Curriculum Vita of: Kathryn Lage As of: March 2010
Academic Rank of: Assistant Professor Since: July 2005
I. EDUCATION
Master of Library Science 2002
San José State University, San José, CA
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Music minor 1994
University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
II. EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Map Librarian July 2005 – present
Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library,
University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
Senior Instructor, Map Librarian June 2003 – June 2005
Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library,
University Libraries, University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
Library Assistant, Map Room January 2001 – May 2003
Science & Engineering Library,
University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
III. BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Refereed Articles
Lage, Kathryn. “Cataloging Digital Geospatial Data: Current Standards and
Rogue Cataloging Practices.” Journal of Map & Geography Libraries:
Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives, 3 (1), 2007: 39-
55.
Long, Holley, Kathryn Lage, and Christopher Cronin. “The Flight Plan of a
Digital Initiatives Project, Part 2: Usability Testing In the Context of User-
Centered Design,” OCLC Systems and Services: International Digital Library
Perspectives, 21 (4), 2005: 324-345.
Cronin, Christopher, Kathryn Lage and Holley Long. "The Flight Plan of a Digital
Initiatives Project: Providing Remote Access to Scanned Aerial Photographs
of Colorado," OCLC Systems and Services: International Digital Library
Perspectives, 21 (2), 2005: 114-130.
B. Refereed Chapters
Alexander, Stephanie, Jennifer Gerke, Kathryn Lage. "From Useless to Useful:
Providing Access to Library Research and Subject Guides," in Marie L.
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Radford and R. David Lankes, eds. Creating a Reference Renaissance:
Current and Future Trends. Neal-Schuman, 2010.
C. Non-refereed Articles
Lage, Kathryn. “Zoom!: Remote Sensing Imagery in the Geosciences.”
(Conference Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society 38, In
press, accepted 2008.)
Lage, Kathryn, Christopher Cronin and Holley Long. “Enhanced Library
Collection Access through GIS: Historic Colorado Aerial Photographs,” 2004
Education User Conference Proceedings, Environmental Systems Research
Institute (ESRI), 2004. Available:
http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/educ04/papers/abstracts/a5105.html.
D. Reviews
Lage, Kathryn. “Georeferencing: The Geographic Associations of Information,”
by Linda Hill. Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin 38
(3), 2007: 120-121.
Lage, Kathryn. “Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users,” by Cynthia A.
Brewer. Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin 37 (3),
2006: 135-136.
Lage, Kathryn. “Unlocking the Census with GIS,” by Alan Peters and Heather
MacDonald. Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin, 37
(1), 2005: 16-17.
Lage, Kathryn. “Historical Atlas of Central America,” by Carolyn Hall and Héctor
Pérez Brignoli. Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin, 36
(1), 2004: 59-60.
E. Other Publications
Alexander, Stephanie, Jennifer Gerke, Kathryn Lage, and Richard Losoff.
“Research & Subject Guides Database.” Online resource. Available:
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/research/guides/index.cfm. 2007-
Lage, Kathryn (Principal Investigator), Holley Long, & Christopher Cronin (Co-
Investigators). “Building Colorado Story by Story: The Sanborn Fire
Insurance Map Collection.” Digital collection. Available:
http://libluna.lib.ad.colorado.edu/sanborn/index.asp. 2007-
Lage, Kathryn. “Maps and Transportation.” Authored five resource guides for
this module for the IMLS Government Information in the 21st Century Web
site. Available: http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=18742.
2007-
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Lage, Kathryn, Nancy Auerbach, and Ted Habermann. “Aerial Photographs of
Colorado: Map Service.” Visiting faculty project hosted by the National
Geophysical Data Center. Available:
http://mapdevel.ngdc.noaa.gov/website/kal/coaerials/viewer.htm. 2005-
Long, Holley, Kathryn Lage, Christopher Cronin, and Suzanne Larsen. "Aerial
Photographs of Colorado." Digital collection. Available:
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/aerialphotos/home.asp. 2004-
F. Internal Publications
University of Colorado Digital Library’s Metadata Best Practices Working Group.
“Metadata Best Practices, Version 1.0. 2007.” Available:
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/systems/digitalinitiatives/docs%5CCUDLMet
adataBP.pdf.
Lage, Kathryn. “Digital Geospatial Resources in the Map Library,” Electronic
Resources, Fall 2003 (A publication of the University of Colorado at
Boulder Libraries). 2003.
G. Presentations
1. National
Alexander, Stephanie, Jennifer Gerke & Kathryn Lage. “UFOs, Arabic
Language and Culture, and Nanotechnology: An In-depth Look at
Access to Research and Subject Guides.” Presented by
Alexander and Gerke at A Reference Renaissance: Current and
Future Trends conference, co-sponsored by the Bibliographical
Center for Research and the Reference and User Services
Association, a division of the American Library Association.
Denver, CO. August 4, 2008.
Lage, Kathryn, Christopher J.J. Thiry, & Jennifer Parker. “They Never
Covered This in Library School: Maps and Atlases.” Presentation
at the Art Libraries Society of North America. Denver, CO. May 2,
2008. (Invited)
Lage, Kathryn. “Beyond Google Earth: Remote Sensing Imagery in
the Geosciences.” Presentation at the Geoscience Information
Society 2007 Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. October 29, 2007.
Lage, Kathryn. “Seeing the Land As It Was: Historical Aerial
Photographs.” Presentation at the National Council on Public
History 2007 Annual Meeting. Santa Fe, NM. April 14, 2007.
Lage, Kathryn. “Current Cataloging of Digital Cartographic Materials:
An Exploration of Existing Subject Access Points & Emerging
Practices in Library Catalogs.” Presentation at the Western
Association of Map Libraries Spring 2006 Conference.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. May 12, 2006.
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Lage, Kathryn. “Enhanced Library Collection Access through GIS:
Historic Colorado Aerial Photographs.” Presentation of a paper
co-written with Christopher Cronin and Holley Long at the
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Education
User Conference. San Diego, CA. August 8, 2004.
Cronin, Christopher, Kathryn Lage and Holley Long. “Digitizing Aerial
Photographs of Colorado: Metadata, Access, and Sustainability.”
Poster session at the American Library Association 2004 Annual
Conference. Orlando, FL. June 28, 2004.
2. Regional
Thiry, Christopher J.J. and Kathryn Lage. “The Mysterious World of
US Government Maps: An Introduction to Paper and Digital maps
in the FDLP.” Presentation at the Five State Government
Documents Conference. University of Colorado at Boulder,
Boulder, CO. August 3, 2006. (Invited)
Cronin, Christopher, Kathryn Lage and Holley Long. "Aerial
Photographs: Viewing the Changing Landscape of Colorado."
Poster Session at the Colorado Digitization Program's Western
Trails Roundup: Sustaining Digital Initiatives. University of
Denver, Denver, CO. September 4, 2003.
3. State/Local
Alexander, Stephanie, Jennifer Gerke, and Kathryn Lage. “Putting it
all in One Pot: An Examination of Access to Library Guides .”
Presented as part of the University of Colorado Libraries' Faculty
and Staff Development Series. Boulder, CO. October 8, 2008.
Filar Williams, Elisabeth and Kathryn Lage. “Introduction to Maps.”
Presentation at the Accidental Map Librarian Workshops. Boulder
and Gunnison, CO. March 29, 2007 and May 11, 2007.
Filar Williams, Elisabeth and Kathryn Lage. “Sanborn Maps
Digitization Project. Building Colorado Story by Story: The
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection at CU Boulder.” Digital
poster session at the Colorado Academic Library Summit 2007.
Denver, CO. June 1, 2007.
Lage, Kathryn. “Online Maps & Geographic Resources.” Information
Technology Services (ITS) Brown Bag Seminar, University of
Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO. November 8, 2006.
Lage, Kathryn. “Online Map Resources.” Presented as part of the
University of Colorado Libraries' Faculty and Staff Development
Series. Boulder, CO. February 1, 2006.
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Long, Holley, Kathryn Lage, and Christopher Cronin. "Promoting the
Sustainability of a Digital Initiatives Project: User-Centered
Assessment and Testing of Aerial Photographs of Colorado."
Presented as part of the University of Colorado Libraries' Faculty
and Staff Development Series. Boulder, CO. October 26, 2005.
Lage, Kathryn. “Providing Digital Access to CU's Collection of
Historical Aerial Photographs of Colorado.” Presented at
Colorado School of Mines Arthur Lakes Library. Golden, CO.
November 18, 2004.
Cronin, Christopher, Kathryn Lage, and Holley Long. "A View from
Above: Providing Digital Access to CU's Collection of Historical
Aerial Photographs of Colorado." Presented as part of the
University of Colorado Libraries' Faculty and Staff Development
Series. Boulder, CO. November 17, 2004.
Lage, Kathryn and Jennifer Parker. “Electronic Resources in
Environmental Design and Planning”. Graduate Student
Symposium, College of Architecture and Planning, University of
Colorado at Boulder. October 29, 2004.
Lage, Kathryn and Ilene Raynes. “Online Maps & Geographic
Resources.” Information Technology Services (ITS) Brown Bag
Seminar, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO. October
22, 2003.
H. Works In Progress
Lage, Kathryn, with Barbara Losoff and Jack Maness. “Science
Faculty Receptivity to Research Library Involvement in Research
Data Curation: a Case Study."
Lage, Kathryn, with Stephanie Alexander and Jennifer Gerke.
“Discovery Patterns: How Users Find Guides.”
IV. GRANTS
Lage, Kathryn, with Ilene Raynes. University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of
Geological Sciences Undergraduate Mentorship Grant. Funded by Shell Oil.
Lage mentored a Geological Sciences undergraduate student in library science
and GIS skills applied to indexing historical Colorado topographic maps.
Awarded $1,000. Funded for 2009.
Lage, Kathryn (Principal Investigator), Holley Long, and Christopher Cronin (Co-
Investigators). Discovering Colorado: the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Collection. Grant proposal to the Colorado State Library for Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA) funds. Requested $38,000 to digitize and catalog
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Funded June 2006-September 2007.
Lage, Kathryn, with Suzanne Larsen. University of Colorado at Boulder, Department
of Geological Sciences Undergraduate Mentorship Grant. Funded by Shell Oil.
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Lage mentored a Geological Sciences undergraduate student in GIS skills
applied to the “Aerial Photographs of Colorado” project. Awarded $1,000. Funded
for 2005.
Lage, Kathryn, with Suzanne Larsen. University of Colorado at Boulder, Department
of Geological Sciences Undergraduate Mentorship Grant. Funded by Shell Oil.
Lage mentored a Geological Sciences undergraduate student in GIS skills
applied to the “Aerial Photographs of Colorado” project. Awarded $1,000. Funded
for 2004.
V. TEACHING
Provided a total of 458 contact hours for the following departments, University of
Colorado at Boulder, 2009:
Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
Provided over 425 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008:
Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Provided a total of 387 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007:
Civil engineering (CVEN 3434)
Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
Oceanography (GEOL 4060/5060)
Seminar in Field Geology (GEOL 4717/5717)
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
Provided a total of 366 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006:
Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
Extraterrestrial Life (ASTR/GEOL 3300)
Seminar on Britain Since 1688 (HIST 3133)
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
Digital Asset Library (DIAL): Introduction to the Digital Library Software Luna
Insight for Libraries faculty and staff members. With Holley Long.
Provided a total of 940 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005:
Borderlands of Empire (HIST 4339)
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Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
Trash & Treasure, Temples & Tombs: Art & Archaeology of the Ancient World
(CLAS/ARTH 1509)
College of Architecture and Planning
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
Provided a total of 710 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004:
Cities and Sanctuaries (CLAS/ARTH 4149/5149)
Computer Assisted Geologic Technologies (GEOL 3050)
Topics in Geology: GIS Applications (GEOL 4700-010)
College of Architecture and Planning
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
Provided a total of 395 contact hours for the following departments and courses,
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003:
Ecology and Design (ENVD 2003)
Introduction to Lesbian-Bisexual-Gay Literature (ENGL 2707)
Survey of Afro-American Literature (ENGL 2737)
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geography
VI. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS/SERVICE
A. National
Cartographic Users Advisory Council.
Representative for the Western Association of Map Libraries. 2005-
Treasurer. Elected 2006. Re-Elected 2008.
Western Association of Map Libraries:
Web Committee. 2005-
Webmaster. Appointed 2005. Reappointed 2008.
Hosted and planned the Spring Conference, Boulder, CO. March 23-
26, 2005.
Regional editor for: Thiry, Christopher J.J., ed. Guide to U.S. Map
Resources, 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006.
American Library Association, Map and Geography Roundtable, Geographic
Technologies Committee. 2004-2006.
B. Regional
Developed, organized, and participated in presenting two full-day workshops
entitled, “The Accidental Map Librarian” to the Colorado/Wyoming
library community.
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VII. PUBLIC/COMMUNITY SERVICE
A. Local
Cartographic information literacy session with Naomi Heiser, Ilene
Raynes,and Laura Wright. Class of 20 fifth and sixth graders from The
Logan School (Denver, CO), December 7, 2009.
Lage, Kathryn, Naomi Heiser and Ilene Raynes. “Finding Your Way Home:
Using Maps in Genealogical Research.” Presentation to the
Lafayette/Louisville Genealogical Association, October 16, 2003.
VIII. UNIVERSITY AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
A. University of Colorado
Digital Asset Management Group. Metadata Subcommittee, 2005-2006
B. University Libraries
Data Librarians Group, 2009-
Digital Projects Advisory Group, 2005- 2008
Five Libraries Search Committees: 2004-2009.
Elections Committee, 2007.
Bibliographers’ Advisory Committee, 2005-2007.
Web Advisory Committee (WAC). 2004-2006.
Elected co-chair January 2005 and January 2006.
Subject Guides Databases subcommittee, 2004-2006.
Task Force on the Faculty Personnel Committee Summaries of Achievement,
2005-2006.
Ralph E. Ellsworth Award Committee, 2004-2005.
IX. MEMBERSHIPS
American Library Association, Map and Geography Roundtable.
Western Association of Map Libraries
X. HONORS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION
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Geoscience Information Society Best Paper Award, 2009 for Lage, Kathryn. “Zoom!:
Remote Sensing Imagery in the Geosciences.” (Accepted: Conference
Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 38.)
Highly Commended Paper, Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence, 2006 for
Cronin, Christopher, Kathryn Lage, and Holley Long, "The Flight Plan of a Digital
Initiatives Project: Providing Remote Access to Aerial Photographs of Colorado.”
OCLC Systems and Services: International Digital Library Perspectives, 21 (2),
2006.
XI. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Western Association of Map Libraries Spring and Fall Conferences, 2003 - present.
“Digital Repositories, Data Curation, and the Cloud.” Conference sponsored by the
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Denver, CO. January 26, 2010.
“Bringing Research Data into the Library: Expanding the Horizons of Institutional
Repositories.” ALCTS Webinar on Institutional Repositories. Presented by
MacKenzie Smith, Associate Director for Technology at the MIT Libraries.
Screened in Boulder, CO. November, 10, 2009.
“Adaptive Leadership: Lessons from the Shackleton Expedition.” A workshop
presented by Allan Wallis, Associate Professor of Public Policy School of Public
Affairs, University of Colorado Downtown Denver Campus. Boulder, CO. July 27,
2009.
Association of Research Libraries: Library Project Management Institute. Boulder,
CO. November 15-16, 2007.
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium/Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative Conference.
Berkeley, CA. October 18-20, 2007.
Library Renaissance Conference: Perspectives for the Digital Age. Fort Collins, CO.
October 24, 2006.
Council of Geographic Name Authorities (COGNA) Annual Conference. Boulder, CO.
October 18-20, 2006.
Depository Basics. Five State Government Documents Library Conference, Boulder,
CO. August 2, 2006.
Cartographic Users Advisory Council 2006 Meeting, Beltsville, MD. May 4-5, 2006.
Luna Insight software training. Luna Imaging, Inc. Boulder, CO. October 5-6, 2005.
Map and Geographic Information Collections in Transition. A conference organized
by the Cartographic Users Advisory Council. Washington, D.C. May 12-13, 2005.
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IFLA Workshop on Paper Maps. Geography and Map Libraries Section. International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Washington, D.C. May 11,
2005.
Introduction to ArcIMS. Live Training Seminar. ESRI Virtual Campus. March 3, 2005.
Libraries and Digital Mapping in the 21st Century. ARL/ESRI GIS Webcast:
http://www.arl.org/training/webcast/gis/. January 27, 2005.
XML: An Introduction. Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR). December 8-9,
2004.
Georeferencing Rasters in ArcGIS. Live Training Seminar. ESRI Virtual Campus.
Writing Grant Proposals for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Workshop hosted
by the University of Colorado at Boulder Office for Contracts and Grants. October
19, 2004.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Education User Conference, San
Diego, CA. August 7-9, 2004.
American Library Association, Annual Conferences, 2004-2005.
Western Trails Roundup: Sustaining Digital Initiatives. Colorado Digitization Program.
University of Denver, Denver, CO. September 4, 2003.
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