Casey Lowry

Casey Lowry has more than 10 years of experience in libraries, starting out at the Edmond Public Library in 2011. They moved to Ada, in 2016, to work at East Central University as the collection services librarian, then the digital services librarian a few years later. They moved back to their hometown of Edmond in 2022, to be the web developer for UCO's Max Chambers Library. Lowry has a passion for web accessibility and user experience design. 

• Master of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma
• Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies, The University of Tulsa

Oklahoma Library Association, member 2016-present

• Marketing and Communications Committee
  • Website Subcommittee, chairperson
• Continuing Education Committee 
  • Video Archive Subcommittee, chairperson 
• Governance Committee, vice-chairperson 
• University and College Division 
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Intellectual Freedom Roundtable 

Beta Phi Mu - Lambda Chapter (Library Honor Society), member 2017-present

Publications

• “Book Review: Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management.” Reference and User Services Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2019): 78-79. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7231

Presentations

• “Beyond the Binary: Best Practices for Creating a Queer-Friendly Library,” presented at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Tulsa, OK, 3/10/22; also recorded for virtual conference
• “Voyage Into the Unknown: How Not to Redesign a Website," presented at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Tulsa, OK, 3/11/22; also recorded for virtual conference
• Panelist, "Working on University Committees," presented at Navigating Academia for Librarians, an OLA University & College Division Workshop; virtual, 2/3/22
• “In Hindsight of 2020: What We Wish We Had Implemented in 2019 and What We're Planning for 2021,” presented at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Norman, OK, 7/27/21 
• "More than Just Scanning: Creating Sustainable Student Internships through Interdepartmental Collaboration," presented at Digitization on a Shoestring, an OLA University & College Division Workshop; Oklahoma City, OK, 2/27/20
• "Give Your Graphic Design a Facelift,” presented at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Norman, OK, 3/14/19
• "Graphic Design for Library Marketing,” presented at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Tulsa, OK, 4/24/18
• "Maximizing Your Data: A Case Study on Statistics Collection and Reporting,” presented at the Coalition for Advancing Digital Research & Education (CADRE) Conference; Stillwater, OK, 4/18/18
• "Connecting with Patrons through LibCal's MyScheduler," presented at iCon, an OLA technology conference; Midwest City, OK, 8/11/17

Sessions Moderated

• Moderator, “Academic Librarianship: Surviving and Thriving at the University,” at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; virtual, 7/29/20
• Moderator, “Copyright and Distance Education,” at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; virtual, 7/29/20
• Moderator, “Open Educational Resources (OER),” at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; virtual, 7/29/20
• Moderator, “Marketing on a Shoestring Budget,” at the Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference; Norman, OK, 3/15/19

• Tabletop and video games
• Binge watching tv shows
• Disc golf
• Photography
• Playing music (bassoon, percussion)
• Pub trivia
• Karaoke