Vita


NAME: Henrietta Jane Kemp

TITLE: Professor of Library and Information Services
Head Librarian; Circulation-Special Collections
Supervisor, Fine Arts Collection

 

Degrees Earned, Institutions, Year:

  • BA-- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa – 1966 - Majors: German and History
  • MLS--University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania--1971 Major:  Library Science; Language Certificate: German; Honors: Beta Phi Mu

Selected Presentations: 

    Norwegian-American Historical Association – NAHA – Norway. Migration and Memory: Norwegian-American Dimensions. "Norwegian-American Art in the Luther College Collection: Tarkjel Landsverk and Company," Telemark University College, Bø, Telemark, Norway, June 21-23, 2006.

    Bauhaus and Beyond: 1919-2005: The Shape of Design Education. "Luther College and the Bauhaus," University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, April 9, 2005.

    RIPPLES: Marguerite Wildenhain and Her Pond Farm Students. "History of the Wildenhain Collection at Luther College," California State University, San Bernardino, CA, January 24, 2002.

Publications: 

    Book:
    Kemp, Jane and Witschi, Laura. Displays and Exhibits in College Libraries: CLIP Note #25. Chicago: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, 1997.

    Bibliography:
    Kath, Ruth. The Letters of Gerhard Marcks & Marguerite Wildenhain, 1970-1981: A Mingling of Souls. Bibliography by Jane Kemp. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. Decorah, IA: Luther College Press, 1991.

    Articles (national and international publications):
    Kemp, Jane. “Isn’t Being a Librarian Enough? Librarians as Classroom Teachers” in College & Undergraduate Libraries, Vol 13, No. 3 (August 2006).

    Kemp, Jane. “New Exposure for Norwegian-American Artists” in The Norseman. No. 5 (2003).

    Kemp, Jane. "Art in the Library: Should Academic Libraries Manage Art?" in The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Vol. 20, No. 3 (July 1994).

    Kemp, Jane and Mayberry, Martha. "Mentorship With a Twist: An Internship That More Than Worked!" in The Southeastern Registrars Association Newsletter (Winter 1994).

    Kemp, Jane. "The University of Crete Library" in College and Research Libraries News. Vol. 51, No. 1 (January 1990).

    Kemp, Jane and Kaschins, Elizabeth. "St. Jerome, Patron Saint of Librarians" in Library Journal. Vol. 113, No. 14 (September 1, 1988).

    Kemp, Jane. "A Visit to the National Library of New Zealand" in College and Research Libraries News. Vol. 49, No. 4 (April 1988).

    Kemp, Jane. "Visiting a London Library" in College And Research Libraries News. Vol. 47, No. 1 (January 1986)

    Kemp, Jane. "Creating Exhibits in the Smaller Academic Library" in College and Research Libraries News. Vol. 46, No. 7 (July/August l985).

    Kemp, Jane. "Computer Literacy on Campus: The Role of the Library" in Iowa Library Quarterly. Vol. 22, No. 2 (Spring l985).

    Articles (campus publications):  
    Kemp,Jane. “Wrapping Up Loose Ends: Special Collections, Art and Composition Instruction“ in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Fall 2007).

    Kemp, Jane. “Arne Berger: The Vocation of an Artist” in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse, Vol 16, No. 3 (Spring 2004)

    Kemp, Jane. “The Things We Keep: The Luther College Collections” in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2001)

    Kemp, Jane. “Survivors? – Rare Books in the Twenty-first Century” in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Fall 2000).

    Kemp, Jane. “The Era of Scandinavian Lutheran Academies” in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse. Vol 12, No. 1 (Fall 1999).

    Kemp, Jane and David Kamm. "From Aasland to Zorn: The Luther College Fine Arts Collection" in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse. Vol. 7, Nos. 1 & 2 (Fall 1994/Spring 1995).

    Kemp, Jane. "Libraries and Museums: More Alike Than Unalike?" in Agora: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Discourse. Vol. 6, No. 1 (Fall 1993).

    Exhibit Catalogs:
    Kemp, Jane and David Kamm. Pond Farm Collection. Decorah, IA: Luther College, 2003.

    Kemp, Jane. Marguerite Wildenhain: Her Life and Works: A Centenary Tribute by Luther College. Decorah, IA: Luther College, 1996

Sabbatical History:  

    Spring/Summer 2008 – Sabbatical based in Decorah, Iowa. Special projects with the Fine Arts Collection and Special Collections. Attended two annual conferences: Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, April 2008, sponsored by the Paideia Endowment and American Association of Museums, Denver, April – May 2008. Toured four art museums: New Orleans Museum of Art; Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN), Denver Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

    Spring/Summer 2000 – Sabbatical based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Charlottesville, Virginia. Attended classes in the School of Information and Library Science at UNC; drafted Mission Statement and Collection Development Statements for Preus Library; Developed documentation and updated values for Fine Arts Collection; Enrolled in Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. Funding: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Faculty Study Grant; Beta Phi Mu Frank B. Sessa Scholarship; Two Faculty Research Fund Awards

    Spring/Summer 1993 - Internship with Registrar at Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; Research for subsequent publication of an article focusing on art collections managed by college libraries; Development of documentation for works in Fine Arts Collection. Funding: Anderson Faculty Sabbatical Award; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Faculty Study Grant; Two Faculty Research Fund Awards
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