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Meet your Librarians: Jean Moats

Meet Jean

Jean Moats is the liasion to College of Culinary Arts. I have worked at Johnson & Wales University since 2004. I live with 6 adorable cats.

2015-2016 schedule

There are many options for meeting with me. And while this is subject to change, this is what I expect my schedule to be this year.

Monday - 8 am to 4 pm

Tuesday - 8 am to 4 pm

Wednesday - 8 am to 4 pm

Thursday -8 am to 4 pm

Friday - 9 am to 4 pm

Collection Management/Reference Librarian

  • Instruction - Teaching students information literacy (research) skills.  You may see me in your classroom!
  • Tutorials/LibGuides - Creating tutorials, class and subject guides to help you with the research process.
  • Reference - I can help you with all your research needs - visit me at the Information Desk.
  • Check Out - Need  to check out or return a book, check on a Reserve book or pay a fine? I can help you with that too!
  • Resources Needed - I can purchase resources for your classes.
  • Cataloging - I am the one who helps you find things in the library catalog.
  • Culinary Math - I can help students with culinary math questions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: I earned a Bachelor's of Science in Home Economics from Otterbein College (University) in Westerville, Ohio in 1985. I minored in Business Administration.

Master's Degree: I completed a Masters of Divinity from Duke University Divinity in Durham, North Carolina in 1989.

Associate's Degree: I earned an associates degree in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management from Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1998.

Master's Degree: While working full-time, I completed a Masters in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2003.

Committees & Associations

American Library Association

North Carolina Library Association

Special Libraries Association: Member of the Food Agriculture and Nutrition Division

Society of American Archivists

Society of North Carolina Archivists

International Cake Exploration Societe

Association for the Study of Food and Society

Interests

Hobbies and Interests include

  • Creating gingerbread and other pastry art  creations

 

Gingerbread

  •  Singing in the choir at Temple Beth El.
  • Being a member of ICES (International Cake Exploration Societe)
  • Reading mysteries
  • Doing research
  • Attending cultural events
  • Collecting cookbooks
  • Going to movies
  • Traveling to Great Britain