Megan Lotts, M.F.A., M.L.I.S
Art Library | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1248
megan.lotts@rutgers.edu | 848-932-7189 | www.meganlotts.com
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Masters of Library and Information Sciences (M.L.I.S.), 2007
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
Masters of Fine and Applied Arts (M.F.A.), 2004
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelors of Fine Arts- Art History (B.F.A.), 2000
• University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign
Bachelors of Fine Arts- Painting (B.F.A.), 2000
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
June 2012- present Arts Librarian, Research and Instructional Services Library Faculty. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey- New Brunswick.
August 2008- May 2012 Assistant Professor- Fine Arts Librarian. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
September 2006- May 2008 Outreach Specialist University of Wisconsin-Madison: Forest Art Wisconsin, Assistant Curator and Project Manager.
Summer 2002- Spring 2003 CIMC Library Supervisor- University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Summer 1995- Summer 2000 Parkland College Library- Public Service Assistant/Circulation Desk Supervisor.
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SCHOLARSHIP
*LINK to Google Scholar Profile- https://go.rutgers.edu/lottsgooglescholar
**Full CV upon request.
BOOKS
Lotts, Megan. “The Playful Library” (Chicago: American Libraries Association, forthcoming 2024).
Lotts, Megan. “Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries: Programming and Engagement,” (Chicago: American Libraries Association, 2021).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Lotts, Megan. “Art Library Coloring Book,” story in Liaison Engagement Success: A Practical Guide online supplemental stories, ed. Ellen Hampton Filgo and Sha Towers (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021).
Lotts, Megan. “Art Library Coloring Book,” story in Liaison Engagement Success: A Practical Guide online supplemental stories, ed. Ellen Hampton Filgo and Sha Towers (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021).
Lotts, Megan. “The “Vitruvian man” and a Threat to Burn Down the Art Library,” chapter in Intellectual Freedom Stories from a Shifting Landscape, ed. Val Nye (Chicago: American Libraries Association, 2020).
Lotts, Megan. “Legos in the Library,” chapter 11 in The Maker Librarian’s Sourcebook, ed. Elyssa Valenti (Chicago: American Libraries Association, 2017).
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Peer-Reviewed
Lotts, Megan. “The Art Librarian Wears Many Hats: A Survey of the Skills Art Librarians Need in the 21st Century.” Art Documentation 39, (fall 2020).
Lotts, Megan, Nancy Kranich, Jordan Nielsen, and Judit Ward. “Moving from Collecting to Connecting: Capturing, Assessing, and Communicating the Work of Liaison Librarians.” portal: Libraries & the Academy 20, no. 2 (April 2020): 285-304.
Lotts, Megan. “Low Cost High-Impact Makerspaces at the Rutgers University Art Library.” Art Documentation 36, (Fall 2017): 345- 362.
Charles, Leslin H., Megan Lotts, and Lily Todorinova. “A Survey of the Value of Library Employment to the Undergraduate Experience.” Journal of Library Administration 57, Iss. 1 (2017): 1-16.
Lotts, Megan. “On the Road, Playing with LEGO, and Learning about the Library: The Rutgers Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part Two.” Journal of Library Administration 56, Iss. 5 (Summer 2016): 499-525.
Lotts, Megan. “Playing with LEGO, Learning about the Library and ‘Making’ Campus Connections: The Rutgers Art Library Lego Playing Station, Part One.” Journal of Library Administration 56, Iss. 4 (May 2016): 359-380.
Hubbard, Melissa A., and Megan Lotts. “Special Collections, Primary Resources, and Information Literacy Pedagogy.” Communications In Information Literacy 7, Iss. 1 (March 2013): 24-38.
Arendt, Julie, and Megan Lotts. “What Liaisons Say about Themselves and What Faculty Say about Their Liaisons, a U.S. Survey.” portal: Libraries & the Academy 12, no. 2 (April 2012): 155-177.
Burtis, Amber T., Melissa A. Hubbard, and Megan C. Lotts. “Foreign LIS degrees in Contemporary US Academic Libraries.” New Library World 111, no. 9/10 (November 2010): 399-412.
Non Peer-Reviewed
Barbalace, Rose, Tara Maharjan, and Megan Lotts. “Bringing the Federal Work-Study Program Home: The Rutgers University Libraries-New Brunswick student worker program goes virtual.” College & Research Libraries News 83, no.2 (2022): 54-58.
Lotts, Megan. “Games, LEGOâ, and Pizza Boxes: Playing to Learn at the Rutgers University Art Library.” ALA GameRT Blog, (January 31, 2019).
Lotts, Megan and Tara Maharjan. “Engagement, Learning, Outreach, and Fun in 60 Seconds: Button Making at the Rutgers University Libraries.” College & Research Libraries News 79, no.7 (2018): 364-368.
Lotts, Megan. “Coloring outside the Information Literacy Lines”. Association of College & Research Libraries and American Library Association Instruction Section Newsletter 34, no. 2 (Fall 2017): 5-6.
Lotts, Megan. “Floating Castles, Legos, Candy, and Play: Counterplay 2016.” Library Hi Tech News 33, no. 5 (June 2016): 18-20.
Lotts, Megan. “Landscape Architecture Students Play with Legos to Learn About the Library.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture AASL Column, (May 12, 2016).
Lotts, Megan. “Building Bridges, Creating Partnerships, and Elevating the Arts: The Rutgers University Art Library Exhibition Spaces.” College & Research Libraries News 77, no. 5 (May 2016): 226-230.
Lotts, Megan. “Implementing a Culture of Creativity: Pop Up Making Spaces and Participating Events in Academic Libraries.” College & Research Libraries News 76, no. 2 (February 2015): 72-75.
Kranich, Nancy, Megan Lotts, and Gene Springs. “The Promise of Academic Libraries Turning Outward to Transform Campus Communities.” College & Research Libraries News 75, no. 4 (April 2014): 182-186.
Lotts, Megan. “Woodblock Woodstock: The Drive By Press at Morris Library.” College & Research Libraries News 74, no. 2 (February 2013): 86-89.
Lotts, Megan, and Stephanie Graves. “Using the iPad for Reference Services: Librarians Go Mobile.” College & Research Libraries News 72, no. 4 (2001) 217-220.
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