workflows to govern departmental knowledge, content, and collections. Managed the intranet site for the library of a major international law firm as well as the OPAC (online public access catalog) and electronic records management system. Researched, selected, and implemented various software solutions to meet researchers’ needs. Created documentation and training materials for administrators and end users.