Carla Myers
Kraemer Family Library
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
cmyers8@uccs.edu
719-255-3908
EDUCATION
Masters of Library & Information Science
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio: 6/09-8/10
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio: 8/97-11/04
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
11/13-Present
4/11 – 10/13
8/07 – 3/11
8/09 – 3/11
Assistant Professor, Faculty Director of Access Services and Scholarly Communications
The Kraemer Family Library, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Assistant Professor, Access Services Librarian
The Kraemer Family Library, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Library Specialist, Course Reserve Manager
Bierce Library, The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Substitute Public Service Assistant
Akron-Summit County Public Library System
Akron, Ohio
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
2014
2012
Myers, Carla. (2014). Answering Copyright Questions at the Reference Desk: a Guide for
Academic Librarians. The Reference Librarian, 55(1), 49-73.
Lazar, Lisa and Myers, Carla. (2012). Desire to Listen: One Course Management SystemBased Solution to Providing Copyright Compliant Streaming Audio Reserves. Music
Reference Services Quarterly, 15(3), 149-172.
REFEREED REVIEWS
2012
Myers, Carla. (2012). Fair Use Evaluator, Fair Use Visualizer, and Thinking Through Fair
Use: A Comparative Review of Fair Use Tools. The Charleston Advisor, 13(3), 5-9.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
2015
2014
Myers, Carla. (2015). Copyright Issue Brief: The Public Domain. The American Library
Association Code of Ethics. In press for 2015.
Myers, Carla. (2014). Developing Sound Library Copyright Policies. The Informed Librarian
Online Guest Forum. September, 2014.
2014
Myers, Carla. (2014). Establishing an Institutional Copyright Education Program. The
Informed Librarian Online Guest Forum. May, 2014.
LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
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Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 102. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 2015
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 2015
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates “Hands on” Preconference Workshop.
Innovative Users Group Conference. April 13, 2015
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101 & 102 Preconference Workshop.
Innovative Users Group Conference. April 13, 2015
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp. The Colorado Library Consortia (CLiC) Spring
Workshop--Pueblo. April 6, 2015
Myers, Carla & Taylor, Tucker. Copyright and Electronic Reserves. Colorado Academic
Library Association Regional Workshop. March 27, 2015.
Myers, Carla & Taylor, Tucker. Copyright and Authors Rights. Colorado Academic Library
Association Regional Workshop. March 27, 2015.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp. The Colorado Library Consortia (CLiC) Spring
Workshop—Grand Junction. March 16, 2015
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp. The Pikes Peak Library District In-service Workshop.
February 27, 2015
Myers, Carla. Copyright for Small Business Owners. The Pikes Peak Public Library National
Novel Writing Month Event. February 9, 2015
Myers, Carla. Copyright for Small Business Owners. The Pikes Peak Public Library National
Novel Writing Month Event. December 3, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright for Small Business Owners. The Pikes Peak Public Library National
Novel Writing Month Event. November 11, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright & Literature: Protecting and Managing Your Creations. The Pikes
Peak Public Library National Novel Writing Month Event. November 5, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Exceptions and For-profit College Libraries. Jones eGlobal Library
Webinar Series. October 22, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright & Digitization. The Rio Grande Special Library Association Copyright
Workshop. October 10, 2014.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101 & 102. Rocky Mountain Innovative
Users Group Conference. September 24, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright & K-12: The Library, the Classroom and Beyond. Professional
Development day for the Colorado Springs District 20 Teacher Librarians. September 19, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Basics. Jones eGlobal Library Webinar Series. August 14, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright and the Classroom. The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Copyright Conference. June 10, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp Preconference Workshop. The University of Colorado
Colorado Springs Copyright Conference. June 9, 2014.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 102. Innovative Users Group Conference.
May 9, 2014.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101. Innovative Users Group Conference.
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May 9, 2014.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates & Notices—Best practices. Innovative
Users Group Conference. May 8, 2014.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101 & 102 Preconference Workshop.
Innovative Users Group Conference. May 6, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright & K-12: The Library, the Classroom and Beyond. Professional
Development day for Douglas County School District Librarians. April 29, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright and Library Digitization Projects. The University of Denver School of
Library and Information Science. February 26, 2014.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp. The University of Denver School of Library and
Information Science. October 25, 2013
Myers, Carla. Open Access and Libraries. University of Denver School of Library and
Information Science. October 22, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Library and Classroom Copyright Exemptions. The University of Colorado
Colorado Springs Copyright Conference. June 4, 2013.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 102. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 25, 2013
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 24, 2013
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101 & 102 Preconference Workshop.
Innovative Users Group Conference. April 23, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Copyright & Electronic Course Reserves Roundtable Discussion. Association of
College and Research Libraries Conference. April 11, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Copyright and Course Reserves. Colorado Academic Library Association
Regional Workshop. March 15, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Libraries & U.S. Copyright Law. Colorado Academic Library Association
Regional Workshop. Declined due to scheduling issues.
Myers, Carla. Negotiating Publication Agreements. CU Women Succeeding Symposium.
February 22, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Copyright in 21st Century Digital Learning Environments. Professional
Development day for Douglas County School District Librarians. January 18, 2013.
Myers, Carla. Basic Business Reference. The University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Kraemer Family Library Workshop. January 9, 2013.
Myers, Carla and Lanphere, Bethany. New Members Orientation. Colorado Association of
Libraries Annual Conference. October 18, 2012.
Myers, Carla. Copyright Boot Camp. Colorado Association of Libraries Annual Conference.
October 18, 2012.
Myers, Carla. Streaming Media Reserves: Legality and Logistics in the Academic Library.
Center for Intellectual Property Symposium. June 7, 2012.
Myers, Carla. Answering Copyright Questions at the Reference Desk: a Primer for Academic
Librarians. Colorado Academic Library Association Summit. May 25, 2012.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. From Good to Great: Using Millennium to Improve
Circulation Services and Workflow. Innovative Users Group Conference. April 18, 2012.
(Repeat of presentation on April 16, 2014)
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 18, 2012. (Repeat of presentation on April 17, 2014)
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Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. Print Templates 101. Innovative Users Group Conference.
April 17, 2012.
Myers, Carla and Harder, Shadwin. From Good to Great: Using Millennium to Improve
Circulation Services and Workflow. Innovative Users Group Conference. April 16, 2012.
Myers, Carla. College Library Resources & Research. Discovery Canyon Campus High School
Orientation Session. March 8, 2012.
Myers, Carla and Lazar, Lisa. Streaming Media Reserves: Legality and Logistics in the
Academic Library. Ares E-Reserves Virtual Seminar. November 2, 2011.
Myers, Carla. Streaming Media Reserves: Legality and Logistics in the Academic Library.
Colorado Association of Libraries Conference. October 14, 2011.
Myers, Carla. U.S. Copyright Law and its Impact on Academic Libraries. Colorado Association
of Libraries Conference. October 13, 2011.
Myers, Carla and Lazar, Lisa. Born and Reincarnated Digital: One Course Management
System-based Solution to Providing Copyright Compliant Streaming Audio Reserves. Music
Library Association Annual Conference. February 10, 2011.
UCCS COPYRIGHT EDUCATION INITIATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Fall 2014
Copyright Boot Camp
Negotiating Your Publication Agreements
Copyright and Class Assignments
2 sessions
2 sessions
1 session
Summer 2014
Copyright Boot Camp
Negotiating Your Publication Agreements
2 sessions
1 session
Spring 2014
Copyright Boot Camp
Negotiating Your Publication Agreements
4 sessions
3 sessions
Fall 2013
Copyright Boot Camp
4 sessions
Spring 2013
Copyright Boot Camp
Fall 2012
Copyright Chat
Copyright Boot Camp
Summer 2012
Copyright Boot Camp
3 sessions
6 sessions
2 sessions
2 sessions
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2015
Recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 Early-career Librarian
scholarship. $635.00 award applied toward registration and travel expenses for the 2015 ACRL
Conference.
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UCCS Departmental Workstudy Award sponsored by the UCCS Student Employment Office,
$2000.00-awarded.
Recipient of the Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the American Library
Association. $1000.00 award.
UCCS Departmental Workstudy Award sponsored by the UCCS Student Employment Office,
$2000.00-awarded.
Applicant for Committee on Research and Creative Works grant sponsored by The University
of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Requested $5650.00 to fund a campus copyright education
project. Denied.
Recipient of the Kline Family Foundation Scholarship sponsored by the Innovative Users
Group. $1200.00 award.
Applicant for the H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant sponsored by the American
Library Association. Requested $1849.00 to help fund a Disaster Response & Recovery
Workshop. Denied.
Applicant for a Teaching Enhancement Grant sponsored by the UCCS Office of the provost.
Requested $400 to cover the costs of participating in copyright education courses. Denied.
UCCS Departmental Workstudy Award sponsored by the UCCS Student Employment Office,
$2000.00-awarded.
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION SESSIONS
Spring 2015
English 2080
Marketing 6000
Business & Technical Writing (23 sessions)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Fall 2014
Communication 3800
English 2080
English 3080
International Business 6100
Marketing 6000
Strategic Communication Tactics (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (19 session)
Advanced Business and Technical Writing (2 sessions)
Managing in Global Markets (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Summer 2014
Marketing 6000
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Spring 2014
English 2080
Entrepreneur 4000
Marketing 6000
Interdepartmental Studies 3010
Business & Technical Writing (21 sessions)
The Business Plan (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Transitions Seminar (1 session)
Fall 2013
Communication 3800
English 2080
English 3080
Interdepartmental Studies 1010
Marketing 6000
Strategic Communication Tactics (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (14 sessions)
Advanced Business and Technical Writing (1 session)
Survivor (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Summer 2013
English 2090
English 3080
Marketing 3000
Marketing 6000
Technical Writing & Presentation (1 sessions)
Advanced Business and Technical Writing (2 session)
Principles of Marketing (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1session)
Spring 2013
Business 3000
English 2080
Entrepreneurship 4000
Marketing 3000
Marketing 3300
Marketing 6000
Integrated Skills for Management (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (19 sessions)
The Business Plan (1 session)
Principles of Marketing (1 session)
Marketing Research (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Fall 2012
Communication 3800
English 2080
English 2090
English 3080
English 3850
Marketing 3000
Marketing 3300
Marketing 4800
Marketing 6000
Interdepartmental Studies 1010
Interdepartmental Studies 1010
Strategic Communication Tactics (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (15 sessions)
Technical Writing & Presentation (7 sessions)
Advanced Business and Technical Writing (1 session)
Advanced Topics in Professional Writing (1 session)
Principles of Marketing (2 session)
Marketing Research (1 session)
Marketing Planning and Strategies (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Sleuth (1 session)
Survivor (1 session)
Summer 2012
English 2090
Marketing 3300
Marketing 6000
Spring 2012
English 2080
English 2090
English 3080
Leadership 5700
Management 3900
Marketing 3300
Marketing 6000
Fall 2011
ID 1010
English 2080
English 2090
Marketing 3300
Technical Writing and Presentation (2 sessions)
Marketing Research (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (16 sessions)
Technical Writing & Presentation (6 sessions)
Advanced Business and Technical Writing (2 sessions)
Introduction to Research and Statistics (1 session)
Improving Personal and Team Creativity (2 sessions)
Marketing Research (1 session)
Marketing Strategy (1 session)
Freshman Seminar-Off and Running (1 session)
Business & Technical Writing (9 sessions)
Technical Writing & Presentation (3 sessions)
Marketing Research (2 sessions)
Marketing 6000
Management 3900
Marketing Strategy (2 sessions)
Improving Personal & Team Creativity (1 session)
Summer 2011
English 2080
Business & Technical Writing (2 sessions)
COURSES TAUGHT
2014
LIS 4700-02: Copyright. The University of Denver Morgridge College of Education
Masters of Library and Information Science Program (1 credit).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Library Association
Association of College & Research Libraries
SERVICE
Departmental Service
2014
Member, Primary Unit Review Committee for the Library’s Director of Collections
Management
2013-Present Member, Kraemer Family Library Leadership Team
2013-2014
Member, Systems & User Experience Librarian Search Committee
2013
Member, Circulation Services Professional Search Committee
2012-Present Co-Chair, Library Disaster Planning Committee
University Service
2014
Volunteer, UCCS Academic Bowl
2014
Volunteer, UCCS Bash the Bluffs 5K
2013-Present UCCS Personnel and Benefits Committee
2012-2014
Volunteer, Regional Science Olympiad
2012-2013
Library Faculty Assembly Representative
2012
University of Colorado Libraries Tenure Track Faculty Planning Team
2011-2014
UCCS Holiday Service Project Committee
2011-2012
UCCS IT Support and Services Strategic Planning Subgroup
2011-2014
Kraemer Family Library Food for Fines Coordinator
Professional Service
2013-2015
Coordinator of the UCCS Copyright Conference
2013
Innovative Users Group INN-Reach Lead Functional Expert
2012-Present American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Advisory Committee-Copyright Education Subcommittee
2012
Colorado Association of Libraries Conference Marketing Committee, Chair
2011-Present Prospector Document Delivery Committee
2011-2012
Innovative Users Group INN-Reach Functional Expert
2011-2012
Colorado Association of Libraries Communications Committee
2012
Community Service
El Paso County 4-H Volunteer
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Introducing the Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use of Collections Containing Orphan Works
for Libraries, Archives, and Other Memory Institutions webinar, sponsored by the American
Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy. December 4, 2014.
Tunnel Vision: Overcoming Our Received Frameworks in the Classroom workshop sponsored
by the Faculty Minority Affairs Committee, the Faculty Assembly Women’s Committee,
PRIDE, the Office of Diversity and Inclusiveness and the Faculty Resource Center. November
12, 2014
Becoming the Copyright Specialist in Your Library eCourse sponsored by the American Library
Association. October 13-November 7, 2014.
Mini Law School sponsored by the University of Colorado School of Law (Boulder). September
16-October 28, 2014.
Celebrating Open Access Week: Scholarly Communication Initiatives at Academic Libraries
Webinar sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries. October 23, 2014.
Becoming a Trusted Scholarly Communications Expert Webinar sponsored by BePress. October
22, 2014.
Open Licensing and the Public Domain: Tools and Policies to Support Libraries, Scholars, and
the Public webinar sponsored by the American Library Association Office for Information
Technology Policy. October 2, 2014.
Copyright for Educators and Librarians Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) sponsored by
Duke University, Emory University, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. July 21August 18, 2014.
American Libraries Association Annual Conference. May 5-9, 2014
Innovative Users Group Annual Conference. April 16-18, 2012
Copyright Conundrum Webinar sponsored by American Libraries Live. April 10, 2014
Navigating Religion in the Classroom workshop sponsored by the UCCS Office of the
Chancellor. February 27, 2014.
MOOCS: Copyright Management for Online Courses webinar sponsored by the Association
for Library Collections & Technical Services. November 6, 2013.
Safe Zone/LGBT Ally Training sponsored by the UCCS Multicultural Office for Student
Access, Inclusiveness, and Community. October 7, 2013
Disaster Response Training sponsored by the Kraemer Family Library. June 26, 2013
Are you Ready? Colorado Libraries Disaster Preparedness Workshop sponsored by the
Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service. June 25, 2013
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: A Post-Argument Discussion with Counsel for Parties and
Amici Webinar sponsored by the American University Washington College of Law. March
21, 2013.
Innovative Users Group Annual Conference. April 23-26, 2013
Association of College & Research Libraries Conference. April 10-12, 2013
Fair Use Best Practices Librarians' Code Retreat and Capstone Event sponsored by the
Academic Research Libraries Association. March 21-22, 2013
Colorado Academic Library Association (COALA) Summit sponsored by the Colorado
Academic Library Association. March 15, 2013.
Women Succeeding Symposium sponsored by the Colorado University System. February 21-22,
2013.
Copyright Exceptions for Libraries in the Digital Age: Section 108 Reform Symposium
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sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office and Columbia University. February 8, 2013
InnoU Print Templates Online Workshop sponsored by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. January 7,
2013.
Business Reference 101 Online Course sponsored by the Reference & User Services
Association. October 22-November 16, 2012.
Colorado Association of Libraries Conference. October 18-20, 2012.
Crews on Copyright: E-Reserves and Fair Use Webinar sponsored by the American Library
Association. September 5, 2012
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use Workshop sponsored by the Association of Research
Libraries. August 24, 2012
Copyright Conversation Webinar sponsored by the University of Maryland University College
Center for Intellectual Property. July 19, 2012.
COALA Summit sponsored by the Colorado Academic Library Association. May 25, 2012.
Scholarly Communications Roadshow sponsored by the Association of College and Research
Libraries. May 9, 2012
Crews on Copyright: E-Reserves and Fair Use Webinar sponsored by the American Library
Association. September 5, 2012
University of Maryland University College Center for Intellectual Property Symposium. June 68, 2012
Innovative Users Group Annual Conference. April 16-18, 2012
Standards for Fair Use Decisions inside Libraries and Universities webinar sponsored by
Columbia University. March 27, 2012.
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use Webinar sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries.
January 26, 2012.
Colorado Association of Libraries Conference. October 13-15, 2012
Tenure Nuts & Bolts Workshop sponsored by the University of Colorado Libraries Tenure Track
Faculty Planning Team. October 6, 2011.
Effective Leader Training sponsored by the Colorado Library Consortia. August 22-December
16, 2011
Disaster Preparedness Training sponsored by the Western States and Territories Preservation
Assistance Service. June 29 & July 28, 2011
Fundamentals of Collection Development class sponsored by the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services. May 23-June 17, 2011.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training sponsored by the UCCS Department of Public
Safety. May 26, 2011.
Workshop on Promotion and Tenure sponsored by the UCCS Faculty Assembly Women's
Committee. May 4, 2011.
Floor Coordinator Training sponsored by UCCS. April 18, 2011.