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Colleen Burgess

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Teaching and Learning Librarian at Huron University College at Western University

Areas of expertise: information literacy teaching/instruction and assessment, teaching and learning program planning and development, reference services, academic librarianship, research & publishing as an academic librarian, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Can help with: job applications, resumes, interview prep, career planning
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: caburges@uwo.ca , @CollaLibrarian

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Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa

Areas of expertise: I worked for 10 years as a special collections librarian and curator. Now I welcome the students into the program at Iowa, teaching the intro course, as well as Literacy & Learning (a teaching course) and courses related to academic libraries and special collections.
Occasionally, I teach in the summer for San Jose State's program.
Can help with: special collections
library instruction, especially special collections
management
informational interviews
how to pick a graduate program
Can speak: English, easy Japanese
Can read: English
Contact: colleen-theisen@uiowa.edu; @libcolleen on Twitter

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Community Services Librarian, Saint John Free Public Library (New Brunswick Public Library Service)

Areas of expertise: Outreach, communications, advertising, marketing (social media, etc), promotions, committee work, programming for all ages, medical research and critical appraisal (previous job as a medical librarian), leading teams, STEAM, author visits, gaming (video games and board games).
Can help with: brainstorming new ideas, interview skills, job applications, networking & outreach, mentorship, navigating contract work, advocacy
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Courtney.Pyrke@gmail.com, @courtums

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Head, Foundational Instruction & Community Engagement

Areas of expertise: community outreach & engagement; media literacy; hip hop pedagogy; co-curricular programming; program ideation, realization, and maintenance; event planning and promotions; outreach and programming with non-academic units (student media, cultural centers, student organizations, etc.); studio spaces/music production in libraries; experiential learning in libraries; teaching; public/academic library partnerships
Can help with: academic library questions
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: crarthur@vt.edu / @nicestlibrarian

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Director of Teaching & Learning, UCR Library

Areas of expertise: information literacy instruction, learner-centered pedagogy, learning assessment, instructional design, program management, departmental management
Can help with: Cover letters, CVs, negotiation, interview prep, presentation proposals, etc.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: dani.cook@ucr.edu, @danibcook

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Digital Archivist in Special Collections & Archives at the University of Waterloo Library

Areas of expertise: digital projects, online outreach, crosswalking descriptive records into XML metadata files, search optimization, diversifying the historical record surfaced through digital content, Wikipedia, standing in hot kitchens
Can speak: English, (some) French
Can read: English, French
Contact: danielle.robichaud@uwaterloo.ca / @danielleganza

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Digital Library Software Engineer (programming, web-focused mostly) at Harvard University

Areas of expertise: Programming, UX. Specifics: Ruby, Python, JS, PHP, Perl, buncha others. ArchivesSpace, XML, HTML/CSS/etc
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: @pobocks

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Head, Information Services: Concordia University Library

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship, higher education, information literacy, professional associations, international engagement, management
Can help with: resume/cv cover letter review, academic library questions, reviewing application documents, interview and hiring process, general advice about librarianship
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: dee.winn@concordia.ca, @divaeducator